This is a strange place in my opinion. They turne...

This is a strange place in my opinion. They turned a massive warehouse on the Newburgh waterfront into a massive barbeque restaurant. It isn't fancy at all, but they have valet parking. They aren't a chain restaurant, but the random-ass decor and t-shirts being sold inside say that they might be. The staff is managed professionally enough and comes off very chain-ey. The menu as well. This isn't all to be negative, as the place looks nice inside for a converted warehouse and the deck has great views of the Hudson. Billy Joe's is just a little off is all. And I think that is part of their marketing and appeal! Food is decent but pretty generic BBQ. I've had several differnet things, such as the pulled pork sandwich and the hickory burger. The pulled pork was pretty blah, with it really needing bbq sauce to make it more palatable. The burger was surprising good for a place like this, with them being very generous on the toppings (bacon, cheddar, onion straws and bbq). Maybe even a bit overkill. Luckily the beef was good though even though the roll was below average. Both onion straws and fries are good but not great. Multiple barbeque sauces are appreciated, and they range from good to meh. Plenty of options to dip things in is all. Regardless you will definitely have enough to eat here, as the portions are very generous. Their beer list is good, ranging from Dogfish Head to Keegan Ales to more common options. In fact, since there aren't many places that have a great beer selection around--let alone a tap selection--this becomes one of Billy Joe's larger selling points. Ironically enough with it's good-not-great food and great beer selection (for the Hudson Valley), in some ways, Billy Joe's is almost better suited to being a bar for us adults. Luckily it does have a bar area off to the side, so that is what I'd advise using the place for if you want to see its best.