Do you know what pit beef is?

[Bernadine]

I didn't realize until very recently that this is a regional thing.  I'm getting lunch from the best pit beef place around.  It's basically a little shed, with picnic tables in a parking lot.  It looks totally sketchy, but the meat is AMAZING.

[Norticprincess]

There is one in Baltimore that is in the parking lot of a strip club sketchy but it is good
Chaps

[lolly]

Yes. Yum!

[Bernadine]

Aug 23, 2013 9:05:35 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

It looks like roast beef?

But so much better.  Really.

[Deleted]

Yes. Don't be discouraged by the shack. Those places always have the best smoked/BBQ/pit whatever meats.

[cbwm1]

WANT IN MAH BELLEH

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

I've never heard it called that, but a few of those places have sprung up. I never wanted to try them, but I've heard nothing but raves.

[DotAndBuzz]

I was going to guess a BBQ/smoked beef of some sort. There was a BBQ and smoke pit near us in NC. I was skurred to try it, but it got rave reviews online. So I walked in (after deciding the building wasn't going to collapse if I opened the door, and there was literally writing/drawing/grafiti style art all over unfinished drywall walls. Like, no paint, plaster, just drywall, and a cafeteria style bbq line. I probably would have walked out if the sanitation score of 99% wasn't posted on the wall as well.

Best.BBQ.Of.My.Lyfe.

The dives always have the best bbq beef.

[tacokick]

It is Baltimore's answer to barbecue!

[isabel]

Looks tasty to me!

[agnes]

Never heard of it.

[Deleted]

Looks delicious. We had a place in Sacramento that did smoked beef and it was delicious - I imagine it was similar, but not called pit beef.

[Deleted]

I have no idea what this is. That does not look appetizing.

[juliagoulia]

Pit beef is delicious.

All the best foods come from sketchy places.

[juliagoulia]

Aug 23, 2013 9:30:45 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Aug 23, 2013 9:23:29 GMT -5 juliagoulia said:

Pit beef is delicious.

All the best foods come from sketchy places.

gas station eggs

Hahaha ew.

There is a farmers market near us and this one vendor who sells catfish sandwiches. He uses this huge cast iron griddle thing and never cleans it- only scrapes it off. It's the best sandwich ever. It's terrifying looking- like you wonder if you should take a precautionary dose of penicillin with it, but its so good. And I've never gotten sick from it. Yet.

[delawarejen]

I have to drive to Maryland for it, but yes, I've had it. The place I'm thinking of has different levels of doneness available, so I can get mine the way I want it. Now I want some.

[Kit]

It looks a little rare for my liking but otherwise I'd totally eat it. Sometimes those little shacks have better food than a "nicer" place.

[suzyp]

As someone who vacationed everyone summer in Ocean City, MD, I definitely know what it is - and never realized it was a regional thing!

[litasail]

Pit beef is totally a Baltimore thing. And totally amazing. Can't wait to get some at the MD State Fair this weekend!