Wow. It really doesn't get much better than this place. I'm from CNY where we have a pretty well regarded BBQ joint (Dinosaur) and my husband is from North Carolina and grew up eating tons of southern BBQ. We were bound to be tough critics. Part of my deal is I haven't eaten meat in over 10 years so my recent history with BBQ has been, well basically non-existent. Holy cow was I pumped when I found out how vegetarian friendly this place was. BBQ places in Pittsburgh are quite rare but one that has vegetarian options...shut the front door. It was too good to be true.
My husband and I, hungry for lunch and settling in for a night of drinking, thought it was as good a time as any to make our inaugural trip to YinzBurgh. We're sad we didn't go sooner. Upon walking in we were asked if it was our first time there. We confirmed it was and we were given a detailed tasting tour of all the sauces. I'm a pretty picky eater (I know right, the vegetarian is a picky eater?! no one saw that coming) but I legitimately loved all of the sauces. I really am easily annoyed when talked down to but the owner did such a great job of giving us tons of information without talking to us like we were stupid. It was a treat just tasting all of the sauces. We then placed our orders. I went with the tofu block and mac and cheese. I got to pick three sauces that went with the tofu. Seriously, delicious and fun! As our food was prepared we talked a bit with the owner. Such a nice friendly Southerner, really enjoyed him.
We got our food home and dove right in. The tofu was seriously amazing. I went with the KC sauce for it and holy crap, it was out of this world. The tofu was moist and flavorful. And the KC sauce with it was amazing. So much BBQ deliciousness in my mouth. It was heavenly, I inhaled it. The mac and cheese was sooo good. It was cheesy and rich. It was the ideal BBQ mac and cheese. I ate way too much of it.
It was a touch on the pricey side but it was worth every penny in my book. I'd go back as often as possible. Especially recommend for vegetarians, not very often that we're able to enjoy the smoky deliciousness of BBQ. Go eat here!