Tried The Mean Pig in Cabot, AR and got the chopped beef sandwich. It was definitely 5 star and lived up to the hype. This restaurant has been on TV for a reason. The customer service was great and the atmosphere is family friendly and inviting. I will definitely be back. read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Chopped Beef Sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas

If you are just passing through like we were, just pass right on by. The pulled pork did not actually taste smoked. Worst 50$ for 2 we have ever spent. Beans/ bland tasted straight out of a can!!! potato salad/ taste like pure mustard! Sausage taste baked. Cole slaw gross. ******** The DR PEPPER WAS GOOD!!! Service was great. We could not get them to take a tip. They said the owner gets it. I have a tip for the owner: you've been in business for 30 years sorry 29. Your food SUCKS!! Who ever heard of a barbecue restaurant that is out of ribs at 3 in the afternoon on a Thursday. I really want my money refunded. I brought the food home to my little dog. She turned her nose up but final led ate it!!! read more

I did give them another try, and I was very pleased with the visit. Staff was very nice to interact with. Plus I enjoyed the taste and size portion that I received. With this vist I now definitely come back, recommend to others to try out read more

I should have trusted Yelp! The most recent reviews were pretty low but I thought I better go ahead and try The Mean Pig for myself. This place was recommended to me by someone that did not live here in the same town. Suffice it to say, the reviews I read were very accurate. I ordered the two meat plate option and went with the pulled pork and the sliced brisket. The pulled pork had no smoke flavor whatsoever. In fact, the pulled pork I buy from Sam's Club had better flavor, unfortunately. The sliced brisket had to be at least a day old; I'm guessing probably two days. It was like eating a well-done, leftover, dry sirloin steak. It was about 12:30 and the place was empty. As I've said many times, that should have been my first clue. After giving my assessment to my coworkers, their response was, "Yeah, I've heard the place has really gone downhill lately. It used to be really good." It's the closest barbecue place to where I work, so I hope they can start climbing that hill again and get it back to where it once was. read more

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I want to like this place. The people are great, the service is good, the actual restaurant inside has good atmosphere. The food is mid at best. Sorry You walk in and you smell wood burning. You taste the meat, no smoke flavor. Well, no seasoning or flavor in general imo. The meat has been dry every time I've gone. The sauces are good, but I have to use them because the meat is dry and bland unfortunately. The sides are fine. Nothing really has a signature 'hey we make it this way here' type of flavor if you know what I mean. Bbq should have some soul and it's just so bland. They're usually running out of food so maybe I'm crazy, just very mid for me. read more

This place has hella nerve to even call themselves a BBQ restaurant! I ordered the brisket nachos, they brought me a bag of tortilla chips and a cup of cheese, I still have no idea where the brisket was! My husband ordered the 2 meat plate, the chicken breast looked like it had been dropped on the floor and stepped on! The chopped brisket.....abysmal to say the least. The macaroni.....omg, the macaroni! We've had better from an off brand box. Last but not least, the greens....take them and the Mac n cheese to the cook out, you def won't be invited back! read more

This place has really good barbecue their pork is so good that I'll just eat it alone in a bowl with some barbecue sauce their drinks are pretty good there's never really a whole lot of people in there so if you're just wanting a quiet chill delicious place to go then come here. And they get the food out within like 5 minutes so I work around this place read more

It is crazy to spend $60 for a meal that you can't even feed three people with. I ordered 2 lbs of meat and was sent two buns. No sauce. The meat would have been better if it wasn't dry. The servings of sides are a joke. I was really disappointed. read more

I had heard how great this BBQ was. I was terribly disappointed with what I was served. BBQ sauce was supposed to be great also but it was bad as well. I would not recommend ever eating here. read more

The food is consistently good. Restaurant and restrooms are always clean The people are friendly and service is great read more

We went thru the drive thru to get takeout for our 4th of July celebration tomorrow. We were warmly greeted and before we were asked for our order the employees shared that unfortunately they were sold out of ribs, chopped pork, and chicken. We got some brisket, but I had been looking forward to pulled pork. Lesson learned, if you want BBQ right before a holiday go early! Will add pictures after we eat tomorrow. read more

The food is very good and tasty. There is no wait for you to get to eat. They are friendly. read more

Recent trip to Arkansas to visit relatives. Not knowing where to go someone wanted BBQ pork sandwiches, so.....off to Mean Pig BBQ. Three pulled pork sandwiches were cold, not room temp, I mean cold (and sloppy). Meat plate for one...meat was partially cooked, done in part, raw in the other part. Half our food was thrown out. And to top it off, no ice from the coke machine. I asked about it, they didn't care. They ask for a tip while paying with a credit card, so I gave a generous tip like I usually do. Wish I could have taken that back,...If you ever decide to eat there (good luck), NEVER give a tip till after you get your food!!!! read more

Service and Ambiance was great. The food... was some of the worst BBQ I've ever had. Zero smoke flavor. Dry. Legitimately tasted like the ground beef jerky they sell in the tobacco style can. I really wanted to like this place. But don't go eat here. It's legitimately bad. For reference I got the pulled pork and brisket. read more

I've never been here, but this is not your typical barbecue restaurant. In fact, it became famous after it was featured in an episode of Man vs. Food during the Adam Richman era. Adam took on the Shut-Up juice challenge. It was a pulled pork sandwich smothered in spicy barbecue sauce made from pure habenero extract. There were no beverage restrictions or time limits, but he had to keep it down for five minutes without throwing up, which he did. I wonder if the challenge is still active. read more

We arrived at restaurant at 4:15 PM. We ordered 1-1/2 slab rib meal with slaw & beans. We ordered 1 full slab rib meal with slaw & beans. Slaw & beans were not good. The ribs were dry & tough as shoe leather. Total ticket $49.35. If I owned a barbeque restaurant I would be ashamed to serve the meal we had. No customer service, just 3 young people behind the counter visiting. We left most of our food on the table & left. By the way we were the only ones in the restaurant. I would give it a zero rating but seeing that 1 is the worst I will say the tea was ok. Ken H. read more

Me and three of my friends got the "fall off the bone" ribs. These were the driest, toughest, dustiest ribs I've ever had in my life.

this place used to be pretty good, but it has gone so far downhill on so many levels, I don't even know where to start. First of all, what is the point of a drive-through window if you have to wait 20 minutes for someone to come to the window? Second, what's the point of having a phone if no one will answer it? You tell people to call ahead so your order is ready when you come to the drive-through window to pick it up... But you can't get through on the phone to place the order, and you just keep waiting and waiting at the drive-through window for no one to come. I'm afraid I have lost my patience with this place. So sad. read more

The food here is absolutely delicious its nice and smoky and very tender the brilliant just melts in your mouth the jumbo pulled pork sandwich is bigger then your head nice portion sizes the people are always friendly and ready to answer any questions about the food definitely recommend read more

I ordered their 1/2 rack pork ribs, potato salad, beans, and chocolate chip cookies. The pork ribs ended up being undercooked but didn't fully realize until about the 3rd one. It only took about 36 hours before I was feeling ill and even had to miss a day of work. This has not been a fun experience at all and won't be eating there again. Not that it matters but they also sent a peanut butter cookie pack and not the chocolate cookies I ordered. read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Very undercooked half rack of pork ribs. I ended up not feeling well for a couple of days. - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas

Food quality was mediocre at best. First Chicken breast served was has as a rock and over cooked. The chopped beef and beef sandwich was okay just nothing i would call top quality. Ribs were not done and the server would mot serve them at the peak of lunch crowd service. All in all just not a good day all around. read more

Kind of generic not really smoky . I its like supermarket bbq. They are not very nice very rigid too

Food and service are very good. Always get the ribs and potato salad but have also had their BBQ sandwich (very big) and delicious!

THE PLACE TO STOP for BARBECUE IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF ARKANSAS. They are quick with service and a smile. I got the Frito pie it has it all I enjoyed every bite. Wife got Pulled pork and she Love it. He has served the Cabot community for years. The owner is the bomb with a fantastic smile lace to take the family. A must stop if you want Barbecue. read more

Went here with decent expectations, the service was okay but the food tasted terrible. The chopped beef tasted like dog food and was terribly dry. The bbq sauce cost 25¢ per little cup for some reason, and the total cost was 60$ for 1/2 rack of ribs, 2 small sides and 1 and 1/2 lbs of chopped meat it was outrageously priced for what tasted like dog food. The sides that could have redeemed it somewhat tasted like they came straight from a gas station. Overall it was terrible food, that was priced way too high. There was only 2 other diners eating there, and looked dead inside. Don't stop here your better off eating from the sonic beside it. read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Lb Of Chopped Beef that tasted like dog food - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas

Food was lacking, out of chicken and brisket, pulled pork was minced rather than pulled. Service was fast as in waiting for my arrival. Ambiance interesting, nice Will I return- No read more

Had some business in the Cabot area, so I stopped by to get some BBQ for a late lunch. Restaurant is clean and the staff is very friendly. I ordered the jumbo bbq pork sandwich and beans and potato salad for my sides. ( I am a potato salad junkie!) So first off got my food before I signed my receipt. So they are not lacking for speed of delivering the food. I took a bite of just some pork to see the flavors it had. I was a little disappointed in the level of smokiness I tasted. I enjoyed a bite of the whole sandwich much more. The beans (patented according to the menu!) were probably the best thing on my tray. Although I was left wanting more flavor. I was really disappointed in potato salad. Just a basic mustard based potato salad with large chunks of potato. Second time here and I am sure I will come back. Might try the smoked sausage next time to check it out! read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Jumbo pork BBQ sandwich! Get a couple of napkins you are going to need them! - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas

Go here often. The food is very good and great Havana barbecue sauce. You pick the items you want to purchase and take to the table.this is a very clean restaurant and the employees very helpful. read more

Worse BBQ I've had in a while. The ribs had zero flavor, they were hard and had to bit and pull off the bone. Felt overcooked and rubbery. The coleslaw had zero flavor also. Came here with high expectations, leaving extremely disappointed. The prices are competitive but they're plain. You have to pay extra for anything you order. And very limited selection of sides. So even though the prices on the board look ok, it all adds up and you pay more for poor quality. Needless to say will not be coming back. read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Half rack BBQ ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas

Love, love, love this place. I ordered the ribs and they were spot on. I got the spicy bbq sauce. It had just a little too much heat for me. I will have to be a wimp and get the mild sauce next time. The staff was very pleasant. Service was super fast. Easy to find, right off the Exit. read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Half rack of ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas

Mean Pig is always excellent food. Very clean restaurant and very nice staff. They probably have the best food I have ever had. They have very good prices. The parking area is very large and easy to park. Very fast service and professional workers. We go there to eat every time we are back visiting family. Highly recommend this place to eat. read more

Mediocre Q. Got a jumbo with regular sauce. Meat had ZERO smoke flavor, slaw was dry as plywood. Putting a bun in the wrapper was pointless. They must know that because I got a fork. They drowned the poor sandwich in sugary sauce. Poor pig. read more

Nothing to write home about. Got there mid afternoon Sunday and the ribs were all sold out, along with all the beef. One of us got the Frito pie while the rest of us got the pork sandwiches with the spicy(not the shut up juice) BBQ sauce. Nothing special about any of it which was disappointing because I really wanted this place to wow me. It was so....lacking that it made Whole Hog look like a 5 star place. The beans tasted like they were out of a can, and the potato salad was boring. Let's face it to get good BBQ in central Arkansas we have to go to Memphis. read more

Had the ribs and they were fall off the bone tender and perfectly seasoned! Will definitely be back for more!!

This place has great pulled pork sandwiches made the Arkansas way. Their hot BBQ sauce is also very good. Clean place with good customer service. Unfortunately their hours are for lunch only. If they kept normal hours for the dinner rush I'd give them a better rating. So three stars for lack of convenience. read more

Love the food and the people here, I don't live in Cabot anymore but when we are in town we like to stop here every now and then. Also they stick up for their staff. I love that. read more

Best BBQ in the STATE of ARKANSAS enough said did I say the BEST BBQ do I need to say it again

My Dad and I were heading up the road from Little Rock and we thought we would stop at The Mean Pig since it is located conveniently right off the highway. What a mistake. The Mean Pig is widely known throughout central Arkansas and was featured on the Travel Channel program "Man vs Food". However, it also happens to be one of the worst BBQ joints I have ever had the chance to try. When it comes to BBQ, word of mouth is key. It usually comes because an establishment is so good that people want others to give it a shot as well. In the case of The Mean Pig, I don't know why anyone would recommend it to anybody. From outside, The Mean Pig appears to fit the mold of many hole in the wall BBQ establishments. However, there was a distinct lack of the smoky aroma that one expects to be confronted with on approach to the front door. In hindsight this was the first bad sign. The menu was pretty standard: pulled pork, ribs, slaw, etc. I decided to go with a pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, potato salad and sweet tea, or so I thought. I would later find as I went to fill my cup that they did not have sweet tea, that is unless you consider tea with sweet and low sweet tea. I don't. This again, was another bad sign. A southern BBQ restaurant without sweet tea, I was baffled to say the least. Our food was ready almost instantly. Upon further inspection my Dad and I would conclude that it was because it was most likely sitting around for a while before we ordered it. The first thing I noticed was the amazing small side items. I had never seen sides so small at a BBQ restaurant. This, much like the lack of sweet tea, took me of guard. I mean come on, BBQ restaurants are known for big portions aren't they? As I sat down with my sweet and low infused tea and shot glass sized styrofoam encased side dishes to say I was weary would be an understatement. And as I would find, rightly so. The pulled pork was incredibly bland, really no flavor to speak of smoky or otherwise. The "hot" BBQ sauce was neither hot or tasty, making the situation even worse as it was drenched over every bit of the sandwich's surface, obviously a poor attempt to camouflage the foulness of the pork. The potato salad was actually good, the only good aspect of the meal or restaurant as a whole. The baked beans were another story. I could not finish them. They tasted like a can of off-brand baked beans that had had a healthy portion of maple syrup squirted in them. They were in a word horrible. I strongly caution all who enjoy BBQ to avoid The Mean Pig at all cost. For the life of me I can't figure out how there are people who are giving this place four and five stars. I can only think they were eating somewhere else. Just because it was featured on the Travel Channel does not mean it is good. read more

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Absolutely love their food. Small, quaint little place with great people. Highly recommend!

I decided to stop by Mean Pig on my way to Memphis to try their ribs and Shut Up Juice. Let me start by saying DO NOT FOLLOW GPS DIRECTIONS for this place! The restaurant is NOT located six miles from the freeway; it's only a block from it next to Sonic. Now that we got that out of the way, let's talk about ribs. To be honest, I thought the mild rub could have been more flavorful, so next time I'll request the spicy rub, but you can definitely taste the quality of the meat. I prefer dry rub over wet ribs because you can get a purer taste of the meat itself instead having it drowned out by sauce. But speaking of sauce, if you do want some on your ribs, Mean Pig has some good ones. The mild is good, but the (regular) hot sauce has the perfect amount of heat and flavor. Now the Shut Up Juice is a whole other story. I dipped my rib into the sauce and I had beads of sweat on my face for the next twenty minutes. I should have bought a bottle of that to play pranks on my friends... or to clean the rust off of my bike. These ribs were better than the ones I ended up eating in Memphis, so if you're in the area, come on by. read more

The Mean Pig BBQ - Ribs w/ mild rub - Barbeque Near Me - Cabot, Arkansas