My quest for good BBQ continues after visiting Thee Pitts Again. Don't take me wrong, this is a lovely and unique place and their BBQ is pretty good. But after Guy raved about them on "Triple D" and after seeing all their trophies everywhere you would think this would be "porky heaven" or "BBQ's Best in Phoenix" but that wasn't the case.
Service ~ was good despite my appreciation from a few other Yelp reviews. Like in another Scott W's review, our server was brutally honest with us and made some good recommendations and also told us what to stay away from, like the side of mac-n-cheese and side salad. Not sure if the owners are aware of this?
Decor ~ it's a BBQ place so my expectations were not very high to begin with, which they met those expectations to a tee.
Food ~ We had there fried pickles as an app. They were pickle spears and not the usual slices. They were hot, tangy with a little crunch from the breading. The ranch dip made them delish! Rack of ribs and a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and sides of fries, slaw and potato salad. The ribs needed to be trimmed ~ they were too fatty and blah. I said something to our server and she came back with a new order. These too were a little fatty but not as bad. They were cooked and seasoned well with a wet rub. Their BBQ sauce is on the sweeter side. The pulled pork sandwich was A~OK. It needed the BBQ sauce for balance and wetness. Their sides were pretty good, which we ate them all but left some rib pieces behind! I know... this is sacrilegious to BBQ officiando's but they were too fatty.
This is a A~OK place for good BBQ especially the fried pickles. They are reasonably priced and seemed to have a good following of regulars. We will give them another try some day soon.