Great local sports bar with great food and drinks, people watching, and great prices!
My girlfriend and I actually met here on our first date. Â I was new to the area and found this place on Yelp and decided this would be a good place to meet since it was Sunday, and I wasn't about to miss Sunday Night Football to go on a date! ;)
They have very friendly staff, great food, and great drinks and drink specials. Â We had returned here a few times on Sunday morning to get breakfast and watch the kickoffs. Â I would recommend getting here early because this is a popular spot, and seats fill up quick! Â The breakfast is great and you get giant portions for anywhere between $6-9.
More than the great food, the great drinks, and prices, the patrons here are pretty great as well. Â Everyone dresses up in their favorite team's garb and meet up with their buddies here. Â It's not uncommon to witness people stand up and start screaming at the TV monitor "Go go go go!" Â or "No, damnit!" Â or "C'mon ref!" ...it's super entertaining! Â Everyone here is having a good time, what else can you ask for?
Go check it out, preferrably during football season;)
Dropped in for lunch because we were on that side of town and had an Entertainment Book coupon to spend. Â Wife had the grilled chicken special and I had the brisket dinner. Â Both plates were very tasty and complemented well by the BBQ sauce (the hot version is actually hot...yay!). Â Service was friendly but a little slow and the only real drawback of the entire experience is that the dining room was really cold, so cold that my wife had her gloves on while we waited for our lunch. Â No wonder everyone else was crowded into the bar area where (we discovered on our way out) was much, much warmer. Â
We're going to make it a pont to return for breakfast...some of the items on the menu look very promising!
Dark place, several tvs on sports  stations, only a few tables.  Probably a better happy hour or dinner kind of feel instead  of what I typically look for when I am having lunch.
The brisket sandwich was on special so it was an easy choice to order. Â They bring mild and hot BBQ sauce and ketchup. Â I was warned that the hot is really hot and while that usually doesn't hold true, the bottle on my table was certifiably HOT. Â fortunately I listened and only tried a little before I committed my entire sandwich to it. Â The mild was very tasty so I have no complaints.
The side I chose was garlic fries and I was very happy with those - very crisp and very garlic'y - and what's more, no additional charge as a side. Â
The brisket was tasty - it had been smoked but looking at the meat it had lost most of it's red so I suspect it's been in a warming tray for some time (or in the fridge and warmed on demand) - either way, not 5 star brisket - but very good 4 star brisket - tasty, moist, tender with good flavor.
The roll was also fresh and soft.
The challenges with this place:
Ice Tea comes from the soda fountain and tastes like it. Â Tea should be brewed from tea leaves every day and served fresh, it shouldn't come from pre-mix.
The Brisket is good but there was basically one slab of meat on my sandwich - come on guys.... "Where's the beef?"
The ambiance wasn't what I would choose for lunch (too dark, too much noise).
The staff was friendly but I waited for longer than I though I should for a place that wasn't all that busy.
This was my second visit to the place - I'll go again if I'm in the area but I doubt I would go out of my way to eat here. Â (Esp considering the Korean BBQ place that is just down the road that I'm eager to try).
Newer owners, and a much smaller happy hour menu for food. The food is a little better though and the service is proper. All TV's are labeled with what games are on. Staff is super friendly and I feel like I'm at Cheers! They always remember me and treat me like I'm a 1st time customer everytime. I suggest the Signature Breakfast, the hash browns are damn good and loaded. Sliders are always a good move and the spicy BBQ is actually spicy! Garlic fries are exactly that, garlic fries, not garlic salt fries. They come covered in minced garlic in an unhealthy :) portion! I am now a regular!
Review Source:Just a wonderful neighborhood tavern. Â
FIrst, for that rough hangover morning the Pit Stop has great breakfast. Â The food is tasty (crispy good hash browns) and the prices are very reasonable.
For sports you just can't beat it - whatever you are looking for they will have it on for you.
The BBQ is ok and I am not a fan of the burgers. Â But the nachos and the quesadilla are excellent.
The single best part of the Pit Stop is the great people who work there - they make the place so welcoming. Â I am glad the Pit Stop is in my neighborhood.
The PIt Stop's sign says "BBQ" and there is the alluring, somewhat strategic promise of smokers out front. Sometimes, they have smoke coming out of them.
Hmm. Alluring but yet, deceptive.
My pulled pork sandwich was not great. It was mushy, which is common of Portland pulled pork, I don't know why. Not my favorite. Barbecue sauce? not special.
French fries were ok. Beer was cold.
I went back another time to watch BIL sing karaoke ( it was weird, it was KISS night, but mostly the crowd wasn't into it and people who started out in KISS makeup scrubbed it off). BIL sang "Rock and Roll High school" and "I wanna be Sedated" and then we went home. I had a very strong cheap rum and coke.
BIL is not bad at karaoke, but he didn't think this was the place for him. He is still looking for his crowd.
As noted, the servers were sweet women.
Me, I'm still looking for barbecue.
Pretty run of the mill sports bar, tasked with working off some apparently very bad karma, trapped as it were there in Beaverton suburbia. Open late--until beer-thirty most nights, so there is that. I was there of course to check out their much-ballyhooed bbq. We got the 4 person beast feast.
First, a word about the sides: Were the fries and baked beans so conspicuously lacking in salt by design? Was this the intended effect---out of consideration for we barbecue connoisseurs diligently watching our sodium intake? The beans were bland and seemed straight out of the can (though I didn't detect the Van de Camp's tell-tale cube o' swine fat). The garlic fries seemed to have potential, for they were crisped nicely and had minced garlic, which I can scarcely get enough of, sprinkled about liberally but again--- no salt? Wow what a difference a little salt-- or the complete lack thereof--makes! Worse, we ate in a place, unwittingly, in a place lacking in salt shakers. Double Fail!
To the meat. The pulled pork was nicely shredded and tender. Like the ribs and brisket, they left the sauce completely off the meat, sealed in containers for us to add to our individual preferences. Win! Restaurants that smother their bbq in sauce betray a complete lack of confidence in their skills, and as Napolean Dynamite would say, girls only like guys that have a lot of SKILLS! Also, the quality of meat involved is immediately suspect, when it comes to you already drenched in their invariably cheap-o tasting,, and excessively sweet bbq sauce.
The pork ribs were cooked nicely, try to pick up the rack by one end, and the bones come out of the flesh almost effortlessly. If nothing else, these boys have their timing down on low and slow bbq. The brisket alone was a bit over-cooked and dry. Strangely, it was tender and juicy on the outer ends, but significantly drier in the inner 80% of the brisket, which is strange to me, it seems to me it should be the other way around. Whether tender or not, what the meat lacked was smoky flavor... I guess I've been completely spoiled by Traeger and Texas-style wood fire pit bbq, that uses hard wood (Alder, Oak) as well as mesquite, hickory, cherry, etc to imbue the cue with a smoky savor that will move mountains and ultimately spell utter pandemonium for civilization.
In sum, the sides I'd completely forego in the future...but for $50, it was still a pretty good value for all the meats involved..... I'd just bring it home and put it on the Traeger and set it on smoke for about an hour, and manage to have salvaged some pretty decent bbq. If a place's signature bbq has to in any way be doctored to hit the mark, well you're a better person than me if you can reckon how that merits more than 3 stars. Go ahead and tack on 1/2 extra for the service; there was only one lady working the floor, from what I could see, and it was fairly busy and she was getting it done in a fairly excellent and friendly manner.
This place has always been a staple for me. I thought I wrote a review but.. alas, here I am writing a review. I used to always stop in here on my "Play days" but as my work and other things got in the way ( how dare they) I had to curtail  my visits here, but I definitely expect to be back.
Go during the weekdays. Nancy is always at hand and she has been giving me nothing but good service for years. They have changed their menu a bit and I might add for the better. One thing I love here.. the veggie pizza.. to die for! I always get and have to take some home (oh the travesty) but it is worth it!!
They have trivia here the buzzword or something like that, and plenty TVs. They have pool but I have never played since I'm always seated at the bar and don't leave. You could say I was a regular.. every time I go in, I'm recognized. I love the feel of this place and the service- not just because the bartender is awesome but because this whole business strives to do the best for their clientele and I'm always glad to be a patron here.
I first have to say Michelle an employee at the Pit Stop Rocks!!!! My dad was turning the 5-0 and we needed a place that would be fun to celebrate with our family! Â And wow did this place support us!!
Great job on coordinating with Michelle! She was a wonderful person to work with!! I live in San Jose and we texted everything together back and forth! My parents were both very pleased with the great service!! And the food was amazing! I can't thank the entire staff enough! You all did a wonderful job! And glad you all enjoyed the yummy cakes!!
Thank you Pit Stop!!!!
Enjoy going here often. Staff is alway great and on top of it. Beers and drinks are good and great place to watch games. I always sit in the restaurant area which you can't tell isn't the bar. The smaller bar area is where dreams go to die. Food is just bar food. Nothing great nothing horrible. I wish they would fire up that smoker on the side of the place more often and become the premier BBQ place in the area. I send and take people there for games and the feeling about food is mutual.
Review Source:I am not a Karaoke guy, really. Okay, I like the PlayStation games at home every now and again, to liven up a party, but I don't hear the call that often when out and about. However, when the mood strikes, and the time is right, I'll seek out those million faces and rock them all.
So I find myself at the Pit Stop. Funny, if you enter from the back door, by the bar, like I did, it seems a much different place than if you come in through the front. I thought I was entering a kind of awesomely seedy bar that had karaoke, but others would find themselves in a BBQ place that had karaoke and a seedy bar in the back. I wonder how it affects the choices of the participants? Their mood? Their choice of delicious alcoholic beverage?
I love the bar. Like I said, it is awesomely seedy. The bartender on a Saturday night was really efficient and remembered my drink order on return visits. She nailed it. Really, in a part of the world with sluggish service standards, this place was killer, actually, all the way around for hospitality.
The karaoke was both awful and awesome in the way that karaoke can only be. The circumstances of the karaoke had its pluses and minuses, too.
The good:
1. they have EVERY SONG EVER. Your little brother's garage band that started last week? They have the box set. Tibetan zither players doing "Xanadu"? Which version do you want. The Brazilian version of the 3rd Marillion record? Duh. The soundtrack to that shitty musical you were in in High School? Nailed it.
2. You WILL get to sing if you sign up, so no fooling around with Bohemian Rhapsody. It's gonna happen, so pick wisely.
The not so good:
1. The stage is really just a patch of open carpet between the bathrooms.
2. The sound system needs an upgrade.
3. There isn't a discernible order of how people get called up to sing and they don't use a proper sign in sheet, so you kind of amble up to the KJ (right next to the men's) and tell her what you'd like to sing.
4. I don;'t really believe in the crying of favoritism with karaoke, but there does seem to be a tip-heavy way to influence singers. "Tip your way to the top," seems what's going on, but I'm willing to believe there are other things at work here.
Other than that, it's pretty much what you'd expect. Someone will suck at a song you love, then someone will rule at a song you hate. Then you'll go up there. Everyone else will be the judge.
BBQ is quite tender, but carries no flavor of smoke and is served quite wet (pre-sauce), which leads me to suspect Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the slow-cooker. Â The two available sauces (mild/spicy) are similar and unspectacular. Â As a place to watch the game, it has ups and downs. Â All the games are on, but there isn't a 360-degree view, so if you're trying to watch a more obscure game with friends, half the table will have to turn around to watch.
Review Source:I love you, I love you not, I love you, I love you not.......I LOVE YOU!
This is our relationship with The Pit...
We came here last week hoping to get some drinks, play some stick and eat a lil grub.
We showed up on a Sunday and they had free pool, always a good start to the evening. Â Not only that, the server was pouring drinks in the pounder glasses!! Â AGAIN, here they are!! Sometimes it's the pounder glasses, sometimes it's the short stacks....I just dont get the method behind the madness.
The drinks were STIFF, pool was as usual, and this time I got around to ordering the Chicken Strips and Garlic fries!! Â Chicken strips were good, nothing to write home to mom about, but "bar foodish" none the less.
The garlic fries about ended my marriage and bed time activities. Â I smelled like I was trying to avoid vampires for the next 48 hours, BUT they were tasty lil buggers...a touch greasy, but the minced garlic covered up any greasy taste.
The place was kicked back and relaxed, it was one of the better times we had here. Â I just wish they could be a touch more consistent on their pours
A few days ago, I was issued a challenge - a friend really wanted to do some karaoke, but no one wanted to drive downtown from Beaverton (we only make that haul for Ground Kontrol). Â
So, one quick Yelp app attack later, and I decided on The Pit Stop. Â It had all the requirements:
1. It was local, more or less - I don't usually consider east of 217 to be "local" but at least it's on our side of the ridge.
2. It had karaoke with an exceptionally comprehensive song library, including the soundtracks to pretty much every musical. Â You can download this library on their website. Â It's a 526 page PDF. Â The only gaping hole in their library is the total lack of Jonathan Coulton or any nerdcore whatsoever. I mean seriously, WTF?
3. It was a bar. That was an easy one.
So, I quickly texted the info out to everyone, and we met up around 8ish so they could nosh and start getting drunk before the karaoke eventually got rolling around 9:30.
And once it did, The Pit Stop was, dare I say it, off the hook. Â It's an intimate venue with a friendly KJ, so even though it was pretty crowded by 10 pm or so, our group still got to sing many, many times.
I'll be honest here; I don't give a single crap about sports, and none of us even tried the BBQ (although I have plans to sometime soon). Â And last night, I wasn't drinking anything but Diet Cokes and lemonade. Â But we all had a blast, the night was a huge success, and we definitely want to go back. Â So that's a five-star bar in my book.
I'm giving this place a generous three stars because it's a decent dive for a Friday night where you can grab a drink at the bar, play a round of pool, watch a sports game, or listen to people sing karaoke. I wish I could also recommend the food. Barbecue should be tender but it shouldn't fall off the bone. That's a sign that it's been overcooked. Unfortunately, that was the case for both our beef brisket and baby back ribs.
Review Source:I recently purchased the Living Social deal after reading numerous positive reviews on this site. Â Unfortunately, the Pit Stop did not live up to my expectations AT ALL!! Â
I'm always on the hunt for good BBQ because it is so hard to find, and I had hopes that this place might be my savior. Â I ordered the mixed smoke plate with ribs, brisket, and pulled pork, with a side of baked beans. Â The beans were pretty good and the ribs weren't terrible, but the brisket and pork were bad! Â My brisket had ZERO smoke ring (or flavor) and had an odd sheen like it had been sitting out too long. Â The pork was almost like baby food, and again had ZERO smoke on it. Â The BBQ sauces were pretty decent, and needed to be applied heavily to make the meat edible. Â My girlfriend had the burger, and reported that it was just "ok". Â Her garlic fries that came with the burger seemed to be straight out of a bag, like the galic fries you get in the freezer section.
All in all, the food was less than impressive, the atmosphere was dive (in a bad way), and the service was just plain odd. Â We will likely not be returning to the Pit Stop.
My husband and I have been going to The Pit Stop for quite some time. Â We love the people there, they are like family and everyone is so friendly. Â We have met some awesome people there that we are proud to call friends. Â But enough about us, let's talk about how awesome The Pit Stop really is. Â Their BBQ is amazing! Â Always tasty and grilled to perfection in the big *ss smoker they have outside. Â
The Pit Stop often has events and specials. Â They do theme nights, sports events and the karaoke is awesome! Â There are some great singers who are regulars and everyone always has a blast. Â The KJ rocks and DESERVES to be tipped...quit being stingy people this gal works hard for the money!
The bartender rocks the drink world and they have a great selection of beers and other libations to fit any taste.
They also do an amazing job helping to celebrate birthdays, Michelle co-ordinates like nobody's business and gets a gold star every time. Â
Bottom line...you want a friendly atmosphere with amazing people, great drinks, specials, themes and rockin food....The Pit Stop is your destination!
I have been here several times in the past couple months and I was always excited to go back. Unfortunately, the past couple times i have been have been almost awful. Â My husbands burger (Chipotle Burger of some sort) was beyond salty. He is not a picky eater and couldn't get past a couple bites. Â When he told the waitress, she had this dumb *ss look on her face, with her head cocked to the side. I think she might have been new, as I had never seen her before.
I ordered a Rueben, and was told about 10 minutes later they were out of corned beef. Â So I ordered the fish and chips. Â My fish and chips didn't come out until my husband had already given up on his burger. My garlic fries were totally different than my husbands. Tons of fresh soggy garlic, as if the garlic was an afterthought. Â Meanwhile, my husbands garlic fries were amazing, and the crunchy garlic on his was just what I was missing with mine. Â
In the past, I have enjoyed the BBQ, chipotle burger, and fish and chips. Â But it seems as though they are not very consistent. hmm.
For what it is, it's f'ing great.
But what is the Pit Stop, really? Is it a sports bar with kick-ass pit-smoked BBQ? Or a BBQ joint that is subsidized by a sports bar? Â
I don't care, really, because the BBQ is that freaking good. Â No, the place isn't trendy. Yes, it's way out on Canyon Rd in the West Slope/Beaverton hinterlands, nestled amongst car dealerships & Korean joints. Â
But when you walk past the smoker on your way in, the smell is intoxicating, well before you get to the drinks. And they actually have a pretty damn good beer list, for this neighborhood. Â Yes, it's the kind of bar where the "Killian's Irish Red Girls" make visits, advertised by tacky posters. Â But you know what, just sit down, order some BBQ and forget all those distractions.
We tried the ribs, brisket, and pulled pork. And we were floored at how tender & juicy they all were. I mean, it's all as good as my husband's home-smoked meats, and that's saying alot.
Perfectly cooked, great smoke flavor. And the two sauces they offer (regular and spicy) were perfect, as neither one was overpowering or too thick to allow you to taste the meat.
So good that it's dangerously close to unseating LeRoy's as our favorite Portland BBQ joint. (The fact that Pit Stop is a 5-10 min drive from us vs a 15-20 min drive to LeRoy's may actually tip the scales.)
I was also super-impressed with their cole slaw, which was crunchy and the sauce had a nice horseradishy kick, which is rare to find.
We will SO be back.
Went for the first time b/c of <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> certificate. The food was really tasty, and we had great service. Their happy hour specials look really good - would come back for happy hour.
The only thing was we the appetizer sampler, (which had 4 wings, 4 mozzarella sticks, 4 onion rings, and carrots and celery), was not worth $12 - but $5 during happy hour would be a great deal.
I really like this place. Â Its not too big, not too crowded, very reasonable prices and has just a homey feel. Â The wait staff was very attentive and pleasant.
If you're indecisive about dinner, choose the Smoked Meat Sampler--plentiful helpings of baby back ribs, brisket and pulled pork with a side of your choice. Â Sauce is served on the side in squeeze bottles...one mild, one spicy. Â The BBQ is the real deal complete with tasty bark and nice smoke ring. Â The portion size is enough for a full lunch the next day.
On my second visit to Pitstop I had the Beef Brisket Dinner Plate. It was a huge platter of delicious beef brisket with two excellent side dishes (baked beans and homemade potato chips) all for only $8.99!
On this visit an altercation broke out at one of the pool tables. My highest compliments to bartender Joyce for singlehandedly diffusing the situation.
Both the barbecue and the help at Pitstop are the best!
I've become something of a regular at the Pit Stop, largely because the KJ is an excellent human being who never fails to have the song I'm asking for. I always have a great time doing karaoke here, and the crowd's just large enough to make the experience fun, but not so huge that it keeps you from getting a lot of opportunity to sing.
I only hesitate to give this place five stars because I've never had a full-on meal there, but the snacks and libations have been solid, and the waitstaff is always kind, whether I'm double-fisting the alcoholic beverages, or just sticking to Diet Cokes.
The Pit Stop was a great experience! Â My sister and I went for Happy Hour on a Wednesday evening and we had no problem waiting for food, etc. Â Brian was our server, a very engaging and nice guy, who also knew just the right/appropriate amount of humor to insert into our interactions. Â He even shared personal stories and asked us to come back, it was a very nice experience!
The food was great, even if we didn't want "Happy Hour" food, there were plenty of other moderately priced choices. Â My Vodka Soda well was priced very well and was strong! Â Keep 'em coming! Â
There are plenty of TV's for entertainment, along with Pool Tables. Â
One note to any young women out there: The clientèle was mostly male, so girls, don't go in "too dolled up" otherwise you will be "ogled" at ;-)
We will be returning, thanks Pit Stop!
By the way, Happy Hour(s) as of May 2010:
Happy Hour
Monday-Friday
7 am - 10 am
3 pm - 7 pm
and 11pm - 2 am
Saturday
11 pm - 2 am
Sunday
10 pm - 12 am
Plenty of parking, nice beer selection, and the food is great - I'm a big fan of the breakfast which you can order all day. Karaoke is fun, the KJ doesn't do rotations but it also doesn't get too busy so you get to sing a lot. It may seem really busy, but I know a lot of people are there just to hang out, not to sing.
It's a dive, but in a good way. The lights are low, lots of screens playing different sports. There's a screen with a camera when you sing karaoke so people in the other room get to watch too. The crowd is casual, a bit older yet still varied in age. The women's restroom is clean and they have those swinging doors that make me feel like a cowboy when I walk through them, which is fun.
The only knock down is because of slow service. The waitress that comes to our table is scarce, and it takes a while to get the bartender's attention. I think they would benefit by having one more person working.
Funtastic time the KJ Dan is the man, if it is out there he will find it for you so you can sing to your lil hearts content.
The bartenders are rockin  cool and hard workin like you wouldn't believe...special mention to Joyce and Jess...they can improv a drink off a minor hint and a sick name, a game I like to play whilst getting my drunk on.
Groovy crowd of all walks of life and they have pool to boot!
Need I say more? come on down and we can play the game.
The first time we went (with a group of like, 6 people) they essentially kicked us all out because they wouldn't take my boyfriends ID (it has a bend in it, big whoop) so we all left, mighty annoyed at them.
But we went back another time because we were doing a video shoot at the strip club across the street and they don't serve booze. During the day, they were slow and much nicer, and they gave us lots of strong drinks, dirt cheap cause they thought it was cool that we were doing a video shoot.
Cheerful expands sports bars
You gotta love a bar where you can get a good breakfast for $1.99 and if you like watching Nascar, then this is the joint for you.
The Cheerful Pit Stop is the newest addition to the Cheerful Sports Bars and Grills. Racing fans will love that it's a Nascar themed sports bar, which is not common in P-town. No matter what sport you like to watch, you'll be in heaven here with 25 HDTV's.
The menu offers good pub fare, such as sandwiches, burgers and pizza, but I love the $1.99 breakfast deal. It comes with two eggs, hashbrowns and toast, which is all you need.
Tip: Breakfast is served all day.
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