FULL RANKING: The 28 best BBQ restaurants in Upstate NY, ranked according to Yelp



Central New York is no stranger to great barbecue, but a new ranking from Yelp.com may surprise some BBQ fans for leaving the region's most popular spot, Dinosaur BBQ, completely off the list.

In a new ranking for NYup.com, Yelp lists the 28 best BBQ restaurants in Upstate NY, including one standout in the Central NY region. Take a look at which Central NY spot made the list below.

#19 Ray Brothers Barbeque (Madison County) - $$

4.5 stars, 57 reviews

One customer says: "I travel the country all year and Ray's is hands down the best BBQ in NY. Awesome live music venue with great music."

Website, Yelp

6474 State Rte 20 Bouckville, NY 13310

Why didn't Dino, with 4.5 stars and more than 1,400 reviews on Yelp make the list? The answer is in the methodology:

"All the businesses on the ranking are in the "barbecue" category on Yelp. "Best" is measured using an algorithm that looks at the number of reviews, star rating for a business, length of time a business has been opened, among other things. Number of negative (1, 2 and 3 star) reviews are also a significant factor, and may give a restaurant with fewer total reviews a higher ranking than a restaurant with the same star rating and a higher number of reviews."

Want to see which other restaurants made the list across Upstate NY? Click the full ranking below to see all the best BBQ spots from Buffalo to Albany and the Adirondacks to the Hudson Valley.

Update: This story has been updated to remove Red Barn Catering, which has closed permanently.