I was attracted to the smoke, often a good omen. Sadly, the pulled pork was mediocre, dry, shredded and stirred in BBQ sauce. Owner/chef needs a lesson in preparing pulled pork. Beans were only OK, and this is the easy side dish in a BBQ restaurant. Portions are surprisingly small for the price. Service is quick and friendly. Beats fast food if you are hungry and in a hurry, not many choices in this part of Maryland. Overall, disappointed. Will not return.
Review Source:We were lured in by the smoker.  Had a smoked turkey pit platter which was a sandwich.  It came out lukewarm, looked and tasted like thinly sliced smoked turkey breast that you buy at a deli.  I felt deceived because I thought I was getting smoked  turkey from a whole actual turkey, along with the diversity of meat textures and not thin deli slices. It didn't even taste like turkey.  Ugh. Indifferent service but good boardwalk fries.
Review Source:This place would have been super delish if the food was hot..but the smoke coming out of the smoker out front was a trick and our food was room temp/slightly cold, which totally cost them 1+ stars. Their bbq sauce is pretty legit and the meat is good quality and nicely cut..really it was just the temperature that dampened the experience...well that and the fact that their restroom smells like 50 hobos urinated all over the walls and they let it marinate the bathroom for a week on the hottest week of the year.
Review Source:Stopped by and tried the 3-meat combo platter with baked beans. The brisket was chopped--not sliced--and was VERY dry, the pit beef was meh, the sweet pulled pork was ok, and the beans were fine. It was pretty pricey for what you get; I don't see a reason to ever eat here.
Also, the bathrooms were gross and out of soap. I sure hope the employees were washing their hands!
What a surprise to find this unassuming jewel on the side of the road attached to a Shell gas station. Without a doubt, some of the best BBQ I have ever enjoyed. We sampled the North Carolina pulled pork sandwiches with cole slaw. The pork was well smoked, succulent and tender. The vinegar based sauce was tangy, magnifying and accentuating the flavors of the meat. My wife pronounced after finishing her sandwich that it was the best BBQ she had ever tasted. I'm not sure that  I would agree with that accolade, but it damn sure is one heck of a tasty treat. Be forewarned that this BBQ carries a hefty tab, but it is worth it.
Review Source:Not bad for a place next to the Shell gas station. I had the NC style pulled pork sandwich with sweet potato chips. Hubby had the beef with regular fries.
The meat was good and buns fresh. I missed not having a mustard vinegar sauce. The sweet potato chips were sweet potato strips cut lengthwise, fries and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar- nice.
Note: the "platters" are also sandwiches rather than just meat.
As you travel along RT 404 you start to see signs like those from Burma Shave urging you to try the Pitt beef and pulled pork. Those were calling me and we stopped to eat at yet another gas station, this time a Shell. It was well worth the time because the beef was good, and brisket excellent. The buns, usually a weak point, were darn near perfect. Good, hard and perfect for holding the meat and sauce. Very much a Weck-like roll. They have NC vinager sauce for their pork and standard stuff for the other offerings. The fries were OK--nothing special.
But those sandwiches... I'm stopping on the way home.
HUGE RIP OFF, Â the portions are as big as a small McDonalds French Fry.
The Owner has a personality of a door knob, very greedy, Prices very high, it all about the money, do your self a favor, keep driving 6 miles on Route 404, there you will find the restaurants your all familiar with - Pizza Hut, Burger King, McDonald's, Arby's.
All at the Fraction of the price
i'm new to the concept of a restaurant connected to a gas station, much less the idea that the restaurant might be kind of amazing. if this place is what all gas station-restaurant combos are like, then i'll be on the lookout for more next road trip! this place is really quite understated, but when you see the clues, you know there is good bbq and pit beef inside. leading up to the restaurant, they have signs along the road advertising their meaty meals. it is hard not to pull in. outside you see at least two giant grills that use real wood to heat up the 'cue. i got the 2-meat sampler and got brisket and pit beef. my favorite was definitely the brisket, but the pit beef is good for those who are averse to seeing the fat bits in the meat. great stuff! next time i'm heading out to ocean city or assateague, i'm stopping here!
Review Source:WHAT A RIP OFF. Â Â The pulled pork was tasty, however the brisket was "meh" at best. The biggest disappointment, however, were the portions. Â I couldn't believe how little food they gave us. Â All of the side dishes were served in tiny styrofoam cups, which probably hold no more than a few tablespoons. Â When I saw the tray of food I thought, "there's no way that's ours. Where's the rest of the food?". Â Just like another reviewer wrote, this is definitely a tourist trap. Â I mean, for $32 we shouldn't have left there hungry.
Review Source:This is a great stop on your way to Rehoboth Beach, DE form the DC/Annapolis area. Everything is pit roasted right on the site and they do have a vegetarian option (a form of grilled cheese). The sweet potato fries are passable but greasy and the atmosphere is that of eating in a Greyhound bus station. My favorite dining companion and his friends seemed to enjoy the pit roasted fare very much. A must stop to mark your halfway point on your journey to the beaches.
Review Source:2.5 stars. Â I wanted to like this place but quickly realized it was a tourist trap. Â We ordered the pit beef combo with 1 side. Â I got the potato salad and the wife got the fries. Â The pit beef was great and the highlite. Â The potato salad side was VERY small. Â We are talking about 2 tbsp. of potato salad. Fries were good. Â Don't be thirsty! Â They are charging 50 cents for refills in soda. Â Also had to go back twice for Mayo packets; only get 2 at a time. Â If you just get the sandwich your fine, they nickel and dime you for everything else.
Review Source:These girls don't know what dry rub is. Â I asked before ordering if they could do the ribs in a dry rub. Â "Yes". Â Got bbq sause. Â Asked for dry rub again. Â They rubbed off the sauce and gave it back. Â Asked if they could put the dry rub seasoning on. Â They said it was on there. Â Bottom line, they just didn't care at that point. Â I'm very turned off to this place.
Review Source:Being one of the more interesting car trip companions there alive, I dutifully passed out in the passenger seat after the excitement of driving over the scenic Bay Bridge on the way to Ocean City. My amazing conversational skills must have been sorely missed, because not long after, we made a stop at Hot Off the Coals for some stomach fuel.
There's a massive wood-burning barbecue sitting outside, right next to a number of fuel pumps. +1 for portraying the feeling that an amazing gem was about to be discovered and that I could be the next Anthony Bourdain, showing off my uncanny ability to sniff out amazing food at the most unexpected places.
Entering the joint, we were welcomed by a cluster of 8-10 booths and a counter at which to place our order. We weren't terribly hungry, so we got a half rack of ribs and a brisket sandwich with a side of potato salad (not hungry, eh?). The brisket was moist due to the high fat content, but it lacked the intense smokiness that one typically looks forward to when enjoying brisket. The bread for the sandwich was an uninspired roll - soft, but nothing special. Thankfully, there's a condiment bar with sweet and spicy BBQ sauce dispensers and thinly sliced onions to amp up the flavor. The ribs were tasty and nicely cooked, no complaints there!
The line for the restroom did get horrendously long during our eating session there. I would say that there was no less than 10 people waiting in line at any given time, often more. Nature didn't call, so I wasn't able to use their facilities, but really, what awesomeness can be expected from a gas station restroom?
All in all, this pit stop offered good change up of car trip food as compared to the typical McDonald's!
The good:
-melt-in-your-mouth delicious barbecue, smoked as you watch in a totally righteous giant metal bull.
-choice between thick, sweet Tennessee sauce or tangy North Carolina.
The bad:
-Portion sizes are measly considering the prices. I paid in the realm of $8 for a racquetball-sized scoop of pulled pork and a Dixie cup of baked beans. Weight Watchers would approve; my fat fat soul does not.
-Service is slow and somewhat inattentive. I ordered a platter and got a sandwich, but I rolled with it.
The ugly:
-Oh Lord, the bathroom. This place--attached to a gas station--is the only food and bathroom stop for miles on the trip to Bethany/Rehoboth/Ocean City, but it's equipped with just two unisex onesies. Stopping here for lunch on a summer Saturday, I spent 15 minutes ordering and eating my food and about twice that waiting to pee.
-As previous reviewers have noted, the owners appear to be pretty lax about hygiene.
In sum:
-The quality of the barbecue makes this place worth a visit despite its many flaws, but if you're thinking about using the bathroom, try your best to hold it till Delaware.
Driven by this place several times but always closed, finally caught a break this time! Â Just in time too because they were about to close but managed a brisket sandwich with fries and coleslaw. Coleslaw was shredded and sweet, liked it, fries good too. Brisket was wonderfully smoked and moist, though I would have preferred a bit of the fat back trimmed, but alas, that's moist. Kaiser roll a bit much but I was there for the meat and the meat satisfied. I look forward to trying other offerings.
Nice condiment bar with sauces, kraut, onions, pickles, etc.
They seem accommodating and perhaps a work in progress so if you don't see what you want, ask.
Another reason to go to Rehoboth as often as possible!
Excellent pit beef sandwich! Not overly impressed by the BBQ sauce offered, but the oh so tender meat compensated. I'll admit to being slightly turned off by the location and judging the place as just a restaurant in a gas station - but this place is different. Great BBQ beans and boardwalk fries as well. Nice solid stop on the way to the beach- Enjoy! We sure did.
Review Source:On a recent trip to Delaware, I stopped in here curious by the Yelp reviews even though few. It's about what you might expect on the inside, as it shares quarters with the gas station--convience store.
 They seem to offer all sorts of BBQ options from ribs to North Carolina  style pulled pork. I got the brisket, curious as it is seldom seen this far east. I also got the North Carolina pulled pork sandwich. For some sides I got the Beans(large) and the Mac and Cheese (small).
 The good news is that the pulled pork, beans and mac and cheese were all awesome. The brisket was fair, but I have a house next to the best brisket sandwich that can be found. See Smoque BBQ Chicago, IL.
  While the brisket was a miss so were the prices. The Mac and Cheese (small) at $2.50 and was 3 bites at best, served in the foam cup, dixie cup size. I could have counted the individual noodles. But they were some some awesome noodles.
I get very excited about little pit beef places, but it's hard to top the Maryland legend of Chaps Pit Beef in Baltimore. This place does not hold a candle to Chaps, but most don't. It's just nice to see a place like this in such a location.
However, the pit beef was very flavorful and had a very pronounced smoke ring. Nice thin sliced onions available at the condiments area. I also tasted the N.C. style pulled pork, and that was mouth watering, well-balanced, succulent and tender.
The baked beans were surprisingly delicious and had a wonderful smokey flavor that I was not expecting. These might have been the hero of the meal.
You eat one pit beef sandwich and before you're done you want another, which is a good sign, but they are pretty filling. I craved more but was full... for a while. Much later, that night I wanted more roast beef so bad that I pulled out my store-bought, packaged roast beef and was just dipping slices in horseradish sauce in hopes of feeding my beef craving, but it was just was not nearly the same.
The beach-style french fries also were surprisingly good. They were near perfect! Â Fantastic fries. Don't miss them.
I'm interested to go back some day and try the ribs and brisket, so yes I will return!
Cons: Â
50-cent soda refills in styrofoam cups after being charged $1.89 for a medium that was packed full of ice.
No sauce cups out at the condiments area, but the chimichurri type "relish" was a nice surprise and change-up. Needs better tiger sauce, though I appreciate the horseradish sitting out.
The price seemed a bit towards the higher side the portion size.
The cashier / order-taker lady, while not rude or attitudey, was just not very welcoming or pleasant at all, especially when I asked about free refills and interrupted her change counting which just seemed so much more important.
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Bottom line: A super convenient and tasty quick stop for real food.
Finally, a fast, cheap tasty place to grab a meal if you are on the way to Bethany / Rehobeth / Dewey Beach from DC an have already passed the Kent Island bridge. You can see and smell the BBQ pit from Route 404 as you sidle up to the stop light...good sides, slow smoked meats, and ice cream cones....just what a beach bound gent needs.
Review Source:The Pit Beef sandwich is tasty and I like to add spicy BBQ sauce to it. It's fast and cheap and a good alternative to fast food when you're on the way to the shore. It's also adjacent to a gas station (Shell, I think).
I haven't tried anything else but the menu also has brisket, turkey, pork, and burgers. Brownie points cause they keep a basket of free bones on the counter for the doggies :)
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