Dining Guide
Pizzitola’s
Pizzitola’s is a legend wishing it could play the new game where juicy briskets trump years in service. Maybe they shouldn’t change a thing. Yes, they have some issues with consistency that are inherent in the equipment that helped make them famous, but maybe we should be happy to get a taste of classic Texas barbecue just like it was decades ago. And just like their pits, that’s something you don’t find every day.
City: Houston
Cuisine: Barbecue
Method: Hickory in indirect-heat brick pits
Pitmaster: Jerry Pizzitola
Address: 1703 Shepherd Dr., Houston, TX, 77007
Hours: M-Sat 11-8
Phone: (713) 227-2283
Website: pizzitolas.com
Year Opened: 1935
Last updated: August 27, 2015
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Pizzitola’s
Legends in the barbecue world perpetuate themselves. Keeping your doors open for decades takes hard work, loyal customers, and a little luck, and it doesn’t happen that often. In return, such barbecue joints are worshiped for their longevity, and rightly …