If I could subtract stars from this place I would definitely take all the stars from this business! My son's decided to visit this establishment on the 29th of March to try out a local black owned restaurant they never had before because they try to support local black owned an operated business in there community, which we always encourage. It's a very short distance from our home so it seemed appropriate. It didn't start bad but turned into an experience that no young black man should experience ever from a older man especially a black owned business he's trying to support or any other person that decided to spend their hard earned money at this establishment. There was a ping pong table there an they asked could they play a round, the hostess said yes and gave them the ball and paddles, as they begin play the owner came out and shouted across the the store y'all better know what y'all doing or get off my table, who plays ping pong on a regular? So they proceeded to give back the ball an paddle while the owner proceeded to verbally attack them accusing them of carrying drugs an saying he only serves BRPD and Narcotics, an I don't doubt that because my sons said he walked by an acknowledged a BRPD officer as he entered an he didn't have a problem or anything to say to my sons! ‍ They had already ordered the all you and eat whatever it was, but he basically made them feel so disrespected and uncomfortable and unwelcome that they wanted to leave anyway as proceeded to escort them to the door while telling them Basically telling they can't eat here, your not welcomed! I guess you can't be young and black to enter this establishment! This place is a disgrace to all the local businesses in our beautiful city that we support an love so much an Mid City should not be subject to to this poor hospitality an discrimination or any part of Baton Rouge. Customer service is always a major part of any business an the owner seems to totally over look that part of business! Some one should definitely look into this! It's definitely his business an he can run it how he pleases but If your open to the public you should definitely focus on your customer service! If you care about the way you are treated when your out an about in our beautiful city don't visit Pit&Peel. It makes you overthink the local experience which we should never do! We should be able to support an enjoy our local community and businesses. read more

The BBQ and seafood here was amazing! Friendly owner and staff and great atmosphere! I had the grilled catfish and blackened alligator platter with macaroni and cheese and green beans and my friend had the brisket and ribs. Everything was absolutely delicious! read more

Best crawfish in Baton Rouge. You could never go wrong stopping here for some classics. We loved it. Would recommend visiting!

Best BBQ in Baton Rouge, hands-down. The owner is super-kind, friendly, and funny--and boy can he cook. I had excellent ribs, and the dirty rice I got as a side could have been a meal by itself. It was the best dirty rice I've ever had. For a great price I got an enormous helping, but it was so good that I just kept eating and eating...and never felt full. He clearly put a lot of effort into making it a really nice space. It is homey and sweet inside. Good for solo diners, couples, groups, or families. He takes a lot of pride in his establishment, and it shows. Everybody should be going here! I can't believe it wasn't packed with customers--more than most places in BR, it deserves to be! read more

This place is amazing. We stopped through just based on yelp reviews and my family and I could not be happier with the outcome. The owner/ cook is an incredibly nice guy who started the business from the ground up and gave us THE BEST FOOD EXPERIENCE we had during our Louisiana vacation. I speak for us all when I say that we wish the Pit n Peel was back with us in NY. Crawfish- spicy and tasted great! Po' Boy- Outstanding, perfectly fried shrimp, and fresh cole slaw made specifically for my order. Amazing food, owner is a great cook and person, and would definitely recommend!! read more

Food is delicious. Service was friendly. I will absolutely become a regular. A must to try

My wife and I really enjoyed our meal and the music. Everyone is extremely nice. Ambience is a little loud, the food is worth getting here. Portions are large and very tasty. Best brisket I ever had and my wife said her onion rings were so awesome. Everyone is nice and easy to get along with. Parking is a little difficult, bust so worth it. read more

Although the parking can be an issue because it's located on Government St., I had such a great experience here. The crawfish was delicious. I ordered a boiled seafood platter, which was about 3 pounds. They were seasoned very well. It wasn't too spicy where you can't enjoy them. The customer service was very good. I will most definitely return again! read more

The owner was very nice talked to us while we ate. He was very polite the whole time. He let me and my brother play ping pong. I got the crawfish and I have never had crawfish before and he showed me how to open the crawfish. read more

Pit-N-Peel never disappoints! We ordered ribs, baked beans & potato salad. The portions were plenty!!!!! Our daughter was most upset when her Daddy ate the leftovers for breakfast because she wanted to eat them. "Snooze you lose"! Thank you Von read more

I ate lunch and had pulled pork with dirty rice and cole slaw. The dirty rice was the star of the show. It was packed with flavor. I also had the bread pudding and it was really good as well. read more

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Great dirty rice, shrimp and grits and the greens are spiced to perfection! Great meal, we would come back again. read more

It's not just the food that's great, the staff is dedicated you are 100% satisfied. Keeps me coming back. Michael read more

The space is beautiful and the food is fantastic. The service, however, is rather slow. I wouldn't suggest a visit if you're in a rush. Otherwise, it was a great experience and the price was right! read more

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GREAT experience with the best customer service and biggest smile ever. Best price in town and worked with us to boil a batch after closing to accommodate out of town guests! Bugs were a touch small, but it's not even the beginning of the season y'all...keep the time of year in consideration for your expectations. They were perfectly seasoned and cooked along with the corn and potatoes (which will make my batch of corn and shrimp soup today!). The place was clean, cozy and inviting with an outdoor patio available in good weather. He even threw in a little Mardi Gras lagniappe for my step-mom, she was admiring a book and he gave it to her...made her entire vacation to see such Southern generosity. Made a lifetime customer out of me and can't wait to go back and try the other items on the menu, not just bugs y'all! read more

Pit-N-Peel - Barbeque Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Really friendly, clean, great food and the owner and employees are awesome! We'll be back when we come to BR!

I visited Pit-N-Peel after seeing an article on boiled crawfish prices on WBRZ's mobile app. The crawfish was pretty delicious and well seasoned for the most part. The potatoes and corn that come with it seemed to have been cooked separately because it did not have a spicy flavor like the crawfish. (A pet peeve of mine) Atmosphere it pretty decent! I would have loved to here music throughout the entirety of my almost 2 hour visit. The owner is very friendly and informative on the best items on the menu. Love the humble story of how it all began! I recommend visiting on Tuesday for all you can eat crawfish if that's what you're going for. read more

Love this place! I have dined in with my husband a few times in the past and the owner is so hospitable! He always spends a little extra time chatting at the table and one night we came in for crawfish a little early so were hanging out waiting on them and he brought us some of his amazing fried honey shrimp! We add it to our orders now:) We got it delivered recently with covid and I switched up my order to the catfish and Mac n cheese and think it is my new favorite! There is not a lot of parking but it is off a residential street you can park on and takeout holds up from here so getting it to go is still great!! The last time we dined in it was byob but not 100% sure if that's still the case- we liked it because we could stop in calandro's on the way down government and grab a great local beer! He also does barbecue and has a smoker set up outside, we always do seafood but it smells great!:) read more

Whenever I'm looking for a place to stop on at and gets some great seafood and Cajun options pit and peel is a no Brainerd for me. The crawfish is seasoned just right, the red beans and rice taste amazing, the chicken and sausage gumbo with rice is just spicy enough and the mustard greens tastes alright! read more

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This place had a lot of potential until we saw the staff act incredibly unprofessional. We originally came in to get crawfish by the pound but were rudely told that you could only buy crawfish by the pound if it was for takeout or if you ordered it to go... Which makes absolutely no sense... So if you choose to stay at the restaurant you have to buy a $21 crawfish platter. This isn't stated on the menu however. So we went inside to ask for more information and a woman comes outside to where we were sitting barking at us about the crawfish. She then went into a full rant about how "nobody in there knows what they're talking about! they don't do nothing but clean and answer phones for me! I'm the cook! I clean! I run the register! I'm this whole business." It rubbed us the wrong way completely and we cancelled our order. Very unprofessional and completely unnecessary. Don't know what was going on with her today, but she scared off two paying customers. read more

I really wanted to try this place but I did not get a warm welcome so I left. I completely understand the gentleman there was doing everything alone however he made me feel like I was a nuisance and was rushing me to order in a passive aggressive manner. I have heard the food was amazing and I'm sure it is. I'm just very particular about energies and this was bad vibes. Disappointed read more

My daughter and I were wanting boiled crawfish but we're staying in a hotel so we didn't want takeout. Found this on Yelp and we decided to try it out. Turned out to be a great decision!! We got 3 lbs of boiled crawfish with 1 potato and 1 corn each and a pound of boiled shrimp to split. So. Freaking. Good. Perfectly salty. Perfectly spicy. Perfectly boiled. Easy to peel. Even the claws. Our friend had the brisket, Mac n cheese, snd green beans. The brisket was so juicy and tender. Mac n cheese was one of the best we had ever tasted. Green beans were good and seasoned. Her little boy had the chicken tenders and french fries. The tenders were thick and fresh. Everything was delicious!!! Staff was friendly and very kind as well. Definitely recommend this place!!!! And they have all you can eat on Tuesday's. read more

Ya know being from Pittsburgh I would have thought my BBQ restaurant options would be a mile long.. Sadly no but thankfully I found Pit-n-Peel! It's freezing cold I didn't want to cook and wanted something that was home cooked or MTO. I can happily state I found that here. We were greeted by the owner upon walking in and sat down. We started with fried pickles (yum!) these might be the best ones I've had in a while! Lightly breaded and not dripping in grease or juice. I ordered a catfish and shrimp plate for dinner (it was on special for $9.99 and totally worth it) We didn't wait very long for our food and it was nice and hot when it was served! The catfish was in strips and not in a filet. I actually prefer it this way seems to always fall apart otherwise. It was served with French fries and garlic toast. I wasn't a fan of the toast it was a bit to much for me with the other fried items but that's just me. Thumbs up we'll be back the food was good the price was right and my belly was stuffed and I took some food home! Give it a try! read more

I decided to do a little taste test today on whom offered the best crawfish for the best price. I matched up pit-n-peel @$2:99lbs, country corner $4:19lbs, and crawfish-to-go 4:29lbs. I have to say I did not expect the outcome of the taste test. Three eaters and three votes pit-n-peel. They are spicy, nice size and priced right. I have always been a crawfish to go girl, but actually side by side pit-n-peel, they taste bland, small and over priced. Country corner ran a tight 2nd, well if you can get over paying $1.20 more per pound. Pit-n-Peel you are my new go to! The only complaint is the potatoes, slightly over cooked or you would have got 5 stars. read more

Best food on our 2 week vacation to the south. I wanted to try crawfish Boil and this was the only sit-down restaurant still serving them (we were apparently a day late for the season). My boys had the crab legs and shrimp po'boy and my SO had the brisket. Everything was delicious and the owner was great, we'll definitely be back. read more

Decided to stop here while traveling- good size crawfish- and very tasty- it will be my go to place when I hit up Baton Rouge again- the only down side is that my friend and I had to purchase the all you can eat pass just to dine in- we just wanted a little bit like two pounds each- read more

Louisiana has a whole lot better places then here. My advise is to go to those other places. Came in from Texas with a big party, this place said they could accommodate us so we went. When we arrived yes they had tables set up for us and apparently shut the place down for us but yet other customers were still eating in there. As we sat down employees were running in and out of kitchen as of not knowing what to do. We had one waitress to our party of about 20 in which the waitress says she does not even work there anymore and was called in to help so was unsure of what they had available on the menu. At this point I knew this was going to be a disaster and it sure was. Our order was taken and food came out but I had to get up and get our own utensils and condiments. Food was not good had the brisket and rib plate and everything did not taste fresh. Most of the food seemed reheated. The owner shows up and makes a scene about having been missed informed about people ordering crawfish and that he went out of his way to get all these pounds of crawfish and spent all this money and only a few people ordered it. He put all that on us a charged all our tickets a additional $5 fee for his inconvenience and said that was fair because we didn't all order crawfish like apparently he was told was going to happen, which wasn't the case. Said it was fair because he normally charges some ridiculous price like $800 to rent out the area we were sitting in which wasn't even a party room. The owner argued with all of us and did not handle the situation professional. In my opinion save yourself from paying for high priced, not fresh food and dealing with an unprofessional restaurant owner. read more

They were very rude right as me and my group walked in. There was no service available and the crawfish were taking forever. They didn't have any glasses of water they only have bottles of water to pay for. Overall, bad experience I don't recommend. read more

Crawfish were a great size and a great price. Made a fantastic Mother's Day crawfish boil. Would highly recommend!

The people there are extremely nice and welcoming. They also have really good crawfish seasoned to perfection.

So Yummy! We both had the special of red beans and rice with fried catfish and cornbread! Excellent meal, and large portions (so still leftovers to go home with)! Support your local businesses and check this place out! read more

Pit-N-Peel - Barbeque Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

I want this to be a joke. But it isn't. Came here with a big group, which is essentially something that they can't handle. Without going into the nitty gritty, the service was absolutely terrible. Highlights: each plate coming out at 10 to 15 minute intervals, not given silverware until the third plate came out, two people being completely skipped over for ordering. Even if it wasn't the service, the COLD crawfish, brisket that was essentially fat, and boiled mushy greens left a lot to be desired. Essentially, they should take the "-n-peel" off the sign and just settle for pit...because this place is...THE PITS read more

Super good food and excellent service!!!! My husband said best crawfish he's ever had, and he's a native Louisianan. Huge menu, something for everyone! Save room for dessert! read more

My son found this place on his phone while we were in BR so we decided to try it. Well good thing we did it was great. I got the corn crab chowder (excellent) and the baby back ribs best I have eaten to date. Cheesy mashed potatoes were awesome as well as the Mac and cheese. My son got the pulled pork sandwich and loved it. My wife got the gumbo I tasted and it was very good. The owner was very cordial and kept us entertained the whole time. It is definitely worth the trip. It's just hard to decide what you want it all looks so good. read more

I hade the fish and shrimp and they were excellent. Great customer service. Hey what more can you ask for.

After listening to a Saturday morning radio interview for this restaurant, we were elated to travel to this spot, especially since the radio announcer seemed so enthused after sampling the items left for tasting by the restaurant owner. We tried the fried catfish, honey glazed shrimp, chicken and sausage gumbo, mustard greens and spaghetti with cheese. The star of the order was the fried catfish. The honey glazed shrimp was a close second. Chicken and sausage gumbo had a great roux and you could taste that they used smoked chicken from their huge smoker outside. This place is clean and the service was courteous. What a great addition to the Garden District. Give them a try, you won't be disappointed! read more

Best crawfish in Baton Rouge. Great little spot in on midcity. Mind blown the reviews are so low.

The best crawfish I have in a long time. The service was A+. If you are in the Baton Rouge area you have to stop and try the crawfish!

Crawfish season is here and husband was on the hunt for a quality place on our trip from DFW to NOLA. We saw lots of places with "to go" options but being on a road trip and refusing to let him eat them in the car, we needed to dine in. I, not being a fan of crawfish at all, was along for the ride. As I usually do in joints such as these, I ordered blackened chicken. I waited forever. My husband was 2/3 through his pile of crawdads when I got my chicken po boy. What I got friends, was the farthest thing from blacked chicken. It wasn't recognizable as chicken. Perplexed, I tried to send it back for my correct order when they told me it was how they do blacked chicken. We asked for our check and the (manager? Owner?) said that our lunch was on the house and he apologized for the experience. Super nice. For that reason, I would whole heartedly recommend this place for crawfish, but please stay away from the chicken. read more

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Absolutely terrible I've never been to a place this unreasonable paid $15 for a HOT sausage Poboy that didn't come out the way I wanted tried to return in and the owner would not refund me my money for something that was wrong in the first place because he didn't listen to my order it was like I was a disturbance because I was trying to order something the owner sucks and actually called the cops on me because I demanded a refund for something I didn't agree to purchase read more