Dinosaur Bar-B-Que - Syracuse, NY

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que opened in Syracuse, NY in 1988.  The first time I ate there, was in the early 2000's, shortly before I moved to the west coast.  Starting as a biker bar, it is now a nationally acclaimed restaurant with 9 spread around the Northeast, so it has grown a lot.  I know from experience, that the Syracuse branch can be very crowded.  

However, on the Monday after Thanksgiving for lunch, it was pretty easy to get a table.  We had the Carolina pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw, fried catfish strips, and the 3 meat combo platter with brisket, ribs, and chicken, collards, and coleslaw.  I always enjoy a pulled pork sandwich, and this one was very satisfying, tender and creamy with the coleslaw on top.  However, I think that my most favorite part of the whole lunch was the collards.  It's highly possible that when I first visited Dino Bar-B-Que, I didn't even know what collards were and I would not have ordered them.  But I know what they are now, and these were particularly tender and flavorful.  Something to look forward to on my next visit.