Lysander, N.Y. — To find good barbecue, don’t follow your eyes — follow your nose.

The Angry Pig BBQ debuted as a food truck in 2019 , marking owner Josh Reynolds’ foray into the professional barbecue world. The trailer grew into a brick-and-mortar restaurant this summer. After plans to open the restaurant in the village of Phoenix fell through, Reynolds instead opened the restaurant on the other side of the Oswego River in Lysander. The location at 2935 Lamson Road had most recently been home to Harper’s Pizza & Ice Cream and Henderson Dairy.

The restaurant is in transition. Soon, a permanent pit room will replace the mobile barbecue pit outside—the first step in a three-phase renovation. The old awning that once shaded the ice cream counter is gone, part of a facelift for the concret

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