Hog Pen BBQ — Restaurant in Conway

I've passed by this spot dozens of times and finally decided to give them a try. You see the sign from the main street but the entrance is on the side street in the back. I had the ribs and fish combo plate, which comes with 2 fish filets, 3 rib bones, hushpuppies, Texas toast and 2 sides. The sides (baked beans and mustard potato salad) were ok. The fish was good but IMO they dropped the ball on the tartar sauce. It has a sweet flavor to it, like they added sugar or something. There's another fish spot that spices up the tartar sauce. I prefer just standard no-frills tartar sauce. Just my preference. The ribs were decent as well but a bit dry. Not like over-cooked dry but lacking moistness. They had the smoky flavor and were tender, and I do realize they specialize in dry rub ribs, but for me they were just ok. There's a bottle of bbq sauce on the table but that doesn't really help much. The service was good and one of the workers brought a little bag of complimentary fried pork skins to my table, which was a nice touch. Overall a decent experience but I have had...

So I made a 9-hour drive to try this restaurant, and I have to say it was worth every hour of the trip!

First, the customer service was amazing and even though I caught them close to closing they were super nice and friendly and the food was amazing! I wasn't able to dine in since they were closing but it doesn't matter I would have eaten this food off of the sidewalk.

I got the chopped beef sandwich, the dry rib dinner with hush puppies, mustard potato salad, and baked beans. The hush puppies were a pleasant surprise I could have eaten these bad boys all day long, definitely the best I've ever put in my dirty mouth!

The potato salad and baked beans were also very good. The ribs were simply to die for. I enjoyed them both dry and with barbecue sauce. The beef sandwich was also super tasty (that was my appetizer 😜).

If I could give this place 10 Stars I would definitely do it because it is so far the best BBQ restaurant that I have visited in the country. Make sure you run and don't walk...

This is a family style, neighborhood restaurant. I had a fantastic overall experience. I Was there on a summer weeknight at 5:30 pm. The restaurant was busy but well managed. I received a friendly greeting when I entered from Simone my waitress. Drink promptly offered and brought, menu explained. I had, fried pork skin, 2 large pulled pork sandwiches, half a slab of ribs, and coleslaw. I like the character of the BBQ. It was smokey and tender. The sauce was very good as well. I like a little more heat but had no complaints. When I was paying the owner (former service member from the picture out front) was asked how I enjoyed the meal. Very friendly... Good thing I don't live close by...I wouldn't...