Chris’ & Pitt’s in Los Angeles, April 9, 2011.

A seminal Southern California barbecue joint, once heralded for its saucy ribs and more than a dozen restaurants, has said goodbye to its second-to-last location this week after 75 years in business.

Chris’ & Pitt’s is known throughout the Southland for its log cabin vibes and timeless menu of ribs, steaks, burgers and beef or pulled pork sandwiches. The restaurant — founded in 1949, just a year after In-N-Out — enjoyed decades of prosperity at the sprawling, suburban fringes of Los Angeles proper, growing over the years to more than a dozen locations in cities such as Whittier, Bellflower and Anaheim.

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