Some restaurants whisper their presence, while others announce it with the confidence of an establishment that knows exactly what it’s doing, and Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que in Williamsburg definitely falls into the latter category.
That brightly lit sign isn’t just marking a location, it’s broadcasting a promise that’s been kept faithfully for decades: real barbecue, done right, served without pretension.
This is the kind of place that defines what Virginia barbecue should taste like, the standard against which all other attempts should be measured.
If you’ve been eating what you thought was good barbecue and haven’t made it to Pierce’s yet, you’ve been operating with incomplete information…