Our Reviews and Awards

BaltimoreExaminer.com - Ex-Colt dishes up Southern hospitality
"If Southern culture is all about football and barbecue - with a dash of Elvis and catfish thrown in - then Alabama native Andy Nelson is probably the region’s most distinguished ambassador to Maryland."

BaltimoreSun.com - Take Out: Andy Nelson's BBQ
"...the best barbecued pork sandwich in this neck of the woods."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2008
"...the ribs rival any we've had in any of the barbecue capitals of the South...Andy Nelson's can't be beat."

Maryland Public Television - September 2008
"...one of the best BBQ restaurants in America..."

Baltimore City Paper - September 2008
"Andy Nelson's serves up the 'cue that dreams are made of."

MetroMix Baltimore - July 2008
"...The Nelson family hails from down yonder, and the Nelsons most definitely know how to do it Memphis-style..."

Baltimore Magazine - Best of Baltimore 2008
"...Andy Nelson's make our hearts swell and our mouths water. It is the quintessential barbecue shack..."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2007
"There is no better commercially available Southern-style barbecue in the Baltimore area, plain and simple."

Baltimore Magazine - October 2006 (Adobe pdf format)
"...Andy Nelson's make our hearts swell and our mouths water. It is the quintessential barbecue shack..."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2006
"Andy Nelson's cooks up 'cue that can stand next to just about any one else's (in the nation) and keep its hat on."

Baltimore Magazine - May 2006 (Adobe pdf format)
"Hog Happy - For 25 years, former Colt Andy Nelson has been cooking up some of the best barbecue this side of the Mason-Dixon line."

Delta Sky Magazine - May 2006
"There’s nothing like a full rack of ribs at Andy Nelson’s Southern Pit Barbecue, undoubtedly the best barbecue in the Baltimore- Washington area."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2005
"Nobody does it better."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2004
"This is a family that knows it's q..."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2003
"This is a family that knows it's q..."

Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore 2002
"Get a big glass of sweet tea and dig on in."