Bear Creek Open Pit BBQ - Callaway, MD

Bear Creek's big open pit is the source of pork so tender that if you look at it hard, it falls apart. Available either hand-pulled into shreds or sliced into pieces soft as velvet, it has a fine smoky flavor and piggy richness.

88% Approval Rating (9 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

sliced pork ($6.00)

Fritos pie ($6.00)

cornbread (N/A)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"Callaway is way south in Maryland; and while the Chesapeake Bay is best-known (and rightfully so) for its excellent seafood, it is also a place where you’ll find fine true-South barbecue. One of several smoke houses in the region, Bear Creek is unique for its huge open ..." [Read More].

Whitegrub

October 13, 2006

"By far the best pulled pork BBQ sandwich I have ever had. They do not put sauce in the pulled pork, but they do have a wide variety of sauces. I usually eat half of the sandwich without the sauces as it is so good plain. I have heard that the chili is some of the ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

12/13/2002 - Michael Stern, $7

Map & Directions

Route 5, Callaway, MD
301-994-1030

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Lunch
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	Yes
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"A close view of Bear Creek's sliced pork sandwich: barbecue at its finest."
Michael Stern

"This close view of Fritos pie doesn't even show the bed of Fritos, which are buried under chili, cheese, and onions. A big piece of cornbread comes alongside this true taste of the American southwest ... in southernmost Maryland!"
Michael Stern

"Here's a take-out container of Bear Creek rabbit stew. Talk about a hearty meal!"
Michael Stern

"A sliced pork sandwich, unsauced, on the dashboard of our car outside Bear Creek"
Michael Stern

"This unsauced pulled pork sandwich is part of the pulled pork platter. As you can see, they give you more pork than the bun could possibly fit."
buffetbuster

"Until recently, all dining at Bear Creek BBQ was either at picnic tables or off the dashboard of cars. This new indoor dining room, festooned with trophies that proprietor Curtis Shreve has hunted, makes Bear Creek an all-weather eatery /slash/ taxidermy museum."
Michael Stern

"This menu with lots of interesting choices hangs behind the ordering counter."
buffetbuster

"This sign is a reminder that Bear Creek Open Pit BBQ is in St. Mary's County, home of stuffed ham!"
buffetbuster

"Pitmaster Curtis Shreve at his open pit"
Michael Stern