Guy Fieri visited The Pit Room in Houston and praised a brisket taco as among the best he had. A back-of-house tour showed how the restaurant prepares its meats, emphasizing that key ingredients are made in-house. The Pit Room opened in 2016 in Houston’s Museum District and expanded in 2024 to a second location in Memorial City. Each restaurant uses custom-made, barrel-style offset smokers and serves USDA Prime beef. The expansion increased capacity and added features such as a homemade ice cream sandwich station, an in-house retail meat market, and the ability to bottle signature sauces.
"For nearly 20 years, celebrity chef and larger-than-life personality Guy Fieri has traversed every corner of the country on his show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" in search of the best eats in every city. Maybe some of these spots haven't been around for as long as others, but Fieri always finds a way to demonstrate the uniqueness of each eatery, whether it's the restaurant's super spicy, housemade salsa or extra large portions of meat. On a trip to Houston, Texas, Fieri visited The Pit Room and was so blown away by the brisket taco that he dubbed it "probably one of the best brisket tacos I've had.""
"What perhaps makes this smokehouse so unique, and a point that Fieri is sure to mention, is that everything that goes into the brisket is made right there in the restaurant. "This is about as scratch-made as they come," Fieri declared, "It's delicious." From the handmade tortillas to the meticulously smoked and seasoned brisket, The Pit Room knows how to impress Tex-Mex fans and could easily make our list of hole-in-the-wall spots from "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" to add to your bucket list."
"The Pit Room opened in the Museum District of Houston in 2016 and expanded to its second location in Memorial City, Houston, in 2024. Each restaurant uses "custom-made, barrel-style offset smokers," according to The Pit Room's website, and prides itself on using USDA Prime beef. While the original location is on the smaller side, the secondary spot opened the brand up to more customers and more opportunities, such as adding a homemade ice cream sandwich station, an in-house retail meat market, and even the ability to bottle its signature sauces."
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