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Bear Pit Bar-B-Q — BBQ in Los Angeles, CA

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Bear Pit Bar-B-Q sits at 10825 Sepulveda Boulevard, Mission Hills, CA 91345 and is open Mon to Sun 11:30AM to 8PM. The Bear Pit's history began in the late 1940s when original owner Ben Baier moved from Missouri and started a small barbecue shack in Newhall, California. The restaurant uses local hardwoods in a brick oven to slow smoke beef, pork, spareribs and chicken. The phone is (818) 365-2500 and the sauce is Shirley's New Fashioned barbecue sauce.

  • Address: 10825 Sepulveda Boulevard, Mission Hills, CA 91345
  • Hours: Mon to Sun 11:30AM - 8PM
  • Phone: (818) 365-2500
  • Wood: local hardwoods for beef and pork and chicken
  • Smoker type: brick oven
  • Style: brisket, pulled-pork, ribs, chicken
  • Year founded: 1940s
  • Sauce: Shirley's New Fashioned barbecue sauce
  • Neighborhood: Mission Hills
  • 10825 Sepulveda Boulevard address
  • Mission Hills, CA 91345 location
  • Bear Pit's history began in the late 1940s
  • Original owner Ben Baier
  • Moved from Missouri
  • Started a small barbecue shack in Newhall
  • Local hardwoods to slow smoke beef, pork, and chicken
  • Brick oven called a pit
  • Beef, pork, spareribs and chicken
  • Mon to Sun 11:30AM - 8PM
  • Located in northern San Fernando Valley
  • Cannon-smoked classic sauce
  • San Fernando Valley staple
  • Catering available
  • BBQ Restaurant in the area
  • Southern California staple
  • Barbecue San Fernando Valley
  • Slow smoke beef, pork, and chicken
  • 1940s original founding
  • Slow smoke beef, pork, and chicken
  • Mission Hills neighborhood

FAQ

Where is Bear Pit Bar-B-Q?

The restaurant sits at 10825 Sepulveda Boulevard, Mission Hills, CA 91345.

What wood does Bear Pit Bar-B-Q use?

The restaurant uses local hardwoods in a brick oven to slow smoke beef, pork, and chicken.

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