http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/916742.html

http://www.thepit-raleigh.com

Has anyone eaten here yet? I love me some BBQ

2/1/2008 12:20:49 PM

NO NO NOT ANOTHER BBQ THREAD PLEASE ALLAH

2/1/2008 12:22:19 PM

Quote :

"PLEASE ALLAH"

rofl

2/1/2008 12:23:57 PM

Thank goodness it is real BBQ and not that Western NC fauxBQ that they try to claim in some restaurants.

2/1/2008 12:30:59 PM

and thus it begins

2/1/2008 12:32:04 PM

^^it begins

[Edited on February 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason : ^beat me to it, but i'm not deleting it]

2/1/2008 12:32:07 PM

WESTERN NC BBQ IS THE ONLY REAL BBQ OK

LEXINGTON FTW

in other news, that place looks pretty good. might go there for lunch.

2/1/2008 12:32:09 PM

evan, dude. You're from Wilmington. What the hell?

2/1/2008 12:34:59 PM

thats whats up

2/1/2008 12:35:59 PM

Quote :

"evan, dude. You're from Wilmington. What the hell?"

Yeah loser. What is wrong with you. Did you have a bad upbringing?

2/1/2008 12:38:32 PM

my parents are from lexington

we go there to visit family all the time

eastern NC bbq is some nasty shit

2/1/2008 12:44:36 PM

TofE and I have been there a few times, we really liked it. The pit master just got out of jail for embezzling money from his last bbq place.

2/1/2008 12:45:07 PM

Yes, jlancas03 and I have been and we enjoyed it VERY much. We almost went back the other night, but decided to stick to our side of town so we wouldn't be late for the movie.

I had bought my parents a gift card to Nana's Chophouse, and they said they would take us out on the card. By the time we got around to going (December, just after Christmas), it had become The Pit. They still honored the gift card, and still have Nana's menu in addition to BBQ, so we checked it out.

The wings were fabulous, and the BBQ was sooooo good. All of their pigs come from a free range pig farm in NC, so I thought that was pretty cool. They offered all the southern pig pickin' sides, and there were hush puppies of course. They do catering as well.

Staff and service was okay, but I think the issue there is just being a bit understaffed for the holidays. They had a decent amount of patronage the night we went, but according to the owner they were doing really well as all their customers had been word of mouth. He bragged they hadn't used any of their ad money yet.

So this is getting long, but it's good. I definitely recommend it. You can dress casual, but don't expect to spend casually.

Oh, and the owner was saying they were gonna start opening for lunch too.

[Edited on February 1, 2008 at 1:17 PM. Reason : ]

2/1/2008 1:14:12 PM

2/1/2008 1:16:01 PM

every time i see the pitt i think of http://www.dailytarheel.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=92c6ab8a-e9c9-463b-8c95-96d1c6533a2c

2/1/2008 1:20:00 PM

that's cuz you are gay.

2/1/2008 1:23:39 PM

2/1/2008 1:31:40 PM

tis good yo.

2/1/2008 1:35:43 PM

I am going to smithfields for lunch, thanx u.

2/1/2008 1:38:35 PM

this thread is making me hawngry

2/1/2008 1:38:52 PM

you know the Smithfield's restaurant chain?

what kind of barbeque is that?

2/1/2008 1:52:27 PM

eastern, but a poor example of it

i'm pretty sure they don't cook their own bbq. it just comes out of buckets and they warm it up. they might add some sauce or something.

[Edited on February 1, 2008 at 1:53 PM. Reason : ]

2/1/2008 1:53:00 PM

i hate that soggy ass red-tinted barbeque, I suppose that is western.

I guess I've just always had eastern then

2/1/2008 1:54:56 PM

It's alright. It's basically on par with Smithfields, just 4 times as expensive.

2/1/2008 1:55:15 PM

western = tomato-base sauce

eastern = vinegar-base sauce

[Edited on February 1, 2008 at 1:56 PM. Reason : really the only significant difference]

2/1/2008 1:55:38 PM

party there on sunday. im stoked

2/1/2008 1:58:54 PM

a bbq place huh? i'm guessing they serve hamburgers and grilled chicken?

2/1/2008 2:00:49 PM

Quote :

"i'm pretty sure they don't cook their own bbq. it just comes out of buckets and they warm it up. they might add some sauce or something."

Do research before talking, they cook whole pigs:
http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/nanas-switches-to-the-pit

Quote :

"The Pit is Whole Hog BBQ which is “pit-cooked all night over hickory or oak coals, basted with a homemade vinegar and pepper sauce, pulled from the bone, chopped and served hot.”"

2/1/2008 2:03:41 PM

Oh, and if any of y'all want to go and want to be a bit more affordable, go at lunch time. They just opened up for that and the menu is cheaper then.

2/1/2008 2:04:42 PM

RAWR RAWR RAWR

2/1/2008 2:05:11 PM

Quote :

"i'm pretty sure they don't cook their own bbq. it just comes out of buckets and they warm it up. they might add some sauce or something."

I think this quote was talking about Smithfield's, not The Pit (post directly above someone asked what kind of que Smithfield's served)

2/1/2008 2:16:21 PM

smithfields is TERRIBLE.

2/1/2008 2:37:58 PM

I'LL EAT SMITHFIELD'S BEFORE I EAT COOK-OUT

TAKE THAT TWW

I'M SITTIN IN HERE HATIN

2/1/2008 3:12:56 PM

Quote :

"Do research before talking"

i was talking about smithfield's

[Edited on February 1, 2008 at 3:18 PM. Reason : ^^^what he said]

2/1/2008 3:18:12 PM

wouldnt mind some bbq mhmmmmmmmm

2/1/2008 3:18:44 PM

Between eastern and western BBQ, I typically prefer the western. However, if it's made right, both are damn good

2/1/2008 3:21:08 PM

bumpity bump

5/27/2009 12:44:02 PM

haha casummer posts from when it was actually me

5/27/2009 12:45:24 PM

maybe hooksaw wanted me to bump it with this
im slow

The Pit on Throwdown with Bobby Flay May 27th

http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/pit-bbq-on-throwdown-with-bobby-flay-may-27th/

5/27/2009 12:45:47 PM

Just ate dinner there on Friday night


<3 Mr. Mitchell.


^hell yeah, got my DVR set to record that tonight. We asked Mr. Mitchell (the PitMaster and owner) if he won and he said he was sworn to secrecy but that nobody comes into his house and whoops his ass.

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 12:49 PM. Reason : f]

5/27/2009 12:46:36 PM

it seems like Bobby Flay always loses in that show, in the episodes I've seen at least.

5/27/2009 12:58:30 PM

man

the pit was on man v. food a few months ago

so being on the travel channel AND food network over a 2 month span is pretty awesome

5/27/2009 1:01:26 PM

shit

I've been meaning to try this place, but always forgot the name of it.
Now it's gonna be crowded as hell for months.

5/27/2009 1:01:53 PM

i love this place - awesome food/beer/prices

5/27/2009 1:02:13 PM

I'm not a fan at all. the place is waaayyy over priced for what it is and the bbq isn't really that good. I much rather go to ol' time than this place.

Their hush puppies are good and their beans okay but thats about it. They don't even cook their own mashed potatoes. the mac and cheese is decent but no where near home made and poole's diner has much better m&c if you want that while out. The bbq serving size is too small for my taste and the sauce didn't have the kick i was looking for.

if it was 5.99 instead of 11.99 I would have been content, but its definitely too hyped up and not worth the money.

Out of the 10 or so people i was with when we went none of us were impressed enough to go again.

5/27/2009 1:48:20 PM

i'll say its about eleventy billion times better than ol' time

5/27/2009 1:49:36 PM

Ol time was a disappointment.
People talk it up all the time, and I go there...it wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't good.

5/27/2009 1:50:45 PM

If all they have is stringy chopped BBQ, it's obviously not that good of a place.

5/27/2009 1:51:38 PM

^^i agree ol time is even talked up, but its on par with this place for a fraction of the cost. actually poole's diner has* better bbq than the pit as well. i've had a lot of home made bbq that beats the pants off of the pit. most people i know who talk it up and say how much they like it do so because they are afraid if they don't have that opinion they won't be seen as trendy or hip. but if you like it, thats your thing.

*their menu switches around so bbq isn't always available.

5/27/2009 2:03:47 PM

everytime I've gone to The Pit, the food has been excellent


I'm a big fan of their fried chicken

Their ribs are amazing too


BANANA PUDDING FTW

5/27/2009 2:09:48 PM