Bar BQ   

Brooklyn isn't synonymous with barbeque, and neither was the self-taught owner of Bar BQ, until he quit his day job and turned a passion for pork into a serious study of all things smoked. Decor-wise, there's not much to take your mind off the meat. The out-of-the-way Sunset Park place is essentially a wooden bar, a low-key homey place that is proud of its plastic utensils, cafeteria trays and blues-blasting jukebox. The finger-licking menu is not vegetarian-friendly. Meat comes at you like a stampede, smoked and sweet and sopping with tangy vinegar and red pepper sauce. Have the hand-pulled pork on a sandwich or a platter, the latter arriving with white bread (no cornbread, folks) and sides like baked beans or mac 'n' cheese. Also try the baby back ribs, beef brisket or hot sausage; if you can't decide, shovel them all in a coronary-inducing combo. Wash it all down with good bourbon (select from over 20 kinds) and a slice of key lime pie, loosen your Texas-sized belt buckle, and start all over again before the sun sets on your clean arteries.