Comments on: BBQ Jew’s View: Backyard BBQ Pit #1 & #2

By: Beer and BBQ on the 7th Day « BBQ Jew

Beer and BBQ on the 7th Day « BBQ Jew — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:46:46 +0000

[...] variety of other southern agriculture-focused “plow to pint” offerings, pairs up with Backyard BBQ Pit, a wood pit barbecue joint that cooks up the best ‘cue in Durham. Each Sunday from 4 to 8 [...]

By: Springpack

Springpack — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:18:20 +0000

I have gone to Backyard BBQ #1 numerous times, it is some of my favorite que! Haven’t been to #2 but from the picture I think I will stick with the RTP location. Really love the reviews, keep them coming!

Also, Backyard BBQ doesn’t even chop their que at all, so I doubt they use a machine.

By: Chris van Hasselt

Chris van Hasselt — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:09:16 +0000

I’ve eaten the the 55 location many times. The new management, as of 2007 according to your article, is an improvement. The Cue is much better, the sides, just about the same -nothing special, but good. However, I don’t think I could bring myself to visit the Guess Road location, as it is the former home of the Pizza Palace, a sadly missed Durham treasure.

By: Jesco White

Jesco White — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:41:02 +0000

If you want to get to heavan you got to raise a little hell, and might as well eat some good BBQ along the way.

By: Porky LeSwine

Porky LeSwine — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:29:33 +0000

@Jesco White: And I should trust the BBQ advice of a dancing outlaw?

By: Jesco White

Jesco White — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:29:57 +0000

I recently ate at the Guess Rd. location and felt like the quality was not the same as the HWY 55 que. I hope the task of managing two places while also trying to be the pit boss does not bring down the whole operation as BBP is my number 3 ranked BBQ in the Triangle.
Allen and Sons
The Pit
BBP

By: Porky LeSwine

Porky LeSwine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:41:21 +0000

DrDaddy, thanks for the kind words. And thanks for the comments on the ribs. I focus all my reviews on the chopped pork barbecue, so I rarely sample other meat like ribs. This is due to a mix of my desire to focus on the real ‘cue, my stubborn-headed BBQ fundamentalism (is there any other kind?), and an interest in delaying the inevitable pork-induced heart attack by a few years.

By: DrDaddy

DrDaddy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:53:23 +0000

Upvoted for “Research Triangle Pork?”.

Alan & Son ate lunch recently at the Guess Road location, with a buckminsterfullerish space-filling polygon dome as its core. So clever, so suffocating a feeling.

Ribs were flavorsome, a bit overcooked, but the sauce was too smoky, sweet, and molasses-thick. It surrounded and penetrated the meat. I like it runny and spicy and vinegary, of course. The sides were unremarkable. The pups surprisingly good. Not much reason to return, and I pass it almost daily driving toward the Costco.

Just started a food blog of my own, and just now found yours, linked from Carpe Durham. Very witty and informative, and curiously, correct in all your views.