“ My husbands family used to own the Bar B Q Pit in fact they started it. It still is good and has the best sauce I've ever tasted. I used to have the recipe for the sauce and of coarse I put my own spin on it made it hot, sweet, and of course original but the whole experience at the restaurant was better since I didn't have to make anything lol still good after all these years ”

“ Best breakfast in town hands down The restaurant has a great classic ambiance The waitresses are kind and everything I've ever ate there has been FRESH and DELICIOUS Great place to bring family ”

“ My fav for breakfasts. They're quick and clean. Service is good too. Parking a bit tricky at times but good. ”

“ wow! The day after the 4th of July in Merced,Ca, . I got the baby back ribs and my mom got the tri- tip. The meat was great. The customer service was top notch!!!!! We ordered take out- but I have to say the waitress was on point. The regulars there have good manners! 2 thumbs up.. Old school restaurant setting , very spacious. . ”

“ Their meal packs are delicious and convenient! We always grab them when we have friends over. Everyone loves the food! ”

“ A solid 4 star rating. Good value makes this a hit in my book. Good breakfast and lunch. Service is good. Ambiance is that of a classic restaurant. Not a bad option if you want a good all around experience. ”

“ A family favorite. Tons of regulars here. The Pig out front is a Central Valley landmark. It's been featured in films, books, magazines, etc. The building is a throwback to the old days. You can belly up to the restaurant counter, take a booth or grab a table. The food is great and reasonably priced. Depending on the mood I have a bunch of favorites here. My typical go to is the tuna on sourdough, lightly toasted. Others are the French Dip, BBQ Treat, Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, Chicken Club, okay you get it, lots to love over here. I forgot about the breakfast food. It's all good. Oh yeah, the BBQ sauce is home made and delicious. The service is good but not the highlight. Definitely give this place a try. ”

“ My son and I came in from out of town for a bike race. Hungry, starving, this was pretty much the first spot we saw to eat at after checking into our hotel. We drove by, saw the awesome little pig statue out front and decided to stop in. My ratings on restaurants usually follow a formula of quantity, quality, value, and expectation. Bar BQ Pit hit ALL the marks. Let's start with expectation. It's BBQ, so you sort of expect it to be a little hometown inside. What I liked about this place was it was genuine. For example, you go to Armadillo Willy's or famous daves, and you know they hired an interior decorator to call the American Pickers to get the cliché tacky stuff that adorns the walls. There's an artificial feel at the chain BBQ resturaunts, yet here it feels like some of the Klipsch stuff adorning the walls has actually been here since the 40's, slowly collecting over the years. Value, Quantity, and Quality. These 3 go hand in hand. My son and I ordered the same thing, the fried chicken dinner. We also got a side of riblettes to try some of the BBQ. The Riblettes were fall off the bone tender, while the BBQ sauce on them tasted fresh, as if the tomato paste was made onsite from fresh tomatos. The chicken was a half chicken, fried. We were expecting maybe a drumstick and maybe a breast, but this was a breast, wing, drumstick, thigh, and wing. The breading was excellent covering every part, the fry was perfectly crispy. The chicken itself tasted fresh, as though it had come from one of the chicken farms we passed on our way to Merced. The Vegatables were fresh as well. A nice trio of broccoli, carrots and Zucchini. An added touch was the Zuchinni was cut into rings and fried. This wasn't *just* a simple affair of 3 vegetables steamed together. The potato was a potato. You can't really embellish much on a baked potato, but it was covered with butter and sour cream. It was served with some garlic bread. Maybe the bread wasn't anything to write home about, just your standard sliced sourdough. Then again, you don't come to a BBQ joint for bread. Service was pretty quick and snappy, our waitresses worked hard to keep us taken care of. By the end of the meal my son and I were too full for desert (My son actually took his breast back to the room and ate it later) Overall, if in town again I would eat a meal here. Certainly want to try that french dip. ”