Hickory Pit Stop

The best. I live in Owensboro and when I want top of the line barbecue I drive to Evansville and The Hickory Pit Stop. It is just superior. Great atmosphere, great service, and the prices still make sense.

The chicken was fall off the bone amazing and the ribs taste. Brisket was very tender with generous portions. The service was a little slow but there was only one waitress working the whole dining area and bar. The building looks rough on the outside but has wall to wall sports items and pictures.

Great food great people great ambience great location. They wouldn't be in business this long with if they weren't fantastic.

Absolutely amazing competition style BBQ. And by competition bbq I mean everything they cook is perfectly seasoned and proportioned.My wife had a burger that Was so close to her Grandmothers that she literally cried at the table. The smoke flavor on the ribs was perfect and the potato salad was awesomely amazeballs. I had a big ass pulled pork sandwich that had some of the most tender and juicy pork I have ever had. And the prices were incredible for the value and quality of food.We dined in and had a great time. Not many others were in there when we ate. But about 20 or more came in to pick up to go orders. This place is an absolute hidden gem of Evansville.Highly recommend!

Wow, best brisket on the planet! Tender, juicy, flavorful! Fall apart tender!!! I had homemade baked beans, super tasty too. My husband had the combo plate , brisket/spareribs. Potato salad. Connie our server recommended the baby backs, unfortunately they were all out. He wasn't disappointed with his choice, super flavorful. Don't miss this special award winning place. There were so many trophies I couldn't get them all in my photo.

If this is truly the best BBQ in Evansville, then I don't want to even imagine what the rest of the BBQ places have to offer.I've eaten BBQ in countless places throughout my life and there was absolutely nothing special about this joint as far as taste is concerned. The food wasn't atrocious - it was definitely edible -- but the best ever???? Not even close. I actually found it rather tasteless and boring.Also tried the Burgoo while I was here .... now this was absolutely inedible. Can't even remotely recommend it. Reminded me of a really bad chili sauce, which has been sitting around for days, that you might find at a hot dog stand which has a vendor whose license must have expired month's earlier. The group I was with each tried it and we all agreed it was bad. I've never seen a Burgoo go unfinished before.Maybe they were just having an off day? I really don't know.With the above said there is some charm to this place. Its basically a little shack with a bar and eating area located across the street from Bosse Field. That was kinda cool and interesting. Loved the menu which includes a Po Man's Special that consists of "bag of potato chips and glass of beer". Nothing else - love that type of stuff.But I didn't come here for the aesthetics or the cute menu. I came for the BBQ - and I just was not pleased.If you are in Evansville looking for good BBQ, I honestly can't recommend this place. Definitely try one of the other places to get your BBQ fix instead.

Picked this place because it had a high overall rating from yelp. I am game for just about anything, I love finding great hole-in-the-wall places... but I honestly cannot understand the reviews with people saying this is the best bbq in Evansville or that it is "championship" bbq. Maybe they had an off night while I was there? Not sure, but I do eat a lot of bbq, and I was very disappointed.The restaurant/bar is not located in the nicest part of town. There is a gravel lot, and not enough exterior signage to identify the building. We actually thought twice about going in, but what the hell, I will try just about anything once.The interior was simple. Only a few people eating, and a few at the bar. The staff and people there were friendly, even to strangers. You get the feeling as if this was what "Cheers" (like the tv show) would be like if it was in your neighborhood.Looking at the menu... Damn! Everything was very reasonably priced. Crazy-good prices for this day and age.So here's the bad part. The bbq itself. I ordered brisket because I would think it is a baseline food to judge one's bbq-ing skill. If you can do a brisket well, you can do most other cuts well too. The simple presentation didn't bother me one bit. Brisket, a slice of brown bread, onion, pickle, and coleslaw. But the brisket itself was the main problem, and the reason I went there in the first place. The brisket was bland, dry, and fell apart like loose tetris puzzle pieces. No bark, no smoke ring. There was essentially no beef flavor or even a hint of smoke. It sat in a pool of its own juices (which a well-smoked brisket does not do). I had to put salt and pepper on it to eat it. What I was served would not win any championship let alone be sold at any chain restaurant even. Definitely not. That being said, the bbq sauce which was served warm was decent. The coleslaw (vinegar-based, no mayo) was good.I left there feeling betrayed by yelp, and yearning for decent brisket. I totally got snookered or bait and switched, take your pick. They have pictures posted here on yelp of what I expected. Sliceable brisket, tender, juicy, with a nice smoke ring and bark. What I got was the complete opposite which felt like the frozen leftover cuttings from last week's brisket that was warmed up in the microwave.I truly wanted to like this place, but if that was championship bbq or the best in Evansville... well... you really do need to travel more.

No frills is right. This place keeps it pretty bare bones which is just perfect for me. Keep the focus on the food clearly. Went with the brisket and fries. Fries weren't as done as I had hoped and the brisket was a little too done. All in all though, it was still a solid meal.

Good bbq and reasonable prices. Good prices on draft beer as well. My husband and I both really enjoy their bbq and I would reccomend them to any one.

My family had the barbecue chicken. The service was great and loved the atmosphere. I will be back.