Johnny's Pit Barbecue - El Paso

I bought 11 freshly made cakes from this place. They were a hit with my friends and colleagues.

Had a very good sliced brisket sandwich with bark on sides. Sauce thin and unremarkable which was ok because the meat flavor came thru. Disappointing was side order of potato salad which was basically a bowl of cold mashed potatoes with only a few soft chunks of potatoes. Would not order this again. Brisket sandwich absolutely.

Bland. If you love bbq, especially if you bbq at hone with any skill, you will be disappointed. We ordered the brisket and pork by the pound. Neither had much smoke flavor, rub flavor etc. Not sure if they smoke to start and oven bake the rest but if it is smoked it didnt add any flavor. Bark was thin. Coukd really tell if a smoke ring was there. The sauce is good. Not sweet or real spicy. A good add on for bland bbq. The chili beans were good. Better than the bbq although again, no smoke flavor. Cole slaw uses canned pineapple chunks which i guess is different but was very wet from to much milk/cream, etc. Overall, very basic uninspiring bbq to be had here. The entire bbq scene in El Paso isnt much to speak of and Johnny's does nothing to improve it. People are friendly, portion size is good. Neither make up for the quality. If you dont bbq at home or have never had good bbq you might like it. Otherwise, skip it. Try Desert Oak instead which might be the best in town but is way across town.

Really good bbq but no smoker on site. For El Paso, in my opinion, is second best. 1st is Tony's Pit bbq, and 3rd best is Rudy's. If you have other suggestions let me know.

Decided to get BBQ at another place. They ended up being closed, so we gave Johnny's a try. Small place with a small menu. The food was delicious, and the women working there were all friendly. Definitely would recommend this place to others.