Pitstop BBQ Wakefield

My wife is from the south and we struggle to find good BBQ in New England. Some locals suggested Pit Stop so we took a drive and gave it a try. I don’t quite understand the high rating. Both of us found the meat dry, under seasoned, and had a very overpowering charcoal-like flavor. When we make our own ribs or brisket they get a generous rub and basting of sauce and are fall-apart tender by the time they’re done. The meat at Pit Stop was tough, and left a bad after taste. We ended up opting not to eat most of it, unfortunately. The sides were all good - mac & cheese, cornbread, coleslaw all tasty and well-made. Our search for good New England BBQ continues!

This was our first time to Pitstop and was not disappointed. Highly recommended trying the brisket and pulled pork. The roasted potatoes were delicious as well. We'll definitely be coming back for more BBQ soon!

Staff was great and fun! I love BBQ I travel to TX to get it! This place will save me from having to travel so far! I got the 1lb brisket, baked beans, coleslaw both, fries and had some grilled corn and mashed potatoes. The brisket was delicious! I got a sample while I waited for my order… so good! I got a nice fatty piece of meat and it melted in my mouth! So good! The beans were good. I love BB, it did need some BBQ sauce I’m a fan of the southern way but it tasted great with or without it. They have three different types of BBQ sauce; regular, honey or spicy… they were all good but personally I like the honey as it had a little kick to it. The coleslaw was like any other place. The cornbread was tasty and had great flavor. The mashed potatoes had a good taste to them, wasn’t my fave but the fries were and they were nice and crispy. I’m picky about fries and these came out great! The Mac and cheese had a nice flavor, it’s made to order so it wasn’t baked like most BBQ places. But with a little BBQ sauce… delicious! This place os definitely worth if you are in the mood for BBQ! There is no dining in, so be prepared to eat in the car!

I got brisket and pulled pork, while my girlfriend got fried chicken. We also got mac and cheese, baked beans, and corn on the cob. The brisket wasn't that great. The pulled pork was pretty good. My girlfriend liked the chicken. However, my main point of criticism was the BBQ sauce and the sides. The BBQ sauce flavor is alright, but the consistency was not great. Perhaps it's not my style of BBQ, but I thought all of them used thicker bases than that. The mac and cheese was mediocre, and the beans were again, not great. The corn on the cob was overcooked to hell. Perhaps it was just an off night, I'll try it again in the future.

GO HERE !!! I've heard about it, driven by it and finally I stopped and went in and I'm so glad. It was life changing!! They are pit master's!! Very small, only take out. Call ahead about 1/2 hour. Not far from down town so you can walk around and shop while you wait. Bring a blanket and sit at the lake with your food! I had the 3 meat combo it came with 2 sides. I wanted it all but I decided on the brisket, pulled pork and chicken wings. The brisket had an awesome crunchy crust of the perfect dry rub you choose from 3 sauces , hot regular and honey. I got all 3 on the side because I needed to try them all and the hot is only for the brave and strong. It's too hot. The other 2 are perfect and not like anything you can buy. The baked beans had huge chunks of pork on them and were the best thing, I could just eat an order of that and be happy. It's worth the trip, worth the stop and worth the money and most definitely worth the mess it's gonna make on your face. Lol. This is by far the best review I've ever given and you'll understand why if you take my advice and go here.

I would give it 6 stars if I could! Absolutely love this restaurant. My husband and I hosted a big family party, and Pit Stop catered it for us. We had nearly 100 guests, and EVERY one asked where we had ordered the food from, they loved it. Rosti and his team made everything so easy. They were extremely helpful, worked with our budget, delivered on time. And of course the BBQ was delicious. It always is! My husband and I will drive the 20 mins out of our way, just to grab takeout from this spot. It is totally worth it.

Ordered pulled pork, brisket and a full rack of ribs. I think this place has gone downhill. The pulled pork and brisket were OK, but the ribs were totally burned. I have not had such bad smoked ribs until now. No longer worth the drive. Time to look for a new place.

Have had brisket, ribs, pulled pork, fried chicken, steak tips, all the sides. Brisket and ribs absolutely delicious. Fried chicken especially the sandwich is amazing. I dont like the honey BBQ sauce much but the normal and spicy sauces are delicious. Handmade potato chips, fries, beans, coleslaw, corn, potato wedges all delicious. The steak tips were a special but they were delicious. Pulled pork is good but certainly not worth ordering over the other even more delicious options.

Order was wrong. Ordered mashed potatoes and got roasted. Chicken wings and ribs very dry. Baked beans had no flavor. Second consecutive disappointing meal. Will take it off the list.

Maybe going on a Thursday was our mistake. Brisket was good as was cornbread... Ribs were inedible. Dry, overcooked, they looked and tasted like leftovers. Beans were bland and Mac and Cheese not much better. Picked at food for 10 minutes then threw it all away..So many good reviews we were hoping to find a new favorite BBQ place.. Hopefully we just caught them on an off day. Everyone has them.