Whole hog is an underrated bbq joint in NE albuquerque. They have plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. They specialize in offering a variety of bbq sauces (#s1-6), but their Vocano sauce is great! read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Brisket, pulled pork, and potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pretty decent honestly. I got the platter this time because I was there with a friend and we split the cost. It was total $25 and comes with an almost half rack of ribs, brisket and pulled pork. Brisket was a bit on the dry side. Speaking of sides: meh. The baked beans were good and made up for the almost bland slaw and basic potato salad had me almost questioning my lunch choices. The BBQ sauces were good and came in about six different flavors in bottles that you could liberally squirt onto your food at will. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Whole Hog Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The Whole Hog is the FINEST barbeque that we've ever had. Their ribs are tender and meaty and grilled with just the right amount of rub. They are tasty as served, but each table has an assortment of six sauces from sweet to savory, as if they needed embellishment. Chicken, brisket, and sausages are also on offer as well as potato salad, coleslaw, beans, cucumber/onion salad , and a spicy mac-n-cheese that is to die for. My wife and I fell into a deep depression when the Santa Fe location closed, but our trips to Albuquerque are made all the more enjoyable with a lunch at the Whole Hog. read more

Whole Hog Cafes Jumbo Beef Brisket sandwich was outstanding. The slightly smokey flavor did not hide the true flavorful beef. Balance, refinement is how I would characterize this sandwich piled on a soft circular bun. Hoemade coleslaw came with the sandwich. With a drink, it came to under $20. The restrooms, tables and floor were very clean. Pride in ownership! read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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We went for lunch on Tuesday and the food was excellent! They put all the sauces on the table so you can sample each one and it was hard to pick which one was to best out of all six! They also have a great selection of side dishes to choose from. The guy that waited on us was very friendly and accommodating! We would highly recommend Whole Hog Cafe. read more

I enjoy whole hog. It's a nice change of pace than other fast-ish food. Food is good, I love the 6 different bbq sauces to choose from. The cost has gone up but the atmosphere is the same. Service was fine. Order at the counter and they bring the food to you. read more

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I make it a point when I come home to the valley to stop here and get a home team salad with chopped brisket and if I am real hungry I add the fried ribs because oh man are they good. And I know saying this is just going to shoot me in the foot because now when I come back they will end up being sold out of them. But hell I had to say I love this place and I hope they don't change a thing. As is now the trend with everything in the valley. So sad. read more

Good food, but staff was not the most knowledgeable about the type of beer they had on hand or telling us about getting our own drinks. You order first before you sit, then find a table. There were a few dirty tables but we managed to find a clean one. We waited for our water, and we didn't know we were supposed to get our own. When we picked up our food order, we asked for two waters, and they pointed to where the glasses were. I don't know why I even tipped if we had no service except our food being cooked. We shared the combo platter, which we enjoyed, but it was nothing to rave about. I also ordered the mac and cheese as one of the sides and was upcharged. It was ok, not something I would spend extra money on. We liked the brisket and the sausage was ok a bit pricy for what we got. I liked the variety of sauces they offered, but again, nothing outstanding. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Combo platter: brisket, sausage with baked beans and mac n cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The ribs are the best thing here imo. They're pretty good..... I'm not really a fan of much else here unfortunately. The sides are all super lacking as well.....Sometimes the potato salad is super good, and other times its med., but the rest of them aren't great. They do have some really god sauces, but the meats are just lacking. ABQ just doesn't have a good bbq scene unfortunately. read more

They used to be really good. The half pound of brisket was cut too thick, loaded with fat- a good 20%- and tough. I don't even think it was 8 ounces unless they weighed the container. With a pint each of decent cole slaw and potato salad and four dinner rolls it was nearly $35. It will be a long time before I go again- I was a regular. Got the chicken last month and it was dried out. The brisket had never been bad before. Probably never again. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - "Quarterpound" of whole hog beef brisket, fat cuts on top, Montgomery East Side store. Not a treat. 5/8" thick. - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This is definitely a place to return after the first time! You will find in love with this special place! They have pork, beef and chicken options! In my case I eat chicken, my dad gets beef and my husband eats pork. They also have a green Chile Mac and cheese option and it's good. The sausage is highly recommended and it delicious. The place is overall clean and very spacious. The customer service is outstanding and the cashier was bilingual and very patient! Overall this place rates 5/5 for quality and service. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Over priced and very fatty. I ordered the 4 buddy pack to go Spent over $65 Half of the brisket was fat Pulled pork was good, but I am from Memphis so maybe my expantations were up too high, but really the amount of meat was also a disappointment. The staff inside were very nice and friendly. I did enjoy the molasses sauce and will be using that on one of my recipes. Also I liked dinner rolls and the cucumber salad. The beans were just okay. I'm sorry but I don't think after that quality I will not be back. Again, if it wasn't for the fat, it could have just been me, my son seems to like Whole Hog.... But he was born here. read more

Food as excellentand the service was very nice. I love the ambiance, simple and clean. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - This is the counter that greets you when you enter and where you place your order. - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

100% honest review here... they get a chicken, they lay it on a pan and they bake it. My kids Elementry school would be the same. I would say like a cafeteria, but they would season it and it would be better than this. It's horrible r, they don't even try to season it. It's baked chicken. I ordered cucumber and coleslaw, I'm sure they ran out of Cole slaw, so they just gave me potato salad. No sense of customer service, right thing to do is double the cucumber salad (u know we like the other side) and write a note, sorry ran out of Cole slaw, here is double cucumber and a free potato salad. We think you will like it. Just bad all round, do yourself a favor, especially if your paying for an uber or door dash prices... pass! read more

So good go try it. Loved mixing and matching the sauces and lover the picnic patio! Go try it-it is bbq read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Great new spot was impressed with selection of sauces. - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We have been coming to this location for years over the past year the sandwiches and lb orders have had way too much fat. These past 2 weeks we have been back out of habit. That's it! More fat than meat. We used to recommend this place no more. read more

They changed their mustard sauce with God awful bright yellow sauce. Wish they bring the old mustard recipe back.

Mom's Mac and Chz !!!! Meats where a little dry , but that's my view Great lunch after 4.5 mile hike read more

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Love! I was hesitant about trying this place bc of the reviews but I am glad I did! The food is delicious! I had the ribs yummy! Absolutely perfect! The brisket was pretty good! As a side we had the potato salad, baked beans and the best cucumber salad! Will definitely be going back! read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Baby Back Pork Loin Ribs Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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We my friend and I ordered brisket platters costing $40 and some and about 90% of the meat we were served was fat. I do not recommend this place. Go to Rudy's or another place where you are served meat not a plate of $40 of fat. read more

I was craving bbq on Labor Day and everyplace was closed except Rudy's and Whole Hog. I love Rudy's but wanted to give this place a try. It was good bbq, but the prices are up there for the amount of food you get. The ribs were good but a little bland. The pulled pork was tender but still a little bland. What did impress me were the array of southern style, vinegar and mustard base sauces at the table. Oh my goodness! I loved their sauces and haven't had mustard and vinegar sauces outside of South Carolina in years! It made my meal and great job on the sauces! I gave four stars just for that. I will return again and maybe try the chicken and definitely return to have the sauces. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Baby back rib combo with potato salad and cucumber salad - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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So sad we use to like this place. The lady at the register was so nice and helpful. The brisket was very dry, I wound not serve it at home. I cannot believe they served many day ole reheated brisket! The prices are high and the food is poor! read more

Three strikes is what I give any restaurant and so the last one was tonight. I suppose I should get there earlier as I arrived around 7:30 pm. I ordered a whole slab of ribs $33 + and slaw close to $50, my complaint was that they did not prepare these ribs as they were probably taken out of the package and thrown into a microwave! They were tough, cold and tasted like the slab of ribs that you can buy at Albertsons( probably the same brand but $20 cheaper) The previous two complaints were being overcharged twice. I didn't realize the first time until I arrived home $13 over, second time a few months ago was they tried overcharging but caught them during the transaction ($16 this time) kinda felt like a scam the second time. read more

Whole hog has always been my go to for ribs, but after today, I'll be looking for another rib spot. I went for lunch with my brother and ordered ribs and sausage. What a let down. If not for the sauce adding some flavor, it was like eating anything I could have gotten from a fast food place. The ribs were fatty and tasteless. The sausage was ok, but no where near what I've had in the past. Did they forget how to use the smoker? I've never had such fatty and tasteless pork ribs before. Doubt I'll go back any time soon. Did I mention that the music was almost too loud to carry on a conversation? read more

Make sure you call ahead and check the hours! I can't even give an accurate score because we couldn't try it. We got here exactly at 7pm, having researched and knowing they close at 8. One hour is still fine for dining in. They turned us away because they're closing early. read more

The employees are always so nice. Service is super fast. And the meats and sides are delicious. So many choices of bbq sauce too. I got the #1 and #3. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - Sausage and beef combo plate. Potato salad and cole slaw. Bbq sauce #1 and #3. Yummm. - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I ordered and paid for 1.5lbs of pulled pork....thinking it felt light when I brought home I put it on my postage scale (accurate) 1.13 pounds...check your orders!...."Hey Hog, get a new scale or keep your thumbs off when weighing the food" read more

Whole Hog Cafe - ROBBED by the HOG! - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

As in the past we bought a full Thanksgiving BBQ dinner and LOVED it! Always a great meal!

Best bbq in town! Love the pulled pork! The brisket is great! Baked beans are so good! All seven bbq sauces are great. Be careful with the volcano sauce......... the staff is so nice! Very clean place. read more

Whole Hog Cafe - The best pulled pork and baked beans in town! - Barbeque Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The ribs and pulled pork are fantastic., as is the potato salad and garden salad. Brisket is average: slightly tough, dry and lots of black pepper. Slaw and Mac n cheese aren't bad. The sauces are amazing! Love love the #5 and 6. They have bizarre hours and will close randomly (closed at 2pm last week and 6:30pm a few days before that). Not sure if staffing shortages or ran out of food, but posted hours aren't reliable. read more

This is our FAVORITE BBQ place in town. Their smoking & sauce choices make the difference. Choice of ribs, chicken, pork & beef brisket to make everyone happy. Cole slaw could be better, kinda boring. read more

This place SUCKKKSSS I've had better BBQ from a seasonal McDonald's McRib sandwich! The atmosphere is just dead inside so depressing. My food was Luke warm the ONLY good thing about this place was the BBQ sauce selection. If this is your favorite BBQ place YOU need to get out more lol read more

It's almost as if this New Year started with an agreement among the restaurants to lower their customer service standards so as not to create competition. That's literally the only explanation I can think of. My husband has been craving Whole Hog since last night so we first drove to the one near us (Central location) and arrived 45 minutes prior to closing but were locked out despite there still being diners inside because they decided to close early. We then drove all the way to this location to find that they were all out of sausage and that we couldn't stay for my husband to eat his food in the restaurant because they also had decided to close an hour early (8:00 pm instead of 9:00 pm). This is my biggest pet peeve ever. People check websites before making lengthy drives to spend good money on your food. And it was the same three groups of people who followed us into this location who came from the Central location. This is pure laziness as it's clear that the demand is there as the employees were all sitting around on their cell phones. What happened to actually wanting to earn your paycheck? The government shutdown today - you didn't. read more

Ribs were awesome. After seeing the size of the mac n cheese I resented having paid and extra $1.50 for a side up charge. It was tasty, but too small to charge me even more for it. Beans were fine and I was the pulled pork. Ribs saved this one. The roll was really light and fluffy... a nice addition. read more

Cole slaw was distasteful. Potato salad wasn't much better. Meats were overcooked and dry. Sad review after enjoying other Whole Hog Cafe in Little Rock, AR. Someone doesn't know the recipes. read more

We ordered the Brisket plate. The brisket was tough. It was served on a paper lined tray which came apart while cutting the brisket, we had to pick bits of paper from our food. The potatoes salad was just mayo and potatoes. The cucumber salad was tasty. And, it was a very small amount of food for the price. read more

Absolutely great pulled pork sandwiches. Nice restaurant with a polite staff. I will be back to taste the ribs.

Been here many times and always satisfied with the food I order. always clean atmosphere and friendly servers.

Two words....potato salad, absolutely delicious....and holds a surprise in how it's made....not your standard spud salad. coleslaw is good and a touch sweet 6 different sauces which keeps everyone happy. Hot links sausage i liked, and they sliced it down so we didn't have to Brisket and pulled pork was tender and tasty, i like more smoke personally. But others at the table appreciated lighter smoke flavor No automatic loaf of bread with bulk orders , buns are available Plastic utensils and napkins are by request, genius....i hate throwing both away, unused Someday I'll find burnt-ends locally, until then i weep read more

I have to give this place five full stars and it's because of their delicious barbecue sauces! They do have great service and my orders always come out correctly. The pork ribs are fantastic and my all time favorite. However the pulled chicken and brisket are smoked to perfection and are juicy. Never have I had an order of meat that was dry. I'm so thankful that they have the #5 barbecue sauce that is Gluten Free. Their potato salad is to die for if you like mayo. If you're a mustard potato salad lover, you won't like theirs. I do recommend their baked potatoes. Slow cooked and hearty. They have their patio open and are seating people at a good distance from each other. It's always clean and smells fantastic when you walk in. Give them a try, I think it'll be your go to for great Barbecue! read more