Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
8 pulled pork across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Pig Beach BBQ Queens · Astoria, Queens
10 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call it juicy, smoky and a favorite meat. Several found it just ok or too saucy.
Bark Barbecue · DUMBO, Brooklyn
12 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call it juicy and maybe the best they have had. Others found it fatty, overpriced or dry off peak.
Mable's Smokehouse · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10 dish-specific mentions · 70% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the pulled pork tender and flavorful, one a taste of North Carolina. One found it dry and overcooked.
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Harlem · Harlem, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Many call the pulled pork tender, smoky and a standout. A few found it dry or underwhelming.
Hill Country Barbecue Market · Flatiron, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 64% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the pulled pork moist and flavorful. Others found it fatty, dry or mediocre.
Virgil's Real BBQ · Times Square, Manhattan
9 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the Carolina pulled pork flavorful and tender. Some found it dry or bland.
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque · West Village, Manhattan
10 dish-specific mentions · 70% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call it some of the best pulled pork they have had. A recent review found a big chunk of skin in it.
Hometown Bar-B-Que · Red Hook, Brooklyn
11 dish-specific mentions · 45% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans praise the smoky, tender pulled pork. Several reviewers found it dry or bland next to the brisket.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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