Hog Heaven — Restaurant in Georgetown

This place could be five stars with a few changes... I have been to Hog Heaven a total of about 8-10 times over the last 8-10 years. It's okay but could be so much better. I do like the BBQ and sauce, it's my kinda sauce, has a bite and not too sweet! However I do not care for the buffet, the main reason is no homemade salad dressing. Most not all local BBQ buffets offer at least home made buttermilk ranch but at Hog Heaven you get packs of Ken's steak house ranch... Total turnoff for me. I would like to see more items on the buffet, especially a larger salad offering with more fresh veggies and perhaps home made croutons? You won't find that at Hog Heaven. This buffet is smaller in general than the other BBQ places a few miles north. The last time I was in for a late lunch I had NO salad as a man was working on the salad bar so the salad bar was out of order and I had nothing but BBQ and a pice fried chicken. As I was watching the salad bar being fixed I had the thought perhaps its time for a new larger unit that would be large enough to offer fresh homemade salad dressings and just more toppings? It looks like this place does a huge to-go business and I would have no problem grabbing a pound or FIVE and a gallon of sauce to go but much better buffet offering with real salad dressings and more choices a few miles north in Murrells Inlet. I think and I do hope with just a bit more home made effort, Hog Heaven could be the #1 spot for BBQ on the Grand Strand as the BBQ and sauce is good but just not enough items, effort, or "love" given to the buffet...

I had been seeing the ads on FB for this place so we took the hour drive to try it out. There was a very friendly lady at the entrance, it was seat yourself so I went and found a table while my husband went to the restroom. The server wasn't very friendly and offered no information. She saw me and said "What are you drinking?" The ads mentioned all you can eat shrimp and oysters. I assumed they were on the buffet. I went to make my plate and noticed no seafood on the bar. The food was excellent! Everything was fresh and tasted good. When I saw the server again I asked about shrimp and oysters, she said it's on the menu. So I asked for a menu. There is a higher price for the seafood (makes sense) but also includes the buffet. By this time I've already had a big plate of food and am almost full. I'm surprised she didn't ask if we wanted seafood when she took the drink order. Maybe she assumed we'd been there before but she couldve asked that too. Another server came by and filled our drinks and she was really sweet. The original server was the nicest when we were leaving, guess she was happy to see us go. The buffet was very good but we really were going for the shrimp and oysters so it was a little disappointing. The price for the buffet was very reasonable and even the prices on the menu for seafood were reasonable. Everyone seemed really nice except our server. She wasn't rude, just not friendly or...

Middle of the road but everybody has different taste opinions and this is mine....

The restaurant has a Mom & Pop feel to it which is nice. The staff were all great and seemed genuinely happy which is rare.

The pulled pork was good but in the middle between the best & worse I'd ever had. However, I am in no means a BBQ aficionado. I tried all the sauces and my preference was mixing the mild with the mustard based.

The smoked chicken taste on the other hand was amazingly smokey. You could definitely know it was smoked. Just wish it wasn't quite so dry. The fried chicken was also dry and tasteless to me.

Most of the sides were not my cup of tea as they were very bland or watery BUT there were some exceptional ones that I could eat everyday! Highly recommend the Mac & Cheese, Stewed Tomatoes & Green Beans. They were all very full of flavor.

On the deserts my preference was the Oreos in Cream Fluff.

I would eat here again if the things I liked were on the buffet because they alone were worth the price despite it being $14 instead of the $11.99 stated on...