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Warning: BBQ snob here who has been burned more than a few times by "awesome pittsburgh BBQ" places. If this offends you stop reading now.
Finally, real BBQ in Pittsburgh. BBQ is a process not a sauce people! It involves cooking with smoke! If there is no smoke it's not BBQ (cough) smokey bones (cough)
The last time someone from Pittsburgh raved about a BBQ joint to me it was Clem's Hardwood Cafe... Terrible- so much heavy handed use of sauce ... i think it might have been pork i was eating? Not really sure, could have been tofu, all i tasted was the sauce.
Now enter YinzBurgh BBQ:
Good BBQ does not come out of a crock pot and is not covered in sugary sauce. In fact, I won't be surprised to find out that this place gets a few bad reviews for not having enough sauce. Develop a pallet people!
Anyway, the smoke flavor is nice and assertive. The rub on the smoked chicken wings is quite excellent. I can't comment on the bread as I don't eat much bread myself and am perfectly content to chow down on a plateful of meat.
Some have complained that the meat is served too plain, however if you are a backyard BBQ enthusiast then you will appreciate the smokey flavors, which don't require heavy handed use of sauces and rubs to mask inferior cooking techniques.
If you want to sauce your meat he has a number of homemade sauces available, however this place meets my #1 criteria for BBQ: Does not require sauce, although I did enjoy dipping my meat in a bit of sauce. My one complaint would be I would want sauces on the table so I could try a little of everything.
The staff: Super friendly and we exchanged backyard BBQ tips including foiling, brining, cooking temperatures, gear... I mean this guy loves BBQ and knows his stuff and is happy to chat you up about Q. Had a great time. I hope that they are able to be successful and get into a location with some seating and of course BEER!
UPDATE:
I have revised my rating to 4 stars down from 5. If they get squeeze bottles with their sauce on the table vs forcing you to choose just one sauce then it'll go back up.
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