In Business Since 1928
(925) 935-7450
Tradition Continues - World Famous BBQ & Breakfast
Mon-Thu 6am-9:45pm, Fri 6am-10:45pm, Sat 6am-10:45pm, Sun 6am-9:45pm
ATM, MASTER CARD, VISA
Specializing In Ribs & Fresh Baked Pies Full Breakfast Menu
Fresh Pies Made Daily, Fruit & Cream, Available in 20+ Varieties - USDA Choice Steaks - Early Bird Specials Monday - Friday, 2:30 PM-5:30 PM - Specialty Omelettes: Choose from Over 10 Omelettes at $9.99 from the Griddle 'til 2:00 PM - New Appetizers and Wine List Available! - Call ahead. We'll have your order ready in 15 minutes. Mention this ad and get $1.00 off your 'To Go' order. Outside patio now open!
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Posted by Feltswim on 8/19/2009
I have nothing good to report on this establishment. *Pies are made with artificial flavoring and not real fruit (watch out for mold on the bottom of the crust) *Employees don't wash their hands after the restroom or before preparing food *Do not ask for an extra wedge of tomato or you will be charged for a tomato salad (which consists of a single slim wedge of tomato on a bed of wilted iceberg lettuce) *Cramped seating conditions (dried regurgitation on seats) *Vast majority of customers and employees are incredibly obese (hint) *Utensils are filthy with specks of brown crust (clean dishware is stacked on top of dirty rubber floor mats) *Food quality is only suitable for the garbage disposal *It appears as if anything that can be re-used or re-served is recycled to the customer *Fresh pastries come from an off site bakery and are not fresh daily (note dead flies trapped in case) *The beef ribs are reminiscent of old race horse *The coleslaw dressing tastes like it was made by someone's unwashed feet All in all, I'd say that you're more likely to enjoy a more nutritious and tasteful meal from an unflushed toilet bowl at a busy truck stop. I was forced to give this place one star.
Posted by KandyBlevinsLIAR on 6/25/2009
The pastrami sandwiches only a Rumanian could love. Twelve dancing bears with tsitsis were a real improvement on the potato salad.
Posted by sdpowell on 2/25/2009
This is the great old fashioned American restaurant. Huge portions, experienced waitresses who know how to keep the coffee hot and food coming. It is pricey for what it is, but the quality is excellent and the meals are big enough for two or for a left-over meal the next day. I love the open faced smoked turkey sandwich, and the chicken fried steak and eggs for breakfast. I have become a coffee snob over the years, and the coffee here tastes like Folgers Choice or something else cheap and burnt, but since that is what I grew up on, I drink it for pure nostalgia.
Posted by seandugan on 10/4/2007
In a word: BAD. The food was mediocre, the "service" was spotty. I've never seen such a dumpy restaurant try to turn a table so fast when no one was waiting. Our waitress seemed in a hurry to get rid of us, brought us the wrong check., and never even asked to refill my coffee or water. We had to practically beg her to offer us dessert. This place hasn''t been updated decor-wise since about 1965. My BBQ chicken was okay at best, my wife's BBQ sliced pork was very, very dry. My apple pie was about the worst apple pie I've ever had. The coffee was okay. The Hickory Pit is apparently popular with people in their 80's which seemed to be the average age of everyone in the place. Must be next to a retirement home. Spend your money elsewhere; this place isn't worth your time. I'm amazed a restaurant this mediocre can stay in business. We will never go back.
Posted by dianeb1296 on 1/28/2007
In the past I would always order the ribs at the Hickory Pit but lately I'm hooked on the chicken. Their half chicken is crisp and moist and goes well with their barbecue sauce. I also love their lemon meringue and pecan pies.
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