Phil's Dream Pit

06/16/2026

Hey everyone it’s that time of year again where we ask you to vote! We have won best BBQ and best Ribs in Kingsport for many years. We placed second in best food truck last year and were nominated for best catering as well. We have been nominated for the same categories this year and would really appreciate your votes. Like in previous years you can vote every day!
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06/15/2026

Don’t forget to vote Every day!

Hey everyone it’s that time of year again where we ask you to vote! We have won best BBQ and best Ribs in Kingsport for many years. We placed second in best food truck last year and were nominated for best catering as well. We have been nominated for the same categories this year and would really appreciate your votes. Like in previous years you can vote every day! https://timesnews.net/live-content/ktnbest/ #/gallery?group=545876

06/14/2026

We’ve been nominated for:

Best BBQ
Best Ribs
Best Catering
Best Food Truck

We’d appreciate your votes, you can vote every day!

06/13/2026

UPDATE- THANK YOU FOR THE HELP it will be with the family soon…….Ok guys!!!! We are working on cleaning out Big Dan’s in preparation to open later this summer in Elizabethton and I stumbled across this. This is a photo of UT quarterback and Elizabethton native Johnny Mills. It appears to have been mailed to him from UT.

From Grok:

Elizabethton High School standout (quarterback, graduated 1962).
• Played wide receiver/tight end for the Vols (1964–1966), lettering three years.
• Led the team in receiving in 1966 with 48 catches for 725 yards and 4 TDs (set school records at the time, including a 225-yard single-game mark that stood for decades).
• All-SEC honors (AP) in 1966.
• Played in bowls like the Bluebonnet and Gator.

This is a super cool piece of history and I would love to
get it into the hands of his family. Can you help me out here? Feel free to tag or share anyone who might be able to help! I wonder how Dan got this? I have so many questions!! - Brian

06/12/2026

We would appreciate your votes. You can vote every day.

Hey everyone it’s that time of year again where we ask you to vote! We have won best BBQ and best Ribs in Kingsport for many years. We placed second in best food truck last year and were nominated for best catering as well. We have been nominated for the same categories this year and would really appreciate your votes. Like in previous years you can vote every day! https://timesnews.net/live-content/ktnbest/ #/gallery?group=545876

06/11/2026

Hey everyone it’s that time of year again where we ask you to vote! We have won best BBQ and best Ribs in Kingsport for many years. We placed second in best food truck last year and were nominated for best catering as well. We have been nominated for the same categories this year and would really appreciate your votes. Like in previous years you can vote every day! https://timesnews.net/live-content/ktnbest/ #/gallery?group=545876

06/05/2026

Taking an evening with my wife to eat at one of our favorite local food trucks! Whether it’s Phil’s Dream Pit, philsdreampitfoodtruck, or another great local restaurant or food truck always support local businesses when you can. Thanks to smashedtc for dinner!

06/05/2026

Can't make it to Eastern Star? Maybe we are coming to you.... at Wallace Nissan Kingsport , Atlantic Ale House and King Commons Park in Johnson City this evening or even in Erwin at Union Street Taproom tonight!

05/08/2026

We are still offering free meals to all foster families Friday and Saturday. We will also donate 10% of our weekly sales to
Isaiah 117 house.
Thanks for supporting us and allowing us to support others.

05/05/2026

Tomorrow is National Foster Care Day. As many of you know, Jennifer and I have been foster parents, later adopting the 2 children we fostered. For this reason and many others the support of foster families and care of foster children is very important to us. We honor foster families by starting with National Foster Care Day and providing free dine-in meals to the entire family of anyone with a child in foster care. We also donate 10% of our weekly sales from the restaurant back to Isaiah 117 house at the end of the week. We are beyond blessed by God and our customers to be able to continue doing this. Please share this post so we can spread the word. Brian