Different by design. I eat at Elliots about 5 or 6 times a year. Their sauce it not like other BBQ places. That's what makes them different and the fact that they remain in business tells you they have a following of happy customers. Most other places have variations of out of the bottle BBQ sauce with other spices added. Not Elliots. While their quality of meats vary from week to week, for the most part they serve good food. I like their fresh cut fries that reminds me of Kennywood.
Depending upon what time of day and who is cooking, the ribs and chops may be over cooked. Other than that, I feel its a very good but not great place to eat. And above all, its affordable.
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Just the way I like it.... This is one of those places that I have visited over and over and over again. It's on the way home from one of my regular gigs, and from the first time I stopped in (because of the outrageous PIG stuff that caught my attention from the road on Route 51) I have been in love with the place.
The building doesn't look like much. The dining room doesn't look like much. The menu doesn't look like much. But the FOOD is excellent! They have excellent specials, and everything I have tried on the menu has been well prepared and quite affordable even to those who are on a meager budget. I have never had a single complaint about the friendly wait staff (it seems like the same people have worked there FOREVER) and I have never had a single complaint about the food, or the bill that I paid at the end of the meal. I have been there when the place is packed, and I have been there when there were only a few tables being served. I have also been there when the daily special was completely sold out because we arrived too late. I have arrived there with just two of us, and I have arrived there with large groups that had to wait for a table. But I've NEVER had a complaint. I always walk out feeling satisfied with my meal and with the price I paid.
I'm not saying that Elliott's is the best barbecue that you'll ever eat. But I will tell you that the variety of sauces is excellent, and that the meats have always been correctly cooked and tender, with generous portion sizes. I have enjoyed many a chicken wing there too! They are the WHOLE WINGS, and the dry seasoned ones are just the way I like them, served with a size of whichever sauce you prefer. I'd have to say that my favorite sauce is the one that they call "heavyweight," and I get it on everything except the wings. It's a nice, spicy barbecue that doesn't set your mouth on fire, but has enough robustness to make you come back wanting it again.
The sides are always good. Excellent cole slaw. Really good fries. Good portion sizes. And beer. You've got to have beer if you're going to enjoy good barbecue, and although the bar section at Elliott's is tiny, they have beer. Sometimes they even offer an interesting variety of bottled beers, but the tap selection is the usual stuff, including Yuengling lager, which I happen to like.
The place is obviously old, but it's clean. I've been there so many times, but never had a dirty dish or glass. The restrooms are clean. I have never been offended by the customers or the staff. Just friendly neighborhood folk enjoying some good barbecue, and watching a ball game on an old-school TV.
I'm going to be driving by there this Saturday night on the way home, and I think I'll stop again.
I like EBB. I just do not care for the ribs or their sauce. Both are not my cup of tea. The ribs are a tougher cut than a more trimmed baby back. The sauce is what I affectionately refer to as Mon Valley marinara BBQ. That being said , I know people who love the ribs. So why like? The sanwiches, fries, and wings are great bar style grub. Fries are fresh cut and whole wings. Good fish sandwich as well. Couple that with a big can of Pabst and life is good.
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