The Pit

Haven’t been to UBC in a while and decided to give the Pit a try in the new sub. We came during a super busy lunch hour, and being strapped for time, we came in since it was nearly empty – that should’ve been indicative of what we got ourselves into :(Their menu has changed yet again, so I tried their daily special, which was a tomato sauce penne with pepper sausage ($ 9.95). The sauce was tangy tomato, not herby at all. Basically it was penne, tomato sauce, and three slices of something that resembled sausage. The penne was al dente, best of the meal. Sausage tasted old, stale, and borderline going bad. They surprisingly used fresh garlic and cilantro on their garlic bread though! It was pretty good, albeit a bit too crunchy and dry. Service was friendly but so gruellingly SLOW. We were on a tight schedule, let our waitress know, and yet… Getting our bill and takeout boxes took half an hour -.- seems like she didn’t understand we needed to be back in our class at 1 meant we would like everything before 12:55 (we got there 12:15, which was cutting it close, but we ordered right away). Overall I don’t know what happened to the old pit pub, because this new «upgrade» is a disgrace to the old name.

The fries had a mealy texture; they needed more time to fully cook. Veg burger was your basic hockey puck you can buy frozen at Cutco, but for no good reason, served on a hard, thick ciabatta.
Server more interested in flirting with boys.
Worst part is the premium you pay for being in a sports bar: burger is four dollars more; poutine two, than the food court in the same building.