Izzy's Brooklyn Smokehouse

"Izzy’s has their full menu of kosher BBQ available for pick-up and delivery in the Crown Heights area. They’re taking orders over the phone at 347-425-0524 or through Instagram DMs, and they’re also doing special take-out shabbat menus with things like potato kugel, baby back ribs, and schmaltz herring - all of which are worth a celebratory dinner in their own right." - hannah albertine

"Izzy’s is a casual kosher barbecue spot about a ten-minute walk from the Utica Ave. subway station in Crown Heights. Whether you keep kosher or not, you’ll appreciate the peppery beef ribs, fried chicken sandwich, and admirably snappy hot dog. But our favorite thing here is the lean but tender brisket. It’s smoked for 18 hours and develops a hunky bark." - neha talreja, hannah albertine, bryan kim, matt tervooren, will hartman

"There just aren’t that many kosher smokehouses out there, but that’s not why we like Izzy’s so much—the Crown Heights spot is superb in its own right. Pitmaster Izzy Eidelman smokes brisket for 18 hours, double drenches his burnt ends in barbecue sauce, and loads chili sausage with homemade sauce and coleslaw. Everything is solid, including the sandwiches (get the smoked then fried chicken sandwich on toasted brioche with horseradish mayo). And good news if you live in Manhattan: Izzy’s has a smokehouse on the Upper West Side." - anna rahmanan, will hartman

"This down-home barbecue is now a venerable kosher choice in Crown Heights, but cast your mind back a decade when it opened and be amazed at the excitement and uproar it created. There’s a second location on the Upper West Side, maybe not quite as good, but still worth visiting. Both turn out tasty brisket, beef ribs, chicken, hot dogs, and chile sausage fit to compete with any other barbecue in town, kosher or not. Barbecue tacos are another highlight." - Eater Staff

"Brisket There simply just aren’t that many kosher smokehouses out there, but that’s not why we like Izzy’s so much - the Crown Heights spot is actually superb. The meats also include brisket that’s been smoked for 18 hours and classic burnt ends that are twice drenched in the barbecue sauce. And good news if you live in Manhattan: Izzy’s just announced the opening of a new smokehouse on the Upper West Side as well." - team infatuation