Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ

Service was period good and the food was about the same. Nothing "stunning" about the food but we didn't get BBQ like we probably should have. I had the chicken sandwich and fries. Again, not bad but not great. Good drink menu and the place is really cool! It's a great place to drop in for a quick bite!

This place is so good! I came here last week just to check it out and it's a great BBQ spot in the mountain! The food is smoked so you can't beat the taste definitely a must try!

They need to wear MASKs, definitely got norovirus there. Also who allows employees to wears MAGA political shirts in a business!
The food was average, the beer was cold.

I'm pretty picky about my BB-Q and of course nobody smokes or does BB-Q as good as we do right guys! But I tell you this place nailed the ribs! The in house sausage was very good as well. The blackened catfish was good on flavor and had a nice kick to it. Brisket and pulled pork were nice and moist but a little short on flavor. Our waitress worked her tail off and was on point for our large group. I highly recommend Ribs. Don't pass on the pork ribs!
We will be back again the next time we are in New Mexico.

Ribs were awesome and Okra was perfect!! Drinks were short but strong! Overall it was good! I'd definitely go back again for some Ribs

Terrible service, bad bbq sauce, mediocre food. The service was memorably bad. Had to get up and ask for silverware and napkins, had to go to the bar for water. So so so bad. We were the ONLY table in the bar with the exception of two young children waiting for their disgusting parents who had abandoned them at a table for an hour alone. Awful place. Never again.

Great ribs on the east side of Sandia in Cedar Crest NM
Decent size menu with lots of options...wonderful BBQ!
As a pescatarian, there are a number of delicious items to choose from and not just from the sides menu!
I had a veggie burger...very good!
Of course fried okra!
The service was excellent...very nice people!
Typical pricing for BBQ
Will definitely return!!

Would have given 5 stars if the staff had worn masks. The food was perfect and the space itself solid wood and comfortable. The bathrooms were clean with solid closing mechanisms. The wait staff were friendly and efficient. The patio looked comfortable too.

Stopped by here on our way back from driving up to the Crest. High hopes. Should have adjusted our expectations. The young ladies who took our order and delivered our food to the car were extremely pleasant and professional. Sporting their required facial coverings, we also complied with the social distancing recommendations.

We ordered a full slab, with two sides: fried okra and "jo-jo" slab-type fries. Both sides were delicious. The order came with 2 cold slices of what looked like Wonder Bread, barely toasted, with some type of yellowish concoction lightly coating it.

And now the ribs. We are huge fans of Rudy's ribs, despite their Texas heritage. We know Rudy's. These, my friends, were NOT Rudy's. First of all, they were cold. They were burnt. They were as dry as (expletive deleted). My better half theorizes that they may have been the prior day's leftovers, reserved for drive-up customers who would take their orders home and find out there how disappointing they were. Perhaps if we chose to dine on their patio, we would have been served fresh offerings. Who knows?

After eating all the okra, a rib each, and a few fries in our car in the parking lot, we took them home to administer intensive care, hoping that we could salvage what was not an inexpensive ($30+) meal. That price didn't even include something wet to drink after the ribs dried out our mouths!

Once we got home, my bride mixed up her famous BBQ sauce and we slathered it on the ribs to post-marinate them, as it were, in the refrigerator overnight. If anyone cares, we can update this review with the post-mortem.

Seriously, we will not be back. And the 2 stars are one each for the sides.

So we are are trying to support local businesses during our isolation. I have seen this restaurant for years and never stopped. It isn't on my normal path of travel so it was always a after thought or one day. Well my daughters wedding was in January and we contracted their bartenders for the Reception. I'm not sure who the two gentleman were but they were awesome. Charismatic, attentive, friendly and personal with the wide variety of guest.

Now let's talk about the staff during this Covid 19. We placed our order with super friendly gentleman on the phone. We arrived at the designated time. The dining room was folded up and looked like a giant dance floor with stacked tables and chairs. Everyone was working together to efficiently help customers. Many of the the patrons were obviously regulars because the staff knew them all by name. My order was brought out to me and off I went home to feed the family.

At home we unwrapped a whole lot of delicious goodness. Overall the entire family delighted in the tangy B-B-Q open flame flavor. The sides were just the right added goodness to enhance the flavors of the meats.

DESSERT! YUMMY!! let me tell you if you like decadent,rich,creamy, mouth watering, chocolate magic, this enormous cake with raspberry drizzle is for you! My photo does not do it justice because it's huge!! It feed the whole fam with cake to spare!!

So if you're hankering for B-B-Q get Ribs on your dining bucket list!