Inspired by the many regions of the South, Gus’s has been serving real pit BBQ and true Southern hospitality since 1946. Our story began when a band of pioneering relatives, Gus, Jack, and Mike, left their family-owned bar in Cleveland and headed west on Route 66, sampling some of the best flavors that the American South and Midwest had to offer.  The trio ended up in a little town called South Pasadena, where they bought a diner called Hamburger Mac’s and launched their dream of bringing BBQ to the West Coast.  Today Gus's remains a tribute to Southern life, where family, tradition and celebration are of the utmost