For many years, if you wanted to stir up a lively debate, you'd ask Rochesterians, "Dinosaur or Sticky Lips?" Dinosaur opened in the former Lehigh Valley Train Station in downtown Rochester in 1998.

Barbecue is making Howard Nielsen bigger. Well, not literally. But his business, Sticky Lips Pit BBQ, is definitely feeling the love of Rochester's penchant for pulled pork and beef brisket. "I always ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) - Sticky Lips BBQ will be closing its location on Culver Road next month. Owner Howard Nielsen said it was a tough decision to make, but the restaurant will shut down on October ...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — A Henrietta staple is closing its doors. Sticky Lips BBQ will serve its last rack of ribs at the end of this month. Catering will go on through September. The owner broke the news on ...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint is auctioning off its memorabilia collection ahead of its last day in business on Sunday, July 14. Owner Howard Nielsen will auction off his large ...

When you think of barbecue, mushrooms and tofu are probably not the first eats that come to mind. “People think it’s an anomaly to have vegetarian dishes at a barbecue place,” said Howard Nielsen, the ...

A Mexican restaurant will soon open in a section of the former Sticky Lips Pit BBQ at the corner of Culver Road and Atlantic Avenue. Taqueria Monterrey will be housed in restaurant's former patio and ...

A well known Rochester restaurant is reopening for business — but with a new name and new menu. The former Sticky Lips BBQ at Culver Road and Atlantic Avenue will reopen as Sticky Soul and BBQ. It ...

A Rochester barbecue restaurant may soon be expanding into the Buffalo market. The owner of Sticky Lips Pit BBQ is working with a possible franchise operator to bring the restaurant chain to Buffalo.