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The LA Pit

3.7 (111 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM
Updated over 3 months ago

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BBQ burger with potato salad. Delicious
Serg L.

Very tasty food. Will head over there to try their other foods. Loved the tangy taste of the bbq sauce. And you can never go wrong with potato salad.

2-meat platter. Beef polish sausage, beef hot links. Onion rings and french fry sides.
Dalia J.

Gardena has great food options so it was nice to see that The LA Pit took up the space left open by Ana's and now there's a bbq option to add to the list of great eateries in the city. There's plenty of seating available, the space is open and the self-serve utensils, napkins can all be found near the counter. No table service here so head right on up to the counter to place your order. The woman we met on Friday, October 10 was so nice. Since it was our first time here, she made some suggestions on what to try, and also let us know they had run out of ribs :/ My friend and I decided to each get the 2-meat plate and we ordered different items so we could try a little bit of everything. After ordering we sat at one of the open tables and waited a bit. When the meat plates arrived we let out a little "ooh and ahh" because it all just look so amazing! I got the pulled pork and brisket with mac n cheese and green beans as my side and my friend got the beef polish sausage and beef hot links with onions rings and french fries. We chose the regular and spicy bbq (which comes on the side) and oh boy! The spicy bbq sauce has a nice heat to eat but nothing that makes it uncomfortable and unenjoyable to eat. Say "yes" to it when you order. The meat-plate comes with a dinner role but both of us opted for the corn bread, sooooo good! Not dry, not too crumbly. I liked the bark of the brisket, it had a nice salty taste that I enjoyed and I didn't even need to use the knife to cut into the brisket, it feel apart with the fork just going through it. And this was a plastic fork so that's how tender it was. I like the pulled pork, and I do like mine more on the wet side (you know the style of pulled pork that is pulled super thin and covered in juice) but this version was nice too. Flavorful. I tried the sausage and that beef hot link, that was spicy! Both of the sausage options were soft, tender. The casing gave that nice snap that (I think) sausage should have. And these onion rings (and I don't like onion rings) were so good. Whatever they're using as a batter and however it is that they're frying made these crunchy. We had a really nice experience. If there was one thing I would change about the experience is that the piece of cornbread is just too tiny :/ . It's soooooo good and I think maybe what is served comes from a larger platter (?)

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Mike H.

This place is new and in Gardena. I went right when they opened so I was a lonely soul for lunch. Clean and spacious. Service was food and fast. Look, I hate to leave a. Bad review, which this is not! This is a call to action on your brisket, it needs work, I don't know that it was smoked, it seemed baked and for a place calling itself LA pit, you got to turn that around. Jalapeño cheddar sausage was good but the turkey also could use a hand. Boneless turkey breast without a good rub and a touch of smoke is a hard sell. Mac and cheese and beans were on point. Please keep striving for improvement guys. I see the potential!

Wanda B.

$58.22 (free delivery)...barely enough for one decent serving for $58.22!!! "3 Meats, Pork Hot Links, Single Serving Size(!) BBQ Beans, Single Serving Size(!) Potato Salad. One(!) Dinner Roll" for nearly $60! Witness below the stingy serving sizes in my posted photos--a joke. We don't begrudge a living wage for a worthy product. This meal was hardly even satisfactory--the pork ribs were overcooked, nearly charred, the single pork link the only commendable entry of the plate--while the enterprise itself is a con, a cheat as far as quantity is concerned. Shameful. We'll not be scammed again.

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Lawrence H.

Got the Brisket combo and 1 pork rib. The brisket sandwich was pretty pretty good. The meat was tender. The bun was nice and soft. The fries were hot and crispy. The pork rib was moist and had a nice char. The sandwich does not come with sauce added unless it is requested. The bbq sauce is more on the acidic side - tastes great with the fries. Service was extremely friendly and prompt.

Pulled pork, Beef Brisket, onion rings, baked beans and corn bread.
Maria F.

We tried this place just randomly, and had the brisket / pulled pork which were delicious, we had the onion rings, baked beans, which were also pretty tasty! The owner is really cool and explains your options for your plates, and overall a really good place to eat.

Dry and non juicy brisket, chicken breast(they cut it for you instead of giving you whole piece), ribs

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6 months ago

Good food, clean place, friendly people. I will def buy from this place again. My tritip sandwich was perfect! Make sure yall order it

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I truly appreciate this feedback , and I hope to see you again soon!

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Thank you!! Come try the ribs one day;

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Thank you!!! It's reviews like these which keep us going!

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I appreciate it, and pleasure meeting you guys!

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3 months ago

Not good at all not worth the price quality was not up to standard overhyped on social media

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Thank you!!! One day we will make the place look amazing as well!

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6 months ago

Fantastic food with great flavor. Must try in gardena. Service was fantastic and quick. I will be a frequent flyer at this spot.

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Thank You...we look forward to you coming back!

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1 year ago

My sandwich was good and the service was great. This place is new and still quiet. I'm looking forward to the full grand soon.

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