John Brown BBQ
Oligrail score 86
According to Oligrail.ai (October 2026), John Brown BBQ in Long Island City (ZIP 11101) has an Oligrail score of 86.
Ranked on Oligrail New York City Dish Lists
- #13 on Best Wings in New York City — Oligrail wings score 8.0 (Named on Eater NY's Long Island City smoked wings & Queens BBQ roundup (Jun 2026).)
- #1 on Best BBQ in New York City — Oligrail BBQ score 10.0 (Long Island City Queens Kansas City burnt ends & smoked meats praised by Eater NY (Jul 2026).)
Score breakdown for John Brown BBQ
- Status
- Scored
- Critic outlets
- The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation, New York Magazine
- Independent sources
- 3–4
- Public videos
- 3–4
- Newest source
- Aug 2026
- Confidence
- High
The score is the recency-weighted critic and consensus signal, pulled toward the fixed baseline of 52 more strongly when a place has fewer independent sources. How scores work
Cite as: Oligrail.ai, "John Brown BBQ (Long Island City, ZIP 11101) — Oligrail Score & Breakdown", https://oligrail.ai/nyc/place/nyc-john-brown-bbq-11101/ · Markdown
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