Bill’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q

This place is the real deal. It’s in the name! I went on a Thursday, which is all you can eat beef and pork for 7.99 which comes with 2 sides. (Onion rings were good and so was the Mac salad). I got a piece of peanut butter cakes, honestly one of the best pieces of cake I’ve had. I’ll be coming back.

Love Bills BBQ!
I’m not from the area, I’m from the opposite end of Licking county, but I still love this place. We started coming here several years ago because we have family who live up the road.
Bills is now something like a family tradition. My step sister loves this place and loves to bring people to eat here. She has a disability and she likes to stick to a routine. So every Friday night she gets dinner from Bills. They’ve always been so kind to her, and it makes us love this place even more. My kids love coming here with their aunts, uncle, and Grandma. They enjoy the chicken and the French fries. I’ve enjoyed everything that I’ve ever ordered.
Bills is a friendly place with a great «Mom & Pop» BBQ atmosphere. The food and prices are great.
I’d suggest it for sure!

Stopped in here the other day with my family to get some grub. Was told this is an amazing little hole-​in-​the-​wall that serves up amazing ribs. Ended up being quite disappointed in the place.
First off, it is tiny. They have hardly any seating, so we were stuck waiting for about half an hour. Not a huge deal, but I was told by some people waiting beside us that it is common to have to wait quite a while to get a seat. A number of people actually left while we waited to get a table.
If this is a continuous issue, why not expand and allow for more seating room?
Once we finally nabbed a table, I was annoyed by how uncomfortable the place was. It’s a simple diner atmosphere, with hard plastic seats with no cushion. After about 10 minutes my back was starting to hurt and my butt went numb. Awesome…
I ordered their all you can eat ribs special, and requested a side of macaroni salad and onion rings. They brought the macaroni salad out before my meal, and I will say it was tasty. Very tasty actually. Definitely recommend the macaroni salad there.
Then our meals came and I must say, I was sorely disappointed in the ribs. They were so dry. They give you extra sauce to put on them in case you don’t like them so dry. But I prefer my meat to be moist without slathering it in a lake of sauce. I put more sauce on my ribs and realized I didn’t like it at all. It isn’t tangy, or sweet, or anything really. It’s just… there…
The onion rings were really good though. So props to that.
But if you are a rib joint, you gotta do better on your ribs. Having ok ribs and amazing sides doesn’t do it for me.
Lastly, the service wasn’t that good. We had an older lady who I sarcastically remarked to my family was a «barrel of sunshine.» She didn’t seem to want to be there. If that is the case, find a new job maybe. I was informed they are only open for like 5 hours in the day, so it’s not like they work super long shifts there.
Just not a good experience for me. I will go back and try it again in a couple weeks or so.

Very busy w/​a divvy atmosphere. The food is really delicious.
I ordered a side of macaroni salad, and it was a generous helping and very delicious. The cole slaw was good, however the initial taste was not good (peppery) but once in the mouth and hit all places of the pallet, it taste very good with all the types of flavors.
For the main course I ordered the «Tex Sampler» and the food was pretty good as well.

I had a half a rack special with two sides it was delicious fresh-​cut fries and onion rings was my two sides very tasty delicious ribs also. Very friendly staff quickly served food no complaints here will definitely be back.

You gotta love sauce for this joint … this is not a «smoked meat» kinda place … heavy, heavy on the sauce. Sides were great and it’s a cute locally owned place that takes you back … but I got the platter and it was pretty tough to down that much sugary sweet sauce.
Hail Patricia L!

We drove about 15 minutes off the interstate to stop here on a road trip because the Unilocal reviews were so good. The exterior screamed family-​owned and dive-​y, which actually usually leads to promising BBQ, and it was also fairly busy for lunch time on a Saturday. Sadly, however, our lunch did not live up to the hype.
The go-​to pulled pork sandwich was one of the worst I’ve ever had. The pork didn’t taste smoked at all, and it came with the sauce cooked into it. That’s always a no-​no for me. It made for something very soggy and boiled tasting. The sauce itself is strongly ketchup based with no other dimension to it. Even on the side, I wouldn’t have liked it.
The baked beans were made in a similar sauce. Like drinking watery ketchup. I do give them credit for using an assortment of beans. It gave a nice texture to the traditional style. The sauce was so much that I couldn’t finish them though.
The kids had a hot dog meal and a grilled cheese meal. I also give them credit for splitting open the dog and grilling it, and the grilled cheese was the typical cheesy diner style that makes almost anyone happy. The big disappointment in the kids meals were the hand-​cut fries we got as the sides. They should have been great, but without any trace of salt to be found, these ones were very, very bland.
For dessert, we curiously tried the cherry filled sopapilla. Yes, sopapilla. I’m not sure the connection, but this BBQ place has an interesting selection of Mexican restaurant fair (including tacos and burritos). Anyhow, a sopapilla it wasn’t. It was clearly baked and not fried, filled with canned pie filling. Much like the French fries, they managed to make something that should have been flavorful really tasteless. Even with the pre-​packaged filling, frying would have greatly added to the texture and flavor.
Overall, our lunch was just not good. Really surprising (and sad) for the 2^nd highest rated restaurant in the Zanesville area. Save your gas weary traveler. This is not worth the journey off I-​70.

It’s a little out of the way but the food is decent. Plain décor and good service. I had the Texas Sampler with beans, onion rings (good homemade), ribs, chicken and pulled pork. I opted for German chocolate cake for dessert which was probably the highlight of the meal. The beans were unlike any I’ve ever had at a barbecue joint, a mixture of kidney, great northern and I’m not sure what else. They aren’t exactly great.

Very good went their Saturday. Smells great i had the sampler it had chicken & beef ribs and pulled pork. Came with too sides. Their macaroni salad is the best I’ve had. Food was perfectly cooked flavorful. Nice little place a must go to destination. Clean bathroom!!! Nice staff.

The BBQ is outrageously amazing. Oh man!!! So good. We do take out. For football games and family events, this is a go-​to. I’ve eaten in. While the service is friendly, the interior just doesn’t do it for me.

Pretty good BBQ. Pretty understated inside and out, but the wait staff is very friendly. Come here often and they’ll remember you :)
They are closed Mondays, but have specials every other day of the week, including all you can eat ribs, all you can eat chicken, .75 tacos, and other specials like baked steak and meatloaf.
Definitely worth a visit if you’re in town and wanting some good simple food.

I tripped across this place while in the area. Unbelievable and such a great meal. If you want home cooked BBQ done right… this is the place. I have the location in my GPS for any time I want BBQ. I live north of Columbus and it’s worth the drive every time!

Most people would think that Bill’s BBQ is only bbq, but we love their sopapilla! They are the best! Love the down home atmosphere! This place is always crowded and people wait to sit all the time, but it is worth it!

Bills BBQ simply is the best in the area ! Russ and his staff truly want to put the best on your plate ! Their WINGS are incredible and the Blu Cheese is the best I have ever had !!! Reasonable prices + Great Food + Good People = Ridiculous ! Hard to find ! Try It !!

Delicious macaroni salad!

Living in Louisiana for a number of years, we are very fond of a good barbecue restaurant and Bill’s is a good one. I love his chicken, and the macaroni salad is to die for. I think the barbecue sauce needs to be looked at, maybe a little more brown sugar. I would rate Bill’s a 5 if the sauce was better.

We have always had great food when eating at Bill’s. I recommend it to all my friends and family that come to the area. Prices are great and they have 3 all you can eat nights.