text: I do not want to rain on this parade of generally positive reviews but I feel the need to weigh in with a dissenting view It is not all bad it is a mixed bad The staff is crazy friendly and the decor looks like it was pieced together from scraps left behind by a local and not particularly successful amateur theater troupe It is lowkey to the point that you question whether you have actually entered a building certified to sell food Behind the counter however you can see the kitchen at work in a glorious bustle of brining and dryrubbing that let us you know yes what you are eating is in fact genuine homecooked barbecue that presumably meets all health and safety standardsnnThe owner is a really friendly guy when you walk in he asks if you have eaten there before and if not delivers his spiel on what he does dryrubbed barbecue sauce on the side have you tried the sauces by the way The three varieties are sweet red sweet yellowish and sweet with vinegar I get it you cannot have barbecue without sweetness but he may have driven the point home a little too thoroughlynnI got the pulled pork sandwich priced at including a side and it was merely alright I picked the coleslaw and carolina vinegar sauce because really that is the only way to eat a pulled pork sandwich The bun is storebought slightly sweet and thoroughly mediocre Without the slaw on top the bun and the tender pork would have been too uniformly textured to enjoy especially when doused in sauce The pork itself tasted like smoked pork that had been dryrubbed surprise I would not call it bland but it would have benefited from more salt If you need smoked meat do not we all this is one of the few places in Pittsburgh to get it The price is alright and the food is passable if not great barbecuennIm not writing this place off I still need to try their ribs before judging them completely I like barbecue but found my sandwich boring Maybe the portions are better for the nonsandwich options but I could eat more for less elsewhere I would also like to explore their sides more The blackeyed peas were fantastic