07/21/09

Raving reviews diminishing

by tigeress

Food was ok (greens could use a little more seasoning than just turkey meat), nice atmosphere for mingling and dinner. Jazz band was good but service could use a boost to catch up to atmosphere. If I give it another try, it will most likely be take-out.

• Pros: Good atmosphere
• Cons: Poor service

06/22/09

Nice atmosphere, Terrible Ribs

by prudencesnipple

My ribs could have broke my teeth. They were very tough and tasteless. The sides were pretty bad too. Greens were tough and the sweets were very watery. Will not return

• Pros: Very nice inside
• Cons: Food was awful

04/03/09

Best ribs and sides in ATL

by AtlBornNRaised

Only been once to new location, shortly after they moved. They didn't have a liquor license at that time for whatever reason, and the change in decor and atmosphere was a little shocking. Still had fun with some good entertainment and great food. The ribs are AMAZING, and so are the sides. Mac and cheese, collards (when available), fries, corn-on-the-cob, baked beans- it's all good. Always get pick-up orders for big games and fights and all of my guests LOVE it. Also- try the lamb ribs some time. They are very tasty and a nice change of pace from the usual Q.

• Pros: Great food
• Cons: Not a lot

03/13/09

Shiny new location but nostalgic for the old one.

by GabrielATL

KC Pit was once a weekly destination for lunch with several co-workers. When they moved to their new location we were a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, if i had never set foot in the old location I wouldn't have a point of reference. The new place is nice with a variety of seating and I can only imagine that the music at night is great (only been at lunch). That being said, we have been disappointed on several visits since the move. The portions being smaller was a complaint but recently the portions have been fine, Also the price on the lunch specials went up $2. Well the prices stayed roughly the same but they now do not include a beverage. I recently tried the wings and they are very tasty. The shiny new place is fine and I hope they do well but BBQ ain't supposed to be fancy.

02/14/09

Warm It Up a Little

by RockTBP

I've had the pleasure of visiting KC when it was the little kid down the street and when it grew up into the Hunk on page 134 of GQ. The new location is great. Its big (but still intimate), full of the latest technology (love the buttons you can push to get a server, manager, etc. to the table), and the food is ummmmm, not that hot. Literally it just wasn't warm enough. My ribs were very tasty but not right off the grill and the sides could have been nuked just a little longer. The only thing that was hot was the corn on the cob. The $5 wine was definitely worth the $5 because the glass was enormous, but it was very low on buzz effect. Overall I like the place. I'd love it if they could give me piping hot, fresh off the grill ribs.

• Pros: Good family place but great for a date too.
• Cons: Food's not hot. (literally)

01/31/09

Bad lunch experience

by 05SandySprings

A group of coworkers and I were excited to try the new location for lunch one afternoon. It took the hostess several minutes to seat the four of us, even though there were plenty of tables and booths available. We ordered one round of bottled beers, which took about 15 minutes to arrive. Perhaps they spent the time searching for the bottle I ordered--turns out they were out of stock of that item.

This was disappointing but not nearly as shocking as when the waitress informed us the restaurant had run out of chopped pork and wouldn't be serving it for lunch that day. She offered no apology or empathy, but we were quite surprised as this was 12:40pm on a Friday. We were also unimpressed by the tiny serving sizes of sauces the restaurant provided the table--far too little for four patrons. We would have requested more if the waitress had stopped by the table at any point to check on us.

While the food did taste decent once it finally arrived, it far from compensated for our unpleasant, lengthy experience at KC Pit. Save yourself the trouble and head to Slope's instead.

• Pros: Decor
• Cons: Service, Wait time, Service, Availability of menu items, Service

01/21/09

GREAT BBQ in the ATL...Classy, Tasty & Fun!

by timbrews

I had a GREAT meal here. Starting with fresh, homemade potato chips & onion dip that WASN'T salty. As a nice change of pace, you don't get a bread basket; instead you get rib tips. What a great way to get you to switch your choice of entree. I had the ribs (dry) "burnt ends" (the ends of the brisket chopped up) & smoked beef sausage. All were superb; just enough smoke that the meat wasn't overpowered. No rub really evident...but then again it wasn't Memphis-style. The sides I had did not disappoint; the greens, which are usually a non-descript green mush, had the right amount of chew and were flavored with smoked turkey instead of the traditional ham hocks/pork (this helped keep them from being too salty.) The beans were made with their BBQ sauce (more on that later) and minced pieces of smoked brisket. I usually am disappointed by the barbecue beans at most BBQ joints, but not here. The sauces (regular & hot) were both served warm (part of the overall presentation with is unlike any other BBQ joint I've been to, trying to make BBQ more like fine dining...which worked actually.) It was nice to have sauces that weren't overpowered by either molasses or ketchup. There were hints of celery seed, vinegar, brown sugar, and maybe even cumin. If you couldn't tell from my review, this isn't a traditional, down-home style BBQ joint (which isn't a bad thing.) It's polished and a bit 'she-she', but still comfortable for the after-work crowd, families or DINKs alike (although the latter may be annoyed by the kids.) Lots of TVs tuned to both news networks (CNN...this is Atlanta after all) and sports (ESPN) with a neat waterwall, shiny cement/tile floors, and an excellent covered/heated outdoor area (for us smokers.) I won't be around to see the live entertainment they have on weekends, but will most likely be back tomorrow night for the all-you-can-eat ribs! Be ready for me Mark (who was a great bartender...attentive & friendly.) This is a must stop for a GOOD BBQ meal.

• Pros: Great food, nice people, good service, cool atmosphere.
• Cons: No "human sized" 3 meat entree choice (had to order the std combo & pay for ribs too)

01/18/09

I was dissapointment with the service from KC Pitt BQ

by Freeman40

My husband and I went to the grand celebration of KC Pitt BQ January 17th, 2009 and arrived around 8:45pm with the intention of having dinner and seeing the advertised concert . We paid $10.00 to attend this event and we waited and waited to be seated in the restuarant. There was complete chaios from the waiters and waitresses trying to handle the increasingly big crowd. There were no seating available. We found out after waiting for over an hour that dinner was cut off at 8:30 pm and a selected tapas menu will only be served. What? We paid attend this event and the advertisement included food! People who had been eating earlier were still sitting and all of the people who came to attentdthe concert were left standing around. We were told that we had to wait until customers, who came earlier in the evening, get up from the table. Some were still sitting. Monies collected for the concert started around 9:00 pm. After waiting until 10:10, we asked for refund and left to eat somewhere else. I was so disppointment because I was looking forward to eating a BQ entree.. I will give the benefit of the doubt and try it again, without trying to attend a big event like that.. Please, please if you are going to advertise big event please be specific about what kind food menu will be given ( after all KC is a restuarant and not a club). I attended KC BQ from the old place and loved it. I was looking forward to coming again. There should have been reserved seating left for customers who were attending an event like this.. Please include the regular menu, after all you are restuarant. The price was too low which prompt the hugh crowd. They didn't have enough seating and people who came a lot earlier didn't leave until they got ready! It is not fair to have customers paying $10.00 and having them stand around the whole time. Also, suggest having a separate price for reserved seats versus those without reserved seats. KC Pitt BQ need to reevalutate handling something like this.

• Pros: Great Food, liked the environment at the old place better
• Cons: Dissapointment with the service at the new establishment

01/15/09

Just say En Oh to K C

by BBQEater63

There is no such thing as a BBQ "restaurant". All great BBQ comes from a "joint", "place", or "shack". BBQ joints should be homey, comfortable, relaxing. The music should be blues, country, or a blend of the two. The hallmark of real BBQ is the smell of smoke.

KC used to be a BBQ joint. They used to have really good ribs, above average chopped pork, and great live blues. When you walked in the door, you stood in line at the counter to place your order, then picked your way thru the packed dining area and past the dark wood bar to find a table. If you came in at night, you could listen to live blues as you ate some of the best ribs in North Fulton county.

All of that has changed.

They closed the small and cramped location to relocate in a bigger more expansive space. The smell of smoke has been replaced with the generic smell of a "restaurant", and the sound of blues usurped by jazz. The charm of the old place is gone. Now it is just another cookie cutter trendy restaurant that happens to serve what they call BBQ. Instead of the friendly wait staff in jeans and t-shirts, you are greeted by a hostess in a tux shirt and tie.

KC has gone the way of other "classy" places as far as wait staff goes. You have one person dressed in dark blue dress shirt and tie who takes your order, and two or three people all dressed in black who actually bring your food. Forget being "waited on". I had to get up to find salt and pepper from another table. In spite of the buzz of employees, service was not good.

But the food - the food was mediocre BBQ at best. I had the chopped pork that had the consistency of corn beef has, and more than one fork full was actually cold. One of my friends had turkey that he said was the quality of school cafeteria turkey. The side dishes (with the exception of the Brunswick stew) were better than the meat. The collard greens were actually exceptional.

BBQ is not fine-dining, and in trying to make it so, KC has woefully missed the mark.

• Pros: collard greens were really good
• Cons: this isn't what a BBQ joint should be

12/14/08

Good place for soul food & bbq!

by kyvec

I really liked the new location on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. Service was great, great looking waitstaff, and angreat atmosphere. They have jazz almost every week, and the night I went they had a really good RnB group. They did the damn thing!

As far as the food, the greens were the bomb. And I am picky about my mac n cheese, but I had no complaints there either. The only thing I would say is the the ribs were a bit tough and could have cooked longer, to let the meat fall of the bones, in my opinion.

Overall, I will be back!

• Pros: Good soul food!
• Cons: Meat did no fall off the bone.