i actually worked here when i was a young fellow. And i must say, a lot of hard work and love goes into the cue' here . i do not know if ginger still owns the place but she fired me for no reason and i still miss the food. i always stop by when i am in town. read more

This spot is just okay, nothing spectacular in terms of southern bbq. I've had better and it's located near strip mall heaven. The pork and chicken bbq were far better than the beef. read more

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The food is awesome really!! The beef & pork is very tender & has lots of flavor. Ms. Ginger is one of the kindest people you'll ever meet.

Great Ribs! Meaty and fresh. The smoked chicken was good too but the ribs were better. The sides were fine but not unique or special. Limited beer choices. The pies looked yummy but couldn't eat another bite. Will have to come back next time in town. read more

The Hershey Bar pie is worth the visit by itself. Raoul, the owner is as friendly and helpful as they come. We loved the pork sandwich and the stew. Cornbread also was very good. We were in for the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 8, 2011. I would definitely visit here again when I am in Jackson. read more

Ok people when I say good eats, you say "Hickory Pit". "GOOD EATS"!!! Now if you are driving, which you will be if you come here, and don't drive too fast because you will roll right past the place, go slow, but not too slow. When entering the place I noticed that the table settings were that red-and-white checker, picnic color, which seems to be the norm in the South where there is good BBQ. I ordered a slab (Dry) because I wanted to really experience the taste of the meat. My sides were cold slaw and potato salad; they threw in this large piece of Texas toast. Now they have sauces, three different sauces, based on how you eat your ribs, again I wanted mine dry. OK...the ribs were just a little, and I do mean a little salty, but had a really good hickory finish which offset the saltiness. When you add one of the sweet sauces to the mix, you have a perfect blend of taste that truly satisfies the palate. I recommend you stopping if you are traveling through Jackson MS, and pay the "Hickory Pit" a visit, you will not be disappointed with the food or friendly service. read more

This place has always had great BBQ period. I highly recommend all of their sandwiches, yes all, and do yourself a favor get extra sweet sauce, it is most excellent. Everytime you will be satisifed when finished eating. read more

I went here for lunch today and here is my input on this restaurant. When we were ordering our food, the waiter had no idea what we were sayin. Luckily, our order was correct. I was looking through the window into the kitchen, and the cleanliness of the kitchen was appalling. The decorations in the dining area are creepy. The food was great, though. read more

The BBQ pulled pork plate was delicious. The cashier was very friendly and was pleased to tell me about the menu. I went here with my girlfriend because of yelp reviews and were not disappointed. In a nice section of town. A guest eating started chatting with me and said the Hershey pie is the best thing he has ever had. He said he had been eating there for 25 years and it's the best BBQ in Jackson. The hot BBQ sauce was different and my favorite of the three options. If I'm ever in Jackson again, I will get the BBQ nachos. read more

All the employees were super friendly. I am very picky when it comes to my BBQ. I went with the pork sandwich. Excellent meat, amazing coleslaw (some of the best I've ever had), good fried. Safe to say I will be back soon! read more

Called in an order today for the rib party pack, online menu price $47.95. They told me the cost was $68 plus change. Said they knew the online prices were wrong. Unfortunate, to say the least. read more

the hickory pit was the last stop on what turned to be an eating trip from new york to texas. i was moving from brooklyn to dallas and my brother flew up to drive down with me, and on the way we discovered that one of the many things we have in common is a love of pork barbecue. We are from texas and grew up with texas barbecue, which mainly consists of dry brisket on cottony rolls covered in sauce. so not big fans. but then somewhere along the way we each discovered that in other places barbecue =pork. and that is a philosophy i ccan get behind. anyhoo. we are driving through jackson about lunchtime and i checked yelp to see if there was a good local place (not a chain) from which we could procure some bbq lunch. found the hickory pit on this very site! now i would like to go back to jackson. we asked the 16-year-old girls behind the counter what they get and they both said chicken, but that the pork was good too. And that we needed to get it on toast instead of a bun. We took them at their word and ordered our pulled pork sammiches on toast. Good lord. Tender, succulent pork, crunchy slaw, three sauces, and perfectly golden Texas toast. Potato salad was standard and the salad dressing (aka "comeback sauce") on the green salad was peppery and good. My brother and I didn't speak for about 10 minutes as we inhaled our food. He got a full rack of ribs to go also, which I did not get to sample. But there's always next time... read more

Food is tasty but... After spending $200 they acted like I was going to break their profit with Paper Plates. Unfortunately, it came across rudely. read more

If you've eaten bar b que outside of Mississippi...say like Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas....you probably won't like this spot at all. literally no smoke or charcoal flavor, rather dry, and requires a ton of sauce to feel palatable. The fries were huge....I was ready to throw down, took one bite and felt like I ate a sample of everything else they may have fried in the grease the day before. I can only assume that the positive reviews I read about this place was from people that wouldn't leave Jackson to save their lives. This is survival food at best. read more

After skimming through the reviews here, Hickory Pit was a bit of a letdown. I went with the pulled pork sandwich platter with slaw and potato salad (a bit under $8). It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great, either. Everything was a bit unremarkable: Generic, pillowy bun. Unremarkable sides. Sauce that was overly tangy and sweet. Hot sauce that wasn't hot at all. The saving grace was the pork, juicy and succulent. Since barbecue is all about the meat, I'll be willing to give this place another shot. But next time, I'm going straight for the meat. The buns, sauces, and sides just aren't worth your time here. (Oh, and another reviewer described Texas barbecue as "mainly consist[ing] of dry brisket on cottony rolls covered in sauce." What. Cottony rolls? Sauce? What were you eating as a kid?) read more

We ordered chicken tenders for my 6 year old -- and as I cut one open to let it cool, I discovered that the chicken was raw inside! If I hasn't cut it up, my daughter would have bitten into a raw chicken tender! I took it back up to the counter, and no one apologized. In fact, the only response I got to showing them the raw chicken was, "Hmmm." Then the lady turned around without a word and gave the chicken to the cook to re-do. I saw the other lady who had been helping us, so when she came over, I told her that my daughter's chicken tenders had been sent back because they were raw inside. Her response was, "OK...?" I am not making this up. The entire time, they acted like I was being weird for not wanting my daughter to eat raw chicken. Have they never heard of salmonella? But wait, it gets worse. Since I had used my plastic fork and knife to cut up raw chicken, and my daughter's fork and knife were on the plate I turned in, I needed a new fork and knife to eat my food, which was sitting ready on our table. The two ladies running the place both argued with me about giving me a new set of plasticware because I had the tainted set still on the table. They said, "But you have a set right there." I explained quietly and calmly that I could no longer use that plasticware as it had touched raw chicken. Finally, one of the ladies got me a new set while I was trying to explain for the second time that I could no longer use mine because it had cut up raw chicken. She walked off while I was explaining, and semi-yelled in a very exasperated tone, "OK! I'll get you some!" When she returned, I ate my now less-than-warm meal because I had already paid for it. They did later apologize for the raw chicken and pay for it, but I will never return because I do not like being yelled at when needing a new plastic fork due to their serving up a plate of raw chicken to a child. read more

Found this little gem on Yelp. Thanks to everyone for the good reviews. We ate pulled pork sandwiches--meat was fresh and smokey. Sauce was a good tomato-based sauce. I prefer more of a kick. Not crazy about the potato salad. It was the florescent-yellow kind, too much mustard and pickles. read more

Stopped in here for dinner on my way to Oxford with some friends looking for some good BBQ. Have to say, this place did not disappoint. The wet pork ribs are the way to go along with some tater logs! And if you're craving something sweet you gotta do a piece of their homemade carrot cake!! Soooo gooood! Lastly, the women running this joint were the best, sweetest ladies to deal with. We talked football for about an hour and then hit the road. If you want some authentic backyard BBQ with a friendly atmosphere this is your place! read more

I am a BBQ guy from Memphis and spent time in Georgia. This is absolutely the worse BBQ place have ever eaten at in MS, and probably the whole Southeast region. The BBQ was poor, the service was unfriendly and rude, and the BRUNSWICK stew, is not stew it is ketchup broth soup, not, absolutely not Brunswick stew with corn dropped in. I tried to speak to them but they would hear nothing. The worse thing was they gave my $8+ bowl to another customer and did not even offer a replacement, on top of bad it was cold. However the 2 pieces of corn bread was my redemption. Don't stop here- run from this place! read more

I don't know how people are giving this place anything more than one star. My one star is for the customer service, as they were very friendly. The food on the other hand was pitiful. I spent over$30 on two rib plates and felt like I was punked when I got home. The ribs had no flavor, were dry and tough. The potato salad was inedible and baked beans swam in vinegar. Next time I crave bbq, I'll leave home earlier and go to Sylvester's on HWY 18 near Raymond. read more

The ribs were lukewarm and didn't taste flavorful. Potato salad wasn't good either. :(

It's alright. The ribs were very tender, but it's the sauces that killed it for me. The baked beans were not a pretty sight, but they tasted pretty good. read more

If you want a order to go don't bother calling. They will immeadiatly put you on hold "for a moment". More than once this has been at least an 8 to 10 minute wait.As a business owner,my phone customers are as important as the walk-ins.Must not be here.... read more

Ordered the pulled pork sandwich special platter and the food was good but the portioning was not very large for the price it seemed to me. Nice dining area and selection of different grade sauces to use though. read more

This place was ok. I would go again. I'm not a huge BBQ eater, but I remember enjoying it.

Rude staff at the front I was actually suprised! It used to be awesome. Some people don't need jobs where they deal with the public!

BBQ at its best. This restaurant has a very home vibe to it. The food is delicious and priced reasonably. The owner is very down to earth and makes an effort to interact with everyone and make everyone feel comfortable and enjoy their experience. I highly recommend the carrot cake or hershey bar pie. read more

This is the best BBQ I have had in the Jackson, MS area. Try any one of their homemade pies for dessert. The folks are friendly, it's family owned, and the AC is cold. I haven't had anything there yet that wasn't good. The pulled chicken sandwich is wonderful with their sauce. As a Texas native, I know good BBQ. This is it for me when I am in town. Give a smile to the cuties behind the counter and get you some of that wonderful BBQ and southern hospitality. They have a drive through also and are open pretty late! read more

I got a pulled pork sandwich on my visit. It was dry. I've had much better pulled pork. Maybe I missed something here, and should have ordered something else, but the pulled pork doesn't have me screaming to get back there. read more

Local BBQ that just can't be beat. The employees are the most friendly and remember their customers. Not only is there BBQ great but everything else it too. Burgers, sandwiches, and man that Oreo pie... read more

The pulled pork was dry. The steak fries appear to be bought frozen and not homemade, the potato salad was VERY yellow and tasted like pure mustard and onion and the baked beans had no standout flavor. Nothing was my cup of tea and I expected a lot better from a supposed landmark. The Hershey pie is very good, but at all of their cakes and pies are $5.00 for a small slice. I would not come back. read more

Not sure why this place gets so many 4-5 stars. It was meh. I'm a firm believer that if the meat HAS to have sauce, then it's not seasoned well enough. The chicken was average, sauce was decent, pulled pork was kinda bland and needed more time in the smoker, and the place was definitely way overpriced for the quality of the food. read more

Fantastic BBQ!! The ribs are truly amazing, and the beans are a must. Highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to know what ribs are meant to taste like! The staff is also very friendly and they make a mean pie. Enjoy! read more

Excellent BBQ affordable casual family owned

Not impressed, not much flavor to meat and the sauce was just so-so. So-called fries were gross. Won't be back. Next time, I'm holding out for Letha's BBQ in Hattiesburg, MS. read more

The size of the servings of the side dishes is ridiculously small by comparison to most other restaurants.

We must have went to a different Hickory Pit ! It was terrible , the sauce isn't cooked on the ribs just poured over the top and they were tough. I cannot believe all the good reviews of this dump. read more

Worst food ive ever tasted!!!!! It was dry with no taste and their bbq sauce was not real bbq sauce.

I love their burgers and potato salad!! They are so delicious!! I get it all of the time. I always get it to go, but the service is always so fast and efficient. read more

This bbq joint was listed on dixiedining.com. Dixiedining.com has never let me down. The relatively small restaurant is easy to find, right off I-55. The folks behind the counter are nice. You order and pick up your food and take it to one of the tables. Drinks are self serve. The iced tea was authentic southern. Just the right amount of being too sweet. I had a pork sandwich and the smoky flavor was evident and enhanced by the sauces on the table. I like sweet sauce and this took it over the top. They have hot sauce for the more adventuresome. I also had a bowl of brunswick stew. It had a real tomato taste to it, which I liked. It had nice chunks of meat and just the right amount of corn. I was too full to try one of the pie slices for dessert. Next time I find myself there, I will not have the stew and save room for the pie that caught my eye, oreo cream. I highly recommend this joint for true bbq lovers. read more