Day 2 in NYC

Happy toes! Since Mr Tummy has started with the NYC update, it only seems fair that I should get my act together and post something too. Because of our late night snacking adventures, we only ventured outside around noontime. Since the weather was gorgeous, we decided it would be the perfect time to indulge in some sushi in the park! I love central park, especially when it's warm and sunny out. So much fun just lazing around, having a picnic, watching all the children-dogs-lovers-runners-parents-friends doing their thing. Sushi from the nearby Whole Food supermarket at the Shops@Columbus Circle.


For dinner, we met a friend, D, from college and the significant other, B, at Righteous Urban Barbeque. You heard me right, R.U.B., where lots and lots of meat is rubbed with some voodoo mix, slowly cooked over a low fire, and then eaten greedily by new york bbq fans. No reservations here, so we placed our names on the waitlist and waited for a good half an hour before getting seated. IMHO, the food is worth the wait.


This is the baron's platter, all the meats in the house plus 2 sides. If I can recall, clockwise from top right is chicken, then sausage, ham, ribs, turkey, pastrami, brisket, and in the middle is something I cannot remember anymore. But it was all really really good. The out of place mush is collard greens, I think.


We also had more ribs, and "burnt ends", which is twice cooked burnt fatty stuff from the brisket, aka meat-lovers heaver. Our other sides were fries, onion rings (YUM!) and beans (MORE YUM!) In general, the meats were really flavorful, but drier than I was used to, as I'm used to ribs dripping with sauce. This is possibly because I'm not used to Kansas style bbq. However, a shot of the R.U.B house sauce fixed that up really quick.


Needless to say, we were majorly stuffed and very satisfied after that pig-out session.

Righteous Urban Barbeque (R.U.B. BBQ)
208 W 23rd St ~ NYC ~ Between 7th & 8th Ave
no reservations