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Da' Pitt BBQ
Category: Restaurants Barbeque Barbeque [Edit]
705 Divisadero St(between Fulton St & Grove St)
San Francisco, CA 94117
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA
(415) 440-7427
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 10:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Ambience:
- Dive-y
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
297 reviews for Da' Pitt BBQ
Review Highlights
"Excellent mac and cheese; really hits the mark."
(in 62 reviews)
"Sides include coleslaw, mac n cheese, baked beans."
(in 34 reviews)
"The brisket, ribs, and sausages are amazing here."
(in 96 reviews)
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297 reviews in English
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Review from Nathan D.
San Francisco, CA
11/9/2011
The view on the outside is horrendous... the view on the inside is horrendous... but dear god... the food is excellent...
I'm not sure if we were drunk munching or not but this place has one of the best BBQs I've had in awhile... I need to come back and try their brisket... -
Review from Jason H.
San Francisco, CA
2/3/2012
This place is seriously awful.
The delivery order took 2 hours to arrive during the early afternoon, and they are located 2.5 miles away from my apartment...absolutely no excuse for that.
When the food arrived, it was completely cold and the mac and cheese had solidified into a velveta brick that was sitting in a pool of oil *disgusting!*. The ribs and hot links were covered in specks of black charred bits which is the solid indication of a grill that hasn't been cleaned in ages, and it made everything look very unappetizing.
Furthermore, the ribs - which I was looking forward to - were very fatty, and were very unprofessionally prepared. There were large shards of bone and odd chunks of meat that were difficult to eat around because of the way they were cut.
I have NEVER experienced such awful BBQ in my life and this has been the worst experience from any restaurant in San Francisco since moving here.
*This place is a waste of money and you should really consider spending it elsewhere.* -
Review from Evan M.
San Francisco, CA
1/18/2012
This was a 4-star or even 5-star BBQ when it was Brother-In-Laws. The food quality has gone markedly downhill, driven primarily by the vastly inferior meat quality they use. The sausages, for example, used to be nice hot links, as big around as a silver dollar. Now they're basically Jimmy Dean sausage. The brisket and ribs have gone downhill as well.
It's too bad. This used to be the best BBQ in the city about ten years ago, and now it's just not worth going. Sneaky's or Big Nate's is just going to give you much higher quality for the same price. -
Review from Lambchop B.
San Francisco, CA
2/6/2012
there arent any decent bbq places in san francisco. gotten takeout here a few times. ribs were ok but chicken was inedible. place seems unclean. proprietors were friendly but ineffecient getting sidetracked with the phone or each other. getting food took forever
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Review from Jim L.
San Francisco, CA
1/3/2012
Pro's: Nice owner, very personable guy, it's real barbeque, leaves fat on the beef (my preference).
Con's: Very dingy and dirty place, they hide the prep counter from view, notoriously slow, forgets orders while they are being made. Beef is so tough I believe the cows grew up gang banging in the parking lot next door. Ribs are also very tough, but I don't down them too much for the tough meat because most barbaque places that have very tender meat have just boiled it to death anyway. Sides are blah!
Bottom line: I doubt I will ever go back. -
Review from Manny R.
San Francisco, CA
8/26/2011
The people that claim the food was real BBQ have no F......NG clue what real BBQ is. So I'm from the South and moved to SF about 5 months ago I was driving by DA Pitt and I could not turn away BBQ after so long. Went into the place and was grossed out. One thing is hole in the wall family style. But you could see how filthy the place is and I'm not talking about the smoke which is expected.
DA Pitt mus be leaky
Because Da' Ribbs tasted and had the consistency of boiled ribs. They were rubbery, fatty, and just horrible overall. The brisket was a better but good brisket does not need to be drown in bland sauce. So sad that a place that gives out such a real BBQ joint feel and smell to it. Was so bad.
The Cole slaw toooooooooo sweet
The Green Beans are boiled in Tea which is a traditional south thing. BUt they were Hella Salty.
Want good BBQ look elsewhere -
Review from Clarissa P.
San Francisco, CA
7/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
I'm all about hole in the wall, street food (real street food) places- my stomach is probably stronger than norm and can handle most. Still, that being said, I wouldn't go back to this place unless it cleans it's act up.
Where is the health certification that's supposed to be hanging on the wall?- I don't believe for a second that the SF Health Department has ever been in this establishment.
I dropped into this neighborhood joint one day after work- was exceptionally hungry and I finally caved to the BBQ smell that always lingers throughout the street.
I walked in and tried to convince myself that it wasn't as bad as it looked- hoping that this was one of those dirt cheap dirty hole in the walls with amazing food.
I ordered from the man at the counter, who was very friendly and funny. 10 minutes goes by, and he asks what i ordered- i didn't think anything of it and told him again. 10 minutes goes by, he asks again. By this time I'm totally convinced that they are under some sort of influence (yaddaimean?) and getting a little irritated. 5 minutes later, my food is ready and I make a mad dash back to my house (I really don't understand how anyone can eat in at this place- the chairs have so many different layers of stains that i don't even want to know where they came from!) Before I run out of this joint, I notice that while the man is packing my food, he is scooping coleslaw from a dirty, grungy looking tupperware thing that looked horrible. The fridge that is holding the tupperware is a see through sliding door fridge, and to be honest it didn't even look like it was running :/
To make this long story short, I head home, take a couple of bites (i'll admit, it didn't taste that bad, but nothing great as well) and can't seem to take a couple more... and into the compost it went.... -
Review from David K.
San Francisco, CA
10/4/2011
I LOVE DA PITT. There's times when a rack of those short ends, some mac & cheese and their awesome cole slaw are the only thing that'll stave away those blues... or that hangover... or anytime anything is less than perfect.
Mike, the owner, is a sweetheart of a guy, too.
Try the brisket, too, it's out of this world. -
Review from Victor C.
San Francisco, CA
7/4/2011 1 photo
Tonight, I used GrubHub to order delivery from Da Pitt BBQ. I requested a full order of Brisket, with two (included) sides orders of Baked Beans and Cole Slaw, an X-Large Macaroni & Cheese, and one Peach Cobbler. The worst part of tonight's dining experience, however, wasn't the brisket - which was, without exaggeration, 60% fat and grossly inedible. It wasn't the (mashed) mac & cheese - which arrived the wrong size. It wasn't the Cole Slaw - which was dry, but was, by comparison, least terrible. Also, it wasn't the Cobbler - since they were apparently out of it, which they mentioned as they called to tell me the delivery would be 30 minutes late. Finally, the worst part of tonight's dinner wasn't the fact that it took about 2-hours to deliver or that it arrived cold.
The worst part of tonight's dinner was that (while I consider myself to be an intelligent man, with common sense if not wit), I was dumb enough to order food from a restaurant with so many terrible reviews which proved to be spot on correct! Here I thought I'd give them a shot. I figured they couldn't possibly be THAT bad, while remaining in business. I was wrong and I'm ashamed to admit that I was a fool to give them my business. So, in an effort to redeem my actions, I must share my failure with all of you, being a beacon of wisdom to anyone thinking that their experience might be different. It won't. I promise you, you will regret ordering food from Da Pitt BBQ.
After this experience, I'm writing GrubHub an email to offer users a feature to vote to remove a restaurant from their database.
Please refer to the picture I've included which shows my (fat) brisket in the garbage. Thank God the sides were at least edible! Can you imagine how much worse this review would have been if I were still starving?? haha! -
Review from Melissa T.
San Francisco, CA
8/24/2011
Da' Pitt is right up the block from my new apartment. After moving in, the boy and I went to try it out. I was tempted by the Popeyes up the block but why not.
Mike, who took our order, was really nice and friendly. I got the Pork Ribs and my boyfriend go the Hot Links. Their bbq sauce is really good. But my boyfriend said it tasted like you could taste the walls. Not sure what that means. But for reals, not the cleanest looking place. I wanted to take it to go, but boyfriend said we didn't have anywhere to actually eat at my place. Soo...yea.
I liked the coleslaw, but the mac and cheese was not cheesy enough for me. The ribs were a little chewy at some parts and they didn't have any knives. Might eat here again, might not. -
Review from Cecilia B.
San Francisco, CA
9/29/2011
Maybe it was the heat of the night.... but Da' Pitt totally hit the spot.
First of all, there's the really nice owner. We let him pick what was best that night: slab of ribs and pulled pork. Wow. It totally hit the spot; the spicy sauce had a nice bite; the ribs were finger-licking good.
Overall, we can't wait to come back. -
Review from Christine D.
San Francisco, CA
5/15/2011
My roommate and I were starving, and walked in to order some BBQ. I ordered chicken, she ordered ribs. We paid. We sat on some filthy, ripped chairs with sharp exposed screws. And we waited.
And we waited.
And we waited.
After twenty minutes, someone called out, "It's gonna take a long time for those ribs, but they're worth it!" And so we waited.
And we waited.
And we waited.
Thirty minutes, then forty. The place began to fill with thick grey smoke that burned our noses and throats. This wouldn't have been terrible if we had food in front of us, but we were starving, so we had to go outside for a bit, because we couldn't stand it.
We waited some more.
Finally, after an hour, I went to the counter and said that I had ordered the chicken, and politely asked how much longer it would take.
"Oh, we're out of the chicken."
WHAT. THE. F**K?!!!!!
"But... I ORDERED the chicken an HOUR ago!! And you took my money!!"
"Well, you're gonna have to order something else."
My roommate and I looked at each other. And on the spot, we asked for our money back. The man behind the register grumbled, slapped some money into our fists, and we walked out, and went to Little Star Pizza up the street.
Please, I beg of you, don't waste your time here. -
Review from Terry D.
San Francisco, CA
12/6/2011
On Sunday, I placed an order with Da Pitt at 1:30p. I called the restaurant to check on my order at 3:15p. I was told the delivery person should be on his way any minute. Twenty minutes later, I called back (now 3:35p), and was given the delivery person's phone number to call him directly. I proceeded to call that number FOUR times, as no one answered. On the fifth time, a gentleman answered, stated he was a few minutes away, and mentioned the street names he was currently on. At 3:50p I called again, only to have him ask me where exactly was my residence. I happened to open the door at 4p (dogs started barking) to see the delivery person pulling up to my house. It is now two and a half hours later when I received my order. There was a lady in the front seat passed out. He didnt know which order was mine, as apparently there were a few in his car. I called back to the restaurant to say I was displeased and something needed to be done. The gentleman on the phone with me stated (and I quote)...
"Where did you order from?"
(http://delivery.com)
"Oh there's your first problem right there. It takes us 20 minutes to get the order from them, so it was already a bit late."
(ok that still does not address the two hours and ten minutes it took to get my order)
"So why didnt you talk to the owner if you had an issue?"
(After finding out the delivery person was in fact the owner of the restaurant.)
"Well I gave you the main person's number. What you should have done is when you called told me where you ordered from, and that it was taking so long, because I could've let you know that was the owner, and you could've spoken to him directly about your problem. I dont know what you want me to do about it, as this isnt my problem. I am not the person you should be talking to about this; I am just the manager. You should want to talk about your problem with the head person."
By then, I am upset stating that I am the customer, he is the manager, and he should want to solve the issue here. After we both got loud with one another over the phone, he simply stated to me,
"I tell you what you can do. You can never order from my mutha fuckin restaurant again", and then he hung up on me.
I want my money back! I am completely appauled that I was treated in such a manner. It should never take two and a half hours to get food delivered. In addition, to have a manager of all people, disrespect a customer is outrageous (any employee really)!
I called the owner back, told him exactly what happened. He proceeded to apologize to me, stating "heads will roll...I know exactly who that was, and we never do business that way. I will call http://Delivery.com to see about getting you a refund. Just so you know we've had complaints about their ordering system lately as well. I've also had one too many issues with said person. I have the best BBQ in town, and have been doing this for twenty years..."
Yes, the food was good, but not worth two and a half hours and thirty dollars! -
Review from Big B.
Mountain View, CA
6/20/2011
I cant believe this is actually happening...I ate some of it, I was just flat out scared. I almost had to leave without the food the place was full of smoke.
Stay clear unless you are starving! -
Review from Martin E.
San Francisco, CA
5/5/2011
One of the worst delivery orders I've ever experienced.
After waiting almost 2 extra hours for our food, on a Wednesday night, with multiple calls to ask "wtf?", it arrives missing one of our meat orders and with 2 side dishes wrong.
The meat massacre that wasn't missing was piled into a single take-home container. Mind you, this was SIX PEOPLE worth of meat just slammed in to one box. Of course they forgot part of it because it wouldn't have fit otherwise. Who knows if we got our rack of ribs, or our chicken or brisket, because you couldn't tell any of it apart.
What was supposed to be ribs looked like the cuttings off of a real "rack of ribs." Pieces of bone were hard to tell because everything looked like a piece of bone. Sometimes it was meat, sometimes it was your teeth breaking off.
The only bonus they get for this, is that, after suggesting we dig under the pile of meat for the missing hot-links, they did agree to refund the price of the hot-links we didn't get.
I would never, ever, order from this place again. It must be better in the restaurant otherwise I can't imagine how they're still in business. -
Review from Sina O.
San Francisco, CA
8/1/2011
Looking at the bad reviews here, i've never got delivery here, and I wouldnt rely on them being quick, especially when they share a parking lot with a cannabis club lol. BUT i did live on 29th ave and geary a while ago and they said they would be down to deliver all the way to there, that's pretty cool of em.
The guy who works here is very personable n chill, we always make a few jokes together each time i go. Family style hole in the wall place as others have said, and it reflects in the food that tastes homecooked (unlike for example, roadhouse bbq on geary) this can be a pro or con depending on what you feel like. I had only been here a couple times then hadnt gone for months and the guy actually remembered me!
The thing to get here is the spare ribs, called "pork ribs" on the menu. Not only is it the thing to get here but a great value as well price wise. All the meats are full of smokey flavor. Other than that:
Brisket: didn't care for the cubed brisket, dry and not much flavor.
Chicken: pretty good and full of smoke flavor, tho its chicken and not what i usually crave when i come to bbq
Baby back ribs: ok, but the baby backs are not what to get here, the spares are better
Mac n Cheese: not healthy (he'll let you know its "artery clogging mac n cheese" lol) but didnt really like it either way.
Baked Beans: decent, i mean, they are baked beans.
stringbeans: lots of vinegary flavor
The sauce: at first it seems like a very simple bland sauce...but then the simple flavor grows on you and its actually very tasty. He makes the sauce fresh everyday I think.
I've always thought if you were a stoner and wanted to kill 2 birds with one stone, order bbq from this place, and then walk over to the cannabis club in the same parking lot =P -
Review from Nicholas F.
Oakland, CA
3/26/2011 1 Check-in Here
If you're in the neighborhood and you like BBQ, this place is worth a try. I've only been here once, so my opinion on the establishment is about as inductively reasoned as it can get, but I was very impressed by the quality and quantity of the food here. Too bad about all the negative reviews.
Ryan B. and I went to see Taj Mahal at the Independent, conveniently situated across the street from Da'Pitt. We had just about enough time to grab a bite to eat, so we split a half rack of baby back ribs, which came with two sides. We ordered mac and cheese and cole slaw. That, plus two diet cokes, and the total came to $15. Not bad for a full meal for two people (anybody with an average appetite will be full after sharing a half rack, but if you are by yourself, you can always save the rest for leftovers).
Here are some more details on the grub:
+ Yummy cole slaw which features tiny pieces of sweet pickle relish: delish!
+ Excellent mac and cheese; really hits the mark.
+ Great ribs, and plenty of 'em. Choose mild, hot or mixed sauce. We got hot. We liked it well enough, but it lacked the sweetness that we like in BBQ sauce. We'll get mild next time.
Here's a hot tip: the credit card machine is currently out of service, so come with cash.
Hope some of these other reviews don't scare you away, because you'll be missing out. -
Review from Michelle W.
San Francisco, CA
10/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Even though it LOOKS super dirty inside, for some reason I believe their kitchen is clean. The food was cheap, edible, and plentiful. Many better BBQ restaurants in the city like Memphis Minnie's. Even Baby Blues BBQ is better than this. But it is what it is, I'd go back if I'm starving and broke. The sides are really good, and so are the hot links.
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Review from Anthony M.
San Francisco, CA
2/2/2011
The nastiest chicken I've ever eat.
I was in Vietnam and the grimiest place I had eaten there was ***** 5 STAR dining next to the chicken here.
I think they just fuck with people.
The chicken was straight RAW. The Health Department should sting these nasty fkrs. -
Review from Jerome F.
San Francisco, CA
5/24/2011
I am writing this review a couple of days after ordering and eating the delivered food:
The Menu looked GREAT, very simple, yet comprehensive, and addressed the multiple person order via the combo section. Very nice. It is what compelled me to order from here.
We ordered the three item combo, spicy, brisket, chicken and short-end pork ribs (extra). Sides consisted of Mac 'n Cheese, Coleslaw, and two cobs of corn (at .50 per, it is worth getting two different sides and ordering corn also).
ONE HOUR 45 MINUTE DELIVERY TIME! Ouch. I wish I knew that before I paid for it. Here is where the problem began. I ordered at 8:15p and ate at 10p. When the food finally arrived, it was cold. No bigge (except for the mac - which had to be re-fried). Throw it in the oven and reheat (although that should not be necessary, EVER, with the prices being what they are). The meat got very well done and hard to eat. Overall, the food was good, but cold, then overdone and didn't really appeal to me. If it was delivered hot, I would have given four stars.
One day later:
MAKES GREAT LEFTOVERS! I made a pulled brisket sandwich out of the leftover brisket, with the spicy sauce and the rest of the leftover coleslaw. OUTSTANDING. Still, I had to wait a day to find this out...
Maybe I should give an extra HALF star for the left-over factor... -
Review from Sean O.
San Francisco, CA
3/17/2011
I've gotten delivery from this place twice and both times they've forgotten things in my order. The first was no mac n cheese and no soda. The second was forgetting the mac and cheese again (I guess I just don't learn).
The meat itself was your usual 99s, Chili's meat fare. Shit was nasty.
I gave the delivery guy $5 both times and he still gave me shit for not tipping him more for "this part of town", even after telling him there were items missing. Skip this one. -
Review from Lisa Y.
San Francisco, CA
1/22/2011
Da Pitt is appropriately named.
I don't eat this type of food, and normally, I don't like to leave bad reviews.
My coworkers ordered a bunch of food, and because my pb&J wasn't good enough for me, I guess, I caved into the peer pressure and ordered.
I couldn't find much on the menu that didn't put me off, but I thought the brisket would be safe, and a side of green beens.
What I got was a take out container that looked like it came out the back end of a sick dog. I'm a nurse, so I think I have a strong constitution, but after eating a third of it, (drenched in barbecue sauce, and about every other, or every third bite being completely a gob of fat that had to be spat out) I set it aside, saying I was going to save it for later, and turned to my salad. This was around 5 pm.
By six pm, I had a terrible headache (I never get headaches) and felt like I had been poisoned, and I mustered thru the rest of my shift feeling sicker and sicker. By the time I got home (12:30) I was ready to barf and was glad I had disposed of the "Left overs" in the nearest garbage bin (where they belong, and from where they probably originated, judging from how I felt) before walking in to my house Thank the lord above I only ate a partial bit of that nasty mess!
I took three Tums, and went to bed praying I didn't have to wake up and hurl, because I have an early class this morning.
This place, is "Da Pitt" and if you eat here, you will feel like "da pitts" to be sure. Have your head examined if you read all these reviews and decide to eat here anyway!!! -
Review from Mark D.
1/24/2011
Review of delivery fro Da Pitt BBQ
My order was delivered without the two sides for the two mains. Both the brisket and the ribs were very fatty and were nearly inedible. I will not order from them again.
This was pretty much the worst BBQ experience I've ever had. -
Review from Antony M.
San Francisco, CA
11/30/2010
WARNING! FOOD POISING - nuff' said
First time eating here and the next day I'm feeling very sore in the gut, and I have a very tough stomach!
Honestly how does this place stay open? Surely with more than 5 reviews on 1st page complaining about food poisoning and feeling sick the health authorities would have stepped in by now? -
Review from Chris Fucking J.
Bedford, NY
12/5/2010
I ordered delivery from this place on grubhub and it took over 2 hours to arrive. I live .4 miles away from da pitt.
Stay away. -
Review from Justin B.
San Francisco, CA
11/28/2010
We ordered the 3-Meat Platter with two sides and two desserts for delivery:
Pro's:
-Very communicative. Like, to the point of it being awkward. The girl and I were playing billiards and I seemed to be getting phone calls every 10-15 minutes about where the delivery was (and why it was going to be slightly later than the last phone call).
-Very Friendly. When we called that they forgot one of the desserts, the guy working offered to bring it over as he was just about to head home and his apartment was next to ours. Of course, it turns out they were out of carrot cake to begin with, so that offer was moot. Still a nice gesture, I suppose.
Con's:
-FOOD POISONING. Are caps too dramatic? What if I'm doing it to be ironic? Anywho, early the next morning both the girl and I began a 24 hour series of painful bathroom trips. Sadly I had both athletic training that day (to which I excused myself every 45 minutes) and a formal brunch with the girl's parents. I barely survived both.
-Food was late, wrong, and not very good.
I'll never eat here again, which is a pity because I actually like the service. But let's be honest, if they don't get your order right, deliver it cold, and it makes you sick, is that really worth a cheery phone conversation? -
Review from Jay W.
San Francisco, CA
12/16/2010
I'm walking down Divis, killing some time before meeting a friend at Fly Bar, and looking for a cheap-ish, small amount of food to be my second half of dinner. After passing on a cheap-looking pizza place, I find myself staring at what I thought was Lily's BBQ. I love random divey places. I stroll in.
The place is almost comically set up. The kitchen takes up 2/3 of the area of the place, which in itself is not that uncommon. But when half of the kitchen is empty space, and there are only three tables for eating, a re-org just might be due.
I come up to the counter and look at some different menus. Before even looking at the menu, I'm talking with the cook/manager, and he's raving about their brisket with the confidence of Tiger Woods (pre-life-falling-apart). But the price is kinda steep ($11 for a half order), and I'm just looking for something small, preferably a sandwich. An eminent salesman, he offers me a hot link sandwich for 3 bucks. Insta-deal. But just before he makes the sandwich, I counter-offer with 4 bucks for a famous brisket sandwich. Deal.
To be honest, I was expecting a small amount of meat on some cheap white bread. I was right about the bread, but wrong on all other counts. The cook heaps about 3/4 of a pound of steaming, delicious brisket on the bread, with a side of mac and cheese to boot...for $4!!!! And seriously, that brisket was goooood. Definitely as good as Memphis Minnie's. The mac and cheese was pretty solid too (and unexpected). I left a $4 tip and a sincere thanks.
Anyway, I don't think a star rating is possible for this place from your average yelper (aka me). I'll bullshit it for your benefit. +1 for excellent service, +2 for fantastic brisket and mac n' cheese. +1 for ridiculous portions. +1 for being hella divey when right down the street from Nopa. -1 for the crazy dude who kept saying ass-whoop under his breath. +1 for the crazy dude who kept saying ass-whoop under his breath. -1 for the Sara Lee bread. 4 stars. Bam. -
Review from Dan V.
San Francisco, CA
9/26/2011
OK FORGET THE THREE STAR RATING.
THIS PLACE IS BOMB...DEF DEF DEF THE BEST BBQ JOINT IN SAN FRANCISCO IF NOT ALL OF Nor-Cal.
I drive from Daly City everyday to have it for lunch.
Mike is the nicest cook & its not ritzy and yuppy like the rest of the places out here. its relaxed, casual and delicious.
The food is absurdly good, very inexpensive, and there is plenty of parking!
THIS AND HAYES AND KEBOB are my two favorate joints and by all means do I eat a lot of BBQ.....
HANDS DOWN IF YOU HAVENT TRIED IT YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF. -
Review from Tod G.
San Francisco, CA
9/19/2011
Definitely the best BBQ joint in the city. Smoky and done just right.
Really my only complaint is that they don't offer greens as a side. Seriously, guys? No collareds?! Tragic! -
Review from Jsphn T.
San Francisco, CA
Forget about the delivery casue you'll be waiting forever. There's only 2 people sometimes just 1 working and this place ...get many walk ins. So get up and get in line. Yummy!
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Review from Theodore O.
Pacifica, CA
7/27/2010
It's pretty much a one star. The one star is for the macaroni and cheese, and potato salad, but otherwise very lackluster. How could I give a BBQ spot 1 star?
I showed up here with about 5 other friends....they chose the spot and didn't know the area...I should have stepped up and suggested Memphis Minnie's, but the last time I came to this place and it was called Brother's - it was alright...like 3 star alright.
The guy that took our orders couldn't remember them to save his life. "You had the brisket with the beans and greens?"....no I had the chicken with macaroni and potato salad. Yes...it went back and forth with every member of our party - he couldn't remember our sides which he wrote down seconds ago. What did he write when we ordered our sides? BBQ? Yes, we're all having BBQ.
I had the BBQ chicken and it was tough and bony. Yeah the sauce was pretty good, but my chicken was simply not very good...and for like 12$. I didn't finish my chicken. Wow.
Just stay away....it's not worth your time or money. Go to memphis minnie's right down the street if you want some authentic BBQ....you might have to get used to the sauces there...but they're professional and will remember your order and give you a receipt.Listed in: BBQ Spots
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Review from Seth B.
Sacramento, CA
8/18/2011
Easily the chewiest, worst tasting bbq I've had. Brisket was chewy and bland. I had to literally get a knife to cut the meat off the ribs. Normally slow cooked meats slide right off the bone, but not at this place. It was mostly inedible. Also, we were supposed to get large sides and only got one half an ear of corn and a very small amount of macncheese. Ordered dessert, but found out when they delivered the food that they were out. They said they would credit me for the dessert, but it hasn't been reflected on my bank acct 3 hours later. It's a travesty that this place passes for bbq.
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Review from Javier W.
San Francisco, CA
8/14/2010
This place is not very good at all. The ribs have more fat than meat, the chicken was more bones than meat and the sauce was no better than a Safeway or Kraft BBQ sauce you get at the store(no offense Safeway and Kraft). The mac & cheese, potato salad and coleslaw was just as bad. The bread they give is like some super cheap loaf bread from Foods Co.
The place looks pretty dingy and I couldn't see a SF Health card rating anywhere posted.
I have been the the predecessor, Brother-in-laws here and don't remember this quality
Don't do it!
Case Closed! :" Th Arbitrator "
It's cheap but don't waste your money. -
Review from Drew S.
San Francisco, CA
7/30/2011
Based on my experience with this place, I am surprised by the reviews! The brisket and ribs were out of this world, with spot on flavor, cooked to perfection in real BBQ tradition!
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Review from Brittany M.
Berkeley, CA
8/9/2010
Do you like to eat dinner.....
......and not throw it up?
Don't go to Da' Pitt aka Pepsi BBQ.
Long story short: Myself and one friend ate here around 9:00 pm. He felt sick for the rest of the night, and I ended up waking at 4:00 am to throw up. Once I puked up the gnarly red BBQ sauce, my body was all better, but my mind will never be the same.
Oh, and also, I should mention the "meat" was so jiggly and mushy that I'm pretty sure fat was built in to every single bite.... human fat, that is. If you're into fatty overpriced human meat, hit this place up. Finer than any underground operation, any day. -
Review from Elena N.
San Francisco, CA
6/14/2011
I should have heeded the warnings of all the recent Yelp delivery reviews. They are all true! Delivery took 3 hours and 2 calls to finally arrive. And what we got was ONE to go box filled with a 4 meat combo massacre. I didn't even know you could fit that much meat in one box! The meat was flavorless and chewy and the BBQ sauce didn't help much. The sides were the worse. The mac and cheese tasted like nothing. Literally! I'm not sure what kind of experience you get when dining at the actual restaurant, but please save your money and don't order delivery from here. Well, unless you like food that takes 3 hours to arrive!
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Review from ggrrrr g.
San Francisco, CA
8/1/2010
I had a craving for mac n cheese so we decided to have Da Pit deliver to us. We got 4 side orders of mac n cheese with our 2 orders of baby back ribs. After waiting an hour for the food I called in to check the status of our order. They informed me that they lost our ticket and the food will be there in 5 minutes. 20 minutes later food came, although it was not our order! We received every side the restaurant offers....EXCEPT THE MAC N CHEESE!!!!!
We were upset and was then informed they are out of mac n cheese. Even though that was the 1st question that we asked when we called in the order almost 2 hours ago. So they gave us some free cake, that didn't look apetizing at all and did not cure my mac n cheese craving.
We dug in anyways, only to taste the most disgusting ribs of our life. The only flavor I could taste was salt. The coleslaw looked disgusting, the beans were okay. To say the least this was a huge waste of money, and was a complete let down. I will never eat there again. In fact I am so upset I am writing this immediately after I tried to choke down the horrible food
To sum it up, DA PIT IS THE PITS!!!!!! Stay away. -
Review from Christopher F.
Chicago, IL
9/26/2010 1 Check-in Here
Da Pitt is a down and dirty BBQ and makes no suggestion that it is otherwise.
The BBQ man at the counter is imported from the south and slings a mean mess of ribs, corn, beans, etc. He is also pretty funny if you aren't easily offended.
I thought the quality of the meat and sides were fine for the price and being a clearly gritty spot but the BBQ sauce was not to my liking. It tasted reconstituted.
I would like to give this place a 3 or 4 for delivering on its marketing of being a gritty joint but the sauce is just too easy to get right and they are getting it wrong.
May try again and will update. -
Review from gabby m.
San Francisco, CA
8/7/2010
It's been a few hours and I still feel fine after eating this finger lickin BBQ. I wondered if there would be issue what with all the complaints below on cleanliness, and after seeing the place too. I feel fine and am craving the leftovers in the fridge. But the show must go on...
We walked in after the husb hasn't been to eat there for years. The man who took our order was very friendly. We decided on the 2 meat platter with mac n cheese and slaw for $24. It took about 5-10 minutes for our order to come up. A small crowd gathered that were waiting for food and was offered a complimentary beverage. That was really cool. They also have everything out in the open where you can see what's happening. There were also desserts out on display, slices of cake that looked moist and some kind of pie.
I see people complaining about being asked again what their order was; I guess I don't mind repeating it so long as they get it right. We were handed our food and were on the way home, the bag was very heavy (eeeeee, exciting!!!).
We get home and undress the bag of food. What we found was amazing, a HUGE plate of meat. The man at the counter said this would be good for two, but really it would feed like three or four! The coleslaw was AMAZING, possibly the best I've ever had. The brisket was tender and moist with a good amount of sauce, but I think next time I'll ask for more on the side. The husb said his ribs were delicious and that they reminded him of BBQ from down south. Now, the mac and cheese was dry and not that good, so I'll skip it next time. Our meal also came with some sliced bread.
I can't wait to eat the leftovers tomorrow! -
Review from Beach L.
San Francisco, CA
6/20/2011
When you smell BBQ when you wAlk into a BBQ joint and there is smoke coming out of the pit you know it's a really good BBQ joint. This is the best BBQ in California. I have tried all the spots in Oakland and the east bay and this place kicks butt. The fall off the bone ribs with the burned edges are the best. Huge portions and super friendly owner. If you want good real authentic BBQ come here. They have free parking too! I have never tried delivery and see the bad reviews for it, but you really have to come right to the place to get the good stuff. Love the caramel cake and coleslaw too.
