Hickory Pit Stop

Can’t believe everyone hasn’t given this great little place five stars! Friendly, efficient service, terrific food. Sliced pork pit is insanely delicious –moist and flavorful. Definitely the best barbecue in Evansville, hands down.

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.

Ribs were dry. Brisket was bland. Wanted to like this place, but It just wasn’t good. Maybe second time’s a charm?

No frills.
If you want basic bbq in a dimly lit bar… this is the place for you. I really can’t complain about the food, certainly better than most chain restaurants. But nothing that is really exceptional. Still, it’s conveniently located next to the ballpark and a solid meal.

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.

This is always the first place that I hit when back in E-​ville. I have to get my barbque fix on immediatley. It’s heaven to be home. I have always preferred this spot over the other places. The sauce is the best. Staff is nice and the beer is cold. What more could one want?