The Pit of Raleigh NC

A beginning of my college tours brought my family and I to Raleigh North Carolina. Pretty much a small city full of millennials. The streets line with coffee shops that modern day hippies hang during the morning. Then a wide selection of food places and bars for a great night anybody would enjoy. We pulled up to our hotel and I researched the local restaurants. After about 30 minutes of contemplation we decided to try The Pit. A BBQ place widely known in Raleigh for good food and drinks. We call in and get a read on the wait which was about 1 hour. Making my parents disappointed but making me know the hype was real. I discover on the website we could do an online reservation which we jumped on immediately. At 8:15 we walked in and got our table right away beating a line of about 15 people. We sat down in a nice setting of dim lighting, great music, and tables of chatty people. Our waiter was very nice and gave us the layout of the menu. The menu was a classic southern menu with modern twists. I decided with the choice of two consisting of pulled pork, fried chicken and two sides of Mac and cheese and mash potatoes with gravy. It came very quickly and I was happily surprised to see a huge plate of food sat in front of me. I started with the pulled pork. It was very fleshy almost lightly cooked but tasted great. The fried chicken had a perfect crisp and a large amount of meat. Throughout my meal I ate the sides which were just ok. The mashed had to many skins and Mac and cheese was just basic. Overall, The Pit was a good BBQ place that does its job but its nothing special. A firm 6.7 for The Pit.