If you truly love bbq you will not go here. I have no idea why the parking lot is always so full. I found the food lacking in flavor and texture. I would not go here again. The service is good and the help is really nice. But food, next. How can they say the food is good is beyond me. And I am not a picky eater.

I have to tell you, I moved to Sacramento 13 years ago, and I have still NEVER found a BBQ place as great as the Bear Pit. I CRAVE their BBQ pork sandwiche's on garlic toast. Luckily, my parents bring one up every now and then when they visit, but now pregnant with my 2nd child, I'm worried it's not going to be frequently enough! :)

OH, SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!!!!!
We have been going to the Bear Pit for over 30 years. Not much has changed in that time, still has saw dust on the floor and some tables are like picnic tables. As you drive up and park your car in the large lot (that is almost always full at any time of the day), you can smell the smoke and BBQ. The best item on the menu is the BBQ beef sandwich on garlic bread. A wonderful mess, that luckily comes with finger wipes and lots of napkins. My husband always reads the menu discusses the virtues of all the items on the menu, then gets the smokey links. We now live about 30 miles from Mission Hils, but we still make a point of going several times a year.
Recommended: Everything is great
Food: 8
Service: 8
Ambiance: 6
Overall: 10

Bear Pit is Only in My Dreams Right Now
Ever since the original Love's Woood Pit BBQ closed it door on Ventura Blvd in Encino, which was way back in the early '80's, excellent BBQ restaurants have been hard to find in Los Angeles. Happily, the Bear Pit was a great BBQ venue to slide over to. I recommend their BBQ Roast Beef Sandwich on Toasted Garlic Bread with thier sweet BBQ Sauce. Their cole slaw and baked beans come with, and compliment his basic order. I've been residing overseas, and it is impossible to do any Bear Pit dining over here.
Recommended: Everything is good here
Food: 10
Service: 8
Ambiance: 8
Overall: 8

Great BBQ
This is a wonderful BBQ place for the San Fernando Valley. The ambiance is simple, but the food is very good. In a valley that lacks good BBQ, This is a welcome change. I had the "Combearnation" lunch wich is a BBQ sandwich (beef, pork or turkey)on garlic toast and one beef rib. It's served with a choice of baked beans or coleslaw and cost $7.85 July 2003
Recommended: Combearnation
Food: 8
Service: 8
Ambiance: 6
Overall: 8