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The Barbecue Pit

4.1 (33 reviews)
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Closed • 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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Good for groups
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Pork plate with mac and cheese and potato salad
Rhett B.

Kudos to this BBQ joint for not being closed on Mondays like most other BBQ joints in the area. Overall Yelp reviews were a 4 so I thought it would be pretty good. There are things I liked but some of it need a little work. Plus when I saw that BBQ pork sandwiches on the menu had mayo on them, I started to seriously question if this was going to be serious BBQ. (Mayo ruins BBQ sandwiches - use BBQ sauce or at least the white BBQ sauce!) Rant over. First thing I liked was the price. A pork plate with a good portion was $7.99. What I didn't like...no combo plates and ribs only on Fridays and Saturdays. I had a pulled pork plate with a corn muffin, Mac and cheese, and potato salad. The best thing on my plate was the potato salad. It was just a good Ole tangy mustard base. Unfortunately, the pork is suppose to be the best thing on my plate. The 2nd best thing was also not the pork but the corn muffin. Finally the pork was the 3rd best food on my plate. The pork itself wasn't bad. It was tender but a little dry and not very flavorful. The mac and cheese was the worst on my plate. Not much flavor to it and a little too watery instead of cheesy. There are 2 sauces - a weak vinegar base on the table and a thicker, ketchup base. The ketchup base would be ok by itself but nothing special. But the 2 sauces mixed together would make a nice sauce with some zest. Sweet tea was perfectly sweet and refreshing. It was all good! So there you have it....not terrible by any means but not great either. There are some good things but a lot of average things too. But if there is one thing they can do to elevate their status as a serious BBQ joint...it's not to put mayo on BBQ sandwiches.

BBQ chicken baked potato, cornbread roll, dill pickle, sauce, and cole slaw (not pictured but good!)
Abi B.

I was surprised by this place. It had pretty good yelp reviews but I'm extremely picky about my barbecue (I'm a Carolina girl, I got high standards!), so I didn't really think a place in Portland, TN, would do it for me. It's a tiny restaurant, bad for groups, but good for a quick sit down lunch with a couple others. The bathroom was extremely clean. The menu is overwhelming- lots of meat, plus more meat in various types and quantities. They don't have as many sides as I expected, just about 3 or 4 options. French fries and onion rings weren't on the list, so my hopes dropped even more. They do have a menu to the side with a daily combo special, and the deal of the day was a BBQ Baked Potato. Sounded good, so I got it with chicken barbecue, a side of slaw, and their lemonade. The barbecue was amazing. The chicken was cooked just right, not dry, and went really well with a baked potato. We got our food to go but they included their tomato based sauce. Wow! I loved it. I wish I had gotten just a full barbecue sandwich because the meat was so good! But I love potatoes and just needed one that day, you know how it is. The slaw was good and seemed to have a sweet vinegar sauce with cracked pepper. The container looks small but they really packed the slaw in and it was a perfect amount. I got a cornbread roll on the side too and it was delicious. My only complaints (very minor) are the cheese and the lemonade. They put cheese on my BBQ potato but it was shredded American cheese, or something processed with no flavor and a weird texture. Next time I'll get it with no cheese (FYI this cheese also comes on their salad). I expected a homemade lemonade which is why I ordered it but it tasted like Country Time, not my thing. Also, the medium sized drink is what I would consider a large anywhere else, so if you don't want a lot, get a small! Overall I was very impressed by the Barbecue Pit and if I'm ever passing through again, I'll get some more BBQ!

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Khue T.

Ribs are great and so are the nachos. Great place for a small town and very friendly servers. Big serving size!

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Sarah B.

Never had a bad experience. The food has always been flavorful and delicious. I can personally recommend the BBQ nachos, BBQ baked potato, and banana pudding. I will continue to return here whenever the desire for barbecue strikes!

Nicki B.

I love this little bbq joint! Every time I come to Portland to visit my son I request this as our dinner outing!!

Leevan21x ..

Overall, the food was pretty good. I ordered the pulled chicken plate which didn't have any "weird" pieces in it like other places. The strands of meat were consistent. The mac & cheese & the potato salad was tasteful. The bbq sauce was a bit spicy, but good. The customer service & speed of receiving my order was better than average. The restaurant was clean & well lit. They're a definite must stop if you're in the Portland and or surrounding areas.

Pulled pork plate, with Mac and cheese and tasty potato salad

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This was the only BBQ place opened on a Monday that I was willing to go to. Thank goodness!! The food was delicious and service was fast.

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Neat clean little BBQ restaurant. Great food and super fast service. I'm going to try the dumpster/trash can bowls someday:)

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Great service and even better food!Side portions could be bigger but all around I got full

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5 years ago

Pretty good barbecue here. I love the smoked bologna sammich and the Oreo pudding cups.

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4 years ago

Great food and very reasonable. Love the convenience of having a drive thru and how fast you are served.

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7 years ago

Not a big fan got the pulled pork wasn't bad but didnt have any flavor, and only have ribs on Friday and Saturday

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9 years ago

Good food, friendly people. Food was great,prices fair. Alot of food for the price. Easy in and out.

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10 years ago

A good quick bite to eat. They also do catering! I recommend the BBQ baked potato plate.

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