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    Pit & Tap

    3.7 (163 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Half 1/2 Rack Ribs with Cornbread, Mac & Cheese, and pickles
    Vivian L.

    I was craving BBQ so we found this place after googling. The reviews seemed good and the menu looked great. The restaurant is nice the service was great overall vibes were amazing. Food looks phenomenal, but... it tasted like someone dumped an entire bag of sugar in everything. The beans were sweet. The pickles were sweet. The corn bread was sweet. The bbq sauce was sweet. I was a little baffled. The mac & cheese was bland. I wish the rib meat was tender and fell off the bones. The Texas sauce would've been better if it was spicy. We quickly ate and left, too, because there were a lot of kids around the Sunday we ate here. Honestly everything else was great about the restaurant but food is the main thing. I'm sad I didn't enjoy how it tasted.

    Elote Corn
    Elanna M.

    Came in for dinner on a Saturday night and was seated right away. I got the Big Earl lager, which is brewed in house at the restaurant, which was really good. To eat I got the Texas Two Step with ribs, lean brisket and mac n cheese then I also got a side of the elote. The meats were delicious and tender, and the house BBQ sauce on the table paired perfectly. The Mac n cheese was alright, but the elote was delicious. The food came out so quick that we were there for barely an hour. Definitely a fun, cute spot and we will definitely be back!

    Kyle H.

    Holiday visit review only. Staying out in Wilmette in December, we couldn't miss the brightly lit ambiance of the outdoor facade. The indoors was decorated as if Christmas puked, and it was so much fun! The beer list focuses on some stellar locals, and I ordered a Sketchbook Snowy Owl, although it was hard to choose, great beer list. It was crowded with ugly sweater festive people and very loud. My friend from London said Americans are very loud (in general), wasn't Scrooge from London, as well? Haha, I kid. Pit & Tap is a fun stop in the Wintertime!

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    Outstanding food, great service and fun holiday festive fun!!! Went with a group earlier this week and enjoyed cocktails and more!

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    It's our annual tradition to kick off the holiday season here! Great food & drinks and a festive atmosphere that makes you feel welcome!

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    Great beer, cool window looking out in the street. 20 tappers. Most beers priced at 8 dollars.

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    Chicken gave us food poisoning. It was served instantly that doubted us. Average taste. Over hyped price

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    Ask the Community - Pit & Tap

    Are reservations necessary or recommended?

    Pit and Tap doesn't take reservations. This is partly due to their motto: When it's gone, it's gone! (Food is slow cooked daily- not reheated, so when they run out, they can't just get more right away.) For this reason, I would recommend coming on… Read more

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    Hofherr Meat - A close up of their carved chargrilled turkey.

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    Meat is high quality. The staff is top notch…read more The shop is small, so phone in orders make your stop quick and easy.

    We're in town during Thanksgiving for the first time in a decade. I ordered all the sides from…read moretowne and oak (delish), the pies from three tarts (perfection) and then I need a turkey. I checked Yelp and ordered from Hofherr Meat based on the stellar reviews. I often peek into Hofherr Meat when walking into Shred415 so was excited to finally try it! About 2 days before I was telling a friend where i got my turkey and she asked me how i plan to cook it. Cook it?? It literally had not occurred to me that my turkey would be raw. If it's not obvious from this review and ALL my restaurant reviews the kitchen is not where I shine. I called Hofherr to ask if they could cook my turkey and while apparently they do that it was too late to put in the request. Good to know for next time. Wednesday morning I joined the rest of the North Shore to pick up my raw turkey. I ran into a friend while waiting for it who is more of an expert when it comes to making turkeys and she asked them to give me gravy, a turkey bag (apparently easier and lessy messy to cook in a bag) and some directions. The next day I followed their directions along with some help from my bestie chatgpt. I stuck it in the oven and crossed my fingers we wouldn't be going without a turkey this thanksgsiving. We had a little mishap when the thermometer melted into the turkey (oops), but besides that it really wasn't too difficult of a process. And while I had trouble eating a turkey after seeing it raw my family was thrilled that it was perfectly moist and praised my turkey making skills. I did have a few bites and did think it was pretty good- and i dont even like turkey. I would definitely get my turkey from here again, although next time i'll be ordering a cooked turkey out of convenience. But for those of you who like to cook a turkey I recommend them!

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    I've been wanting to try this place for quite a while and today my wife and I stopped in for lunch…read moreand a couple of beers. I would give the beer 5 stars, and the food a 2.5. We were seated and told that the ordering is done through a QR code you scan at your table. My scan did not work but my wife's did. The menu on the small phone was hard to really take in and appreciate the options. Because mine would not scan we had to pass her phone back and forth. I really hate QR codes and wonder why places just don't print and laminate menus. I went to the bar and actually took a photo of the beer menu above the bar and used that to order the beer. We ended up with a pulled pork sandwich and a chicken chimichurri sandwich. Beers included a sour, a Marzen, and a Kolsch. Very good beer!! My first bite of the pulled pork was one large gelatinous blob of fat!! That right there kind of killed it for me. I am not into fatty meats in the least! I've eaten lots of pulled pork and have never seen that large a concentration of fat in one dish. The chicken sandwich was good and substantial but the aioli was quite drenched on one end of the sandwich and overwhelmed all the other flavors. My plate also was not delivered with a fork or knife. A special request had to be made for that. Waitstaff was great and very helpful, but this will be a beer place and not a food place for us. I may give the food another shot some time, but I'm not in that place now. The fat-blob shock will take time to heal and with some therapeutic assistance, I may be able to try the food again. I do like Une Annee very much, I just wish my first visit was as magical as I hoped it would have been.

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    I have a confession - I may have developed an addiction to their Kung Pao! I have not stopped…read morethinking of it for a whole entire week and it was one of those meals that left such good memories that I can still "taste" it - y'know? I hadn't been since their renovation and made it there last Thursday. It was really cute ambiance - I loved the interior designer's work. The place has options of seating - inside and outside, ranging from metal chairs to comfortable upholstered benches. We got the tom kha to begin with, which my husband, who's not vegetarian, devoured. It was truly delicious! We then got the Kung Pao with mushrooms and it was incredible - the flavors, the choice of vegetables, the sauce - all of it! We also got a chow mein but with rice noodles - this was the one dish that could take some improvement. Granted, the original recipe calls for wheat noodles, and that might be really good, though our rice noodles version of it was came out soggy. Our server had clearly had a long day - she was tired and forgetful (didn't bring us rice and we had a hard time flagging her down to request it). She also just brought us the check after dinner, without asking if we wanted any dessert. All in all, highly recommend this place for delicious plant-based food.

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