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10-43 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101
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Burnt ends and ribs are a running sell-out theme at John Brown Smokehouse — a Barbecue Bros review of a Monday-night visit around 8 PM found several meats already gone, and other diner reports describe ribs and burnt ends sold out by 7:30 PM on a weeknight, per Barbecue Bros and follow-up search reporting.
The scarcity is treated as a sign of quality rather than a letdown, with the Barbecue Bros review framing early sell-outs as preferable to a kitchen padding out the night with subpar meat. The restaurant, open since 2012, has since relocated from its original 44th Drive address to a new Queens location, per NYCBBQ.com.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Walk-ins: Walk-up, counter-service
Reported open until around 10 PM; the smokehouse has relocated from its original 44th Drive address per NYCBBQ.com, so current address should be verified.
No official wait times are published, but reviewers note that popular cuts like burnt ends and ribs can already be sold out by 7:30-8 PM on a weeknight, per Barbecue Bros.
Reservation policy is not established by available sources; as a counter-service smokehouse it has historically operated on a walk-up, order-at-the-counter basis.
Yes, it operates as a walk-in counter-service smokehouse, though popular meats can sell out before closing, per Barbecue Bros.
Sources: Barbecue Bros · NYCBBQ.com