This weekend is the Big Apple BBQ. From 11am – 6pm on Saturday and Sunday, head to Madison Square Park and you’ll see dozens of BBQ vendors from 
across the country. Admission to the event is free, but if you want to eat ribs, brisket or pork, it’s just $8 a plate. To further clarify, it’s not all you can eat for $8, but each vendor sells plates of food for $8. Throughout the event, there’s entertainment, and there is also several beer tents if you want to drink during the event too.
I went a few years back, so thought it might be helpful to share some tips:
- If you want to avoid the lines, go at 11am. There will be lines at the Big Apple BBQ. To avoid them, go early.
- Splitsies. $8 a plate is pretty cheap for a pulled pork sandwich, but if you are like me, one sandwich will probably fill you up. As a result, grab a couple plates with friends and share. This way you are able to try a couple things.
- Look for the free vendors. If you are truly 89th and Broke, look for the barbecue sauce tents.  Stump’s BBQ sauce was giving out free pulled pork sandwiches one year. A great way to eat if on a budget!
- I look at the Big Apple BBQ as a chance to try vendors from across the country. Will I fly to NC for barbecue anytime soon? Probably not. Therefore, I skip any local BBQ vendors at this event, since I know I can visit them here in the city whenever I want.
If you decide to go, hope you enjoy the event!
