Introduction
Pizzitola's Heritage BBQ is a barbecue restaurant at 1703 Shepherd Dr in Houston's Washington Avenue Corridor, recognized as the city's oldest continuously operating barbecue joint, serving since 1935. It smokes ribs, brisket and pulled pork on original 90-year-old brick pits, tracing its roots to the Shepherd Drive Bar-B-Q stand founded by John and Leila Davis.