Mary's Pit Bar BQ

Best BBQ spot close to Huntsville. Family-owned and operated since the late ‘50s, this place takes you back in time. You won’t regret a stop by here once they rebuild from the fire of January 2025.

I know a thing or two about authentic 'que and this is it! But today when I stopped in for lunch their credit card system was down and I didn't have any cash. Do you know that they fed me and just said to pay them when I come back through? And I'm not even a regular! But I should be...

I have more than a passing bit of interest in BBQ. Since moving to Huntsville, the BBQ restaurant experience has been underwhelming at best. I've heard of Mary's Pit BBQ on local social media but haven't taken the back road adventure time to try and find it. My wife and I were out today looking for yard sales and I saw this place pop up on GPS right around noon and I knew it was a sign. Of course we stopped! I knew it was about to get real real when I saw the screen door. I ordered a large pork sandwich "all the way" which included what seemed like two entire shoulders worth of the most perfectly pulled pork I've ever seen, vinegar slaw, pickles, and hot BBQ sauce. There was just enough slaw and sauce to know it was there, but the star of this show was the meat. Not too smoky, tender, and taken off the pit at the exact temp window to produce that absolutely perfect pulled texture that is what I strive for with every cook I've ever done. After eating, I had to talk with the cook, and could immediately tell that she not only loves what she does, but she loves BBQ in a way that very few people I've ever met do. She even gave us sample cups of their banana pudding and peanut butter pudding - I didn't even know it was a thing, but it was delicious! No pics of the food, but if you're ever in the Gurley area in the northeastern part of Madison County, Alabama and want some BBQ that will feed your soul as well as your body, you have to go to Mary's Pit BBQ.

I heard some wonderful things about Mary's. I look forward to their reopening.

Just saw the news that Mary's was damaged or destroyed in a fire and it's devastating. Mary's Pit is a whole experience, like a trip into your own favorite childhood memories. Truly magic. The food and flavors were icing on that cake. I hope they can rebuild. I'll be first in line to get my fix with all the fixins.

Food always good! So good that this last time my potato was hard, undercooked, and nasty, I still wasn’t mad. Because 95% of the time that isn’t the case. Been going to Mary’s for years. Never a problem, never unsatisfied until this last time but like I said that’s not normal. I’ll still go back for more but hopefully this was the last hard, undercooked, nasty potato I ever get!

I had a hankering for Barbecue for lunch and thought of Mary's pit barbecue. Google that and I was amazed the they were open on Sunday. I almost spilled my coffee running out the door. Got a 1/2 chicken plate with beans and potato salad and tried the peanut butter banana pudding for the 1st time . I believe I could have eaten more of that pudding it was so tasty

Saw a story on my phone about Mary's and had to try didn't disappoint. Sandwiches are big, and for the bigger appetite the have large size ones. Also the chili dogs are an old school treat.