J&J Smokehouse BBQ

An annoying number of restaurants in the Catskill-proper area are only open Thursday through Sunday to cater to weekend visitors, but J&J Smokehouse BBQ is open seven days a week. Housed in a 1940s-era gas station, this place doesn’t limit itself to one specific regional style. Instead, you’ll find smoked meats and sides that pull from the wide variety of American barbecue techniques. Everything is solid, but they do spicy foods (like jerk chicken and spicy pickled cauliflower) especially well. The burnt ends tend to sell out quickly, so if that’s your order, come here earlier in the day.