Pig In A Pickle - Emeryville

Had a little taste of the brisket and the burnt ends, and both were amazing. High quality meat and wonderful flavor. I need to come back here and get a full meal. I would have had a meal here, but I had already eaten 30 mins ago. I'll update this review after I return.Later after leaving, I recognized this as the place where episodes of All the Smoke are filmed. It would be awesome to come back for one of those.

I was born and raised in the south so i feel qualified to review bbq. I was blown away by the quality of the bbq and fixins (sides). The slaw and banana pudding are the best ive ever had. I have not had grade A bbq on the west coast since moving out here until today. The sauces, meat, and sides are all on point.

Brisket was solid. Smokey with a nice marbled rim of fat. Good sauce. Great Mac. Best bbq I have had in the Berkeley area.

I'm originally from Austin and have been on the hunt for Texas style BQQ north of the bay. This brisket is the closest I've found so far! The BBQ sauce is also pretty close but missing texas sweetness. 5/5 meal. 4/5 Texas taste!The staff is allergen trained and told me most everything is celiac safe/gluten free or can be altered to accommodate. They are confident many of their meats, sides, and sauces are celiac safe.UNSAFE items: cornbread, macaroni, chili, white sauce on chicken (can be removed), rolls and sanwhich breads.Always ask the servers what is safe and unsafe ahead of ordering on the app as the menu does not have GF called out per item. There is a place in the app to request special instructions for allergen prep.Dietary restrictions: Talk to the servers for celiac/gluten free options!

Holy smack, this place hits so hard.Food if could give it more than five stars the brisket alone makes this a 10. Every time I come here I get a pound of brisket and the smoky flavor and juiciness hits harder than any other barbecue place I 've been to in Bay Area. Service the staff are always very friendly and happy to help when I 've went. Ambiance it is in a food court sort of thing but it 's not janky like a mall food court. It 's much more, for lack of a better word, fancier than that. Overall if you come here you HAVE to get a beef brisket, you 'll not regret it