![]() More often greens are cooked to the point of limpness, these leafy greens were still a little rigid. ![]() The greens were more firm than what I am used to. The consistency was thick and the flavors were balanced. These baked beans were made of slow cooked beans, a lightly spiced sauce and a trace of meat to flavor the mix. Most places mess up by making the beans too watery or dumping a bunch of unneeded junk (peppers, large pieces of onion) in the bean base. My favorite of the bunch were the baked beans. In many things in life it is “the devil in the details”, for BBQ evaluations the devil is in the sides. The cole slaw on this was a bit of a surprise but I will get to that later.Īs is my typical modus operandi for BBQ sampling I tried as many side dishes as possible. This version was not as messy as other Polish boys I have tried but I am happy to have it on a menu in Columbus. This was a great value for the price.Īs for the Polish Boy, I would have preferred the sausage to be more spicy and flavorful as well as cooked a bit longer in order have just a trace of gristle. The fries were not the typical airy, flavorless, out of the freezer fries often featured to save money and time, these Pit fries were fresh-cut and fresh out of the fryer. The rib tips were perfectly cooked – tender to the bone, flavorful, and meatier than most I have tried in the past. For $5 I got a generous serving of rib tips and some fries. There was a rib tip special on the day I visited. At the Pit these are big, meaty servings of meat that definitely taste like turkey. It is a 20 minute wait for them but the turkey rib is a thing to be experienced. I have seen Turkey ribs on the menu at a handful of places but those spots never had them available on my visits. The potential for Turkey Ribs made the trip a necessity. The possibility of a good Polish Boy in Columbus made a trip a high priority. In my research of the online menu I spied a Polish Boy (a little known sandwich from Cleveland) and Turkey Ribs. He had not dropped in yet but his sources had high praises. Greg makes the best non-restaurant ribs in town and knows a lot of people who know BBQ. My cousin-in-law Greg mentioned the place to me a few times. So here is an insider tip, from Cleveland Ave., turn where the A&W is located and that will lead you to the straightest and safest path to The Pit.Ī few items fast tracked the Pit to the top of my to eat list. This is exacerbated by a large number of drivers that are either very old, very young or very new to driving, all wandering around this area trying to figure out how to drive as well as where they want to shop which makes this maze like parking lot a potentially hazardous journey. The snaking ring of stores on inner part of the complex are fronted by a series of hodgepodge intersections and poorly delineated and marked parking areas that seemed designed to facilitate accidents and road rage. The front of the shopping complex is ringed with almost every fast food chain. The Pit is buried inside the Northern Lights Shopping Center in North Linden. Some logistical footnotes before we begin and/or before you start your own journey of discovery. One hails from the south and the other from Cleveland and he brought in two childhood friends to help out. There is also a small bit of celebrity associated with the The Pit mainly in the aspect of financing by some sportsball celebrities from OSU by the names Chekwa and Browning. The Pit is also a bit more upscale than most of the hidden BBQ finds I have written about in the past. In the case of The Pit, it is a bit out of the mainstream of the city but not the typical dive that I gravitate to. It does not store any personal data.I’m always on the look out for an authentic BBQ place and as many have experienced, those spots are often off the beaten path. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() ![]() These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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