Memphis Mae's BBQ Bistro

Memphis Mae’s authentic BBQ is smoked low on the premises! We use a variety of hickory, oak, pecan and other fruitwoods.Memphis Mae's is available for dine-in, take-out, or catered events.For catering information please call 845.661.4311

Memphis Mae’s is the first authentic southern BBQ restaurant in northern Westchester County. But Mae’s is much more than finger lickin’ good BBQ – it is an eclectic delectable collection of down-home comfort food served in a warm bistro-style setting.

Some of our most popular dishes include Memphis ribs, Texas brisket, Carolina pulled pork, Georgian fried green tomatoes, Mississippi catfish, fried oyster Po’Boys, blueberry cobbler and Mae’s famous “Nana Puddin” (banana pudding!) Mae’s multiple wood smokers operate 24 hours a day to provide fresh smoked foods everyday.

Mae’s is the first collaboration between Andreas Nowara and Jeff Matros, both long- time Hudson Valley residents.

Andreas is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who has worked at some of the most prestigious establishments in the NY metro area. He also founded the popular Raccoon Lodge group of saloons in New York City. Jeff also cut his restaurant teeth in Manhattan at renowned restaurants such as the Quilted Giraffe and the Brasserie and has managed restaurants and a jazz club in Europe before embarking on a successful corporate career in telecommunications. Karen is best known for having conceived, created, owned and operated Karen’s Kitchen in Cold Spring, NY.

“Having grown up in BBQ country in the Midwest, I’ve been cooking low and slow BBQ for a very long time,” said Andreas. “Mae’s is a dream come true for me. I’m able to combine my BBQ passion with my formal culinary training and experience, and partner with trusted friends to serve my local community.”

“Traditional southern BBQ transcends gender, age, race, and socio-economic status,” says co-owner Matros. “You can walk into any good BBQ shack in the south and find a mixture of young and old; wealthy and not so; white, black and everything in between; blue collar and white collar. We created Memphis Mae’s with the idea of taking that classic bit of Americana and tweaking it to Northeastern sensibilities in four distinct ways.”

Instead of a southern roadside BBQ shack, Mae’s has an inviting bistro setting.
The expanded menu features BBQ but also includes a variety of regional down-home American dishes such as Catfish Puppies, Georgian fried green tomatoes, blackened Mississippi catfish, and Texas chicken-fried steak.
Mae’s proprietors set out to ensure that the non-meat eating community would also have many interesting, not easy-to-find-elsewhere dishes (e.g., gumbos, salads, soups and smoked and grilled veggies.)
Mae’s take-out menu and the requisite packaging provide a wide variety of foods designed to withstand the ride home and yet satisfy the palettes of the entire family.
Mae’s is located: ½ mile north of the Croton-Harmon train station off of Rte 9 in Croton-on-Hudson. It is open for lunch and for dinner everyday except Monday, and serves a BBQ brunch on Saturday and Sundays from 12:00 through 4:30 PM. Mae’s serves wine and beer as well as a wide variety of other beverages. Memphis Mae’s caters events ranging from office parties to graduations, confirmations, birthdays, Bar Mitzvahs, Christenings, boat parties, sporting events, concerts, tail gating, and local community events. In 2007 we were fortunate enough to have catered the New York Yankees Opening Day celebration!