Pitt Bros Smoked BBQ Project

Prob is my fault. I have been in a real one in U.S.A and that ruined me forever I think. This place is as far as we can get from an authentic american bbq both in the look and in the food. Average and cheap just worth a random lunch/​dinner but expect nothing exceptional.

We had the 3 meat and 2 side platter which was around € 20 and was great value for two people. The meat was great and the sides were also nice. It was quite late on a week night so we just about got there in time and we were one of the last to leave.
The staff were lovely and we were both stuffed and couldn’t have had our hunger more satisfied.
Will definitely be back.

Think I found my new favourite BBQ place. The portions are very generous, The pulled Pork is best I ever had, very tender and the Chips are the business also, made from fresh potatoes. Service is very fast and staff very friendly. My only gripe is the price of beer, while the Craft Beer I had was very nice, it was not worth € 6.50.

As I was walking down George’s Street with my stomach yelling at me for food, I spotted Pitt Bros’s façade – all steamy and sexy. How could I say no?
My friend and I were seated almost immediately and had our choice of tables, which I thought was nice. We ordered a meat meal with an assortment of Original Ribs, Pulled Pork, and Brisket with two sides of Fries and Onion Rings. Mark, at the register, was incredibly friendly and made sure I was taken cared of – answering all of my smoked meat questions and recommendations.
As my friend and I were waiting for our food, we noticed the time and realized we hadn’t received our food and we were nearly 50 minutes in. So we asked our server for an update on the food and they came back telling us that the ticket machine in the kitchen was giving them trouble the whole day. We understood, but were incredibly peeved as we saw people who came here after us receive their entrees and leave. By the time we noticed, the place had nearly cleared out. I tell you, it was lucky we enjoy each other’s company, because we didn’t expect to wait that long for food. We got hangry. However, when management heard about the situation, they offered us beers, and when I declined, they offered to front our bill. The situation was incredibly well-​handled, and we enjoyed their professionalism and courtesy.
Now onto the meat – The Original Ribs were absolutely delicious. And dipped in their BBQ sauce? I was in barbecue heaven. The Pulled Pork was alright, in my opinion; however, my friend is the one who chose that as I’m not too big of a fan of pulled pork. I found it a bit dry, and didn’t touch much of it. The Brisket was hands down my favorite. I had the Brisket before in one of their buns, and found it to be very dry (smoked meat is tricky, I get it), but this time, it was perfect. Mouth-​watering. Moist. (Yes, I said moist). Flavorful. It was beautiful. My tummy was happy. The hangriness had lifted and I was in pure joy – borderline comatose, but I enjoyed it.
To top off the night, we walked away with their delicious soft-​serve treat.
TIP: «Pull me softly» means pull it softly. You need to treat it as if it were made of eggshells because my friend went for it and it nearly exploded in her face. And I tell ya, soft serve all over your face doesn’t look proper in an establishment that’s plastered [SEX] onto their window.

Not bad, however not great.
BBQ sauce is a little gritty and way to sweet. Paula Dean wouldn’t add that much sugar.
Brisket is seasoned very well, however like most meat in Europe, way over done.
Chicken had a peculiar flavor I could t place, also over done.
Corn on the cob is good, and the Mac and cheese is very good.
Lemonade was warm in spite of ice being added and was VERY tart, almost undrinkable.
The concept is nice. But the food needs to be better prepared and the bbq sauce needs serious help.
Also, music sucked.
Bonus, free ice cream just like some Dickeys in the U.S.

¿Que te gusta la carne? ¿Que eres un poco sin fondo? Entonces ni te lo pienses, ¡este es tu sitio! Su carta está basada principalmente en carnes aunque tienen alguna otra opción. Yo estuve dudando un buen rato pero finalmente decidimos, junto con mi acompañante, pedir un «Meat Combo» para compartir, que salía por 19.95 € (el camarero ya nos avisó de que las cantidades son bastante generosas).
Pues eso, llegó la bandeja y eso fue un festival: 3 tipos de carne, todas muy buenas, en especial las costillas y el pulled pork (¡qué bueno por favor!). De acompañamiento teníamos patatas fritas y pasta con queso (como ves todo súper light jajaja).
Tienen cervezas a mansalva, casi todas artesanales (Dublín es un paraíso para cualquier cervecero que se precie). El local está muy bien y la verdad es que nos atendieron rápida y estupendamente, así que ahí van mis 5 estrellitas rojas :)

De eso que llegas a Dublín, sin comer, cansado, hecho una caquita con ojos como la del Whatsapp y decides hacer una comida-​merienda-​cena… Vas andando y ves este sitio… Huele bien, pinta bien, un cartel enorme en el escaparate llama tu atención con la palabra «SEX» para más adelante, leer que «ahora que he llamado tu atención, entra a comer aquí»… pues venga va, que ya nos has puesto en canción…
Entramos y un camarero nos oye hablar en español y nos contesta también en español ¡bingo! no vamos a tener que pedir información de la carta porque nos la van a explicar chachi fetén.
El sitio está genial, luz tenue, un rollo de decoración tan country que esperas encontrar a un señor desdentado tocando el banjo al final del local… pero no. La música es actual y está bien, aunque tal vez, un pelín alta. Con tres filas de mesas, siendo la del medio una mesa alargada para compartir, nos sentamos en una mesa para dos y así rajamos a nuestras anchas…
Después de darle vueltas a la carta, y más vueltas y otra más por si acaso, nos decidimos por pillar un plato para compartir entre dos, que por menos de 20 euros, incluye 3 tipos de carne a la barbacoa (la especialidad de la casa) y dos acompañamientos… Pulled pork (carne mechada), ribs (costillar) y brisket (falda), acompañados de patatas y de macarrones con queso… (momento cerrrrrrrrrrda).
Para ser sincera, la carne estaba impresionantemente rica, sore todo, el costillar, que estaba cojonutti y el resto de carnes, jugosas, tiernas… brutal todo.
Una vez que acabas, te ofrecen barra libre de helados de cono de nata… así, para que acabes a lo grande, sintiéndote súper ligera como una ballena azul con obesidad mórbida.
¿Que si volveré? Pues me alegro que no haya uno de estos en Zaragoza, porque iba a acabar como una bola enorrrrrrrrme.

Had a decent experience here — came with a friend a bit earlier than the usual rush and for 20 € got a deal with our choice of 3 different meats and 2 different sides, all of which were great! Had been some other BBQ places in Dublin but being from the States, I get a little picky about (American-​style) BBQ.
Pros:
Good to decent pricing — 2 of us fully and happily fed for € 10 PLUS ice cream!
Good to decent serving sizes
Meat itself was well cooked
Place was pretty empty that early so we got our choice of table
Cons:
Sauces weren’t anything to rave about — bit disappointed really as I really look for that with BBQ
Staff seemed like they didn’t really want to be there — which is understandable — but made for a slightly weird dynamic
Place was pretty empty and just felt kind of dead
Will probably keep looking for the best BBQ spot but would come back here without too much of a fight!

Great meal deal, 3 pieces of meat and two sides for 19 € plus unlimited ice cream free of charge ;-). I went there with my friends, we had two pieces of beef and one portion of chicken, 3portion of chips. I’m not a big fan of those kind of chips (very well cooked with skins) but the meats were great! Portions are very big, and also, there’s student discount! 5stars for complementary ice creams.

Disappointing.
I’ve been spoiled with some great bbq recently in Belfast so my expectations are pretty high and unfortunately this place just didn’t measure up.
I ordered the brisket. It came with 2 sides. I chose mac and cheese and fries. Both were decent but the brisket was tough, tasteless and fatty. So so underwhelming.
Although my gf had a burger which she said was nice.
The free ice cream was good though!

I was so excited to go along to Pitt Bros. I had walked past it several times and really wanted to try this out.
When I read the menu I was a little surprised with how restricted the menu was, but thought, hey, they obviously specialise in these items so they will be top of the range.
The best part was the coleslaw. Disappointing to say the least. The ribs were soggy and weren’t tender like I would expect from a BBQ. The sauce lacked any real flavour. The rest of the sides were as disappointing.
I also found there to be a general «stale» smell around. I’m told that this is from the smoked BBQ but it was just quite off-​putting.
I’m glad so many other reviews are so positive and I might even give it another go but order anything but the ribs. I couldn’t stand to be that disappointed again!

I actually can’t even deal with how good this place is.
I’ve made it my business to stop in a few times, dragging along friends from other countries because they just HAD to try it out — needless to say, they loved it too!
Organic beer, huge portions and free ice-​cream, what’s not to love? seriously.
I’ve ordered the Pulled Pork and the Pulled Pork in a bun. Can you tell I love Pulled Pork?
One of my girls had the brisket, which she said was fantastic.
Burnt beans are great, the fries are delish and I’ll say it again, FREE ICE-​CREAM.
The décor is pretty funky and it didn’t bother me in the slightest sharing tables with other diners.
All in all, it’s a pretty good spot. Lunch, anyone?

Stopped in here quickly to pick up some dinner before college one night, I wanted to sit in as it’s got such a warm atmosphere inside but I had to take away with me (another good point that I could). I was served super quick, like almost unbelievably and was out like a flash. The food was nice and tasty and the portion was good. I think a bit more flavor would have been good on the pulled pork burger that I got (but I also make my own in the slow cooker which is lovely too so comparison is maybe not too fair when you have to suit the masses not just your own tastes).
I will be back though and bringing friends as I really like the simple menu and the casual nature of the place.

One of my favourite places to eat in Dublin. Really inexpensive and they always serve massive portions, you definitely won’t be left feeling hungry after! Arguably the best pulled pork in town, and the free ice cream at the end just tops it all off!

Visited here on Monday with a friend, her choice of venue. Having never been before I was interested in trying it out.
I arrived 10 mins early, having phoned 20 mins before and was told there was a queue out the door I was expecting a long wait but a table for two appeared as I walked in the door!
I ordered a bottle of wine at the counter and waited for my friend while reading the menu and making my choice. I decided on brisket, slaw and Mac n’cheese
When it arrived I was surprised by the huge amount of steak on the plate. It was tasty, I did worry when trying to cut it that it would be tough but it was more tender that it seemed, the smokey BBQ sauce was great. I left over half the steak behind though, perhaps it would be worth considering the option of a smaller portion?
I liked the Mac and cheese, there was a smokey taste to it. I’ve never had Mac and cheese before so have no comparisons to make, but for carby, cheesey, tasty stuff, it hit the spot. I really liked the fresh slaw and the pickled cucumber and cabbage that came on the plate. My friend had the spicy sausage and mash, that was really good.
The Pinot Grigio at € 20 was grand. No complaints.
I believe you get free ice cream after, no idea how as we were not told but neither of us felt like it anyway.
All in all, I enjoyed it and would go back again.

I struggled to pick a rating for this place but my rationale will be explained further…
I’m a South African born American who had lived in the States for 17 years as of this review. That said, I’ve had my fair share of BBQ all over the US. I walked into this place with excitement and was happy to snag a small table. I looked over the menu and my tummy fluttered when I read the words «brisket» and «bun» which only meant one thing… A brisket sandwich! I ordered it in a heartbeat along with a side of fries.
While I waited I saw order after order leave the kitchen and was quite impressed with the plating. All meals were served on what could only be described as a cutting board. Seems appropriate given the amount of meat served here… I also liked the décor of the place. It had a rustic vibe too it but was also really classy. Good combo!
My meal arrived and the first thing I did was grab a fry. Bite. Chew. Swallow. Man these were good! They’re less fries and more steak fries which I quite enjoyed. No salt or sauce was needed either… the mark of a good fry.
As for the brisket sandwich, the portions were enormous! The sandwich alone was like 5 inches high! I initially noticed that the sandwich had sauce on it already. Thinking it was BBQ sauce, I tried a bit quick just to make sure it wasn’t too spicy, etc. and to my surprise I was shocked that it was like ketchup or another tomatoey sauce. Wtf? You don’t put tomato sauce on brisket. That’ll get you shot in Texas! That said, it tasted fine but it just wasn’t what I was expecting.
My biggest gripe about the whole sandwich was the fact that it wasn’t traditional brisket either. After cooking a brisket you should have a bit of a char on the outside and it should have smoke rings. Instead the meat I received was more like a beef roast. It was completely tender all the way through but there was no brisket characteristics to it. Once again, not what I was expecting.
That said, I enjoyed the meal here. It tasted great and would have enjoyed it regardless. In fact the whole experience was 4 star quality, including the free ice cream afterwards. But I cannot in good conscience give this more than 3 stars because it wasn’t true brisket.
Would I return? Yup!

It took me quite a lot of thinking before I have put three stars. You see, I really wanted to like this place. I really like places with a small but elaborate menu, I think there is a lot to it in a restaurant minimalism. I also thought that the decoration, signs and the idea of «slow cooking» fast are really cool.
I will agree that the cooking is fast indeed,
It takes no more than 5 minutes to get your food. I also like the idea of ordering over the counter. I mean, it’s really cool when things are down to earth and there is no extra poshness.
But let’s see the negative sides now:
1. Food. Ribs were good, pulled pork is quite boring. The best part about pulled pork was pickles. I miss good pickles, maybe you guys should have like a side dish made of pickles because now when it comes to sides, we tried fries, puppets, onion rings and mash and just fries were good, other stuff I didn’t get at all.
2. Music. It was Beyoncé non stop and music was way to loud. I don’t mind Beyoncé but so loud…
Overall, I think it’s a good offer for that price. But I wouldn’t come here often, because it doesn’t seem cosy enough to stay for some more time here after finishing the meal. Loud music and the line in the door just makes you feel that you need to finish the food, get your free ice cream and go.

The BBQ sauce and white sauce were… not great. The pulled pork was decent. The ribs did not have a lot of meat.
I did really like the restaurant itself! A true southern BBQ joint look! Lively, warm, paper towels at the ready.
Back to the pulled pork: I think it was probably the best of all the meats! We got a platter so I did get to try 3 different kinds. It was marinated for a long time as it was really pull-​y and juicy! I wanted more tangy flavor though.
I’d suggest going here with a friend to catch up and share a meal! You won’t be missing out if you go elsewhere though!

Presque une note parfaite pour ce restaurant. Presque pourquoi ?
Commençons par les points positifs:
— le cadre est top. Le restaurant est plutôt petit mais l’ambiance y est top. Pas de prise de tête, pas de chichi.
— les plats étaient très très bons. Vraiment pas déçue de ce côté la. Mention spéciale au mac&cheese. Une tuerie !!! Je recommande à 1000%.
— si vous avez de la place pour un dessert, ils offrent une glacé gratuite en self service à tout le monde !
Point négatif:
— la taille des portions est ÉNORME. Je veux bien que pour certains ce soit plutôt un avantage qu’un inconvénient. Mais la, les portions étaient vraiment trop grosses. Et de ce que j’ai pu voir, je né suis pas la seule à né pas avoir réussi à finir mon plat. Les ¾ Du restaurant étaient dans le même cas que moi. Pour moi gâcher de la nourriture c’est sacrilège ! J’essaie toujours de finir mes assiettes mais la, c’était vraiment impossible. 4 morceaux de viande pour une seule personne c’est vraiment trop, même pour un gros mangeur. Je né comprends pas pourquoi ils né réduisent pas leurs portions, ils ont bien dû voir qu’il y avait énormément de gâchis… Je trouve ça vraiment dommage. Et rien que pour ca je né pense pas que j’y retournerai. Comme je l’ai dit plus tôt: je n’aime pas gâcher la nourriture et je sais que je né serais jamais capable de finir mon assiette. A moins de né pas manger pendant 3 jours, et encore !

You really can’t beat good barbecue especially when its slow cooked to perfection like in Pitt Bros.
The restaurant is really cool and i love their sense of humour with the window signs «i wish this was made of tofu — said nobody ever»
The food is fantastic and they have some really good lunch deals. They have a good selection of craft beers and even a gluten free one. And to finish is off FREE icecream !!! And you get to pull the icecream yourself — very cool !

The free ice cream was the only thing I enjoyed :(
I’ve heard good things and was referred by a few people, plus I was in desperate need of onion rings so we decided to finally give this place a try. It smells absolutely delicious but sadly that wasn’t any reflection of the actual flavor I’d get in my meal. Service was fine, but there was very little because you order at the counter.
So I got the burger and onion rings. I will start with the onion rings because they kind of offended me deep down to my American core. You only get 4, and while they’re big, it’s a little ridiculous if you consider the cost of ordering them as an extra side. There is zero seasoning. Zero. What little breading coats the very under cooked onions is completely flavorless… blasphemy. The burger was also sad, I was shocked at how over cooked, dry and grey the meat was, also no seasoning or flavor. The only flavor was from the slice of bacon. I ate half of my burger because I was hungry, I had two of my generous 4 piece portion of onion rings because I was hungry. I regret those calories.
My dinner date had the ribs and really enjoyed them, so maybe some items on the menu are fine or even great, but it’s definitely not the burger… or the rings.
The ice cream is nice! You get to serve yourself so you’re welcome to compensate for the disappointing meal by loading up on soft serve, I know I did.

Went today for a late lunch with my partner. Even at 3pm the place was fairly busy.
I ordered the brisket with mac and cheese and slaw as sides. Service was great and my meal came fairly quickly, but the food was quite… underwhelming.
Definitely undersalted. The brisket itself was fairly dry, but the fatty bits did retain a lot of the smoke flavour so that was pretty good. The mac and cheese was something you could make at home, just pasta in a cheesy sauce. The slaw was quite bland and did not compliment the meal at all. The sauces were not at all an American style bbq sauce so I’m not sure what the go is with that.
The serving was quite large and I could not finish the meal. The free ice cream at the end is a nice touch and the homemade lemonade is a must try.
Overall, ok. I won’t be going back again anytime soon though.

Visited here with my fiancé and his brother.
We had to queue for about 30 mins and eventually got a seat for the three of us on a communal bench type seat.
I found this place to be average. The seats are quite close together so you kinda feel like your conversations aren’t private (they’re really not!)
The food is average. You go to the bar and order your food and drinks.
I chose sausage with onion rings and Mac n cheese. The sausage was good, the bbq sauce is ok but the sides were a let down. I don’t think Mac n Cheese should be quite that watery.
I know this place has a lot of loyal fans but I’d much rather visit Bison Bar or My Meat Wagon to get my bbq fix.

Paradis du carnivore amateur de BBQ, la spécialité ici c’est la viande grillée que l’on déguste avec des onion rings, des frites, du coleslow, des mac & cheese ou encore des épis de maïs, le tout dans une ambiance type «loft à Brooklyn» !
Le pulled pork était savoureux, les ribs fondants, tout comme le brisket ! La formule 3 viandes + un accompagnement à 19 € est d’un rapport qualité prix imbattable (sachant qu’on se l’est partagée à 3 avec juste un accompagnement en plus).
En dessert, la glacé italienne est à volonté. Et on se sert soit même ce qui nous a valu quelques éclats de rire car la machine est difficile à dompter ;)
Bön soyons clair, c’est un peu l’usine: on vient pour manger vite et beaucoup mais pas pour passer la soirée. Ca reste une très bonne adresse, mais il faut quand même le savoir !
Petit bémol quand même, je dois me faire vieille, mais j’ai trouvé la musique beaucoup trop forte pour un restaurant.
Pour info, si j’ai bien compris, cette adresse appartient aux mêmes personnes que Jo Burger et Butcher Grill, d’autres très bonnes adresses dublinoises !

Vous prendrez bien un peu de viande pour accompagner votre viande? Tel pourrait être l’accroche commerciale de ce restaurant spécialisé dans la viande grillée.
Effectivement, la verdure est la grande absente de la carte. Elle cède la place à un choix limité, mais maîtrisé, de viandes (brisket, pulled pork, ribs, saucisse, ½ poulet), sans oublier un burger qui a l’air d’envoyer du pâté. Je n’ai pas opté pour ce dernier, mais pour la formule 3 viandes et 2 accompagnements. Terrible ! Nous étions à trois dessus (que voulez-​vous, la bière nourrit son homme) mais c’est la formule idéale pour les grosses faims.
Pour aider à faire glisser le tout, une machine à glacé italienne est à disposition pour se confectionner son propre cornet comme un pro. Enfin, on essaie ;)

Bön y’a suffisamment d’avis en anglais sur ce restaurant pour que je me permettre de faire mon touriste et de le rédiger en français.
4,5* arrondi au supérieur, ça donne un beau 5.
Soyons clairs, je suis fan. Et par la même occasion, je suis content de né pas habiter Dublin, puisque Pitt Bros deviendrait mon repère, et je tiendrais 4, allez, 6 mois avant de décéder de complications cardio-​vasculaires.
Résumons l’expérience en trois mots: Viande, viande, et viande. Le resto se situe dans un local charmant, un peu industriel, mais super spacieux. Le menu est simple, vous avez le choix entre briskets, pulled pork, ribs, saucisse ou ½ poulet au BBQ, et ça tape dans les 13 €. Mais pour ceux qui n’ont pas peur de leur taux de cholestérol, il y a le super combo, et là, pour 20 €, vous avez le droit à prendre 3 (!) viandes parmi les choix ci-​dessus, plus deux accompagnements.
J’ai pas fini. J’ai essayé, mais la capacité de mon estomac a eu raison de mes velléités offensives (la peur de mourir, aussi, un peu). En bref: c’est bon. La sauce des ribs est top, les briskets un poil secs mais c’est le propre de ce type de viande, les onion rigs sont yummy, et surtout le tout est complètement décadent. Mais pas décadent genre partie fine à la Eyes Wide Shut. Non non, la on est dans la Grande Bouffe, dans un film de Pasolini, une sorte de Caligula de la protéine.
Et puis la glacé gratuite à la fin du repas, ça gère.