Backyard BBQ in Astoria

This is how we do it.

 The Strand Smokehouse in Astoria, Queens is finger lickin' good. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the city I call home, my friends and I traveled the distance for some good ole' BBQ. The Strand Smokehouse was recommended to me by a friend so I had to see what all the fuss was about.

This spacious smokehouse is lined with long wood picnic tables, huge open windows and is full of people who just love a good BBQ joint.  Among the many unique things about this place, the one that I can't forget about is how they serve water. The water is served in bottles of Jack Daniels in the middle of the tables. Ha!

There are two ways to dine at The Strand Smokehouse. If you go during brunch hours there is table service and if you go after brunch (4:30PM on weekends) its more cafeteria style. We hung out at the bar and waited out the brunch crowd and then lined up for the delicious BBQ.

 Luckily, we jumped in line right when it started to form, otherwise we would have been waiting for a while to get some of this grub. When you get to the front of the line you choose from the Daily Cut & Sides Menu. These change daily but the meats range from pulled pork and beef short ribs to smoked salmon and leg of lamb. The sides also change daily but they have things like mac & cheese, potato salad and jalapeno corn salad.

Chicken BBQ with Macaroni Salad

Brisket and Ribs

Mac & Cheese and Corn Bread

Blueberry Soda

The Strand Smokehouse is located at 25-27 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106 and the food is so tasty! For more info on The Strand Smokehouse visit their website here.

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