I realize having my first two food posts be about barbecue and mac & cheese seems to set a tone of unhealthy eating, but I promise these moments of caloric indulgence are not as often as they appear. I have my share of sensible salads from Olive’s for lunch and home-cooked meals throughout the week. However, this past Saturday, it was time to load up on delicious barbecue at the hippest barbecue spot in the city: Fette Sau.
Started by the same folks that own Spuyten Duyvil (a bar with the best international beer list I’ve ever seen), Fette Sau offers most of your standard barbecue selections in 1/4 lb increments slapped onto a piece of butcher paper and served up with a few small dinner rolls. Three varieties of sauce appear on the long communal picnic tables and in place of napkins, there are rolls of paper towels.
It all seems fairly run of the mill until you start looking around. In addition to the pulled pork, ribs, and beans on the menu, you also find duck, pork belly, and locally-made pickles. The bar offers a wide selection of local brews served up in jam jars (that’s a photo of the taps above) and no less than 40 varieties of whisky. Then of course, you have the Williamsburg crowd and indie rock soundtrack that doesn’t usually pop up at a roadside smoke pit.
My boyfriend and I decided to split ribs, pulled pork, duck, and a side of beans. All were delicious, but the duck was the clear standout for me. I love duck in almost all its forms, but have never experienced it with a rub and a side of sauce. The next time we go, I’m definitely going to get the pork belly as well
Fette Sau, 354 Metropolitan Ave (at Havermeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
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