Taco Tuesday was great. You have to try the brisket puffy tacos! Best I've had outside of San Antonio!!!

We have tried their pot boss platter it was good for too if your at really hungry, Brisket, pulled port and ribs, links were nice and smoky, Tried their vinegar coleslaw and it's must try with this lot of meat meal, Table has 4 sauces and mustard one and bbq(little hot) are also a good try. It's small local casual place with street side parking. Good service and friendly staff Check came with a default 18% tip read more

We had a mixed experience here. We'd been looking forward to trying this place for quite a while. We ordered the Pit Boss, quarter bird, wings, smoked prime rib, green chili mac and cheese, and fries. Unfortunately, the brisket and chicken quarter were quite dry, while the other meats were really good. The smoked prime rib was the highlight. It's flavorful, and definitely worth trying. It's available only on Saturdays. Service was great, and the place was quite crowded when we arrived on Saturday evening. One thing that came as a surprise at the end was the gratuity automatically added to the bill for a party of four. We always tip and completely understand an automatic gratuity for larger groups, but for a party of four, I feel this should be left to the customer's discretion. read more

Atmosphere: Nice little casual spot. Also a few outdoor tables. Food: The burger week burger was great! Interesting variation that I would love to see get added to a regular menu. Will be back to try the BBQ. Price: Prices seem on par with other BBQ around town Service: Service was good. Food came out pretty quickly as well Parking: Street parking read more

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Their entry into the 2026 Burger Week was decent, but far from memorable. Maybe grill that bun for starters. The strawberry Rhubarb Old Fashioned was a winner! I've always considered Podnah's a value play. But sadly they went the way of the of automatic assumptive 18% tip. Many ABHOR this entitled trend. Soon enough, people will grow tired of it. That said, the female bartender was great. read more

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Not only was the burger for burger week amazing, the service was on point. If you haven't been out for Burger week, I would say try this place and go early! We tried two days in a row and it was sold out. But if you know you know! We will be back to try the regular menu soon. read more

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Visited this establishment while passing through the area on a road trip to Seattle with the wifey after researching some restaurants along the route that were on Guy Fieri's diners drive-ins and dives. I'm a bit of a BBQ aficionado, having visited Franklin's BBQ & Terry Black's in Austin, TX, Pappy's in St. Louis & other top tier joints and this place stacks up nicely. I went out of my way to ask the staff about the history of how they got started. The owner was a Texas resident who was a pitmaster & opened his own establishment in Portland after transplanting there. The best compliment I can give them is that everything was solid; no weak spots. I may have had better particular sides, ribs, etc at specific spots, but all around every single thing I tried here was SOLID, and I tried a LOT. Well worth a visit if you're in the area. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - EVERYTHING was solid. No holes in their game; very balanced. Great scratch made sauces. 10/10 recommend if you're in the area. - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I love BBQ and ribs in particular. I came to Podnah's hungry for lunch and got their double rib plate with beans and collards. There are three BBQ sauces at the table - original, vinegar, and mustard. All were very tasty. I left so full that I did not eat dinner. Parking was hard to find in the local neighborhood and I walked a couple of blocks. Inside and outside seating. Please come and create your own adventure. read more

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Went here on a Thursday afternoon to try their brisket but was already out at 5pm?! There wasn't a lot of people that was here but a little disappointing that menu items can be out on a regular day before dinner. They have daily specials which was a good value. Got the fried chicken that night which was plentiful and chicken was crispy but aside from that, nothing spectacular. Had other barbecue items which was good but just average compared to other barbecue places around the area. read more

We have been looking forward to eating Podnah's BBQ, most of my foodie friends love this place. As you walk up they have a very large outdoor seating area for at least 80 people, the main entrance has Podnah's name posted within a rustic building. The building is a very casual place, as you walk in the friendly staff greet you and ask you to take a seat wherever you like. We decided to sit in the backside of the building it is a very peaceful section by the kitchen, you can smell the amazing smokey scent of the bbq from there. The walls are covered black and white cowboy pictures. As someone mention in their review, parking is a little challenging but we found parking in the neighborhood within 5 min. The Menu is simple and to the point, one page is drinks the other page is the BBQ, We shared the Pit Boss Platter, you will find that it feeds 2-3, you get a 1/4 pound of brisket and pulled pork, 2 pork ribs, 1 link (very good size) cornbread and your choice of 2 sides, we choose the collard greens and the the green chile mac and cheese. Everything was amazing. It was plenty for the two of us that shared it, we actually took some of it home, I also tied in the pickles, the are served with pickled onions and jalapeños (yummy). The BBQ flavor was amazing, nice and smoky , great smoke rings, they table drop in three different sauces, a vinegar oil, a surprisingly tasty mustard sauce and their house bbq sauce, they are all great tasting. My son ordered the 2 meat plate, he loved the Brisket and Ribs, he also tried the Pinto beans with Brisket, they were very tasty. Overall Podnah's lived up to the hype. If you are in the area its worth a try. read more

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Always delicious! Friendly servers! Very casual but a fun place. We usually come when we are visiting our kids in Portland. read more

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I had their chili in a bag of chips and it was excellent. Funky, chunky, crunchy, and meaty. Intimidating to the res tif the fam so I enjoyed them all to myself. I liked their ribs although they weren't smothered in BBQ sauce but instead in a dry rub which was good, but the ribs were a little dry so they benefitted from BBQ sauce. Both their original and spicy BBQ sauces are good and worth the visit. read more

I liked that Podnah's has a nice indoor and outdoor dining space, and it's fun to see a Sunday brunch option to give a bit of diversity in trying BBQ. I stuck with the basics by getting the two meat platter which comes with choice of two meats and two sides. Overall, I felt everything was cooked well, but there were some highs and lows. I ordered the pork ribs, and they were nicely crusty but tender. Then I was intrigued to see "salmon burnt ends." I usually hear of pork belly burnts ends so thought salmon would be an interesting healthier option? (I do love salmon.) It didn't look necessarilly like the "ends" but they were cuts of salmon strips that were nicely smoked that created a crusty edge and tender interior, but there was a lot of oil in the salmon for some reason. So it ate greasy. I also felt the BBQ sauces at the table didn't feel that exciting, they were a bit wet and not thick. For the sides I had the potato salad and cole slaw. The potato salad broke down to the point it was almost like whipped potato, although the taste was not bad. I liked the vinegary taste of the cole slaw, which also had added peppers. It's a decent BBQ spot, and service was great. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Platter of pork ribs and salmon burnt ends, along with potato salad, cole slaw, and pickles. - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I've been in Oregon for 5 years and have been searching for my favorites. I've tried BBQ spots that were highly recommended in the social media world, and didn't find myself to be fully satisfied. Now I come across Podnah's and tried various bbq options. By far my favorite so far. The ribs remind me of the ribs back home in Oakland, specifically, it reminds me of a spot called Flints. The meat here is cooked to perfection. Flavor, tenderness, all really good. I did find my brisket a bit on the salty side, but hoping I just got one that was given a little more salt love than the usual. I'll be going back to try more for sure. read more

Gave it another go and wasn't a great experience. Service was ok but food not so much. Ordered 2 meat combo and choose Brisket and sausage of the day when plate arrived had 2 smaller pieces of Brisket (little on the drier side then I'm accustomed to) needed sauce as not alot of flavor, sausage was good though good size and juicy. 2 Sides that came with it (Greens & slaw) were decent except sides are on the smaller side. Wife had chopped Brisket sandwich she said it was OK but a little dry. The biggest disappointment is the AUTOMATIC gratuity they put on your bill even though it still shows a gratuity area and and if server didn't mention it we would have put more, never seen a table of 2 get an auto gratuity. Overall not a great experience and have to say Boomers on Hayden Island is better in quality and quantity. Choose wisely just my 2 cents. Seacrest out read more

Its been awhile since I have been back to Podnahs. We came for lunch to try out their special wings for wings week, which was pretty decent. For me, the jalepeno cheddar sausage stole the show. I would come back and get it everytime. Its super flavorful and bursting with cheese. I also want to come back and do their dinner specials. read more

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Amazing tender delicious brisket, pulled pork, Mac n cheese. loved the service. Sauces are on point. A little far for me but tried it for the first time. Will return when in the area. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Mac n Cheese Potato Salad Brisket Pulled pork - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I placed an order for delivery via Uber Eats. I ordered the two meat plate with brisket, a sausage link, potato salad, and green chili Mac and cheese. I also ordered a cup of Texas Red Chili and it came with cornbread. Podnah's did not send my complete order; the green chili Mac, my favorite, was missing. Order accuracy is important and Uber did nothing to rectify the situation. I guess I'll have to stop ordering from here. The chili was meaty but not flavorful at all. I tasted hot and that's it. There should have been some flavor to it. The cornbread was okay, but didn't really have flavor to it. Not sure who is cooking and packaging orders, but someone else needs to do it. read more

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I came here for Burger Week (3x). I figured they were related to Lone Star, which has a great cheeseburger. I think they said this one was seasoned differently and it seemed even better. (not regularly on the menu though) Monday was empty and I sat inside, Wednesday, Thursday I sat outside, it was very crowded. The fries and Pale Ale were good too. Had other plans for the weekend . . . read more

WTF!!! this is what I'm talking about when I say the restaurants here in Portland are inconsistent. I have ordered from Podnahs in the past, and the mac & cheese was really good. It looked like the picture. Today I received some watery cheese sauce in pasta shells. The smoked wings are so dry, salty,peppery and pink inside. I could barely eat them. The ribs also had way too much pepper on them adding a bunch of pepper does not make it better needs balance. Never mind the Service charge, really now? ugh!!! I should've went to Safeway and got some ribs,wings and made Kraft macaroni and cheese for about a quarter of what I paid. Do better read more

Delicious Texas style barbecue with brisket, seasoned chicken and all the fixings you'd expect. We also enjoyed the pork ribs and some great sides like cornbread, collard greens, mac & cheese, and wedge salad. I'd come back. read more

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I admit it's been a few years and maybe things have changed but.... As much as I'd like to have a good bbq place nearby, skip this one. It looks good, its got a great vibe, but the bbq is third tier. The ribs are over salted and dry. The chicken is cooked fast and some sauce switch in at the end. Their sauces are meh at best. It's dry and chewy. A chicken from Safeway and a bottle of Kraft bbq sauce would be much much better and 1/4 the cost. read more

This place is a ripoff. 2 meats and 2 sides with these kind of portions for $30, with mandatory 20% gratuity included, is a waste of money. The pulled pork and brisket was nothing to rave about. I've had outstanding ones in South Carolina and Georgia at a more reasonable price. I won't be returning to this scam restaurant. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Best BBQ sauce this side of the Rockies. I drive all the way across town to grab a few jars of it whenever I can.

So the food is good, but the main issue we all took an issue with is the automatic tip. We ordered carryout, and it's a mandatory large percentage, regardless. We ended up cutting things out of our order to compensate for that. Honestly, I'm totally fine with restaurants making the food pricier to make up for costs, but adding a huge mandatory tip is a iffy. There are plenty of really good bbq places in the area that will give you comparable food without that. Neither myself or anyone in my party will be going back while this is still present, sadly. read more

The happy hour menu is very limited, but the choices are good and prices are great! Our server was fantastic! FYI - gratuity (tip) is included already. read more

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saw them on DD&Ds. Always looking for good barbecue we decided to go there today. We got the meal for 2 to 3 people. The sausage was amazing. The ribs were good. The brisket was very fatty and not a lot of flavor. The pulled pork had a funny taste to it and we both had a digestive track reaction very soon after the meal. Did not really like the potato salad the beans were mediocre. The cornbread was a tiny, tiny slice. also friend's coke had funny taste. fid not drink it. May have just been that particular day but Sadly disappointing. disappointing. read more

Everything was amazing. The brisket was perfect. The pulled pork was great. Sadly they were out if fries, but that was understandable due to supply chain issues. The Frito pie was given rave reviews. The Mac n cheese was voted the best thing at dinner. Ribs were excellent and moist but not fatty. The sausage was delicious. 0 complaints. Absolutely coming back. Also, service was perfect. There is a service charge included in the cost, which was 18%. Honestly, that's low for the great service, beautiful atmosphere, and amazing food. So feel free to tip on top of it. read more

I really wanted to like this place but it fell short for me. I drive by here all the time since it's so close to where I live and see people sitting outside every night so I thought it must be a popular spot. I ordered takeout and they were nice enough to let me eat it there. The customer service was definitely 5 stars. The servers were really nice and attentive to me. Unfortunately I didn't love anything that I ordered. The potato salad had way too many onions and the brisket was very dry. The sauces weren't great either. I love cornbread so was disappointed that the cornbread wasn't flavorful and it had no sweetness. I did put butter and honey on it since they had that at the tables which made it better. read more

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The restaurant wasn't very busy so the food came out quickly, which was nice. The decor was minimal. Staff was cordial. Since Podnah's had a James Beard review, we took a visiting relative hoping for an enjoyable time. I'm sorry, but the food was not up to par. I had the fried chicken. It was not good. Very bland. Little seasoning and no crumblies. Waiter did not check on us the entire time. My brother had the same dinner. My husband had some ribs that were dried out. Not a good experience. We will not go back. Very disappointed. read more

I'm really hoping the night we visited was just an off night ? But wow--this was incredibly disappointing. We came for my birthday dinner, and not only were our plates served extremely cold, but I also found a long hair in my salad, which had to be taken back. Nothing was seasoned. The ribs were tough and far from "falling-off-the-bone," the brisket was just okay, and the coleslaw tasted soggy, like it had been sitting for a week. Others in our party ordered the fried chicken and the fish plate but unfortunately, those dishes didn't stand out either. Our server only checked in on us once the entire night, though I understand it was busy. This place came highly recommended by a coworker and has great reviews, so I'd be willing to give it another chance but I honestly can't find the words to describe how disappointing this visit was. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I've heard about Podnah's a lot so when we were craving BBQ, it was time to check them out! The restaurant is located in a busy area of Killingsworth with several other food places. The food was really good! I had the brisket plate with BBQ beans, potato salad and corn bread. The portions were fairly large. I'm not a huge fan of potato salad with raw onion and celery in it, but the flavor was good! We got there around 7, our food came very quickly! However, they close at 8 and the staff started cleaning up around us about halfway through our meal, which I hate to see. It makes me feel rushed and unwanted. I'm sure that happens at every restaurant but ... I hate it! read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Brisket Plate with BBQ Beans, Potato Salad and Cornbread - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Did you know they were also featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives? Located on NE Killingsworth in a fun little strip of other bars and restaurants, you can literally smell the BBQ aromas wafting through the air. We started with delicious house fried chips and their homemade green chile queso. For our main, we opted to split The Pitboss, a BBQ plate with a little bit of everything--brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, sausage, and cornbread. It comes with two sides, so we got green chile mac and cheese and coleslaw. The pulled pork and sausage were probably my favorite, but the ribs and brisket weren't too bad either. There's a selection of a few house made sauces you can use with your meal as well. I prefer sweet cornbread with my BBQ, but this one was on the savory side and was a bit dry, a lowlight for me. The mac was a highlight, the shells were cooked al dente and coated in their green chile queso. I liked the coleslaw too, it was vinegar-based instead of mayo-based and a nice way to cut the richness of the meats. Recs: The Pitboss + chips and queso read more

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stars $37 for four ribs and an automatic 18% gratuity... seriously? The ribs had a decent smoke line, but everything else missed. The coleslaw was the worst I've ever had (sent it back), the beans were mediocre, and the whole plate tasted like straight vinegar with zero balance. Ironically, the Hazy IPA and the fries were the best things I had--which says a lot for a BBQ place. Not impressed. Not coming back. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - 2 meats 2 sides - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Friendly casual good Texas barbecue in Portland Oregon. Fast service. The sweet ice tea is really good. Tip is built in. Would return and eat here again. read more

This is a nice surprise. They have regular meats and sausage. I went on Saturday night because they have prime rib. It was terrific. It was a large piece of meat and cooked properly. The atmosphere is very comfortable. The staff is very friendly. They have seating outside. I will be going back there. read more

I've been meaning to try this BBQ restaurant for years. Now I wish I hadn't waited so long. Bbq was fantastic! Not often do I see collard greens at bbq joints around town and was happy to see it at Podnah's. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

(From August 2024) Solid solid solid SOLID barbeque in the Portland neck of the woods. My sister and her husband always come here for BBQ claiming it's just like how Texas does it. After living in HOU for several years, while nothing replicate TX BBQ outside of TX, this place comes quite close. All your typical TX bbq meats (pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, pork ribs, sausage link) are available here. Beef ribs are also available Fri-Sun after 5PM. Since we came here for lunch, we missed out on those. Nevertheless, we had plenty of eats as we ordered the Pitboss which is practically the entire menu of all the meats (minus the smoked chicken), cornbread, and a pair of sides (collard greens & potato salad). We also added a jalapeno mac and cheese side cause you have to get mac and cheese everytime you walk into a BBQ spot. The best meats were the brisket, pulled pork, and sausage; brisket was pretty tender and moist. Pulled pork is marinated in this carolina vinegar with a touch of spicy which I loved. Sausage had that snap to it and was plenty juicy. The ribs were alright, very good color although didn't jump out like the other meats. The collard greens and mac and cheese are both dope, probably their best sides. Potato salad has good mustardy flavor but we couldn't stop raving about the collards and M&C. Also the cornbread was delicious too, squeeze a bit of honey on that and it melts in your mouth! I'm surprised that it was nearly empty when we arrived around 1ish but I suppose people were running errands or something. Our server mentioned that dinner time is usually the busiest; probably due to the beef ribs. I hope to try that next time. They also have dinner specials Thurs-Fri and the menu includes tacos, sandwiches, appetizers such as their frito pie, and texas chili (no beans!). I told my sister if she really digs this kind of BBQ, she'll need to come to HOU or AUS for real TX BBQ. Portland is lucky to have this here as this is very good BBQ that reminds me of HOU. No doubt I'll be returning whenever I visit! read more

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Sunday brunch was great. Super tasty. Coffee was yummy. Highly recommend the biscuit with honey! Service was good. read more

Podnah's Pit Barbecue - Breakfast biscuit, potato, egg, and cheese taco, mingas breakfast. - Barbeque Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Food: 9/10 Service: 3/10 The food was spectacular. We shared a Pit Boss: brisket was perfectly juicy and well seasoned, pulled pork was delicious, ribs were falling off the bone, mac and cheese and beans were both fantastic. Cornbread wasn't our style; we prefer sweet cornbread, this was definitely a savory cornbread without a ton of extra flavor. Banana pudding was amazing! The service left a LOT to be desired. We were there in the late afternoon lull and felt abandoned at several points throughout the meal. We only got water, which seemed to annoy our waitress from the get-go (I get it, a smaller tab = a smaller tip, but really?) Our water pitcher ran out halfway through our meal and we were never offered refills...nor did our waitress appear so we could ask for more. After sitting for quite a while, a different waitress came by and asked if we needed anything else, so we ordered our dessert. It was brought in to-go containers without any discussion (it's clear from other reviews that it's usually served "for here.") Once we were ready to go, we sat with our dishes stacked, waiting on our checks for probably 20 minutes before the second waitress reappeared to ask if we needed anything. We asked for our checks, and she left in the middle of the conversation to take care of something else. She finally came back to finalize our transaction, and Podnah's standard automatic 18% gratuity was tacked on to our checks. I know that's their policy, and I don't love it, but it especially stung after receiving such poor service. I only took off one star for service because the food was so phenomenal. I genuinely hope they were just having an off day, but it was not a pleasant experience. read more