Not easy to find. Just a takeout. Food is terrific. Choices are limited but your sandwich is made while you are at the ordering window while you watch. You have choice of doneness Home made hand cut fries were very good. read more

My FAVE pit beef spot to date If you haven't been to Pioneer yet, head on over stat because their food is straight fire. Here's what my bf and I got: Pit Turkey Sandwich ($7.75) - got this with BBQ sauce, and although it was tasty, their pit beef blew this sammie out of the water Regular Pit Beef Sandwich ($7.75) - so, SO good! LOVED the pit beef here. We got this with salt & pepper, onions, au jus and tiger sauce, and it was love at first bite. Fries ($2.50) - pipin' hot & REALLY tasty. Def get an order with your sammie! Additional Notessss The Reg Pit Beef was big so I can't imagine how large the super size is, lol. It's only like 75 cents more so I'll have to get it next time. This is a cash only establishment so make sure you come prepared They have a few tables outside, but it's very much a carryout joint I almost thought I was in the wrong place, but you have to park in order to see Pioneer. It's very much a no frills establishment, which only intrigued me more, lol. 11/10 recommend. read more

You will NEVER find a better pit beef sandwich ! Service is great. I love that you can only pay in cash. This place is exactly how a pit beef stand is supposed to be. Not fancy, just bare bones and smells like smoke. read more

This was my first time having pit beef and it was amazing!! After the first bite, I gasped about 10 times because the smokey flavor, yet soft meat were unlike anything I've ever tried before. I got the regular pit beef with tiger sauce (mayo & horseradish), onions, and au jus. We also got a side of fries, gravy, coleslaw, and a pickle. The coleslaw was so good, but I made the mistake of adding a layer to my sandwich - it was good, but the sandwich lost a bit of its smokiness.. The fries were very soggy and needed the gravy because it seemed otherwise unseasoned. My boyfriend was ok with the taste, and once we chucked it into the air fryer they were fine. Overall, this place is great and I'll definitely be back! It's pretty cheap but only take cash. read more

CRITICAL DETAILS: Cost: 3-17$ CASH ONLY GOOD: The fries, pit beef, and service BAD: roll is just okay; 11-5:00PM hours Let me say off the bat, skip fast food, Five Guys etc. If you are in the Catonsville area, this is an AMAZING stop for great eats. Cooking up pit beef for 40 years, the meat is smoky and tender, the fries are crispy and DELICIOUS with gravy, and the sauces - wonderful compliment (try the horse radish). For 10.75, I got an amazing, quick meal. As others state, definitely go med-rare for extra tender, juicy meat. My only criticism is the roll (which nearly gets forgotten by the wonder of the meat). It's overly soft and generic. I would ask for toasted next time. But still, a smaller flaw in a top rate experience. The service is friendly too. For more content on this great spot see Mikey Chen's video review - START at timestamp 16:10 for the Pioneer Pit Beef (he covers others too). Here's the video https://youtu.be/kzVGIxS-vqg. Check the video and do visit Pioneer Pit Beef ASAP. read more

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Pit beef is Maryland BBQ. And Pioneer is one of the best. It's set up like an old timey BBQ shack - take out only, cash, limited menu. This place may not have the notoriety of Chaps but, to barrow an expression, they have the beef! If your a fan of pit beef, this place is a must. Just that simple. read more

Restaurants overall have gotten considerably worse since the pandemic. Prices are insane, food quality worsening, service abysmal. Except pioneer. This place somehow manages to get better and keep their prices competitive. So blessed to have this within 10 mins of me read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Super pit beef - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

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SO SO SO SO NOMS. EAT HERE. Cash only :) Probably one of the best sandwiches I've ever had bc it's just MEAT. It's a shack and you order, they make it for you, you can eat outside at the picnic tables or your car or wherever!! They have a small menu of different sandwiches, but my go-to order is the normal Pit Beef Sandwich with onions and tomato, tiger sauce and bbq sauce. SO GOOD. like guys...it's so simple, and so good. Choose how you want your meat to be done, I get medium rare or rare. The pit beef sandwich already has soooooo much meat so I don't feel a need to get the super. Also the gravy fries are good and the pickle is a whole giant cucumber pickle log thing so it's worth. They have different sauces, but I highly recommend mixing the tiger sauce (kinda horseradishy) and their bbq sauce (so so so good and not like normal bbq sauce on wings idk) Overall it's super worth!! And a great lil place with great food that's not a chain. ** Covid review: masks are required and people kinda wait farther apart when in line so that's good! read more

We came on a Saturday early afternoon, I think we were just able to beat the rush. This place is a hole in the wall. It is located right off of i-70 and it is behind a liquor store. There are not indoor seating and only some benches for outdoor seating. This place is also CASH ONLY, so please come prepare with cash. Their menu isn't very extensive which I actually like because I am the type where it will be difficult to make a decision when provided with too many choices. From walking in, to ordering, to getting our food all took about 5-10 mins. It was super quick. We had to take out 1 star, because there were basically flies and ants attacking us while were were eating. I am not really sure if that is something they can manage, but it contributed to our experience there. This is not really a polite sandwich, it is messy and you will need a lot of napkins. It might also not be a good idea to get this to good if you have all the sauces inside the sandwich, it will get soggy pretty quick. The fries with gravy itself were not all that special. We didn't find it to be mind blowing, but it was good. The sandwich has a TON of meat. They definitely give you more than a fair share of meat in your sandwich. This was our first time here and was recommended to try to Tiger Sauce from other Yelpers, but I didn't find that it added a lot of flavoring to the sandwich. My girlfriend said the sandwich was actually kind of bland. I think this is definitely a restaurant we will return to but we will add more toppings to our sandwich and maybe even some salt and pepper or Old Bay to add more flavoring to the sandwich. Definitely worth a try and not to mention the price is very reasonable! read more

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I had to rank think spot a 1 star only because back in the summer of 2022, while getting our food, our the corner of my eye is saw a tiny roach crawl up the wall!! No, no, NO!!!!!! I guess that's expected because it's behind a liquor store and near a dumpster, plus that day we went, it smelled of blood roasting in the day read more

OMG! Best put beef in all of Baltimore! Fast efficient and delicious! Friendly and I can still taste the fire.

This place is consistently amazing! The beef alone is very flavorful! I'd previously always gotten it with just the Tiger Sauce (horseradish type sauce) which is delicious! But I followed a Yelp recommendation and got it with a mix of Tiger and BBQ sauces! That was definitely a winner and now my new fav! The bbq is tangy and more Asian inspired IMO. Not your typical BBQ sauce. It paired really well with the Tiger sauce! The fries are always crispy and hot! I typically just get mine plain and sprinkle the old bay on it and sometimes the vinegar. The portions are plentiful and you get more than your money's worth here. The regular sandwich and a side of fries always fills me up! The staff are always super friendly and I can certainly see why this business has been around for decades! read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Regular beef sandwich with Tiger and BBQ sauce - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

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WARNING, this place is addictive! It's a no frill smoke shack that serves the absolute best pit by a very friendly and welcoming staff. It had been years since I had the opportunity to visit as I had moved out of the area and it is just about the same as I remember. A single line forms you order at the first window and pay and pick up at the second and it is CASH ONLY with tips accepted. Their beef is cooked to perfection whether you order it rare, medium, etc. A variety of toppings are available and try the tiger sauce - get a but on the sude. Their barbecue sauce is also quite good and has a bit if a tang to it. If you like pit beef don't miss coming here but note that they have limited hours. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Best pit in town! - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

This is a little hole in the Wall, located next to the Beltway I-70 behind a liquor Store. They have the best pit beef in town, in my opinion. The sandwiches are always meaty, you get more than your money's worth. The staff is very friendly and the service is fast. They only accept cash. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Regular Pit Beef with Onions - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

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Always well prepared pit beef sandwich at a great price. Prices reflected with tax included. read more

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Yes, it is behind the shady liquor store in the middle of No Man's Land. Believe all the hype and the mystery. This is the real deal. My buddy and I were down to see the Phish shows at Merriweather and kept passing up the chance to grab Pit Beef over the years. So, after comparing some places we decided on Pioneer and it was on the way home taboot taboot. Got there around 12:30 on a Monday and decent line started forming. Got the Super beef platter with gravy fries. I asked for rare and I got it rare ! Excellent with just the meat and onions. The bbq sauce was a true MD style with a little sweet and heat. Tiger Sauce horseradish and Mayo I was double dippin triple dunking and it all came together in a glorious concoction of culinary deliciousness. Go here !!! read more

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Pioneer pit beef is the best pit beef place in the area! It's a little hut located on rolling road. If you know the area, it's basically between route 40 and security boulevard. Prices are pretty decent. Nothing too pricy but not that cheap either. Also, they are cash only so make sure you have some on you. They have a little seating area outside but it can get filled pretty quickly especially during lunchtime. I almost always get a super pit beef which is extra pit beef meat. You can put a bunch of sauces/dressing on top if you want. One of my favorite parts about coming here is that after you order, they give you a piece of pit beef after you order. If you love some good pit beef, do yourself a favor a check out pioneer pit beef. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Super pit beef - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

Really good food!!! Hole in the wall joint!!! Sandwich did not make it out of the parking lot! My suggestion is to get the sandwich medium with mayo onions horseradish tomato cheese and au jus sauce! read more

Best place to get Pit Beef in Baltimore. The food is always fresh and delicious. I will be visiting when I travel back to MD for Christmas!

This is the spot for pit beef. There was a line of working locals out to the parking lot. That says it all. Smoky roast beef sandwich sliced to order. Get it with all the fixings. Very good. read more

This is the best pit beef place in all of Maryland. I have lived in MD my whole life and tried many others but this place is the truth. They use the highest quality beef from a local butcher shop. The sand which is to die for. The beef is so thin, tender and juicy it's amazing. They serve it on a fresh roll right off the slicer. They have several meats back there cooking to different temps and they pull it right off the pit and slice it as you watch. They never ever put the meat on a flat top with nasty burger grease and burned bits of whatever after they slice it to hear it up like that other place does. They also don't answer the phone with the same hand that makes your food or do other unsanitary things. This place has a meat guy, a sandwich maker and cash register guy and they don't cross contaminate. All you taste is smoke, oak and delicious beef so juicy, you will understand why people line up around the block. It is cash only and don't tell too many people about this place because we don't want it to get too crowded read more

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Oh yeah, it's a cinder block shack under the Beltway but the magic they cook up there in that shack is worth a 3000 mile trip. I only visit Baltimore a couple of times a year, so I have to choose my restaurants carefully to satify all of my cravings. I read about "the best Pit Beef in Maryland" on some clickbait page, but was intrigued and wanted to remember a good Pit Beef experience. Weekday, lunch rush, line out the door, I was still in and out in under 15 minutes. If it hadn't been 94 degrees out I would have sit at the picnic tables outside to enjoy my feast, but I sat in my car with the air-conditioning on and extra napkins on my chest and lap. The beef was perfectly medium rare and as tender as fillet mignon. The roll did its best to contain the heaping pile of beef and exquisite juices (which ended up being licked off my fingers, hands, etc. anyway). The Tiger Sauce is a creamy, spicy compliment to the solid ummami of the beef. A "digestive" pickle on the side and I was in heaven. 10/10 I'll definitely be back! read more

Man! This place has the best pit beef hands down that I've ever tried. It is a hidden gem and I love it! You wouldn't think from the outside of this place that it'd be good, but if you know...you know! The only issue but non issue for me is that sometimes you get a whiff of trash or bugs flying, but I usually tend to eat the food in the car or take it to go. I used to come almost everyday and buy multiple super pit beefs because I temporarily worked around there. I'll still be coming when I can though! Definitely recommend, brought a few friends to try this place and their only complaints was it was a bit far from our area. read more

Great food and fast service. Sandwiches are a good size and prices are reasonable. Just so you know it is Cash only!

My first time ever trying pit beef and let me tell you I was not disappointed at all. It was really good, flavorful, and filling. The portion amount they give you for the price is worth every dollar. Good prices and the customer service was phenomenal. Not only do I recommend this spot I sure will be returning. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

This literally hidden gem has some of the best pit beef around. The ham & turkey are pretty good too. You can even mix & match proteins if you want. Portions are generous, and you can customize your sandwiches with barbecue sauce (poured from an old Tupperware pitcher), horseradish, tiger sauce, and other condiments. We've never had the gravy fries, but I've heard that they're pretty good. The people behind the counter move fast, so be prepared with your order. Also, bring cash, because they don't take cards or checks. There's a lone picnic table outside, but this stuff's very messy, so you'll want to take it home, where cleanup afterward is easier. read more

So good! Ordered a regular pit beef cooked medium with onions, mayo, and an order of gravy fries ($9.75 total) and I would do it again in a heartbeat. In my opinion, this place is way better than Chaps because they slice the beef thinner and have more variety in choices of toppings. They also ask how much you want it cooked, which is a plus for pit beef novices to avoid getting a sandwich that is still mooing, unless that's your thing. It's a very small space but they have a couple of picnic tables outside, which was appreciated. read more

It's not your place for variety, dates, or family sanity. The food will get messy. It'll be all hands on. On top of it, the pit beef sub was amazing in it's flavors. Dining is outdoors and not that great scenery wise, but it's all in gorging the food. I had my beef medium rare and it was perfectly cooked. There was mellow taste with the pit beef, enhanced with tiger sauce, sweet spicy tangy bbq sauce, with an extra whopping of horseradish because I like the kick. Nothing else to make it fancy or neater. That said, I agree that the combination of bbq sauce and tiger sauce itself gives multiple layers of attack on the taste buds. Definitely an experience to try on an afternoon where you need a hearty snack. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Updated prices - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

This place is incredible. Fresh-smoked beef; you say how you like it (rare, for me) and they slice it to order. Get as many toppings as you want: cheese is 50 cents and the others are free. But don't overdo it because the beef is so flavorful. I like the super with horseradish, au jus, onions and salt and pepper. $8.50, cash only. Possibly the best sandwich AND the best deal in Baltimore. read more

Talk about a hole-in-the-wall hidden gem! This place has apparently been around for decades (though possibly under different management), and they have perfected the pit beef. Don't skip out on the greasy goodness of the fries either. A few things to know: The stand is pretty much hidden from the road - turn into the parking lot for the bar & liquor store, it's right behind there. It's cash only, and only has a few options for sandwiches, so it doesn't take long to decide what you want. You'll likely need to stand outside before ordering, because the inside space is really small. Make sure you ask for the sauces - they currently package them up for you and put them in the bag. They have picnic tables outside if you want to eat there, or you can take it to go. Its not a fancy place, but don't miss out on the delicious food here! read more

Best pit beef sandwich hands down Go early before the line starts Parking is very limited Cash only place It's a small, quaint and very friendly and casual place to grab your food and go There wasn't much place to sit and eat and accessible by wheelchair also The super was my favorite with half turkey and half beef Get as many condiments and topping as you can on your sandwich Make sure to dip it into the au jus as well! Fries and gravy wasn't th best but the price for everything was affordable under $10 read more

Outstanding!!! And reasonably healthy for something so meaty and delicious!!! Fries with gravy were great, too, though I should have remembered to add OldBay! read more

Whoever said that they did not get enough beef must not have gone here! Best pit beef in Baltimore! Great fires and gravy. Food isn't cold like at other places, it's hot. And it's more than just GOOD! Don't waste your time on wanna bees. Go to pioneer pit beef and have the best of the beast! read more

Being a DC/NOVA resident, my opportunities to sample Pit Beef are few and far between. But we are now in the process of moving to Baltimore and so we finally tried Pioneer. This is the real deal. I had my first on Wednesday {would have had one Father's Day Sunday if they were open}. Returned today, Saturday for my second and to introduce my partner to this delight. First time I had a super medium rare with BBQ, tiger, horseradish and sliced onion. The BBQ sauce was way to strong and there was WAY too much meat to bun. Stil it was delicious even if eaten in my car due to rain. Today we both had regulars, rare, tiger, horseradish and onion. Perfection! With out the BBQ sauce you can taste the smoke and the flavor of the beef better. Can't wait to try them again. My partner wants to try the BBQ Pork and I want to try the turkey and the ham. Although not on the same day! read more

The best in Baltimore, I've been coming here for years. It's a hidden gem off Rolling Rd in Baltimore County. Cash only read more

Excellent service and Excellent food. The pit beef was perfectly cooked and full of flavor. 1000% bussin bussin. Also, I was short a buck and they looked out for me. Will be back here 100 times. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Medium with onions, cheese BBQ sauce and mayo. - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

The best pit beef, pit ham and pit turkey around Baltimore,Howard and Carol counties. All 3 are full of flavor, moist and delicious. The rolls are fresh. They have a wide variety of toppings. Bonus, they have fries, plain or with gravy. You get a huge portion of fries with the platters. We always order the big sandwich, it's enough for 2 in my opinion and it's only $8.50. Enough for two but we each get our own. Absolutely the best sandwiches and bang for your buck around. read more

Great customer service. Everyone is always friendly. The pit beef is on point. I miss the pre-COVID days when you would get a sample of the meat before they put it on your sandwich but I'm content with not getting a taste test. :) I know the medium pit beef is always just right. I get mine with tiger sauce and onions. Definitely go when I get a chance. I have tried other places but I keep coming back to this one. It is not about the looks because the outside of the building doesn't look like much; however, the pit beef is what counts. read more

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This is certainly a 5 star place. This pit beef and are juicy, tender and packed full of flavor! The service was friendly and easy to order, I love how they give you a sample, yum! I was also able to mix meets on my sandwich was delightful. Don't forget to splurge on the gravy fries, they are scrumptious! read more

No one needs me to enhance the reputation of Pioneer. Typically preferred the now closed Kirkwood on National Pike because you wouldn't have to endure the long line at Pioneer. But it moves quickly and the team is cheery inside. The fresh cut fries are the underrated hero to go along with the beef or pork or ham or turkey. Always great, but remember they close at 5p. read more

Pioneer Pit Beef - Beef & fries.. - Barbeque Near Me - Windsor Mill, Maryland

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