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1703 Shepherd Houston, TX 77007

713-227-2283

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Critics'
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Best Barbecue Restaurant
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Barbecue

Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat 11am-3pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash

Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering
Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

The comfortable dining room of faux-wood paneling, vinyl chairs and Formica tabletops is plastered with gimme caps and fishing trophies. Interspersed throughout are photos of loyal customers. But the distinct smell of smoke gives away its true calling: slow-cooked barbecue, which is still produced in the original pit. Famous for its fork-tender brisket, Pizzitola's also serves up admirable smoked chickens and dry-rubbed ribs. Don't miss the coconut cake for dessert.

2007 | Best Barbecue Restaurant

Originally known as Shepherd Drive Barbecue, this is the restaurant where the legendary John Davis once presided as owner and pit boss. When John Davis died in 1983, the current owner, Jerry Pizzitola, bought the place from the Davis family so he could preserve it. The old-fashioned pit burns hickory, just like it did in John Davis's day. The sausage comes from a Czech sausage maker in the Hill Country; the barbecue sauce is thin and spicy; and the ribs and brisket are among the best in the... More »
2000 | Best Barbecue Joint

This is one of the oldest barbecue joints in the city. When legendary pit boss John Davis founded the place in the early 1930s, it was called Shepherd Drive Bar-B-Q. Davis's secret recipe for zingy sauce died with him, but the business, including the original pit, was sold to Jerry Pizzitola, who kept up the hickory-smoking tradition. Pizzitola added an air-conditioned dining room to the old barbecue joint that he decorated with his favorite fishing photos and Aggie propaganda. Pizzitola's... More »

Vote for Houston's Worst Barbecue; We'll Do the Dirty Work of Eating It

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, March 9, 2012

On Monday, we asked our readers to tell us where they've found the worst barbecue in Houston. Rubbery ribs, dry brisket, shriveled-up sausage: We want to know where the truly bad stuff is, so as to be... More »
Food Fight: Pork Ribs

By Kevin Shalin | Thu, January 20, 2011

I recently organized a rib crawl that consisted of 11 people feasting on ribs from five restaurants in one afternoon. We covered Pierson & Company Bar-B-Q, Burns BBQ, Gatlin's BBQ, Gabby's Barbeque, ... More »
Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #6 Barbecued Ribs at Pizzitola's

By Robb Walsh | Wed, July 14, 2010

Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historica... More »
Dish

By Joanne Harrison | Thu, January 09, 1997

Serious Sauce You can get into some intense arguments over the merits of barbecue joints in this town. There's the Goode Company faction, and the Drexler's faction; there are Otto's aficionados and those who favor Luling City Market. There are ... More »

Dinner Menu

Salads
Dressings: Buttermilk Ranch, Thousand Island, Italian, Bleu Cheese, Oil & Vinegar.all White Meat Add $1.00

$8.95

Chicken Or Beef Sala

$4.25

Dinner Salad

Rib Fest Specials

$26.95

Slab Of Ribs

$18.95

Sampler

$13.95

Rib Dinner

$14.45

Mixed Rib Dinner
ribs & any other meat

$9.50

Order Of Ribs

$9.95

Mixed Rib Order
ribs & any other meat

$16.95
All White Meat Add $1.00

The Sampler Plate - 4 Ribs And Your Choice Of 2 Meats
pork, link, beef, deboned chicken.

Dinners
All Dinners Are 1/2 Lb. Portions, With Choice Of 2 Sides: Pinto Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, And Grilled Vegetables. All White Meat Add $1.00

$13.95

Pork

$13.95

Beef

$13.95

Link

$13.95

Deboned Chicke

$13.95

Chicken On The Bone

$14.95

Mixed (any Two Meats

$13.95

Fajita Style Deboned Chicken
served with tortillas, sour cream, cheese, pico de gallo, and beans

Orders
All 1/2 Lb. Portions. All White Meat Add $1.00

$9.50

Pork

$9.50

Beef

$9.50

Link Or Chicken

$9.95

Mixed
any two meats

$9.50

Deboned Chicken

Sandwiches
All White Meat Add $1.00

$6.95

Pork Sandwich

$6.95

Chicken Sandwich

$6.95

Mixed Beef & Link Sandwich

$6.95

Beef Or Link Sandwich

Baked Potatoes
Loaded With Sour Cream, Butter, Cheese, And Green Onions. All White Meat Add $1.00

$9.95

Chicken Or Beef Baked Potato

$6.95

Baked Potato
loaded

Side Orders

$2.25

Pinto Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw Or Grilled Mix Vegetables
string beans, bell pepper, carrot, onion

$2.95

Beans With Pico & Cheese

$1.25

Potato Chips

Desserts

$3.95

Banana Pudding

$3.95

Coconut Cake

$3.95

Chocolate Cake

$3.95

Pecan Pie

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Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue

1703 Shepherd Houston, TX 77007

713-227-2283

Description

2007 | Best Barbecue Restaurant

2000 | Best Barbecue Joint

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, March 9, 2012

By Kevin Shalin | Thu, January 20, 2011

By Robb Walsh | Wed, July 14, 2010

By Joanne Harrison | Thu, January 09, 1997