A Howard County/Ellicott City, Maryland classic joint. This place been around forever serving pit beef bbq, ribs, wings, fries, and other eats. Stopped by for a quick bite and left happy and full. It'

When the weather turns nice, we love The Canopy Barbecue Restaurant for a Sunday grab-and-go picnic (Mar 2026). This time we got pit beef sandwiches, some with mustard and swiss, some with yummy horse

Apparently, The Canopy in Ellicott City is under new management. I would suggest that unless you want a dry, tough, barely warm pit beef sandwich, you go somewhere else. I ordered take-out this weeken