Pioneer PIt Beef - Baltimore - good reviews

Used courtesy of Jeff on Yelp Review

Finally! A good pit beef place to eat in Baltimore besides Chaps and Charcoal Deli's on the East Side. I introduce you all to Pioneer Pit Beef, a small shack once overlooked on Windsor Mill Road. This small pit is open 11-5 Mon to Sat and you'd better come hungry. Sandwiches are piled high with good smokey beef, and they are good on the wallet.  They have traditional Baltimore sliced onions and tiger sauce.  It's a bit out of the way for East Side folks but a drive around the Beltway for some good sliced thin Balmer Beef Hon, what's not to love?

reviews on Yelp here

Charcoal Deli Pit Beef Review

Charcoal Deli: Cockeysville Credit: Their Website

Since I couldn't get what I needed at Pork in the Park this year, I stopped by Charcoal Deli on my way to a meeting today.  There are a few, but this one was in Cockeysville. The beef was good and the sandwich piled high. I don't get the same smokey flavor here as some pit beefs, so I am unsure what if any dry rub they use or if they cook on propane or hardwood.

My only complaint is I wanted rare and they were fresh out.  I wonder if they do that because the health department prefers you sell well done to prevent foodbourne illness? At least that's what a lot of menus say these days.  I don't know.

I do want to mention they have coupons on their website here.  It's definitely worth a stop if you are in the mood for a yummy beef sandwich!

Another Pit Beef Review

Photo Credit: Chicagopossee, see more photos by Dominic Arrmato in the article

Found this great article on pit beef written over at Skillet Doux back in 2007 talking about two pit beef places in Baltimore. Now it's been awhile so I don't know if the red bus over in Halthorpe is still there but really Chaps' review was right on. Makes me want pit beef for breakfast that sandwich looks so good. Yummy.  Finally, something good written about pit beef and I don't see it being called barbecue. Don't get too excited. The sandwich looks way better than the review.