Gothamist: Daisy May's BBQ U.S.A.

jeff

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:35:30 -0500

can you give me the recipe for your sweet tea? its fantastic!

philo

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:26:00 -0500

ribs are ok, sides are delicious and cornbread was dry and tasteless. i was a bit disappointed after reading reviews. so far, imo, best value is dinosaur and best overall (but pricey) is blue smoke. i'm still looking for the perfect rib in nyc. (won't travel to arthur bryant's...yet)

peter

Thu, 05 May 2005 21:50:03 -0500

I don't get it! My wife and I ordered in...even at the $50.00 min. Greatly anticipated based on all the reviews. VERY Disappointing...dry chicken,mediocre ribs...the pulled pork sandwich was ok. The delivery time was very good but we haven't and don't anticipate ever ordering again. I just don't get all the raves!!

NYPearl

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:03:40 -0500

This is the best BBQ I've had in the city and I've tried most places. The Oklahoma pork ribs and brandied peaches were unreal. It's takeout, and it's popular, so it seems unrealistic to expect great service. Even the best takeout places have bad days. We had no issues with service when we went there. Definitely required eating for BBQ lovers.

aylicnyc

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:53:19 -0500

Adam should be yelling at his staff I just placed an order on the phone and the person taking the order can barely retain the info be dictated to her because she is to busy talking to someone else!!!!!!!!!

E.G.

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:03:59 -0500

Today I discovered a Daisy May cart that recently opened on Wall Street. For now there is just Texas chili and Sante Fe hot chocolate (not on the printed menu yet). The chili was excellent, but the hot chocolate was a revelation--thick enough to eat with a spoon, not overly sweet, with a slight suggestion of pepper. In case y'all can't hear my celebratory rebel yell, try this food and you'll be yelling for more!

AS

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:44:08 -0500

We just got delivery today, the tasting menu for 6. It was fifteen minutes early and they called this morning to confirm the order. There was enough food for at least 10-12 and it was amazing! Yummy ribs (2 varieties), chicken, pulled pork & beef, and 8 sides! Quite a value for $20/per person... I would actually recommend that you place one order for every 1.5-2 people (i.e. order for 5 to serve 8-10) I love this place and can't wait to check out the new chili vendors found on street corners around midtown.

Eddie

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:36:25 -0500

I've been looking for a good BBQ place in NYC and this place sounds great (I'm going to ignore the drama here), but I refuse to go to a place that has no seating. I cannot stand bars or restaurants that think it's okay to have people waiting forever for service either. That seems to be a common thing in the city and I won't tolerate it. Waiting 2 1/2 hours for food is ridiculous. There are plenty of good places to eat and every time I've waited a long time for food, I've never thought it was worth it. I'd rather go to a comfortable spot where they take reservations or at least let me sit down and eat the food I paid for. Just my two cents.

Uncle Meat

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:10:02 -0500

Like all fine young Americans, I am a meat enthusiast, so imagine my delight when I stumbled upon your website dedicated to the king among meats (in my humble opinion) the low down and dirty mud sucking swine. Anyhoo, I don't know how you can accuse any rib of being too fatty, I love the fat. I am the fat.

Glenn in Chicago

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 23:24:07 -0500

After reading about Adam and Daisy May's in the NYT Dining In section, and after seeing this glowing pictorial review with entertaining commentary I'm hungry for some of those tantalizing ribs! I think it's time for a weekend visit to New York City. Hopefully a Friday night, Saturday and Sunday will be enough time for me to enjoy ample helpings of everything on your menu.

Dexter's wife

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 01:26:36 -0500

I guess our whole family loves Daisy May's. I love the bbq chicken a lot and I share that with my 15 months old daughter. The mashed potatoes, the dirty rice with beans are pretty good and my favorite side is your sweet potatoes..Yummy! I quess I would love your beans too but my husband(see above post) won't share his beloved beans and would even get up in the night for more..The iced tea with mint is refreshing and the jalapeno corn bread is very good too.

Dexter Rutecki

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 01:15:06 -0500

I love Daisy May's. As soon as I found out about it (through the Times article, which three of my friends told me about) I went, and was not disappointed. Finally, real barbeque in NYC. For awhile I was going there three times a week. The pork sandwiches are the best I've had outside of TN/AR, and the baked beans are the best anywhere. Of course, my wife was unhappy when I ate so many of the beans that the smell was coming out of my pores for days. Only problem I've experienced, aside from the occasionally inept service (which has improved greatly, of late), are KC sticky ribs that are usually too fatty. Love the place, everyone should try it.

William B

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 04:17:00 -0500

The pleasure of eating is one of the great joys of life. Adam offers us the culmination of his life experience at this time by creating this food for our pleasure. Adam is a true artiste who has created edible masterpieces. I salute you Adam.

WestSider

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 20:08:37 -0500

Great Food...POOR SERVICE The food is honestly great, but to increase prices across the board, increase delivery minimums ($10-$15), still have nowhere to sit, have a location near nothing, and continually insist on losing business from non-corpoate customers as opposed to making people simply happy by at the least, selling them DMBBQ's delightful food...if DMBBQ prefers to run their operation where they are currently, they should at least consider that they could probably increase orders by dropping the minimums (lets face it, with these prices everyone will spend $10 anyway!)

NYCmusakman

Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:26:06 -0500

Let me say this. THIS PLACE IS NOT WORTH IT !!!! The food is ok. But I have been waiting over 2 1/2 hours for delivery. Everytime I call this happens and they try to blame it on Big orders they have. Give me a break. Then they told me it was traffic. I always call around 11am .. and they still can't get the food here ( a few blocks away) until almost 3 hours later. They even guaranteed it this time by 12:30 - 1pm and it is still almost three hours. And guess what. NO FOOD !!! I wouldn't recommend anyone order from this place. You might as well go catch a pig and cook it yourself. it would probably be quicker. Scratch this place off your list !!! And by the way. You have $8 for the Jumbo rib on every site or menu I have. Once delivered it was $12. Just not worth it. It was mostly fat. But at least I got my food. 3 HOURS LATER !!!!

F.G.

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:52:52 -0500

I love bbg. This place is great. Adam Perry Lang has won me over with his generosity & great, great, GREAT!!!! BBQ & sides. Where does he get those great kaiser rolls? Dry or sicky wet these flinstoneesque ribs rock & slide off the bone. The curry kick in the corn w/cheddar is a treat. We had the order Friday night, Saturday for lunch & Saturday night for dinner. The sweet mint ice tea in the Ball mason jar is just a wonderful topper....Go Adam Perry Lang!! You rock.

Neil

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:36:23 -0500

I'm just a two-cents tosser... I gotta say, it makes sense that Adam responded on this blog the way he did- remember that this place is his baby, his LIFE right now, the project he has invested all of himself into. (the ol' blood, sweat, and tears model) how easy it is for someone to make an anonymous post and undermine all of that! - with not-so-mild accusations of abusive behavior, and not-so-subtle allegations of racism... I just met Adam last week, and had some killer BBQ... he's certainly a passionate guy, but I recognized instantly that he cared for everyone in the place. Anyway, I see it as a favor that he maintains an open storefront- 'out-of-the-way' and 'nowhere-to-sit' be damned, I'm just glad I can get me some ribs! He could easily close down the storefront and operate on catering and large-order delivery alone...

pirate

Sun, 09 Nov 2003 14:27:03 -0500

Will Daisy Mae's every have sit down? Its a real pain to come all the way from the village and then have no place to eat. The food kicks butt and i want it every day, but the location coupled with no seating makes makes it difficult to fully enjoy.

Todd W.

Tue, 04 Nov 2003 01:04:47 -0500

As to KCW's comments, on my recent visit there seemed to be a fair amount o acrimonious banter between the staff, especially when trying to figure out who screwed up my order. Twice. 8 bucks for some BBQ meat with no side is highway robbery, more so for being way the heck out in the boondocks of 11th Ave. And there's no place to sit. Sure, it's good BBQ, but not particularly better than anywhere else in the city. All the hoopla over Daisy May is unwarranted. Having said that, my wife enjoyed it, so what do I know.

Pete

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:22:29 -0500

I haven't been yet but if the food is half as good as this comment banter it must be great! I wouldn't mind a berating boss(ly) person there either, a little entertainment while you eat. Kind of like the soup Nazi! Can't wait to try it.

gta

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:11:04 -0500

Hey Adam, A bit touchy, aren't you? KCW's just expressing an opinion. Not important though. What is important (at least to me) is that I just had my first Daisy May's brisket today, and it was wonderful. Not quite Cooper's in Llano, but awfully, awfully good, especially for this side of the Red River. Congrats, and I'm looking forward to the ribs. And everybody was happy and cheerful while I was in your place. Now if the folks on this bulletin board would chill just a bit... :-)

Ron Mwangaguhunga

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:10:10 -0500

I am fascinated by how the internet has become a resource for food.

mike

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:02:12 -0500

Daisy May's, as well as the new Pearson's on the UES, as well as every other Manhattan BBQ joint's menus can be found at www.menupages.com - VERY useful resource for comparing items, prices, etc.

Adam

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:03:23 -0500

Kcw - Get a grip. I love my employees (Many have been with me for over 9 years). They are paid extreamly well and enjoy working for me (just ask them, please don't assume). I hire based on attitude and work ethic, not on experience. I probably have one of the highest ratios in the city for giving unskilled labor a chance to become chefs. If they want to learn there is nothing I will not share. I want them to succeed as Human Beings. I am anything but exploitative(just ask them, please don't assume). Yo Hablo Espanol y Je Parle Francais. My agression does not exist in my kitchen, my passion does. "Some white guy" - Please!!!! obviously there is something else going on here that you need to deal with. Way out of line. If you want to enjoy my food, you are welcome. If you want to frame me in a box and compare me with your limited restaurnt experience, I recommend doing some homework before taking time to comment. Next time you come in, introduce yourself, I would love to meet you.

kcw

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:34:04 -0500

Just to defend my claim: 1 - I could be mistaken if it was, indeed, Adam the owner yelling at the staff, but it looked like the guy from that article in the Times. Suffice it say, some dude, who seemed boss-ly, was freaking out on his staff screaming expletives and some other dude, who also looked kind of boss-ly, sheepishly apologized to me for having to witness it. 2 - Not a bitter ex-girlfriend. Never met the guy. 3 - Not the competition. 4 - Having worked in every kind of restaurant there is, as a waitress, bartender, manager & yes, cook, I find it upsetting when I see some white guy take out all of his aggressions on a staff that is most likely, underpaid & overworked & speaks, very little English. The food was great, it just bums me out to see such childish behavior.

HULK

Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:23:00 -0500

HULK HUNGRY TOO!!

jake

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:18:42 -0500

me so hungry! i'm thinking of going up there tonight- god it looks so good.

Jen

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:31:11 -0500

I had a great time there. As Mike and I stood at the window counter, with our spread of food, people would walk by and look at us stuffing our faces. It was literal dinner theater. As for kcw on Adam Perry Lang yelling at his staff, after watching The Restaurant and Jamie's Kitchen, as well as reading a number of books about and by chefs, I'm not surprised at tensions running high, as disconcerting as it may be. And healthwise, I do not eat 'cue every night, but I think you could if you ate the meat and sides in moderation along with other vegetables. However, I am not a nutritionist, people.

LIRC

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:20:11 -0500

I am so glad you finally visited- easily the best BBQ i've had outside of texas. Next time try the brisket- heavenly.. I think I have to go there for lunch now- its worth the hike..Though, i suppose I could get them to deliver..

Dan

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:13:25 -0500

aren't you concerned for your health when you eat this kind of food? looks good though.

Jellyguy

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:56:51 -0500

Nice try, kcw, but anyone who knows Adam will attest to his mild-mannered, soft-spoken nature. So, are you a shill for the competition, or a bitter ex-girlfriend?

kcw

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:36:27 -0500

I went to Daisy Mae's last week because I live 2 blocks away. While the food was delicious, Chef Adam spent the 10 minutes that I was inside berating his staff with four letter words and screaming things like, "Come on you guys get it the F**k together, you idiots." Unfortuantely, this left a taste much more bitter than BBQ sauce in my mouth!

Bobby

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:51:42 -0500

just bumped into tis site...it is very intersting..great fun to be here...keep it up!