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Lunch

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Starters

BBQ Soul Rolls
Chopped BBQ, cabbage collards, and candied carrots served with Oak Island sauce and pepper jelly
$
12.99
Barbecue Fries
Hand-cut fries with melted pimento cheese, pulled pork, scallions, BBQ ranch dressing
$
10.99
Chicken Wings
Served with celery sticks and bleu cheese dressing
$
13.99
Fried Green Tomatoes
Served with goat cheese, basil, and roasted red pepper vinaigrette
$
9.99
vegetarian
Fried Mac & Cheese
Served with BBQ ranch
$
9.99
vegetarian
Loaded Potato Skins
Chopped pork, pimento cheese, BBQ sour cream, and scallions
$
10.99
Pimento Cheese Balls
Served with spicy pepper jelly
$
9.99
vegetarian
Pit Sampler
A medley of our favorite appetizers; includes pit-smoked wings, BBQ soul rolls, Southern-style deviled eggs, and pimento cheese balls
$
17.99
Seasonal Skillet Cornbread
Served with home-made butter
$
7.99
vegetarian
Southern-Style Deviled Eggs
Sweet relish and paprika
$
8.99
gluten-free

Soup & Salads

Salads served with your choice of dressing and a choice of pulled pork, pit-cooked chicken, or grilled soy nuggets (Substitute grilled shrimp for $5 or grilled salmon $9)

Dressings:

Blue Cheese, Ranch, Barbecue Ranch, Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette, White Balsamic Vinaigrette, Seasonal Vinaigrette

Brunswick Stew
House-made with local vegetables
$
4.99
Cup
$
7.99
Bowl
Featured Soup
Ask your server about our Chef’s special
$
5.99
Cup
$
8.99
Bowl
Seasonal Salad
Ask your server about our current salad
$
15.99
$
Pit’s House Salad
Mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, carrots, cucumbers, chopped bacon, cheddar cheese, and croûtons
$
14.99
$
BBQ Ranch Salad
Romaine, avocado, black beans, corn, red peppers, Pepper Jack cheese, BBQ vinaigrette topped with crunchy wontons
$
15.99
$

Sides

BBQ Baked Beans
$
$
Brunswick Stew
$
$
gluten-free
Brussels Sprouts
$
$
gluten-free
Cole Slaw
$
$
gluten-free
vegetarian
Creamed Corn
$
$
gluten-free
vegetarian
Fried Okra
$
$
vegetarian
Green Beans
$
$
gluten-free
vegetarian
Hand-Cut Fries
$
$
vegetarian
Heriloom Cabbage Collards
$
$
gluten-free
Mac & Cheese
$
$
vegetarian
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
$
$
Potato Salad
$
$
gluten-free
vegetarian
Sweet Potato Casserole
$
$
gluten-free
contains nuts
Sweet Potato Fries
$
$
vegetarian

Our Famous Plates

Served with a choice of two sides

BBQ Chicken
Pit-cooked chicken on the bone
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
16.99
$
gluten-free
BBQ Grilled Shrimp Skewer
Two skewers of BBQ grilled shrimp
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
16.99
$
BBQ Soy Nuggets
Seasoned and grilled soy nuggets topped with our famous Western sauce (not gluten-free)
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
14.99
$
contains gluten
vegan
Baby Back Ribs
Cooked for hours, eaten in minutes
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
21.99
Half Rack
$
45.99
Whole Rack
gluten-free
Beef Brisket
Smoked slow and low until fork-tender, withour Western NC BBQ sauce
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
21.99
$
gluten-free
Carolina Classic Combo
Chopped BBQ and two pieces of fried chicken
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
17.99
$
Carolina Style Ribs
More bone, more flavor!
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
19.99
Half Rack
$
29.99
Whole Rack
gluten-free
Chopped BBQ
Pit-cooked overnight, chopped and seasoned Eastern North Carolina style
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
16.99
$
gluten-free
Chopped BBQ Turkey
The other, other white meat
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
16.99
$
gluten-free
Crispy Chicken Strips
Marinated and fried white meat chicken, served with honey mustard
$
13.99
$
Double Combo
Choose two: chopped BBQ pulled pork, chopped turkey, brisket, BBQ chicken, or fried chicken
Substitute ribs for $7 or shrimp skewer for $6
$
23.99
$
Grilled Blackened Salmon
*
Lightly seasoned fresh hand-cut Atlantic salmon
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
22.99
$
Halifax County Style Fried Catfish
Breaded in cornmeal, served with tartar sauce
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
15.99
$
Pulled Pork
Pit-cooked overnight, pulled from the bone, lightly seasoned and ready for you to sauce as you would like
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
16.99
$
gluten-free
Smoked Sausage Plate
Mild smoked sausage over a bed of peppers, onions, and portobello mushrooms
Served with a choice of two sides.
$
16.99
$
The Pit’s Southern Fried Chicken
The best in town
$
16.99
Half (4 pieces)
$
13.99
Quarter (2 pieces)
Veggie Plate
Choice of 4 sides
$
15.99
$

Sandwiches

Served with a choice of one side

Big Boy Burger
*
Two house-ground brisket patties, western BBQ sauce, brisket, pulled pork, pimento cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion straws
$
22.99
Blackened or Fried Catfish Sandwich
Served on an artisan roll with lettuce, tomato, and tartar sauce
$
13.99
Chopped Barbecue
Eastern North Carolina style, garnished with coleslaw
$
10.99
Deluxe Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken, roasted tomato, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, balsamic glaze on an artisan roll
$
14.99
Featured Sliders
A trio of sliders, ask your server for today’s feature
$
13.99
Grilled or Fried Chicken Sandwich
With pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato and red pepper aioli on toasted artisan roll
$
13.99
Open-Faced Meatloaf Sandwich
Mashed potatoes, onion strings, on Texas toast
$
14.99
Portobello Mushroom Sandwich
Lightly seasoned grilled portobello served on an artisan roll with roasted red peppers, pimento cheese, lettuce, and tomato
$
13.99
vegetarian
The Best BLT
Bacon, lettuce, and fried green tomato with pimento cheese and red pepper aioli
$
13.99
The Pit Bacon Cheeseburger
*
Two house-ground brisket patties with pimento cheese, crispy onions, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Western BBQ sauce on an artisan roll
$
16.99

Desserts

Aunt Hattie's Double Chocolate Cake
$
9
Carrot Cake
Slice with cream cheese frosting, pecans, and caramel
$
9
Homemade Banana Pudding
$
8
Homemade Hand Pie
Semi-lunar pastry with fresh whipped seasonal filling, fried to perfection, topped with caramel sauce
$
8
*Indicates that items may be cooked to order or may contain raw ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
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