I always get Blowfish BBQ when Hootie pops up at Trace Brewing. It's truly the best BBQ I've had in my life! My usual order is the pulled pork sandwich combo which includes generous portions of vinegar coleslaw and smoked Mac and cheese. The meat is always super tender, smoky, salty, and flavorful. The coleslaw is unique - peppery, spicy, and vinegary. Almost has a pickled vibe to it. If you can't handle spicy foods you may want to skip it, but I love shoveling it onto my pulled pork sandwich. The Mac and cheese is my deathbed meal. Hootie leaves it in the smoker so it has a delicious smoky taste. It is squishy and sooo cheesy, just absolutely delicious and it compliments the meat perfectly. Last time I was there I also tried a smoked chicken drumstick. It was so tender that the meat fell right off of the bone. The spice rub was delicious and resulted in super crispy skin, and the chicken was super flavorful all the way through. They have 6 different sauces you can choose from - BBQ, spicy BBQ, Carolina gold, spicy Caroline gold, hot, and vinegar. I love the spicy BBQ and the Carolina gold, but I recommend getting a few and trying them all! Not a miss in the bunch. Service is walking up to a table and ordering, paying on a square card reader, and getting your food in a to go container. They don't have a physical location that you can go to that I'm aware of, so I just check local breweries food truck menus to stalk down where they'll be! Food goes great with a beer, a patio, and a warm summer evening.
Hybrid Miranda
I had this food at Trace Brewing, and so glad I did; I'm a mac-n-cheese lover, and this may have been the best I've ever had. It's smoked slowly in the same giant smoker that the meat is put in, so it has a richer flavor than anything you could imagine. It's dripping with both melted cheese and a good amount of cheese sauce, and you get enough for two servings if you don't scarf down the entire thing in one go. I'll be seeing where they pop up next, I have to try the brisket and ribs.I'd say the only downside was waiting 10-15 minutes despite a line of 4 people ahead of me, but the man was taking care to put the food together, and it was well worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Jen B.
They set up at Dancing Gnome yesterday and Trace today-so easy to find at your favorite brewery.The brisket Mac and cheese is the best Mac I have ever had. The owner was super nice and my food was ready so quickly! I would absolutely recommend this business as a MUST if you ever see them at your local watering hole.
Lisa Gerdes
Last minute decision to grab our dinner from Blowfish BBQ, so glad we did. Food was incredible!! Already checking their schedule so we can get some more!!
Rose B
The brisket sandwich is to die for. The Mac and cheese is amazing. My husband and I will be looking for Blowfish BBQ every time we are in Pittsburgh!
Arpit Garg
I seldom write a review but this one is really hard to not talk about. We got a brisket sandwich and half a rack of ribs and everything was extremely delicious! The meat was seasoned really well and soft to instantly dissolve in your mouth. 10/10! Will come here again.
Amber Reeping
The brisket Mac and cheese was so good and had a lot of food!
Matthew Hoyer
It's everything I could have hoped for. The meat is smoked to perfection, the taste of the smoke really stands out, and the sauce options are really awesome. The spicy carolina sauce is absolutely killer and the sides really compliment the meat. Highly recommended!
Scott Meneely
This BBQ is excellent. They are frequently on the North Shore bike trail on the weekends. We tried it once and made a special trip back because it was so good. My family had the pulled pork which they loved. I'm a vegetarian, but was very happy with the mac and cheese, possibly the best I ever had, along with the smashed red potatoes. On top of how good the food was, the hot sauces are also great!
Lauren G.
Finally got to try Blowfish BBQ while they were at Coven brewery and it did not disappoint! The brisket Mac n cheese was amazinggggg and I added some of the spicy bbq sauce!
Conveniently set up at a brewery so had to try it. Nice set up, very friendly service. Lots of different sauces to try with your brisket. Brisket was very peppery. Not a bad thing, unless you are not a fan of black pepper. Portion size in conjunction with the cost of a brisket sandwich was less favorable. One can do a combo for 5.00 more which is adding 2 side dishes.
Frank Parhetta
Went to the pop-up yesterday. My wife had brisket Mac and was awesome. I had the pulled pork combo. Mac and cheese was also awesome.
Gary meehan
I had the brisket sandwich maccheese and coleslaw it was really good the only thing that I would change is the bun/roll maybe a kaiser or baguette roll . bread works excellent
Mary Meyers-Mannella
Such great Service .
Victoria K
Very, very good bbq pork and sides, great prices, huge servings! They were at Old Thunder and we bought dinner and were very impressed. The only downside was how long we had to wait (20 minutes) when there weren't a lot of people there and everything seemed to be already prepped and available (90+ minutes after they "opened"). Pretty much worth the wait, though!
I always get Blowfish BBQ when Hootie pops up at Trace Brewing. It's truly the best BBQ I've had in my life! My usual order is the pulled pork sandwich combo which includes generous portions of vinegar coleslaw and smoked Mac and cheese. The meat is always super tender, smoky, salty, and flavorful. The coleslaw is unique - peppery, spicy, and vinegary. Almost has a pickled vibe to it. If you can't handle spicy foods you may want to skip it, but I love shoveling it onto my pulled pork sandwich. The Mac and cheese is my deathbed meal. Hootie leaves it in the smoker so it has a delicious smoky taste. It is squishy and sooo cheesy, just absolutely delicious and it compliments the meat perfectly. Last time I was there I also tried a smoked chicken drumstick. It was so tender that the meat fell right off of the bone. The spice rub was delicious and resulted in super crispy skin, and the chicken was super flavorful all the way through. They have 6 different sauces you can choose from - BBQ, spicy BBQ, Carolina gold, spicy Caroline gold, hot, and vinegar. I love the spicy BBQ and the Carolina gold, but I recommend getting a few and trying them all! Not a miss in the bunch. Service is walking up to a table and ordering, paying on a square card reader, and getting your food in a to go container. They don't have a physical location that you can go to that I'm aware of, so I just check local breweries food truck menus to stalk down where they'll be! Food goes great with a beer, a patio, and a warm summer evening.
I had this food at Trace Brewing, and so glad I did; I'm a mac-n-cheese lover, and this may have been the best I've ever had. It's smoked slowly in the same giant smoker that the meat is put in, so it has a richer flavor than anything you could imagine. It's dripping with both melted cheese and a good amount of cheese sauce, and you get enough for two servings if you don't scarf down the entire thing in one go. I'll be seeing where they pop up next, I have to try the brisket and ribs.I'd say the only downside was waiting 10-15 minutes despite a line of 4 people ahead of me, but the man was taking care to put the food together, and it was well worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
They set up at Dancing Gnome yesterday and Trace today-so easy to find at your favorite brewery.The brisket Mac and cheese is the best Mac I have ever had. The owner was super nice and my food was ready so quickly! I would absolutely recommend this business as a MUST if you ever see them at your local watering hole.
Last minute decision to grab our dinner from Blowfish BBQ, so glad we did. Food was incredible!! Already checking their schedule so we can get some more!!
The brisket sandwich is to die for. The Mac and cheese is amazing. My husband and I will be looking for Blowfish BBQ every time we are in Pittsburgh!
I seldom write a review but this one is really hard to not talk about. We got a brisket sandwich and half a rack of ribs and everything was extremely delicious! The meat was seasoned really well and soft to instantly dissolve in your mouth. 10/10! Will come here again.
The brisket Mac and cheese was so good and had a lot of food!
It's everything I could have hoped for. The meat is smoked to perfection, the taste of the smoke really stands out, and the sauce options are really awesome. The spicy carolina sauce is absolutely killer and the sides really compliment the meat. Highly recommended!
This BBQ is excellent. They are frequently on the North Shore bike trail on the weekends. We tried it once and made a special trip back because it was so good. My family had the pulled pork which they loved. I'm a vegetarian, but was very happy with the mac and cheese, possibly the best I ever had, along with the smashed red potatoes. On top of how good the food was, the hot sauces are also great!
Finally got to try Blowfish BBQ while they were at Coven brewery and it did not disappoint! The brisket Mac n cheese was amazinggggg and I added some of the spicy bbq sauce!
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Conveniently set up at a brewery so had to try it. Nice set up, very friendly service. Lots of different sauces to try with your brisket. Brisket was very peppery. Not a bad thing, unless you are not a fan of black pepper. Portion size in conjunction with the cost of a brisket sandwich was less favorable. One can do a combo for 5.00 more which is adding 2 side dishes.
Went to the pop-up yesterday. My wife had brisket Mac and was awesome. I had the pulled pork combo. Mac and cheese was also awesome.
I had the brisket sandwich maccheese and coleslaw it was really good the only thing that I would change is the bun/roll maybe a kaiser or baguette roll . bread works excellent
Such great Service .
Very, very good bbq pork and sides, great prices, huge servings! They were at Old Thunder and we bought dinner and were very impressed. The only downside was how long we had to wait (20 minutes) when there weren't a lot of people there and everything seemed to be already prepped and available (90+ minutes after they "opened"). Pretty much worth the wait, though!