The Ranger Texas Barbecue at Legends

Ranger picks up where Pearson's Texas Barbecue left off, in the rear of a Jackson Heights sports bar. As the Belmont Stakes were run to a cheering bar crowd, we thoroughly enjoyed the brisket sandwich, ever so moist but, according to Scott, not smoky enough, while the barbecued sausage—something in the pepper-shot hot-links mode—turned out perfect in every way, especially deposited on the Portuguese roll of yore. Pork ribs are also good, but the pulled pork is a mushy disaster. Note the handful of Mexican dishes now available, like short-rib flautas, but stay away.

• Cuisine(s): Barbecue

  Hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-11pm

  Price: $$

• Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa

  Serving: Dinner, Lunch

  Alcohol: Full bar

• Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

  Parking: No Parking