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    Soul Pig BBQ

    4.2 (62 reviews)
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    Ribs
    Cassandra C.

    My husband and I stopped on the way to MI. We sat in the bar side in the booth. If you are kind of big person it maybe a tight squeeze for you. We were there in the afternoon so it was quiet in sense not a lot of talking noise and music at same time. The wait staff were great! Very polite and offered suggestions when asked. We decided to split a full rack of ribs and two sides. Ribs were excellent with a great smoky flavor and tender melts in your mouth well at least mine. No sauce needed in my opinion. Now my husband loved their award winning sauce and it did taste good. Potato salad was made different than what I ever had before. Honestly it wasn't my fav but I would give 4/5. Coleslaw was good. I would like it to have been cut a little bit finer so I had to do it myself. The taste was excellent. Highly recommend to stop in if you love BBQ. Plus the staff are real friendly.

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    Anthony G.

    I have been hearing about Soul Pig for a long time since moving to Van Wert, but never went. One day I had to travel to the post office in Decatur to renew my passport and drove through downtown Decatur and saw that Soul Pig was there. I decided to come back, bring my family and try it out. We came one friday night, days before Christmas 2023. It was a frigid night and we were hoping some good bbq could bring some warmth. We came in, the place was packed. In order to get a table, we told them we would be willing to sit in the only picnic style table they had in the place. Not the most comfortable choice, but we were famished! Its not a large restaurant, so theres not a lot of tables available if you do come. The waiter quickly got our drink order, beers. We also ordered an appetizer. We started out by trying the pepper-jack and bacon hushpuppies. They were full of flavor, heat and also had a surprising sweetness to them. I can now understand why all of the recommendations I got about Soul Pig stressed the need to try this from their menu. I can see them being addicting. We then ordered our main courses. My mom got the mixed bbq platter of two meats and two sides. She only really wanted the bbq pulled pork, but my brother and I wanted to try out the smoked sausage. So we got that off her plate. Her sides were collard greens and baked beans. she loved her dish, and we also loved the sausage. My brother ordered the Marko Burger with fries which we enjoyed. I ordered the special which was the prime rib... it was amazing... The food was fantastic, the service was excellent. We will certainly come back!

    Awful Brisket
    Tee L.

    They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So here is one of what I can only describe as the worst brisket of my life. Every bit as awful as it looks. 3 stars bc my dude loved his pulled pork sandwich and my kid ate the mac and cheese and she is a notoriously picky eater. Just don't get the brisket.

    Across the street from restaurant.
    Rej R.

    Nice neighborhood- the pictures show the downtown of Decatur, IN. So pretty and quaint. Note- Don't take a rum drinker to a whiskey bar, they will only be disappointed. https://youtu.be/PAK5blgfKWM The brisket and chicken were delicious. Fried green tomatoes are seasonal, but the pickles were available, salty, and had a great sauce. If by chance things go amiss, and I bet they won't. Don't fret- your server will fix things immediately and you will be super pleased with your experience. I hope we end up on this detour again. I will be back when we have another work visit to this town and this restaurant. Go- don't wait. Eat in the bar- the seats are comfy and watching the kitchen is part of the fun. If you are like us- 500 miles from home, the brisket may just be worth the trip. So much food that leftovers will probably get us from here to half way through Kansas by lunch. https://youtu.be/PAK5blgfKWBacon MacBeef BrisketSliced Brisket

    A feast fit for a king! Except for the shard of glass in my wife's drink!
    Matthew R.

    So my wife and I went to this nice little place last night for dinner while she was on a business trip in town and all the reviews and everything we've heard about it suggested that this place Is phenomenal. From the outside it really doesn't look like much, on the inside it's still kind of looks like a dive bar. The food and however was delicious. Everything had a great smoky taste, was very tender, and looked to be of great quality. The reason I only gave this place 3 stars is because while my wife was sipping her drink last night a shared of glass that was inside her drink came up through her straw and cut her lip. At this point in our night we really didn't want to cause a scene or bring it to the attention of the waitress who also really wasn't that friendly anyway and treated us more like an inconvenience than a customer. We felt it was best just to pay and leave. Although the food was delicious, we will never go back. Side note: pay attention to your bill: I ordered and was given a Jameson whiskey on the rocks ($7) and was charged for a Maker's Mark ($10).

    Special brisket cheddar burger with fries and chicken quarter dinner with bacon mac-n-cheese and collar greens

    We ordered bacon & pepper-jack hush puppies, chicken quarter with bacon mac-n-cheese and collar greens, brisket cheddar burger with fries, peach cobbler mixed drink and java the red beer. My rating from 2018 of 2 stars remains. It took 2 years for me to try Soul Pig again. Again we were disappointed. The hushpuppies were over cooked - fried so long the were dried out and dark brown.. similar color as the chicken. We didnt taste any bacon or heat from pepper-jack. They were sweet like an over fried Jiffy muffin. The chicken had a good smoke flavor but was dry. The burger was ordered medium but came very well done. The brisket topping was also dry, but had a good flavor. The fries were ok. The mac-n-cheese tasyed good but was luke warm. The collargreens were horrible. This was the order of taste experience: bitter, very salty, vinegary, spicy. I took 2 bites and left the rest. Take these off the menu or find a better recipe. You always save the best bites for last... ours were the drinks. I will say that both barbeque sauces were good. I would buy the sweet barbecue if it were in stores.

    Smoked turkey, blue cheese slaw, pulled pork, & cucumber onion & tomato buttermilk salad.

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    The food is amazing. Brisket, sausage, pulled pork, ands ribs are all good. Fries are seasoned well and the hush puppies are stellar, too.

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    Good Bbq for the area, my favorite was the cornbread a must try. My kids enjoyed the food as they grew up in the south

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    This place is amazing!!! Food was beyond delicious and the service was excellent too!!! We will most definitely be back.

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    They have really good bbq. I'm very picky bout my bbq but liked theirs. Call ahead and order tho cause they are super busy.

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    Dunbar's BBQ Restaurant

    Dunbar's BBQ Restaurant

    4.3
    (12 reviews)
    18.0 mi

    Visiting places where I don't live, I always Yelp for reviews…read more I found this little carryout on the site and was really close, so I stopped by before hopping on the highway. There is no seating. Again, it's a teenie carryout with a drive-up window (not an actual drive-thru). I met the proprietor and his grandson. Both gentlemen were kind and friendly. I explained that I lived in another state and inquired about the menu. I learned that only a limited menu was available, and was offered to try both the turkey tips and the pork rib tips. They were good, but neither were smoked. I like smoked meats on the grill, and these seemed to be marinated in Italian dressing and baked. The meat didn't have a char taste. I decided on the pork with greens and potato salad. Again these items weren't as I am familiar with, as they didn't taste homemade with a depth of flavor. The meal was served with white bread. I would recommend folks giving Mr. Dunbar's cooking a try.

    So we tried the spot because my fiancé wanted good barbecue that reminded him of Chicago. The…read morefather and son duo were extremely nice and welcoming and offered us free samples of the food. We really really love the sides, We had dirty rice, mac & cheese, collard greens, yams and beans. Now for the mains we had rib tips in mild sauce, they use a vinegary base which we were not biggest fans of but only because that's not how we are used to having them but it was nice to try something different. And I had the fish and chicken combo, I had perch as my choice of fish. It was my first time trying perch and I don't know if I liked it too much but I feel like it might've been over fried for my liking, it came with hot sauce which helped. It's worth giving a try for some Indiana BBQ, i'd be willing to come back and try some thing else!

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    Bomb! Mild and hot mixed turkey tips. Sauce is unbeatable!
    Bomb! Mild and hot mixed turkey tips. Sauce is unbeatable!
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    Catfish basket with fried okra!
    Whiting dinner with greens and yams

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    Hawkins Famous Fish & More

    Hawkins Famous Fish & More

    4.4
    (9 reviews)
    22.8 mi

    The service was amazing. The fish was super delicious. I got the catfish and I have to say it was…read morealmost as good as my mom's and she was from the south and that catfish was flaky and served up hot and crispy. Also, the staff were so nice.

    This was my first experience with Hawkins. I found the two operators to be very friendly and…read morecustomer focused. You can tell that Hawkins has a mission to share Jesus while they serve you fish. I admire them for putting their faith forward and in action. Cooking fish on site is not a fast process. So they were apologist about the long wait. The truck is very clean and in good repair. The menu is rather small but has enough options to satisfy. On this occasion we ordered the white fish and perch baskets along with fried okra and fried green beans. I really like fried okra as I was born in the south. The breading was nice. The thickness was just right but it didn't have much taste. It wasn't greasy which was good! The okra pieces were small. It's hard to have fresh okra. These pieces were probably frozen as I miss the rich taste of a large-moist piece of okra. The green beans were a lot like the okra. They are unique and mildly greasy. The breading didn't have much taste and the green bean lacked that fresh moist snap I would prefer. The French fries that came with the baskets were good. They were crisp, medium cut and mildly greasy. Hawkins provided too little ketchup for the fries while providing a large packet of ranch for the beans and okra. Both the fish baskets were good. The breading had a slight spice flavoring. Some of the fish has a little stronger salt taste than I expected as most pieces did not. The fish was fresh and didn't taste/smell fishy. The fish flaked off in firm and small pieces - nicely done without too much of a grease flavor. I have to admit that I was disappointed when they handed me a couple small packets of tarter sauce. I love fish with my tarter sauce. This sauce packet was very bland and didn't do anything to help me enjoy the fish more.

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    Fried Okra.
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