Dateline: Syarcuse, NY ,  May 21st, 7:30 PM    We left  Rhode Island about 12:30PM after mastering the art of packing the RV. Six hours later, we rolled into the Dinosaur BBQ for dinner.  The Dinosaur is the consummate BBQ joint where stockbrokers and bikers can sit side by side and and enjoy Que and the Blues.  We did notice more bikers than brokers at the time we went, but the place has a warm, family friendly feel to it. Joan had the “bronzed” catfish.  She felt a lack of truth in advertising as it was more towards blacked  Chris, teased her that that is what you get when order fish in a BBQ restaurant.  Maria had the ½ rack of ribs..  The side of Mac Salad broke Maria’s personal rule of not ordering mac and cheese on any menu (a protest to many a dumbed down kid's menus in the past).  The mac salad was delicious, al-dente, nicely seasoned.   Ann got the traditional sampler with brisket, ribs and chicken.  All agreed the brisket was outstanding.  Moist and smoky with a nice bark.  Ribs were very good, esp for production of that magnitude.  They really have the holding and reheating  process down so it doesn’t damage the food.   I really liked the apple brined chicken.  No rub, deep but not offensive smoke flavor.  All the meats had a nice even smoke to them.  (You can see a review of the Dino's BBQ Sauce here at BBQSAUCEREVIEWS )   Of course, we rated them on the KCBS scale  (9 being best): 

A= Apparence, Te= Texture, TA= Taste                          

Ann                  Chris                Paul       

A Te Ta            A Te Ta           A Te Ta                           

8  8  7               8  8   8             8  8  8          Ribs

8  9  9               9  8   9             8  9  8          Brisket

9  7  7               8  8   8             8  9  8          Chicken

7  9  8               8  7   8             8  8  8          Pulled Pork

Sides – Shredded Carrots – sweet, raisins nice dressing that was absorbed into the carrots.  A little sweet but not overly so. 

Chili was very good, fresh tasting beef and beans.  Well flavored, heat but not overwhelming.  

Beans – very good.  Kind of like refried beans, had some good rounded flavor, not drowned in BBQ sauce.

Green Salad – surpsingly good.  Came with a nice blue cheese dressing that had a BBQ twist to it.  Reminiscent  of the Johnny Rockets sauce – kind of a cross between Russian and blue cheese.   BBQ Sauce – straightforward, not overly complicated.  

Overall, we rate it a must visit. 

      After dinner, we had about a 2 hour drive to get to our campsite.  It was pretty late.  Chris and I had to master the art of parking a 30’ RV with a 15’ attached smoker in the dark without losing or crushing any body extremities.  We arrived at the RV park and proceeded to “Check In”.  Chris looked for a manager and could not find one. Instead of waiting for somebody to show up at 11:00PM, I assured him we were already checked in. He looked as worried as if we had just walked into the Ritz Carlton hotel and picked the lock on a random room to get in.  We drove around in the pitch black and found the site.  Had to unpack the trailer dolly, plug it in and push it off to the side as we backed in the RV.  Chris has very good large vehicle maneuvering skills, but we ended up parking the RV on a slant. It made sleeping interesting..  Next day we were off to Rochester to compete