miss myra's pit bar b q

went with several folks the other night--verygoodchicken and beef--we shared around the table. i had ribs and they were ok--not freshly grilled or served hot--but big "half slab" portion. the sides are really good--i love their potato salad and slaw. the server people are not friendly--seemed bothered to have a table of five. seems like the regulars get treated better. generous portions-- i plan to go back, maybe it was an off week night.

hidden gem at the summit. one of the best ribs i have had.

the place is very homey. verygoodservice.

i like the ribs and the slaw and their beans.

will have to visit this place again.

bbq is awesome! deviled eggs are to die for!


-----30 may, 2010-----

i ordered potato salad and deviled eggs for a gathering. can i just say that i would drive 100 miles for the potato salad!!! it is really that good. deviled eggs aregoodtoo. meat? it's ok.goodbut i've had better. worth a trip over for all you bbq lovers.


-----27 jun, 2009-----

food is pretty good. i really like the potato salad. the deviled eggs aregoodtoo. meat is good, but i've had better. it's a nice bet for your money.

miss myra's is notgoodanymore!. i have not been to miss myra's in a long long time. the food has gone down hill. the pork had no smoke at all. the beef had signs of a smoke ring, but had been so mishandled it wasn't hardly fit to eat. really disappointed in what once was a great bbq place. not anymore.


-----15 jul, 2010-----

very good.. one of the best in b'ham.

nothing bizarre about this place. miss myra's was featured on bizarre foods america on the travel channel. the same episode showed people eating the still beating heart of a bullfrog and sauces made from pig's blood--things that deserved to be called bizarre. i have no idea why miss myra's was featured on a show that highlights weird food. i the host was freaked out by the white bbq sauce, but just because he's ignorant ofgoodbbq sauce doesn't make it bizarre.

anyhow, watching the show had me craving some bbq chicken so i headed to miss myra's for lunch. they've got an efficient setup. the place was very busy when i was there but there was practically no wait. you order at one counter, pick up your food at another counter, and there's nary a wait in between. they've got this down to a science. the plates come with 2 sides. i got the baked beans and deviled eggs. the deviled eggs were a teensy bit dry but very good. they had a definite homemade taste to them (nothing like the deviled eggs i've regretted buying at the deli at the grocery store). the baked beans weregoodas well. the real star tho, was the chicken. this was some of the best barbecued (smoked) chicken i have ever had. it was cooked perfectly. juicy inside, crispy skin outside. the white sauce was runnier than i prefer--i like thicker versus thinner--but it was the perfect accompaniment to the chicken. i wish i had been hungrier so i could have got the combo plate. i wanted to try the ribs but that will have to wait for the next visit. i honestly think this is the best bbq i've had in a long time. i hope it wasn't just a fluke.

you don't know barbecue....... if you have eaten at myra's and you say "there's better barbecue in town" or say "it's the worst you have eaten", well, then, you don't know barbecue my friend! plain and simple, you don't know barbecue!

i love ribs. ribs and chicken and pork are my friends. i know them. and i know them well.

i've eaten at every bbq joint in this city and i come back to myra's every time because it'sgoodfood. eric is an awesome bbq pit-master and his ribs, chicken and boston butt never fail. ever.

the desserts are all made from scratch in house and all the extras are as well. there's nothing on the menu that is not worth eating.

and if you have an issue or are not happy with something, hey, nobody is perfect and they realize that, but let them know if something isn't right for you and they will make you happy. i must add, that it is a small chance you will find yourself unhappy with your food at myra's, but if you do, then don't go online and whine about it ....... man-up and tell them if you have a problem, so they can fix it and make you happy.

there's a reason they've been in business forever....... because the bbq here is the best you will find in the metro area. no doubt about it.

sure, you can go to an overpriced "chain" bbq place where they boil the meat before they cook it and where it has the texture of mush and has little to no flavor of smoke and seasoning, if you want too. or - you can head to myra's and get the real thing!

(and if it'sgoodenough for representative bachus, then it's definitelygoodenough for me!)

they tend to be consistent. miss myra's is one of the most consistentlygoodbbqs in bham.
today was a cold day and we drove by early mid pm.
the half chicken was moist and sides, green beans and slaw were fresh.
in almost 30 years i've only had one dry chicken there.
white sauce is the only way to go for the chicken.
mrs. had a pulled pork sandwich with red sauce and deviled eggs .
service was friendly and good.
all that with two teas and just under $20.00


-----03 sep, 2012-----

ms myra's is my favorite and and i've been to them all.. i've been a 'regular' since roundtree days too (late 80s).

they can have their off days, but rare,
i had dry chicken once and that is my usual
. over 26 years + , i can deal with it. deviled eggs and other sides work v. well with main pulled pork, ribs and chicken and white sauce is best available in b'ham. red sauce is only adequate to me but my son loves it.
lemon pipe and ccconut are my old stand bys.

best in birmingham. i have not had saws and i think right now pigg shack in tuscaloosa is the best i have had in alabama but miss myra's is reallygoodand my wife liked the chicken best. this is better than the chains like jim and nicks, moe's or full moon. the location makes it great if you are at the summit.

the best white sauce. my family and i love the white sauce at miss myra's. it is 10 times better than big bob gibson's in decatur. they have mastered the recipe to perfection. the bbq and pulled pork bbq are to die for. reallygoodstuff. keep up thegoodwork!

barbeque-tastic. came running back to miss myra’s pit barbecue after a horrible experience at saws in homewood. miss myra's has been our fall back q joint since their roundtree days. can always count on delicious and reliable bbq. my boy has loved this place since his youth.

we arrived hungry yet composed, knowing exactly what we wanted. we decided to share a half chicken, large chopped pork plate and rib plate, accompanied by baked beans, green beans, coleslaw, deviled eggs and potato salad. we were more than ready when our food arrived.

miss myra’s undoubtedly has the leanest and most succulent pulled/chopped pork in alabama, i defy you to find a bite of fat. their chicken is moist, plump and completely penetrated with smoky flavor. the ribs are huge, bristling with meat and the perfect pull off the bone texture, not to mention fully encrusted with delicious bark. any of miss myra’s meats are complimented by their tangy sweet red sauce, but the real star of the show is their legendary white sauce, savor it with the smoked chicken, or the ribs.... or on a napkin, lol. no overcharge on the white sauce, at every table and they will give you the recipe.

the sides at miss myra’s are straightforward comfort food. the wide, flat-style green beans have a meaty, bacon flavor; the coleslaw is a uniformly diced vinegar slaw. the baked beans are thick, sweet and wonderfully rich (not asgoodas johnny ray's but good), the potato salad is of the mashed variety as opposed to chunked and in a dressing. the deviled eggs are a tasty bite but nothing special, we make better at home.

miss myra’s is barbecue epitomized, they serve plentiful, delicious food for modest prices in a friendly, bare bones and above all unpretentious environment. the food is consistently made with love, by a family that’s been selling bbq since 1985. come give miss myra’s a try and you’ll find that it’s not so hard to polish off a rack of their ribs, or at least a bottle of white sauce.


-----05 may, 2011-----

roundtrees. still the leanest pulled pork available in bham. it is an old place with a very old atmosphere, but take out is great and the prices on the family pack are very fair.

i love barbecue, and i decided to try miss myra's after i read that they have some prettygoodbarbecue. unfortunately, i was pretty unimpressed. i can understand why some people really like the "homestyle" vibe i got from the food and decoration, but i prefer saw's, dreamland, and moe's original to miss myra's.

really...all set up for agoodbbq spot...hole in the wall, country scene , smoke ,smell ...food terrible

oh how i miss your lemon pie!. if only it would ship fedex up to north carolina. there's not a place up here that even understands what magic that pie is made of. and your barbecue! can i tell you how much i miss your barbecue? north carolina barbecue is nothing like thegoodalabama recipe. now i'm homesick...

my boyfriend and i went here around 7:30 for dinner. there were no customers there so i expected the southern hospitality that is so closely correlated with alabama's bbq joints. that was absolutely not the case. the staff was rude and they over charged us for our meal. the facility was nasty! the food was pretty good, but no different than any othergoodbbq.. i've had. my final decision on miss myra's bbq is that i will not return. my suggestion, to any one who feels they must try miss myra's is that you get the food to go.

consistently good. miss myras is a consistentgoodbbq. love the chocolate pie. i really like the ribs. i am pleased that it is much cleaner now than it used to be.