28th St. Pit & Pub

Great food and service is good. Must try the potato salad as a side it’s delicious. Great smoked meats would like a bigger beer selection but I would be back for food.

During our week long stay in OC we ate at the Pit n Pub at least 6 times. Such a shame on our last night it was ruined by drunk girls that the bartender clearly should have cut off when they walked in. There were several girls that sat down and ordered food and drinks then asked to close out their check cuz they were gonna black out. Which they never did
They continued to order drinks and shots while screaming in my ear and leaning all over me. I asked for the check and told the bartender that I wasn’t dealing with them. Not even an apology.
Train your bartenders when to say no to customers even when they were their friends. And I say that because the bartender had given them all nicknames in the past.

This is the second time the wifey and I have eaten here. Hands down the best pulled pork and Cuban sandwich we have ever had. It definitely has a local’s feel to it but not too much where a visitor would feel unwelcome. REALLY good food. I wish I had one of these back home in Gaithersburg, MD.

Ribs are amazing! The rest of the food is good – Caprese salad, fried chicken are both good choices. Even though it’s more like a bar, the tables near the windows are family friendly. Service very friendly. Fun album covers in the ceiling made for conversations with kids!

1^st off I was disappointed to know that they change management I guess. I been coming here for at least the last 5 years n the wings was amazing. I just left n the food was not good at all. The wings was supposed to be smoked but they was just some regular ass fried chicken wings. The steamed shrimp use to come with onions but of course they didn’t. If you go on the website it say happy hour is all day on Sunday. Well they not what the bartender told me. I even told him that’s what it said on the website n he was like let me go check, came back n was like on that’s only doing football season 1^st you didn’t know now it’s only on doing football season. Sad to say I will never be returning here.

Omg the porker !!! Is the best. Oyster hit the spot and the ribs right on. We will be back.

What a great place. They weren’t expecting the crowd but called in extra help. Food was excellent! Happy hour apps included ½ lb steamed shrimp for only $ 6-​they were so good! My husband had the smoked meatloaf-​so good! Very friendly. Definitely a place we will go back to.

Okay, I’m a bit biased because I’ve been here before (though I didn’t realize it until I walked in) and it’s also Christmas Day. I am currently sitting in the establishment writing this review. There are only two people staffing the restaurant tonight and almost every table is taken. They are 100% on point and service is not slow by any means. Our server (who I am assuming is the owner, along with the other server) let us know they were short staffed as soon as we sat down. He is very professional and has apologized for slow service a few times (again, not slow at all). Our food came out PIPING HOT which was so nice after a long drive up from Virginia. I took a WHILE to finish mine but the portions were large and the bbq was tasty and tangy (north Carolina pork plate). Definitely get the baked beans! Drinks are strong!

The restaurant was uncrowded with a small offseason football crowd. We were greeted by the bartender and told to sit anywhere. That is where our service ended. A small group came in a few minutes later, sat at the table next to us, and were promptly waited on by John. We know his name because we heard him introduce himself. John continued to ignore us so, instead of going hungry, we decided to leave and go to another restaurant where we received immediate service.

Ugh… don’t waste your time or money. This place is terrible. The wait was long, the service was terrible the food was mediocre at best.

We were actually trying to go to mother’s cantina for a late dinner and drinks and were told that the kitchen was closed but that this BBQ place was open right across the street.
We go across the street and enter but no one is there to greet us, nor is there some sort of hostess station. We are left standing there about 5 – 10 mins before someone greets us and sits us at a table .
I ordered ribs, baked beans, and mac n cheese. My bf orders fried shrimp and fries. Who goes to a BBQ spot and orders fried shrimp smh.
We wait about 20 mins for our food. I found it strange that the waiter didn’t come back to tell us they were out of fries, instead they just brought over an order of tater tots. My bf is better than me bc I’m not a fan of tater tots. He enjoyed his shrimp and tater tots. My ribs were delicious and fell off the bone. The mac n cheese tasted like I was eating a stick of butter. I loved their baked beans. Ribs and baked beans are a must here.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE! We stopped in for breakfast and it was the worst «on the fly decision» of our trip. There was a 30 min wait for a table so they gave us menus at the door and so we knew what we wanted by the time we got our table. Our waitress was terrible and didn’t take our order for at least 20 mins after being seated. Our drinks didn’t come for probably another 20 mins… no creamer for our coffee… no napkins… no silverware to eat our food! When the food arrived it was cold but it didn’t matter because we had to wait 10 more mins to get the damn silverware anyway. What a waste of time and money. Go to The Sahara.

My friends happened to stumble upon this place for lunch and ordered carryout for me (grilled chicken sandwich). I was tempted to tell them how I wanted it but I was too hungry and didn’t want to delay the order. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least, that it was exactly how I like it: soft bread, lots of mayo (don’t judge me), lettuce, tomato, and of course hot and juicy chicken. The side of chips and pickle were the basic ones you get anywhere, so they were basically good.
The next morning, my friends and I headed over to Happy Jack but the line was ridiculous. On our way back we passed by — «oh yeah the place where we got lunch yesterday» — and decided to try their breakfast (their lunch was good, why not?). There were some hiccups while ordering (for some reason some things on their menu aren’t accurate — e.g., the menu says your choice of toast or biscuit, but if you opt for the biscuit, they’ll tell you it’ll cost more) but our food came out hot and in generous portions.
That evening my friends ended up going back, and went again the following night. While I can’t personally speak on it, they said that their late night specials were good.
A hidden gem in OC!

Food is great!!! Service is great!!! Having a great time with family! 6 year old got pizza, she loves it! 16 git Ham & cheese, she loved it!!! Hubby got fried shrimp w/​Cole slaw & sweet potato fries!!! #DELICIOUS and I had surf & turf crab cake & ½ ribs!!! This was ALL DELICIOUS oh and we started off w/​crab dip!!! IT was EXCELLENT!!! WE HAD THE BEST SERVER EVER!!! WE liked this place alot!!!

I DO NOT SUGGEST– GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
Service and food quality was very poor for our visit of 4. We were given only 2 menus, it took a while to: give our drink order, receive them, and our food. We waited so long to order our drinks, we immediately ordered our food to get the rush in. They were not busy, it should not have taken as long as it.
I ordered a pull pork sandwich– the bun, meat, and sauce were all poor quality. My friend ordered a beef brisket sandwich and his meat was also poor quality.
There are so many other places to diner in OCMD, spending your money on better food elsewhere

Came here to eat in 2011, but don’t remember much of the food. Last year, on our yearly OCMD trip, we found out that Thursday’s is Locals Night so we did it again this year and as always had a blast. It’s half price drinks so vodka club is $ 2.75. This year there was a promoter walking around handing out free samples of some mango drink. Cheap and free drinks got my friends and I a little too drunk. Crowd is good and so was the dj. We got there around ten to eleven and it was still empty but don’t leave. It does get packed but a very manageable packed. Definitely go for Locals Night on Thursday’s!

One of the worst dining experiences ever. Where do I start…
1. Waitress forgot our drinks. After 15 min. came over when we flagged her down and at least she admitted to forgetting. 10 min. later she came back with our waters and «iced» tea. In quotes because there was no ice in any of our drinks. She then came over with the creamers for the coffee and slammed them on the table and walked away.
2. Our food took about an hour to get to us. We would have been better off if it didn’t come at all. The hash browns were a single square of dripping grease of potatoes. The food was horrible. Only good comment was there is too much bacon in my omelet. However, he felt sick halfway through because of the amount of grease oozing out of the eggs.
3. The silverware was questionably clean. By this time we didn’t care. My friend’s breakfast sandwich looked like the square unmelted cheese on the bread still had the plastic on it. It didn’t but just looked that unappetizing.
Will never go back to eat brunch there again. Completely disgusting.

Stop by today to check this place out. Orlando family looking at local spots to eat. came across this one right down from our rental home and had decent reviews.
here is the scoop food was great I had the OC pull pork sandwich, wife had crab cakes, pizza and a grilled cheese for true kids… see pics below… the service was a little hectic, not to attentive at times and it did not look busy… drunk guys at bar drunk on Natties! Where getting more attention.
Only bad part about this place was the BATHROOMS!!! The dining area looks awesome with the beer tap handles on the ceiling and the cool LPs. but they must have run out of money to make them bathrooms more presentable… just saying…
anyways thanks for the good food… but we will be trying different joint in the area… lots to chose from…

The mimosas are gross, our server might be the worst I’ve ever encountered, we waited at our table for 10 min before she took our drink order, another 15 minutes before it came. The coffee is warm, not hot. They don’t allow you to split checks, nor do they allow «special» requests, such as a side of eggs. Apparently that’s a bizarre thing to ask for? During breakfast? Multiple tables that came after us have gotten food and drinks before us. I meant to go to happy jacks but the wait was long. I’ve waited longer here at pit and pub for fresh coffee than I would’ve at happy jacks. I’ve been waiting for my food for 50 minutes, this better be the best bacon and eggs on the eastern seaboard.
UPDATE: the sausage gravy was like room temp, maybe it was hanging out in the same spot as the crappy coffee. No one in my party finished their food.

Rating 4.5
I am definitely a fan of this place! Was down here for a girls weekend and we were all craving some REAL food were so tired of fries burgers etc. This place really hit the spot. The location was good, the food tasty and our server was very nice. The prices also weren’t bad but there was a bit of a wait once we were seated for our food but it was worth it.
The pot pie my gf ordered was HUGE. I ordered meatloaf, mac and cheese and greens. The meatloaf had a great smoky flavor but some BBQ sauce would have been nice, the mac and cheese was really good and the greens seasoned well. Thank you for that!
I’d definitely recommend this place and will be back.