Latest News About Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Closes Restaurants

Here’s what’s known about Dinosaur Bar-B-Que closing news up to now.

• Brooklyn location closing: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que’s Brooklyn (Gowanus) site is shutting down later this spring due to the end of its lease and the building’s demolition for new apartments. The company says the closure is lease-driven, with the final service date not yet announced.[1][2][3]
• Broader impact: The closures reflect redevelopment pressures in urban markets where landlord plans and condo/apartment construction affect long-standing restaurants, even when customer demand remains high.[2][3]
• Other locations: The chain continues to operate five New York state locations (Buffalo, Harlem, Rochester, Troy, Syracuse) after the Brooklyn store’s lease ends, with gift cards honored at remaining sites.[2]
• Media coverage: Reports emphasize the trend of closures tied to high redevelopment costs and lease dynamics, rather than a simple decline in popularity.[3][7]

If you’d like, I can pull up the latest local coverage from Buffalo, Brooklyn, or NYC outlets, or summarize what this means for other neighborhood dining spots facing redevelopment. I can also track any announced final closing date for the Brooklyn location once it’s public. Would you like me to do that?[6][1][2]