text: It is a really sad thing when the final meal of an outstanding vacation is a lousy one We had spent a week in San Francisco foodie nirvana dining on Indonesian Basque and Moroccan cuisines On the last leg of our journey we reached Phoenix at about PM We were tired hungry and had not been able to find the restaurant we were planning on going to so as a default we ended up at Thee Pitts Again a BBQ joint on Bell Road at about th Ave nn When Thee Pitts Again had first opened it had been pretty good with a few outoftheordinary entrees like smoked turkey available Over the years I felt it had gone down hill This visit more than confirmed my opinion The place was almost empty We sat on the side usually reserved for groups tables and chairs as opposed to booths It felt like a nursing home dining room trying to be kindergarten cheerful I became more depressed by the minute nn We decided to share a slab of ribs ordering potato salad and fresh fruit as our sides Our dishes arrived almost instantly really not a good sign Especially since it looked like nursing home food The ribs were on one plate with pools of orange fat and a lone piece of decorative kale They had a slightly off smell but the taste was even worse Either they had been reheated on a dirty grill or they had spent a lot of time absorbing odors in the refrigerator or both YUCK The potato salad had turned grey with age and was inedible It matched my mood The corn bread was served with margarine What more can I saynn A few years ago Thee Pitts Again had made it onto the Food Network show Diners Drive Ins Dives The chefowner had won many prizes at BBQ cookoffs Too bad there was no competitive spirit in the restaurant It sure was a loser