Best Barbecue Joint In VA Named By Southern Living Magazine

WILLIAMSBURG, VA — The barbecue enthusiasts have spoken.

The readers of Southern Living have voted Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que in Williamsburg as Virginia's 2024 Best Barbecue Joint, the magazine announced Wednesday.

Being served a taste of victory, the longtime restaurant in the Hampton Roads region was named among 15 of the South's best barbecue eateries that were decided by readers. Pierce's Pitt also made the 2023 list.

"This time around, they seem to be in something of a traditional mood. A parade of new, highly-acclaimed barbecue restaurants have opened all over the South in recent years, but the 2024 picks lean toward the tried-and-true," Southern Living writer Robert F. Moss said in his report.

Founded in 1971, Julius C. "Doc" Pierce opened Pierce's Pitt and developed his own barbecue sauce, according to its website. The restaurant proclaimed its barbecue is a great tradition.

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See what Southern Living says about Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que:

"Tucked behind the big orange-and-yellow restaurant is a metal-walled cookhouse with tall chimneys rising high above. Inside, they’re still cooking ribs, chicken, and beef on cinder block pits, just like Julius “Doc” Pierce did when he opened Pierce’s Pitt in 1971. Smoky pork is generously dressed in Doc’s original sauce, a unique sweet and tangy blend of tomato and vinegar. Thick red-glazed ribs, smoky pulled chicken, and thin-sliced brisket round out the offerings along with crinkle cut fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies."

Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que: 447 E. Rochambeau Drive; (757) 565-2955

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