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Barbecue Pit

4.5

About this business

The first Barbecue Pit family restaurant was opened on Dec. 16, 1947. It was located in the Maryland Hotel on 6th Ave. in downtown San Diego. It was opened by Joe & Lila Browning and Ed & Mella Jenson. Lila and Mella were sisters. Joe Browning arrived in San Diego during World War II as a member of the U.S. Navy where he fell in love with and married Lila Coates. Joe came from Texas where he learned the barbecue business from his step-father, R.T. Shoemaker. R.T. owned several barbecue restaurants in the Dallas area ... read more

Location details

901 El Cajon Blvd, El Cajon, CA, 92020, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
MonClosed
Tue10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wed10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thu10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fri10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sat10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sun11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Ronn Hall 
9 years ago

In my opinion better than Phil's 

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10 years ago

Order the fries extra crispy. 

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Elsie Vradenburgh 
12 years ago

The food is delicious having lunch. 

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Jordan Jacobs 
13 years ago

Lots of old people here. That's okay though because I dislike eating at places with those young hooligans that listen to their dubstep music 

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Branden Gerbracht 
13 years ago

Get beans and fries for your sides and dip the fries in the beans. Soo good! 

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mike senoff 
13 years ago

Good Ribs and a bag of bones for dogs 

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How is Barbecue Pit rated?

Barbecue Pit has a 4.5 star rating with 779 reviews. 

When is Barbecue Pit open?

Barbecue Pit is closed now. It will open tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. 

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