Here is my first review of Pit Boss BBQ.
Early this morning, about 6:10am, Tiny E was hacking, coughing and not feeling well. This means ol’ Papa will be tending to his smallish ward, for the day. He wandered off to his corner and I spent the morning cleaning, cleaning and doing more, cleaning. I’m behind in my chores, eh.
About 11 my tummy let me know it was time to start thinking about lunch, Pit Boss! I needed another meal to finish out the review and this was my perfect opportunity. Not only could I get my meal, but Tiny E could try their hotdog with fries. Most excellent. 22 dollars later, we were at home with the above meal. This would be a 2 way combo of Carolina Pulled Pork Shoulder & Death Row Ribs. The sides were tater salad, fries and the corn bread. And of course a plain hotdog children’s meal.
Take another close look, check out the “ribs”. You’d think serving the first meal of the day I’d get something that resembled “ribs”. They were mostly these tough or mushy 2″ pieces. There was one rib, but it was the consistency of mush with a bone. When you picked up the rib, all the meat fell off in a stringy, mushy pile of … mush. I ordered the HOT sauce, but it wasn’t hot and I wouldn’t consider it any more than thin tomato sauce with liquid smoke. The pulled pork reminded me of sucking on a new cotton mop, or at least close to. No smoky flavors, so dry it removed moisture from my mouth and had the same thin, tasteless sauce as the ribs. I stirred it about to see if I could find anything worth eating. Nope. Tried more of the “ribs” and only found the hard, chewy, nasty bits with a finish of mush. Tater salad was flat and they forgot the cornbread (that goes with every meal whether you order it or not). Fries were okay, but are in styrofoam. So as Jlee pointed out, were quite wet and getting cold from the 4 minute trip home (install papery material inside, eh).
All Tiny E wanted was a plain hotdog, he ate almost half and ran away. I apologized and said we’d eat at Wendy’s next time, he cheered.
Here’s what my meal looked like after I finished it.
And here’s a close-up of the Death Row Ribs. While you’re ordering and waiting for your food, they really gush over them. But for today? These got the flush.
No really, this is what my pork ribs looked like.
You get a really good idea here as to what the kitchen is putting out. The person that plated this meal up put each portion in to each hole. They stood back and thought to themselves, “This is perfect. This is exactly how I want to represent my food, my restaurant and I believe this is the best possible meal. Ever.”
Toss. This easily ranks among the top ten worst meals I’ve ever been served. I’d rather have a tofurkey, it was that good.
Ptooey!
Biggles
ps – I really enjoy the staff, they’re all great. Excellent service and nice to be around.
I have passed that place many times but have never felt the need to go in. When I want ribs, I usually head to KC’s in Berkeley. I like the meat there but I’m not that wild about the sauce. In an ideal world, I would have the meat from KC and the sauce from Everett and Jones.
Hay,
I hear good things about KC, but have never been. So far the only place that I’ve absolutely loved everything, is Memphis Minnies over in SF. Ain’t been in a while, need to return.
Biggles
Doc, Those are the nassssstiest ribs I think I ever done saw. And to make pulled pork flavorless? What do you have to do to accomplish that?!?
I owe you a lunch, man. If for no other reason than this.
I thought KC made chicken. There is a barbeque joint I have missed in Berkeley?
Ms. Goofy and I have a new barbeque spot. It is ‘Smokin Oakies’ in Pleasant Hill. We have been back a half dozen times. The best pulled pork sandwiches ever, Killer side dishes, and ribs that do not even need sauce. They are very popular for there breakfast. Anchor Steam on tap, a Large Flat Screen TV and homemade desserts. They should be paying me.
It is time for another barbeque crawl!!!!!!
Looks nasty. Ewww! Poor you! Poor Tiny E!
Bummer. Well, like Chilebrown says, it’s time for y’all to do another crawl. Maybe stay within a “purty drive” distance? And go places where you don’t have to carry a gun.
Man, I would say that you’d usually have to go to a middle school cafeteria to get something that looked that bad, but that would be insulting middle school cooks.
Hey P. Chef,
Yeah, wouldn’t want to insult them. Oddly enough, I tried recently. But they were really on the ball and easily deflected me by long rambling sentances that made sense. Damned facts.
Biggles
Whoo hoo – a joint in my neighbourhood – Smokin Oakies is due for a checkout!
NO N0 NO NO THE RIBS WERE BURNT. SOME PEOPLE WILL SELL YOU ANYTHING AND EXPECT YOU TO LIKE IT. STILL LOOKING FOR GOOD BBQ!!!!!
Best BBQ I’ve had is at Armadillo Willy, a South Bay outfit whose nearest branches in Dublin & San Mateo. Vast amounts on a platter! Be sure to get a milkshake while you’re there.
http://www.armadillowillys.com