Stephen Hanson Scores Again
WILDWOOD BARBEQUE
ADDRESS & TELEPHONE 225 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10011 (212) 533-2500
WEB SITE www.brguestrestaurants.com
CUISINE Regional American BBQ
OWNER Stephen Hanson
PIT MASTER “Big” Lou Elrose
EXECUTIVE CHEF Alan Ashkenaze
PASTRY CHEF Elizabeth Katz
SOMMELIER Laura Maniec
MIXOLOGIST Eben Klemm
DESIGNER David Rockwell
THE SPACE 222 seats
OPENING DATE Wednesday, April 23
HOURS Mon – Thurs 1130AM – 1100PM; Fri 1:30 AM – 1200AM; Sat 1200PM – 12AM;
Sun 1200PM – 1100PM
PRICE RANGE Appetizers $ 5 – 10, Main Dishes $10 – 29, Side Dishes $5 – 7, Desserts $7
CREDIT CARDS Visa, Master Card, Amex and Discover
RESERVATIONS Recommended
ATTIRE Casual
SIGNATURE DISHES Carolina Pulled Pork, Smothered Sandwiches, Memphis-Style Baby Back Ribs
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WILDWOOD BARBEQUE RUBS YOU THE RIGHT WAY
Review By Nancy Walman
Award-winning website, Punchin-dot-com, features the Walman Report and reviews of restaurants, travel, wine and theater. Wildwood Barbeque, The latest addition to Stephen Hanson and B.R. Guest Restaurants, offers an Urban Twist on Classic American BBQ, serving multi-regional American barbecue in a rustic urban setting and using all natural meats.
The Rockwell Group, in their first barbecue restaurant project, bring an urban perspective to the classic BBQ joint. The space focuses around a dramatic 50-foot-long bar, and illustrates the crossroads of rustic and industrial aesthetics, juxtaposing the expansive reclaimed wood-timber ceiling and rough hewn details with the steel-frame garage doors, mis-matched chairs and comfortable booths. It all adds up to fun in a deceptively casual atmosphere, with the excellent service and management that are hallmarks of Mr. Hanson’s restaurants.
The larger-than-life Corporate Pit Master 
“Big Lou” Elrose presides over the pit and leads the team at Wildwood Barbeque. A former motorcycle cop, the six-foot-four Big Lou parlayed his personal passion for barbecue into a career through participation in the competitive circuit. After establishing himself in competitions, the Queens native opened Big Lou’s Breakfast & BBQ, a lunch wagon in Ozone Park, before becoming deputy pit master at Hill Country in New York City.
The menu centers on secret, proprietary recipes and incorporates rubs, sauces and cuts from all corners of the U.S. Barbecue lovers will savor the traditional ribs, brisket and pulled pork, and be pleased to discover the modern twists on barbecue such as Denver Lamb Ribs. The cherry and apple woods used to smoke the meat impart a slightly sweet, fruity smoke flavor that mixes perfectly with the assorted offering of sides including Crusty Cheddar Mac and Cast Iron Honey Cornbread.
Texas Jailhouse Chili smoked brisket with cheddar, onion and sour cream was a big hitter in the chili league. The use of black beans and just the right proportions of cheddar and sour cream, and its presentation in a black cast iron pot, produced a delectable dish. It got even better with a couple dashes of the lethally delicious “Dirty Dick” hot sauce (aka/Oral Abuse). The town’s best (and most affordable) Mint Julep was a perfect mate. We also went wild for the Bottle Caps beer battered fried jalapeño slices with ranch dressing, a steal for $5.75. And who could not adore the Smoked Sausage made from a house blend of custom spices & natural pork and jalapeño or Texas style. Both were perfect.
Now, lets talk BBQ: We sampled Carolina Pulled Pork with vinegar mopping sauce, Pork Spare Ribs dry dusted with Lou’s sugar & spice rub (our personal favorite), Fallin’ Off The Bone beef short rib queen cut, Denver Lamb Spare Ribs (a pleasant surprise) and Texas Smoked Brisket Cooked Low & Slow hand rubbed by Big Lou. Portions are huge, so bring your friends or take home a bundle and eat for a week. The sides, were all superior, but the two standouts were a delicious Classic Creamy Coleslaw and the best Homemade Salt ïn’ Vinegar Chips we’ve ever tasted.
In addition, Wildwood Barbeque features a comprehensive barbecue-friendly wine list from 
Corporate Sommelier Laura Maniec as well as extensive beers including Wildwood Organic Ale and a Pennsylvania beer with an “X” rated name that somehow vanished in our jumble of notes. The menu also features an awesome array of Bourbons and American Rye. If you every thought Cognac was the only finish to a grand dinner, check out the George T. Stagg Bourbon and the Black Maple Hill 23 Year old Rye and you’ll be impressed.
You can also try the latest creative cocktail offerings from B.R. Guest Corporate Mixologist Eben Klemm including, Southern Sangria and Green Tea Sour. When it’s time for dessert, the 8 Layer Chocolate Fudge Cake (which comes from the family’s sister restaurant, just up the street, Primehouse NY) is terrific, but the Carrot Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting (made for Wildwood by a bakery in Long Island) will blow you away. Wildwood Barbeque, 225 Park Avenue South (at 18th Street), is just 7 weeks old and already runs like a Swiss watch. That’s “A Major” on the Walman Report.
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Wildwood Barbeque IS barbecue in the big city
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Sample Menu 1 (Subject To Change)
All Day Starters
Kicked-up Caesar honey cornbread croutons, creamy chipotle dressing 8.95
add grilled chicken, brisket or shrimp 5.00
Wildwood Chopped Salad fresh greenmarket pickins’ pinto beans, sweet corn, bell peppers, farmer’s cheese, romaine, ancho honey vinaigrette 8.50
Texas Jailhouse Chili smoked brisket, cheddar, onion and sour cream 8.25
Bottle Caps beer battered fried jalapeño slices, ranch dressing 5.75
Vegetarian Low Country Chili smoked tofu, three bean, spicy peppers, corn bread croutons 9.00
The Hutto Texas Wedge iceberg, candied pecans, bacon, blue cheese dressing 9.50
Chicken Wings Rubbed & Fried Or Slathered with chipotle-raspberry, frank’s redhot hf dz 8.95
Sandwiches, Salads ‘n Things
Wildwood Half Lb Burger lettuce, tomato, onion, sesame bun choice of new york state cheddar, jack, blue or provolone cheese 10.95
Big Lou’s Barbeque Burger seasoned with wildwood’s classic bbq sauce, topped with jack cheese, caramelized onions, bacon and sautéed mushrooms 13.50
Spiced Dusted Chicken Sandwich lettuce, tomato, avocado, spicy mayo 9.50
Wild Park Brisket Sandwich sliced smoked brisket topped with provolone, onion rings, coleslaw 10.95
add house smoked sausage 3.00
Crispy Cajun Style Fish Sandwich coleslaw, remoulade 11.25
Free Range Turkey Cobb mixed greens, avocado, eggs, grape tomatoes, bacon, tarragon buttermilk dressing 14.95
add shrimp or brisket 5.00
A & L’s Grilled Chicken Salad spinach and romaine tossed with mango, snap peas, almonds, tomato, goat cheese, champagne vinaigrette 14.95
Barbeque’s Best Smothered Sandwiches choice of: pulled pork, chicken or brisket b&b pickles, coleslaw, sesame bun 9.95
loaded all 3 meats 12.50
Wildwood All-Natural Pit Barbeque
Memphis Style Baby Back Ribs wet & slathered with wildwood spicy chipotle raspberry bbq hf rack 15.50 full rack 25.95
All Natural Applewood Smoked Chicken glazed with apricot bbq sauce hf bird 11.50
Carolina Pulled Pork vinegar mopping sauce 10.25
Pork Spare Ribs dry dusted with lou’s sugar & spice rub (hf rack) 15.50 (full rack) 25.95
Fallin’ Off The Bone beef short rib queen cut (1 rib) 19.95
Denver Lamb Spare Ribs (full slab) 21.50
Smoked Sausage made from our very own blend of custom spices & natural pork in jalapeño or texas style 6.25
Texas Smoked Brisket Cooked Low & Slow hand rubbed by big lou 12.50
Pit Plates
All Plates Served With Your Choice Of 2 Small Sides
Best Of The Best slow smoked brisket, half chicken & pulled pork 24.50
Rib Sampler pork spare ribs & baby back ribs 28.95
Three Little Pigs spare ribs, pulled pork & jalapeno or texas style sausage 21.95
Add ½ Rack of Lamb Spare Ribs $10.95
Sides
Classic Creamy Coleslaw 4.95
Picnic Red Skinned Potato Salad 4.95
Idaho French Or Sweet Potato Fries 4.95
Homemade Salt ïn’ Vinegar Chips 4.95
Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread 4.95
Vegetable of the Day 4.95
Kettle Cooked Burnt Ends And Bacon Baked Beans 6.95
Buttery Mashed Potatoes 6.95
Aged Cheddar & Mac 6.95
Creamed Spinach 6.95
Crispy Onion Rings 6.95
Desserts
8 Layer Chocolate Fudge Cake Rhubarb Berry Crumble with strawberry cheesecake ice cream 7.00
Bourbon Banana Nilla Wafer Sundae 7.00
Carrot Cake with coconut cream cheese frosting 7.00
Fluffernutter S’mores 7.00
A La Mode 2.00
Ice Cream butter pecan, vanilla, chocolate chocolate chip strawberry cheesecake
Sorbet raspberry, orange
Scoops 2.00
Coffee & Tea 3.00
Cicada bulleit bourbon, crème de cacao, maple cream 11.00
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Sample Menu (Subject To Change)
Kicked-Up Caesar
Cornbread Croutons,
Creamy Chipotle Dressing
$8.95
Add Grilled Chicken,
Brisket or Shrimp
$5
Wildwood Chopped Salad
Tomato, Cucumber, Sweet Corn,
Red and Yellow Peppers,
Farmers Cheese,
Romaine, Balsamic Vinaigrette
$8.50
Stuffed Baby Bellas
Portobello Mushrooms, Brisket,
Topped with Jack Cheese
$8.95
Bottle Caps
Beer Battered Fried Jalapeño Slices,
Ranch Dressing
$5.75
Texas Jailhouse Chili
Smoked Brisket, Cheddar,
Onion and Sour Cream
$8.25
Vegetarian Low Country Chili
Smoked Tofu, Three Bean,
Spicy Peppers,
Corn Bread Croutons
$9
The Hutto Texas Wedge
Iceberg, Candied Pecans,
Bacon, Blue Cheese Dressing
$9.50
Wildwood ½ lb Burger $10.95
Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Sesame Bun
Choice of New York State Cheddar, Jack,
Blue or Provolone Cheese
Big Lou’s Barbeque Burger $13.50
Seasoned with Wildwood’s Classic BBQ Sauce,
Topped with Jack Cheese, Caramelized Onions,
Bacon and Sautéed Mushrooms
Wild Park Brisket Sandwich $10.95
Sliced Smoked Brisket Topped with
Provolone, Onion Rings, Coleslaw
Add House Smoked Sausage $3
Spiced Dusted Chicken Sandwich $9.50
Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado, Spicy Mayo
Crispy Cajun Style Fish Sandwich $11.25
Coleslaw, Remoulade
Free Range Turkey Cobb $14.95
Avocado, Maytag Blue Cheese, Eggs,
Grape Tomatoes, Bacon,
Tarragon Buttermilk Dressing
Grilled Chicken, Spinach &
Goat Cheese Salad $14.95
Tossed with Snap Peas, Almonds, Tomato,
Mango, Champagne Vinaigrette
Barbeque’s Best
Smothered Sandwiches
Choice of:
Pulled Pork, Chicken or Brisket
B&B Pickles, Coleslaw, Sesame Bun
$9.95
Loaded all 3 meats
$12.50
Chicken Wings
RUBBED &
Fried
OR SLATHERED
with
• Chipotle-Raspberry
• Frank’s Redhot
½ dz $8.95
Memphis–Style Baby Back Ribs
Wet & Slathered with Wildwood
Spicy Chipotle–Raspberry BBQ
½ Rack $15.50
Full Rack $25.95
All Natural Applewood Smoked Chicken
Glazed with Apricot BBQ Sauce
$11.50 / ½ bird
Carolina Pulled Pork
Vinegar Mopping Sauce
$10.25
Pork Spare Ribs
Dry Dusted with
Lou’s Sugar & Spice Rub
½ Rack $15.50
Full Rack $25.95
Fallin’ Off the Bone
Beef Short Rib
Queen Cut — 1 Rib $19.95
Denver Lamb Spare Ribs
Full Slab $21.50
Smoked Sausage
Made from Our Very Own Blend of
Custom Spices & Natural Pork in
Jalapeño or Texas Style
$7.95
All plates served with your choice of 2 small sides.
Best of the Best
$24.50
Slow Smoked Brisket,
Chicken & Pulled Pork
Rib Sampler
$28.95
Pork Spare Ribs
& Baby Back Ribs
Three Little Pigs
$21.95
Spare Ribs, Pulled Pork &
Jalapeño or Texas Style Sausage
$4.95
Classic Creamy Coleslaw
Red Skinned Potato Salad
Idaho French or Sweet Potato Fries
Homemade Salt ‘N’ Vinegar Chips
Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
Grilled Corn on the Cobb & Pickled Jalapeño
$6.95
Kettle Cooked Burnt Ends and
Bacon Baked Beans
Buttery Mashed Potatoes
Aged Cheddar Mac & Cheese
Crispy Onion Rings
Creamed Spinach
Grilled Asparagus
TEXAS SMOKED BRISKET
COOKED LOW & SLOW
Hand Rubbed by Big Lou
$12.50
Add ½ Rack of Lamb Spare Ribs $10.95
All plates served with your choice of 2 small sides.
Best of the Best
$24.50
Slow Smoked Brisket,
½ Chicken & Pulled Pork
Rib Sampler
$28.95
Pork Spare Ribs
& Baby Back Ribs
Three Little Pigs
$21.95
Spare Ribs, Pulled Pork &
Jalapeño or Texas Style Sausage
$4.95
Classic Creamy Coleslaw
Red Skinned Potato Salad
Idaho French or Sweet Potato Fries
Homemade Salt ‘N’ Vinegar Chips
Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
Grilled Corn on the Cobb & Pickled Jalapeño
$6.95
Kettle Cooked Burnt Ends and
Bacon Baked Beans
Buttery Mashed Potatoes
Aged Cheddar Mac & Cheese
Crispy Onion Rings
Creamed Spinach
Grilled Asparagus
TEXAS SMOKED BRISKET
COOKED LOW & SLOW
Hand Rubbed by Big Lou
$12.50
Add ½ Rack of Lamb Spare Ribs $10.95
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Desserts
$7
8 Layer Chocolate Fudge Cake
Carrot Cake, Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
Fluffernutter S’Mores
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a la mode $2
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Coffee & Tea $3
Cicada $11
Bulleit Bourbon, Crème de Cacao,
Maple Cream
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B.R. Guest Restaurants
Since opening its first restaurant in 1987, B.R. Guest founder Stephen Hanson and his team have redefined the restaurant experience through an emphasis on hospitality and quality. Current B.R. Guest
properties in New York City include Atlantic Grill, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos Park, Dos Caminos Soho, Dos Caminos Third, The New York Times three-star Fiamma, Isabella’s, Ocean Grill,
Primehouse New York, Ruby Foo’s Dim Sum and Sushi Palace, Ruby Foo’s Times Square, Vento Trattoria, Level V nightclub, and opening this spring – Wildwood Barbeque. B.R. Guest locations
outside of New York include Fiamma Trattoria in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Blue Water Grill and David Burke’s Primehouse in Chicago and the recently opened Dos Caminos at the Palazzo Resort
Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. In 2007, Hanson formed a joint venture with hospitality giant, Barry Sternlicht and his Starwood Capital Group to develop the dining experience for Sternlicht’s ‘1’ Hotels and
Residences, the first luxury, eco-friendly, global hotel brand as well as additional luxury properties like Baccarat Hotels. Last summer, B.R. Guest reinforced its commitment to the environment by becoming
the first national multi-concept restaurant group to be certified green by the Green Restaurant Association™. B.R. Guest’s commitment to service and hospitality is also evident through its dedication
of time and resources to community-based organizations including City Harvest Board Member, Share Our Strength, City-Meals-On-Wheels, Memorial Sloan Kettering, American Cancer Society, Publicolor
Board Member, World Wildlife Federation, PENCIL, Momentum AIDS Project, American Heart Association and The James Beard Foundation.
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Wildwood Barbeque can accommodate up to 222 people. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner
Monday – Thursday, 11:30am – 11:00pm, Friday 11:30am – 12:00am, Saturday noon – midnight and
Sunday noon – 11pm. Please visit www.brguestrestaurants.com for more information.
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