Best BBQ in Columbus for sure. I'll fight people over the Wagyu when it's on the menu.

Great barbeque for a great price. I got the combination plate; pulled pork, burnt ends, two bones and some jerk chicken. This is the real stuff. Nice smoke, nice pull, nice smoke ring, great flavor. Also had sides of beans and greens that were delicious. You're not going to find better anywhere else in Columbus. read more

Ray Ray's Hog Pit - Good barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

The best BBQ in the area. Loved it! Got a full rack and it was a huge amount. Been to many places where I can eat multiple "full racks". I'll be going back for more read more

The food is good, fresh and reasonably priced. Nice for a local place. We picked up the food and took it back to our hotel room. read more

Ray Ray's is by far the best bbq ever. I've stood in the parking lot for upwards of 45 minutes waiting for my food and it's definitely worth the wait! read more

This will be another short one--other folks have given more thorough rundowns that say all that I could say. Everything I've had here (jerk chicken, ribs, pulled pork, brisket, beans, and cheesy potatoes) has been absolutely fantastic. My personal favorite is the ribs, but it's hard to choose! Even when they are slammed, the folks working are warm and willing to answer questions, and there's always some good-natured banter happening inside the truck. If it's nice out, grab your food and eat on the back patio of Ace of Cups. On a blustery January day, grab your food and enjoy delicious barbecue from the comfort of your home. Can't lose either way! read more

When I pulled into the parking lot there was a guy swinging a axe and cutting wood for the smoker.I new then I was in the right place. I Had the brisket which was incredibly juicy with just the right amount of fat. Just the way it should be. It was excellent.I travel a lot and this brisket holds it own across the US,let alone Ohio! read more

Seriously cannot beat his place. It seems that Ray Ray's has killed the bbq competition around town. I compare every place to Ray Ray's and am always disappointed that I even think about trying new places. The worst was the week of the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest. We went every day and tried 4 different rib spots. None had anything that remotely compared to Ray Ray's grass fed brisket, jerk chicken or ribs! *** Ray Ray's fo life *** read more

I went out on a limb and tried this place based on the great reviews I read. I can definitely say that this place IS NOT for me! The sandwich and mac and cheese were both super dry. If you like neat bbq without much sauce then this will probably work for you. I also got greens but didn't eat much of them because they were full of pepper and just didn't taste good. I gave this two stars just because the service was great!! read more

Fantastic, the food is awesome and the guys that run the truck are great, it's worth the wait in line every time. But you better get there early because when they run out they're out. read more

I went down there on Easter Sunday to get a bite to eat. I was excited that they were serving ham as well as brisket. I ordered a meal of bbq to eat there and a pound of ham to take home. The brisket was tender and the beans and slaw weren't very good. Both tasted like they were straight out of the container they were shipped in. The ham was very good. Not great but better than average and I don't know where I'd get ham that good on a regular basis. But here's where it gets dicey. I thought the ham felt a little light so I threw it on my (electronic) scale when I got home and it was light. About an ounce and a half. I dropped Ray(?) a note and didn't get a reply from him until today. "If you would like for me to refund you your .84 cents for the 1.5 ounces of meat you supposedly didn't get, feel free to stop buy and ask for James. Fri,Sat, Sunday" I thought that was a pretty smart assed reply to someone who never even asked for a refund. And what about all those other customers who got short-weighted too? Personally, I had rather had him apologize for the shortage and ask me what I wanted him to do about it. If he'd have asked me that, I would have told him to forget it and to get his scale fixed. As a matter of fact, I did tell him he should get his scale fixed. He obviously knows a lot more about fixing bbq than he does about customer service. read more

I ate here a couple weeks ago. It was so good I couldnt stop eating. Enough food for two meals but i squeezed it into one. I had the spare ribs which were wonderful. Ray Ray's sweey bbq sauce is a really nice flavor and not too sweet. It's just right. I had the cheesy potatoes too snd they were great. A coworker stopped at Ray Ray's one time and she enjoyed it so much she went back the next day. Ray Ray's is here to stay read more

In the words of Barb S, Ray Ray's is my BBQ crack heaven! Seriously, this stuff is amazing! We had pulled pork, brisket, and ribs - all three of these were fantastic. The ribs were definitely our favorite! The sides are okay, but the star of them is the beans. Oh, and they take cards! Yay for Ray Ray's! read more

Ray Ray's Hog Pit, we need to sit down and have a business meeting. See, I have an idea that will make you a guaranteed cool mil. The idea hit me yesterday while I was standing inline at the corner of Pacemont & High. The wait was long because so many people flock to your cart - the deep aroma of smokey meats draw us in like zombies. Standing there under the blue sky, my mind agonizing over which delicious meat to stuff into my hole (mouth hole), the swirling plumes of wood smoking the meats of pig and cow danced around me. I've had the beef brisket and know it's a winner. This time I ordered a pulled pork sandwich ($4) and a rib sampler ($5). No sides, just pork-on-pork action. The pork sandwich was succulent, the sauce divine and a perfect complement. The rib sampler was just the right amount, 3 plump ribs dripping in more of that tangy and smokey sauce. The aroma of smoked meats from Ray Ray's is seductive and tantalizing. Dark, warm and sexy - my business idea is obvious! Bottle that smell and sell a Ray Ray's Hog Pit Shampoo. It doesn't matter your gender, people will flock around you and drool. read more

Aight so, going mostly-vegetarian is a hard damn thing for a person who loves meat. A hard damn thing. When I do make an exception to my self-imposed meat exile, I try to aim for grass-fed, humanely-raised animals. Luckily for people who want a non-factory-farmed option, for whatever your reasons are, Ray Ray's has grass-fed meat on Sundays. (Just beef for now, as far as I know.. if they decide to expand into pork, I'd be in bleepin' heaven.) That, alone, for me, is worth the price of admission--and a very reasonable price, it is: $8 for a sandwich with grass-fed goodness, as opposed to the $5 pork sandwich that my husband chowed down on. We had an amazing lunch for $13 altogether, wat. And listen, y'all: I grew up in a town where we had an annual barbecue festival. When I got hit in the face today with the smell of smoked meats, I kind of wanted to weep tears of joy, despite the fact that the line was insanely long, the sun was baking my tender skin, and there was a horrendous girl standing behind us who did nothing but talk shit on everyone she knows in a bastardized corn-fed Valley-girl voice. Even having to deal with that? So. Worth. It. I was apprehensive, though. Usually, their grass-fed beef is brisket, tender and delicious and moist and fatty. It seems that they're having a hard time getting enough high-quality brisket to meet demand (cows only got so many briskets), so they were serving grass-fed bottom round. Bottom round is a leaner cut from the back leg, and I wondered: is this going to be good barbecue? Is this worth my $8 and my rare meat splurge? I reined it back in: it's Ray Ray's. OF COURSE it's worth it. They're quality fanatics; they wouldn't serve me something that's not good. I asked the gentleman behind the counter about the difference in the bottom round and the brisket, and he was very knowledgeable. He said some magic words--"like really good pot roast"--and I was sold. He was right: while it wasn't brisket, it was tender and flavorful. I ate the meat by itself, with my bread as a side dish, just so I wouldn't dilute the flavor of the meat. It was damned tasty. A++, Ray Ray's. I will always come stand in a ridiculous line as long as you keep putting out your amazing barbecue. read more

Ray Rays what can I say, you're my BBQ crack heaven... I am largely vegetarian bordering on vegan, BUT, I will throw all my healthy, organic, veggie burger chompin, soy milk quaffing, animal rights ethics to the wind in a New York second to have Ray Rays beef brisket! (I have a selective conscience lol) And I have been a BBQ hater until now. The brisket sandwich is tender succulent pieces of smoky bovine goodness on a hoagy bun covered in bbq sauce. I agree with Susan R though, I think onions would be a great addition to the sandwich, or at least the choice to have onions. The greens are ok. My friend Tommy makes South Carolina style greens that can't be beat, so I'm not a fair judge after being spoiled by her greens! But a little bit of Cholula hot sauce and we're in biznazz. The mac n cheese is ok also, nice and creamy. Now the baked beans are awesome, tangy, and smoky sweet, with chunks of tender meat, very yummy. All in all Ray Rays is fast food, so it is what it is. But I'll tell ya, for what it is, it is scrumptious. So, after a week or two of vegetarian good behavior, it's off to Ray Rays for the hook up! Try it, you'll like it, I guarandamntee it. read more

What else can be said about Ray Rays that my esteemed Yelp-resentatives from the Great State of Columbus haven't already said. Ray Ray (whoever you actually are or aren't) is a Real American doing some great things in the North-of-campus area. First visit there and expectations were extremely high. Yesterday it was about 25 degrees outside, windy and snow-covered. THIS IN NO WAY STOPPED OR HINDERED PEOPLE FROM GETTING THEIR BBQ ON!!! Its Sunday, which is brisket day and Super Bowl (yea I said it) Sunday, so Ray Ray was putting out his extremely rare chicken wings. As we pulled up in the snow and mud, there was a line of about 20 people standing in the frigid conditions. A few people would pull up, see that there were no more wings, and leave to cry their way home and try to just exist in their lonesome, sad lives. The rest, including me, were looking for some smoked meats and were not leaving until we got some! Luckily, as you stand in line in the cold, you can be swathed in smoke from the propane tank-of-a-grill where the magic happens. Also, you can read the menu a hundred times and think about the food the whole time you are line. And best of all, someone brought me a tall boy from the Ace of Cups to drink while in line!!!! Cold day, cold beer, hot BBQ. Finally, as you get up to the front of the line and the side of the food truck, the friendly staff starts prepping your BBQ to order as you gaze through a steamy, not so transparent window that offers you glimpses of ribs, brisket and sandwiches being cut/chopped, weighed and sauced before your very eyes. Sensory overload and exhilaration!! It's like descending into an airport of meat through a bank of clouds. I got 2 slabs of ribs and 2 pounds of grass-fed brisket. SPOILER ALERT - it was/is all extremely good, leaner than you might think, smokey barbeque awesomeness. But then, I knew it would be because there were dozens of other true mountain-men and mountain-women like myself willing to stand in line in 25 degree temperatures, frigid breezes and snow to get a taste of Ray Rays. read more

We went, we tried, we didn't like everything about it, BUT we will be back. Funky little truck next to a small strip mall bellowing out smoke and Bob Marley. They get props for Marley! The prices are very reasonable for the amount of meat you get. It's walk up, order, wait for it, and go....or sit at the two beat up picnic tables. Hubs orders half slab of ribs and I ordered rib tips with a side of collard greens and cole slaw. Ribs were good but not fall off bone delightful. Tips were a bit over done and tough, but the chunks that were just right WERE right. The ribs has a bit of a sweet smokey sauce on them and my tips had a nice spicy smokey sauce (hubs said it tasted like they added liquid smoke). They get points for the sauces!!! Cole slaw was good and creamy but the greens didn't do much for me. They were a bit too tough - I like my collards a bit overcooked - and very watery. This review may be upgraded in the future because we will be going back and we will be aiming for that hunka hunka burning love called brisket. We didn't see it offered until it was too late to change our order, but when he flopped out that big hunk of meat on the cutting board and started slicing..........Damn! that looked good! read more

How I hadn't eaten at Ray Rays until my sixth year in Columbus is beyond me. This place is AMAZING. Like, the most delicious stuff in your mouth ever. I have had three main items at Ray Rays, the pulled pork sandwich, the brisket sandwich, and the Carolina Pulled Pork sandwich. And I have absolutely been obsessed with all three. The sauce on the brisket and pulled pork is heavenly. It has an apple flavor that is unmatched. I've never had anything like it. The bread they put their sandwiches on is out of this world and works perfectly with the meat. As for the sides, the mac and cheese is sooo cheesey and good, the baked beans were Scorching hot but SO delicious with chunks of meat in them! And the cole slaw was, well, just great. Just so great. Everything you order here will be a winner. I suggest the brisket the first time, I don't know, it's just phenomenal. Everything really is, though! I was pleased to know that they do take credit/debit cards. I'm always worried that food trucks won't take my card, and I never carry cash-so that is something to note! They also let you sit in the back patio of Ace of Cups to eat if you please, free of charge! This is a Columbus staple that I believe every person who lives in the area needs to try, but beware, you'll be hooked on this BBQ!!! read more

I think I made a comment about wanting to swim around in a vat of the carolina chopped pork sandwich fillings, Scrooge McDuck style. I loved the sharp vinegar bbq sauce mixed with the creamy slaw topping. Chopping the pork (as opposed to pulled) left everything in tender condition, no stringy cheweyness here! My hangover was also happy there was mac & cheese available. The cheese was liquidy molten-style, and I could have swam in a vat of that, too. The parking lot spot felt like you could be in someone's backyard, with patio seating available in an adjacent bar (cross-selling beer, yay). I skipped the beer beer and went for ginger ale out of the cooler. Birch beer also available. My ale was dry and made with cane sugar... the perfect accompaniment to the smokey tastes. Having two trucks with the same menu in a semi-permanent location gives you everything you want out of a food truck (rogue style, small overhead) with everything you like about a permanent store front (predictable location, access, speed, places to sit). We took ours to go and had a picnic at the nearby Whetstone Park of Roses. I also got to try the Sunday-special grassfed beef brisket. Watching this meat get sliced really got my juices flowing... little juicy pockets of smoked meat goodness would splurt out at the pressure of the knife. As a sandwich, pretty good with light sauce (who would want to cover up all that flavor?). I'll definitely be back on a Sunday to bring some bulk meat home to my parents in UA. read more

Normally I'd wait to try a place multiple times before I write a review.... F that noise, we're talking about Ray Rays Hog Pit here. RRHP is off the beaten path, probably the best reviewed place on Yelp, and a piece of Columbus folklore that absolutely lives up to the hype. This food truck and smoker combo resides in a back parking lot off High St. Hiding, waiting, smoking; Ray Ray's can make a 45 degree windy day feel like a picnic in the sun... The smoky, sweet, delicious BBQ is so insanely right. They nail the sides too; mac, literally the best baked beans I've ever had, and collard greens. Theres just so much to love. Go to Ray Rays, it'll make your day awesomer. read more

For Ohio is a 5 star For the rest of the world its a 3 Starters it the best brisket I have had in Ohio, I would rank it the second best I have had outside of KC. The pulled pork was not good on any level, stay away. The sauce was also not so good, a little to sweet for my taste. As for the sides, didn't try any, had 2 sandwiches :) But Like I said 5 stars for Ohio, sooooo much better the City BBQ read more

This isn't my first rodeo with Ray Ray's. I've had plenty of great barbecue here over the years and they have yet to disappoint. I'm a fan of the beef brisket and pulled pork sandwiches. Try them both with either the sweet or the jalapeno sauce (I'll suffer through a GERD attack for the jalapeno...it's worth it!), along with a side of the cheesy potatoes. read more

I have been looking for great barbecue in Columbus for years. The best I found here came out of the smoker on my deck. I had never visited a place a second time until now. This is it. Even better than mine. I had given up hope. We have tried everything on their menu. It is all excellent. Top drawer. I have not been a big brisket fan. I am a fan of it out of Ray Rays. Pull apart tender and just delicious. Great sauce on everything. They do something different with their chicken. It is not classic barbecue chicken. It is jerk chicken. Nice and spicy. Sides are delicious. Greens, mac n' cheese but especially their baked beans. Will be a regular visitor to Ray Rays. read more

Preface: Post-gym workout, wife and I starving and having trouble thinking clearly. Implementation: She gets the beef brisket sandwich with the sauce on the side I get the pulled pork sandwich with the sweet bbq Just two sides between us, collard greens, and baked beans. We also picked up a Birch beer to split. Service: fast and furious, the guys were nice, careful, and quick on the draw with the food. Results: We swore we wouldn't eat all of it, let alone the entire bun. I used a fork for my pulled pork because it was that soft and slippery with bbq. The brisket was the softest I've ever had, and even WITHOUT sauce, it tasted fantastic. With the bbq sauce it was even better. What actually happened: we ate it all. The greens were awesome, and the beans were a mini feast by themselves, small portion, but in scale, perfect. Do-overs: we'd only order one sandwich under normal circumstances, as our appetites are usually half of what they were that day. Everything else, great. Also, definitely curious about Sunday-only grass-fed beef brisket. read more

When I pulled into Ray Ray's, my first thought was, "There's no way I can give this place five stars, no matter how good the food is." It's a rusty old truck in the parking lot of the Kwik-e-Mart. There's nowhere to park, nowhere to sit. How could this be a five-star place? Then I tasted it. My wife and I both got the grass-fed beef brisket, since it was Sunday and it's only available on Sundays. $8 seemed a little steep for a sandwich from a food cart, but it was worth every nickel. The beef was so tender, and loaded with meaty, smoky flavor. It's served on a seeded, toasted sub bun with a cup of tangy, spicy sauce. To be honest, I would've preferred a thicker, richer sauce, and would've liked some pickles on my sandwich, but those things only would've added to an already five-star sandwich. The sauce was very good, and I provided my own pickles at home. As good as the sandwich was, though, I think the baked beans were the star of the show. No other baked beans even come close to these. The sauce is so rich with brown sugar and spicy, too. Next time, I'm going to double up on the beans. I'm still calling City Barbeque my favorite BBQ place in town, due to the many menu and condiment options and the fact that they have seating. But sandwich to sandwich, Ray Ray's is almost certainly better. read more

Ray Ray's is on my Top 5 Places To Go in Columbus list. I pretty much only went to 5 places when I was in Columbus, but I think it's still a legitimate list, as I had a capable tourguide. I haven't had BBQ in 5 months, since I left Nashville, and man was it good to get something delicious and authentic from a truck in a parking lot. The pulled pork had so much rich, smoky flavor that I couldn't stop eating it even after I was full. Not a good idea, but worth the pain. The collards were fine...kinda watery and bland, but they taste like that to me everywhere so I probably just don't love collards all that much. I tried my cousin's brisket and every single thing was right about it- particularly the sauce. Ray Ray's delivers some seriously good shit, the memory of which is luring me back to Ohio.... read more

After multiple trips to Texas I came to the sad understanding that no one in Ohio can make good BBQ. Wrong, Ray Ray can. I've had BBQ all over Texas and this ranks right up there with it. The beef brisket is amazing, so tender and juicy, the pulled pork tastes so good, and the ribs are excellent, I love the BBQ sauce that has some kick to it. This is also my dogs favorite food, if I bring Beef Brisket in she knows it and get's real excited, it's gotta be good if it gets a special response from my dog! Its only open on the weekends, so don't drive down on a Tuesday. This is the ONLY place to get real good BBQ in the city. read more

My husband was all giddy about trying this place. I was "meh" about it, but I really did change my mind about it quickly. We were noobs, so we ordered several items to see what would be best ... some ribs, some of the legendary brisket with the dogfish head ale sauce, and a pulled pork sandwich, and some sides (mac n cheese, potatoes, and greens). The ribs were spectacular. Nicely smoked, perfectly sauced, and even cut into single bones for us. The sauce was delicious, and the meat was tender but firm. They were clearly the "winner" of the day. The pulled pork sandwich was great. A great amount of meat, good roll, and lots of delicious sauce. Yum. The brisket was "ok". Mine was a bit dry, but still quite tasty. The least impressive entree of the three, in my opinion. Maybe it was just an off day? The mac n cheese was also "ok" ... a little too yellow-american-cheese for me, but that's a personal preference. The potatoes were quite good. In fact, they give my mom's (rest her soul) recipe a run for its money. The greens were actually a bit spicy. My husband and I prefer a more "wilted spinach with pork drippings" type experience, but these had a bit of a kick to them. Don't get me wrong, they were quite tasty. But they just weren't our speed. The main reason I didn't give the full five stars? As we stood in line for an agonizing 51 minutes (yes, I timed it), we watched a guy pull up in a restored sports car. He waited until one of the employees came out of the truck, slipped them some cash, and cut the line. She went in, got his order, handed it to him, and said "have a nice day". Not cool. The entire line just kind of gawked and looked at each other in complete disbelief that it had actually happened. Several people closer to the end of the line said "screw this" and left. In fact, if I hadn't already been completely stoned by the delicious scents wafting from their smoker, I'd have taken my $50 elsewhere. I think we'll give them one more try. read more

Was told how great this place was by friends and after reading the many positive reviews thought great. Took my son there for a Birthday treat. He is 14 today. We went Saturday, early evening and ordered a pound of brisket, a brisket sandwich, collard greens, cheesy potatoes and a vanilla pudding with 2 sides sauce. My son is somewhat of a brisket Connoisseur LOL. To be honest we were both very disappointed, the brisket was very dry and without much flavor having just a sprinkle of some form of seasoning. My son went back to ask for some salt which they dod not have. We hoped to at leased add some seasoning. I could not eat my sandwich in one go because it was so dry! I don't know if this is usual or an off day or the brisket is just something they don't do well. I am however fast losing my confidence in Yelp as being a good place for accurate ratings. My son took me to a BBQ place in Stow, will have to think up the name of it and the brisket was so moist. Seriously Ray Ray's was a dissopointment and an expensive one at that. If the Brisket had of been good, the price would of been ok. Just my opinion. read more

Very disappointed. Bought two sandwiches and there was so much fat on the pulled pork and brisket that half the sandwich got thrown away. Need to do a better job of trimming the meat. I know fat adds flavor but not when half of the sandwich is fat read more

This made for an amazing impromptu Saturday afternoon hang out. My fiancé and I stopped at Ray Rays because we were driving by and she remembered it from a yelp review. We got a pound of brisket which was delicious on its own, tender and flavorful, and it came with assorted bbq sauces. Then we swung inside and tried the waffle fries and gravy from Ray Rays while sitting at the Ace of Cups bar; delicious but I mean gravy and fries... The bartender there was amazing, we got to try all beers before buying them, and they had an amazing selection of local brews on tap. And happy hour went until 8pm which seemed crazy in a good way. To top it off there was a ping pong table; we played best of 3 and I lost. My finance's a shark in a sheep's clothing. One fine sheep. read more

Went to this place a few months back. I splurged on the whole rack and I think it was about $24 bucks. Which isn't an issue, I expected to pay about that for a whole rack of baby back ribs. The sauce was good but tbh it wasn't in my humble opinion all it was cracked up to be by my friends. I got a side of the baked beans too, and they were AWESOME though! I highly recommend! I have heard the mac and cheese is great too, but unfortunately it wasn't available the day that I went. I'll go back, it was tasty! Some of the best BBQ in Columbus that's for sure. I think i could put this as a four star, but I've been spoiled by some Kansas City BBQ in Kansas City and now I'm jaded for life towards anything other than Joe's. But if you haven't been to Ray Ray's, go. Its worth it. read more

I dragged the boyfriend out here for some ribs as part of a post-graduation meal. Because really, nothing says "congrats of being educated" like some bbq out of a little truck/shack on the side of a quik-e-mart. I will say, they make some mighty-fine ribs here. Maybe not the best I've had in my entire life, but close to it. The meat is tender, and sauce is tangy but sweet, and I THINK there's an option of a less-sweet sauce if that's your thang, but don't quote me on it. Only down side? The sides were underwhelming. The mac 'n cheese was pretty lame- too mushy and the cheese was flavorless. We had some other kind of side but I can't remember what it was, though I do remember feeling rather "meh" about it. Next time I'd skip the sides. But I'd still go back for the meat. I'd love to get some pulled pork, because that ish looked delish. They also have some nice cold drinks there, and a couple of beat up picnic tables. It isn't exactly fine dining, but it's a good time chilling there with some delicious ribs, cold drinks, and some Bob Marley coming out of the radio. Perfect for a quick summer meal. Random Tip: If you're picky about what you want, head there early. Some of their stuff does tend to sell out toward the late dinner rush. read more

Ray Ray's is still incredible. It's part of what makes Clintonville the utmost. The boy and I had lunch here yesterday and in true cville dirtbag fashion, ate it sitting on the curb on the side of the Super Food Mart. We shared a rack of ribs tossed in habanero sauce - it's NOT spicy, i sweartogod, it's just extremely flavorful. We got mac n cheese and collard greens, as well as the banana puddin' for dessert. Yes, this is one of those occasions where this is all you need to eat all day. Ray Ray's is just so GOOD. I wasn't a super fan of the puddin', but I actually hate bananas passionately, so the fact that I liked it at all is amazing. I have heard there is a dude who regularly buys them out of the stuff - and the boy loves it. I'm so glad Ray Ray's is in our neighborhood. I love the dudes who work there - they're friendly and knowledgeable. The food is out of this world, and there is ALWAYS a steady stream of customers at this roadside barbeque. If you haven't tried Ray Ray's yet... well, I pity the fool. read more

My bf and I are recent Columbus transplants, by happenstance we ended up moving down the street from Ray Ray's. This place is phenomenal we have tried everything on the menu, ok except the chicken, and have never been disappointed. The portions are large and I usually get the rib sample and am more than satisfied. Eat here, now! You won't regret it, unless your a vegan. Then don't come you'll just be sad. read more

Just got back from my second visit to RAY RAY'S HOG PIT and all I can say is... wow. This is as good as BBQ gets in Columbus, and would probably beat a lot of other "best BBQ in the world" joints at their own game. Not bad for an unassuming trailer parked in a convenience store parking lot. Not bad at all. Just standing in line- and there will probably be a line- is satisfying, as you are wrapped in the twirling smoke from the wood fire. It smells FANTASTIC and really triggers the basic Neanderthal hunger spots in the brain. You'll have to wipe the drool off of your lips before you start ordering. What to order? I've tried everything now and it's all good, but I recommend the beef brisket. That's just my personal fave, though- and on Sundays now, the beef brisket is organic, grass-fed, local pasture-raised beef slow smoked and served with a TO. DIE. FOR. slather-it-on-yerself sauce made with DogFish Head Ale. The ribs are also amazing, you could gum all the meat off the bone without breaking a sweat- no teeth required for meat this tender. The pulled pork is also good, but the least interesting meat to me in the general scheme of things. I won't really comment on the sides as I only tried them once way back in early spring, but I remember liking them quite a bit. Today, I went ALL MEAT, baby. This place deserves awards, accolades, and cheerleaders- but they would feel a bit out of place here. Somehow, on the side of High St, for just a minute, you can almost think you're just lined up at some lost uncle's meat smoker, waiting for your turn to plate up. Of course, no uncle in my family tree ever made the best barbecue I ever tasted, so to Ray Ray's Hog Pit it is. I command thee: get yourself here as soon as you can. And get there early; a savage run could use up all the meat and when it's gone, baby, it's gone. read more

"What's that smell? Oh god, it's Saturday. Let's get Ray Ray's." That is the statement I make to my boyfriend pretty much every weekend when we drive down High Street. We follow the smell to the parking lot behind Ace of Cups. Park the car. Wait in line. Order brisket. Be happy. Brisket is probably one of my all-time favorite foods and the brisket here is really good. A few years ago, I had a bad experience here with dry pulled pork and brisket, but I think that was an off day. Every visit since has been consistent and delicious. The burnt ends on the brisket might be the best thing I've ever put in my mouth. If the side dishes were better, I would probably bump up my rating to five stars. The mac and cheese is fantastic, but everything else is very forgettable. For other dog owners out there - they will give your dog a bone if you bring them along! read more

I love food trucks, and I'm a big fan of the concept of a BBQ food truck that has a smoker behind it. We were in town for the Rolling Stones concert at OSU, and wanted a quick but quality dinner we could grab & eat in the hotel room before we left for the concert. Ray Ray's met those requirements as it was less than 5min away from our hotel. Service: service was very friendly, it was like ordering from an old friend. I like that. Food: I ordered the brisket sandwich with a side of cheesy potatoes. Now, disclaimer...I'm a brisket snob. I don't know why I consistently do this to myself, because it seems that no one outside of the state of Texas can properly smoke beef brisket, but still, I seek out even subpar brisket. I saw the brisket mentioned in a lot of Yelp reviews & thought I should try it. This brisket was "ok." It still retained quite a bit of juice (although I think they *might* be soaking it in the back, pre-sliced, instead of sliced when ordered...). I think this would have been a "good'ish" brisket, if it had some bark on it. Where is the bark? My sandwich had one little tiny sliver on it...highly disappointing (& goes to support my soaking theory). The bun was a seeded hoagie roll, and I wish it had been something a bit more elevated than that...it should have been toasted on the inside at least. I got the sweet BBQ sauce on the side, and I liked that even their sweet sauce has some heat to it. The cheesy potatoes are more of an au gratin style, instead of hashbrown style, in case anyone was curious. I'm not normally a huge cheesy potato fan, but I liked these a lot. It tasted like they maybe mixed some dry rub seasoning into the potatoes? Whatever it was, I liked it. Overall, this might be good for Columbus Ohio BBQ, but I was a bit disappointed for the BBQ quality in general. If we found ourselves in the area again & needed a quick, easy, non-chain meal, we would probably return. read more

Ray Ray's Hog Pit - Brisket sandwich with a small order of cheesy potatoes. - Barbeque Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Make sure to have your dental floss and wet wipes! The ribs are excellent. The only negative is it's a bit pricey. $17 for a full order of ribs. Seems pricey when you're standing in a dark alley ordering from a food truck. Don't misunderstand me though, I will be back! read more