Miss Myra's Pit Bar B Q

Plan on a stop here. Just simply plan a stop. Andrew Zimmern not only stopped here, but said on TV it’s one of the places he’ll fly to for lunch. This is the reason I made it a stop on my travel list. The place is an old school mom and pop style.

The decor won’t impress you, if you’re looking for fancy. It’s just functional, which is all it needs to enjoy good food.

The ambiance in general is a good one. Employees are friendly, and so are the customers, and you are all there for the common reason of good food. It’s clear by the customer/employee chatter that there are regulars that stop in. We spoke to several that said they come every day for lunch. In fact, they suggested we try the chicken salad sandwich made with their smoked chicken. While I was all for that, I also wasn’t going to give up some of the smoked chicken itself either, so we got an assortment to share, so we could try a few different things.

Neither one of us thought any of the sides stuck out much. They were decent, and nothing wrong with them, but also nothing to say “you must try these” to anyone. As for the rest, we got 1/4 smoked chicken, some pulled pork and the chicken salad sandwich. All 3 of them were very good. I’m not sure I’d place them above some spectacular ones I’ve had elsewhere, but they were certainly delicious.

This is a great and known place to stop by. Some of the workers have been there for decades. It’s an old school small town feel, with great BBQ, and a pleasant atmosphere.

Home to one of the originators of Alabama white sauce.... This will be one of the featured stops on the Birmingham historic touring company barbecue tour

Got the half chicken with the white sauce. The chicken was pretty good and juicy the white sauce was simple and delicious some of the best white sauce I've had.

I got the pleasure of having Miss Myra's granddaughter take my order and serve me. Friendly and straight forward with the menu. If you are looking for something frilly this isn't it.. Good old fashioned Alabama BBQ with banana 🍌 pudding made from scratch. This is the CHEERS of BBQ everyone knows your name and face of your a regular and there is no shortage of regulars here. I had the combo plate with 2 meats (chicken and pork), chicken was awesome, pork a little dry but great smoke flavor and when I added some red sauce it juiced it up 😉. Baked beans has a good taste with what seems to be a hint of honey.. I did get the banana pudding for desert and it was absolutely delicious. It was nice to relax and people watch while Myra and her team interacted with customers and served them up some great food.

Outstanding smoked chicken! And don’t miss the great accoutrements and desserts- the banana pudding is wonderful. Roadfood.com promised Legendary, and Miss Myra’s earns it!