Pjs Saratoga Style Bar B Q

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BAR-B-Q Saratoga Style
. . . Open pit - cooked over real charcoal!
We make eating a picnic.

ROUTE 9 - SOUTH BROADWAY - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866
(518) 583-CHIK or 583-RIBS

John "PJ" Davis prepares some award winning ribs.
PJ's "Saratoga Style" BAR-B-Q, a seasonal operation, is owned and operated by the Davis family: John "PJ", Carolyn, their son John, and daughter Jady. PJ and Carolyn began barbecuing in the Capital District in 1975 and have been at their Saratoga location since 1984.

If you'd like, wander out back and view the two 20' firebrick barbecue pits. The chicken and ribs are barbecued "Saratoga Style" on racks that rest two feet above real charcoal briquets. They are turned and basted continuously with our version of the 'Cornell Recipe', developed years ago at Cornell University in Upstate New York. The recipe basically consists of oil, cider vinegar, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and eggs.

The fresh chicken halves are slow-cooked for an hour and a half. The fresh slabs of pork spareribs are slow-cooked for two hours, and our homemade hickory barbecue sauce is 'seared' on the ribs at the end.

On a busy day, over 500 chicken halves and several hundred pounds of ribs are cooked over approximately 1000 pounds of charcoal. PJ's uses over 40 tons of briquets during the course of the season.

When you're in the Saratoga Springs area, stop by and enjoy our unique dining experience . . . the aroma . . . the atmosphere. You'll soon learn why we say at PJ's . . .
"We make eating a picnic!"

"Greetings from the pit!" PJ & Carolyn

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Restaurant drawing created by Richard Shaffett, Island Art, Sarasota, FL.
Restaurant photos courtesy of Fred Sanger, Rochester, NY.
PJ's Logo designed by Richard Kraham, Design Unit, Chatham, NY.