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Good food, poor service
Better have your order ready when you finally get your server's attention, as they tend to disappear. Best BBQ on the UWS. Have the pulled pork and ri...
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11/20/2007 Report as offensive
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downhill
Seems to have gotten worse recently. I've been here at least 25 times in the past couple of years. When I ordered tonight after not having eaten here ...
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8/19/2007 Report as offensive
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Brother Jimmy's on East Side is better
I have had Brother Jimmy's twice. The first time on the UES was great, including food and service. I recently ate at the UWS location and was disappoi...
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7/28/2007 Report as offensive
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disappointed
I've been here a few times, mostly for wings on Saturdays. I recently went with some friends and was more disapointed than usual. The ribs had more ch...
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5/15/2007 Report as offensive
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Eh?
I've had worse..but..I've better, much better. Bad value, medicore food, and stale beer. This place belongs on 46 and B'way. Transplanted tourist trap...
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5/4/2007 Report as offensive
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Cheap beer and good eats if you don't mind frat houses
The beer was well priced, and the wings are some of the better ones I've tried in the city. Bartending staff is generally pleasant and the crowd is yo...
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11/22/2006 Report as offensive
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ladies, ladies, ladies.
the waitresses are cute. the food is mediocre and overpriced. the music is bad and loud. good if you are a frat boy wearing too much abercrombie & fit...
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9/13/2006 Report as offensive
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fabulous ribs, very friendly and attentive waitress Melissa
we've been to this UWS restaurant a few times and always find the ribs fabulous. Our favorite is the northern style ribs which fall off the bone, and ...
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7/27/2006 Report as offensive
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oh snap its good
good stuff. ribs fall off the bone and after all my drinks so did I. A bit more uptown then I am used to but worth the trip....
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6/22/2006 Report as offensive
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Good Hood BBQ
When I've got a hankering for BBQ, these guys come through every time. Not sure about the some of the hatin' going on cuz I'm not from the South, but ...
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6/3/2006 Report as offensive
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Cool place, not so good food
The hush puppies were OK, a bit dry. The SC pulled pork was dry and the mac & cheese served luke-warm and runny. The waitress was friendly but nowhere...
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5/2/2006 Report as offensive
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A Southerner says no thanks
Being a native Southerner, I can honestly say that the food is lousy. Mac and cheese isn't supposed to be macaroni noodles floating in Velveeta soup. ...
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4/23/2006 Report as offensive
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Good to watch games, not for serious BBQ
I'm a native North Carolinian, and I try and try to like this place. It's kind of a cool place to watch ACC hoops games, but the food is marginal. Jim...
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2/20/2006 Report as offensive
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Jimmy has never been to North Carolina
Anybody, including Jimmy who thinks this is southern food seriously needs to rethink things. Hanging a UNC license plate does not southern food make. ...
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12/29/2005 Report as offensive
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Go Heels!
If you wentto school in the south, this is a great place to get some good southern BBQ, and watch ACC games. Brings you back to the good ole days......
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9/12/2005 Report as offensive
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Great Southern BBQ
I am from the south and miss my BBQ. This restaurant made me feel right at home with the relaxed atmosphere and great food. And you can't beat the fac...
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6/27/2005 Report as offensive
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Slammin'!
Let me first state that I am a southerner. now, that said...this was damn good barbecue. and the collard greens? They were amazing. The mac & cheese f...
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6/5/2005 Report as offensive
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Where the North meets the South.
I am from North Carolina and a graduate of NC State. Finding Brother Jimmys is an oasis for a southerner that is missing home or just wants to be in a...
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6/2/2005 Report as offensive
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Food Great; Take Out Serviice so so
The owners do not overly boil their ribs as so many other rib joints in NY do. The side orders are pretty good too. I've eaten in both the Westside an...
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5/30/2005 Report as offensive
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great food - loud folks - good swillin' fun
Despite the corny Christmas lights and the really really loud bar crowd, Jimmy's got the best ribs in NY - the dry rub are fantastic. The swamp water ...
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5/23/2005 Report as offensive
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What it should be
If you want flirty waitresses, cheap beer and decent barbeque, you'll be happy here. It is quite fratty....
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5/5/2005 Report as offensive
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Pit with Ribs
This is to get some decent BBQ and a good place to watch a game. It's a big ACC bar durin college football and basketball days. Even southern boys can...
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3/28/2005 Report as offensive
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Southern guy
The barbeque chicken sandwich was tasty, and the bartender kept the PBRs coming. Plus they had the Alabama game on the big screen, which made me feel ...
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2/13/2005 Report as offensive
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Used to be better...
It's a shame because the food is decent at Brother Jimmy's and the prices for dinner are reasonable. The service, however, leaves a lot to be desired....
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2/6/2005 Report as offensive
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What happend to Bro Jim's
i've been going here for years, and the food has always been a highlight, always. yet something has changed in the last year.....the food has gone sha...
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12/12/2004 Report as offensive
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Dissappointing
I ate here once because I heard good things about it, twice because I wanted to give it a second chance, and both times were bad experiences. The food...
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9/25/2004 Report as offensive
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Good times, good food
Most people probably think of Brother Jimmy's as a party bar, which it is. However, they also have the best BBQ in NYC. If you want real BBQ, then che...
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8/24/2004 Report as offensive
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Do you miss the Southeast?
This place is a home away from home for ACC & SEC transplants. Your school's pennant will likely adorn the walls - I see Clemson's every time I visit!...
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6/16/2004 Report as offensive
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Tasty
Better food than expected - try the Northern style ribs if you don't feel adventurous. Spicy collard greens are a nice complement. A true sports bar w...
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10/19/2003 Report as offensive
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BBQ, ACC Hoops, and Trash Can Punch
Brother Jimmys is a taste of the south right in NYC. go here to watch ACC college hoops or March Madness. guaranteed to meet other die-hard hoops fans...
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8/18/2003 Report as offensive
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WHAT HAPPENED
i was here three times since i rated the place in dec. and this place has fallen off. Ladies one the hot bartenders are gone, two the food is awful , ...
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8/6/2003 Report as offensive
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lady from the south
My husband and I were very dissappointed with our visit yesterday. Being from the South,an NC, my husband said the ribs were nothing like he had ever ...
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5/19/2003 Report as offensive
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what happened is right
service use to be very good and fast.i sat and waitted for 20 minutes for food order. the girls were just hang out and talking to each other. what is ...
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4/26/2003 Report as offensive
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been coming here NEVER AGAIN
last weekend and me and my my girlfriends were so bored with the place. the bartender took FOREVERRRR to get use a drink. the place was not that crowd...
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4/18/2003 Report as offensive
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If you can't visit, order!
When I dont have three hours to kill, drinking beers and over-tipping the gorgeous waitstaff, I order my pulled pork sandwich for delivery. I've tried...
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1/13/2003 Report as offensive
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thanks for the intro
SO ANYWAY! i want to say i love your bar. thanks to the cute bartender for introducing my to some of the best guys i have ever meet in the bar. last n...
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12/23/2002 Report as offensive
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Good Food but not Southern
This bar may boast being Southern and it is in theory but the food isnt too Southern. The Sweat Tea is good but not as good. The hushpuppies are medio...
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11/6/2002 Report as offensive
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Wings and Things
A downhome "put some south in your mouth" place. The daily specials cann't be beat pitchers and wings. pitchers and ribs, etc. Good prices, nice atmos...
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8/19/2002 Report as offensive
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YeeeeeeeeeHaw!
The best all you can eat beer and wings ever! Come here for Monday night football and see how much you can put away. Ohh, did I mention that they also...
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8/6/2002 Report as offensive
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What nights do those hot male bartenders
me and my girlfriends were there a couple of weeks ago and we danced on the bar and had a great time. your bartenders were probably the hottest two ma...
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7/17/2002 Report as offensive
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lova ya place
yo i went to fsu and i love your place. been coming here sine i graduated in dec. waitresses are hot and there all pretty much awsome. love the energy...
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7/12/2002 Report as offensive
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