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    Pitmasters Back Alley BBQ

    3.5 (81 reviews)
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    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Oma's Oma's Cheesy Tennessee Potatoes, fried okra, Mac and cheese
    Vivian R.

    The St. Louis ribs are definitely the stand out dish! Falling-off-the-bone tender, it earns an "eat with your hands endorsement". The dry rub is excellent, and the ribs stand on their own even without sauce. It's a quality cut of meat, not all bone and cartilage. The broasted chicken is also very good, moist and tasty. However, we found our order of the Texas prime brisket to be dry, and not a particularly great cut of meat. Don't forget a good selection of comfort food sides: Oma's cheesy Tennessee potatoes are my favorite. The cornbread comes with jalapeño jelly and the fried okra comes with a zippy aioli. It's not quite crispy with takeout (understandably), but we'll look forward to dining in when there isn't a COVID surge underway. Service is always prompt and friendly and our orders have been packaged well and well-timed so that the food is nice and hot at pick up.

    Linda O.

    I think their St. Louis ribs are outstanding. My family adores them; we get a half rack without the bread and side, and it runs $14 and some change (includes tax). Other menu selections that are respectable include burnt ends; fried okra; and Texas sidewinder fries (plain or loaded). Sandwiches are what they offer most, but I've not had many of them. I favor the larger cuts of meats, such as pork ribs and prime beef ribs. I'm not keen on their granny's apple slaw or mother-in-slaw. Ditto on the slices of white bread. I appreciate the way the food items are carefully boxed up and placed in a paper bag with strong handles for carry-out--very important for transporting a long distance. In fact, carry-out is the only option at Pitmasters Back Alley. There is no dining on-site.

    Egg shell in cornbread.

    Egg shell in cornbread. Was excited to try this place. Never had a big piece of eggshell in any food I've ordered anywhere. So this is a first.

    Before partaking. You can see the difference in the biscuits.
    Mike V.

    Ordered the Burnt ends cheddar biscuits. Ends were 50% inedible. Only half were tender enough to chew thoroughly and some had a lot of fat. They looked and tasted "old". The overpriced biscuits were inconsistent. The first one was tasty with a crisp shell. The second was very spicy. I like spicy food but wasn't prepared for it after the first. And the second also tasted "old". Almost musty. I have eaten here before and rather enjoyed it. Not so much this time. If I do go back I'll get something else......

    As featured on the website.
    Connie P.

    Have ordered this meal several times. Epic fail this time. Burnt ends are so salty, impossible to eat and I love salty food! The ST Louis ribs are a soft, grey slab of meat. No seasoning and no color. So disappointed. I called the restaurant, fellow apologized, said they will do better which does not help me. Biscuits and side are delicious, as always.

    Jonny V.

    What a bummer. Pitmasters wasn't high on my list of places to try, but after seeing consistently high reviews on Yelp, I finally decided to give them a try. When I went to their website, I saw that they were part of the Wagshal family, which for me, was a huuuge plus. Wagshal's is where I prefer to buy my meat, and always the place I to go for expert advice (especially when trying to reconcile conflicting information from on the internet). So, back to the Pitmasters experience. I called-in my order, and was told what items were available/not available immediately, which was helpful. Fortunately, they weren't out of any of the items I wanted. Parking was easy (none of the spots in front of the restaurant was taken, and there was also plenty of street parking available), and when I made my way to the counter, I was greeted cordially by the Pitmasters team. Here's where things started to fall apart: I looked at my receipt, and thought that I had been overcharged. The website stated that the brisket was $16.99/serving, yet I had been charged $18.99. I looked above at the chalkboard menu, and saw the price listed as $18.99. This wasn't a big deal, because restaurants are constantly updating menu prices without actually updating their online menus. No stars deducted for this. When I got home, still excited to devour some brisket, I pulled the enormous box out of the bag, and thought, "Hmmm...it doesn't feel like there's much in here. Must be my mind playing tricks on me." I opened the box, saw the fries and coleslaw, and an aluminum foil package (that contained the brisket and two slices of white bread). Judging by the amount of brisket I first saw upon opening the foil - five thin slices, to be exact - I figured that Pitmasters had wrapped it in such a way that the brisket was layered. Nope. I searched high and low, to no avail. Five measly slices of brisket. At this point, I was disappointed, but remained hopeful that this would be the most fantastic brisket ever. It was still warm (it wasn't even a 10-minute drive home), which was a great sign, and I hurried to get it onto my plate, along with the hot sauce and fries. I sat down, mouth fully watering at this point, and put the first slice of brisket (20% of the total brisket, mind you) in my mouth. Dry and only somewhat flavorful. This is the nicest way to describe this "brisket." Thank goodness for the slivers of fat (only on two of the five slices) that provided some semblance to good, or even normal, brisket. Had it not been for those morsels, I would had ended my meal nearly in tears. The fries and "mother-in-law" slaw were the sides, and although I didn't care for this variety of coleslaw (far too bland for my taste), I did really like the fries. I've posted a picture of the meal. Note that neither the coleslaw nor half of the fries are on the plate.

    The door with the little pig on it.
    Gail S.

    Finding the place was a bit of an adventure. They will probably get a bigger sign later but for right now there's just a little pig "open" sign hanging from the door. The door is under the green awning of the "apex center." It is easy to miss. The staff was very nice and knowledgeable about all of the food. My chopped pork sandwich and beans were very good. As we waited he went into detail about the difference between chopped pork and pulled pork. The spiral cut french fries were unique and very good. Unfortunately, they were out of ribs so I have to get them the next time I go. I would recommend looking at the menu online and calling ahead. They make everything fresh so it can take a while for each order. My only cons were that the fish was a bit salty and the sides are quite small. Overall I would definitely recommend trying it out.

    Homemade key lime pie.  It was about a 6"-7" pie so a good size to share amongst a few friends or eat little by little every day. :)

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    The BBQ was excellent! (We had pulled chicken sandwich and an Austin brisket sandwich.) The collards greens were fantastic as well.

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    I wanted to really like this place but Just okay the ribs, bbq. I liked the coleslaw and baked beans.

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    Hard to find but worth it! Literally in an alley, everything I've had is good. Although it's not barbecue, the perch sandwich is amazing.

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