For the last several years I have used City BBQ has my benchmark for all BBQ.  They just do everything right.  Ribs, Pork, Corn Pudding, Greens.  All top notch.  I’m no southerner, but I have a hard time believing anything in the south could be MUCH better.  Go ahead, blast my Yankee ass!

My new “go to” BBQ joint is a concession trailer sitting in the parking lot of a convenience store on High Street in Clintonville.  Ray Ray’s Hog Pit is the shizzle.  After eating there a few times I went back to City BBQ and found the brisket and pork to totally lack flavor. Maybe it was a bad day.  I’ll go back.  Surely it requires further testing.  However, I am fully looking forward to my next visit to Ray Ray’s.

I’ve had the ribs and the pulled pork.  The ribs were SUPER meaty, SUPER tender, and FULL of flavor.  The pulled pork sandwich with the Habanero BBQ sauce is unfreakenbalievable.  The sandwiches are on a good sized sesame seed bun and while I don’t care for someone else applying my BBQ sauce, they do a fine job and the sauce is WAY good.  The greens, cole slaw, and mac-n-cheese are also spot on.  If you are in the Clintonville / OSU campus area give it a shot.  But get there early.  Ray Ray’s is only open Friday/Saturday/Sunday from 12-8pm.   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ray-Rays-Hog-Pit/110463212345454?sk=info