Podnah's Pit BarbecuePodnah's Pit Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.Description and historyPodnah's Pit Barbecue operates in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood. Rodney Muirhead opened the restaurant in 2006.ReceptionPodnah's was a runner-up and placed second in the Best Barbecue category of Willamette Week annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022 and 2024, respectively. The business was included in Eater Portland 2025 list of Portland's best brunch restaurants. Ron Scott also included Podnah's in the website's 2025 overview of Portland's best barbecue eateries. Tasting Table selected Podnah's to represent Oregon in a 2025 list of the best barbecue in each U.S. state.