Forrest's Feed Co. — Restaurant in Hummelstown

This place looks like it belongs in the far out countryside, but it's actually just off the Main Street in Hummelstown. It may not be easy to locate unless you know to look for a shack with red roof and a big black hog silhouette logo, behind some regular looking houses and parking lot. There are only 2-3 parking spots right by the shack, but I believe you can park in the lot behind the shack as well.

Inside is an ordering counter with chalkboard menu in front of it, along with 2 medium sized tables and a short stretch of overhang along the wall. On a good weather day, there's a picnic table outside. Bottom line, not too many places to sit on a busy day.

I ordered from the menu from their website which has "The Smokestack" for $12 (not listed on the chalkboard menu). I had thought it was a platter, but it's only a sandwich, so to me it's a bit pricey, granted they did give me a lot of proteins. Per the menu description for The Smokestak: smoked brisket and pulled pork smothered with Blacksmith BBQ sauce, with sharp cheddar, bacon, and pickled pepper and onions. Unfortunately, the pepper and onions were missing. That said, the meat was cooked really nice - moist, tender, and tasty. The bacon, on the other hand, was tough and cold.

The staff/manager was friendly, and they take credit cards. The restroom was clean. Overall, a great...

The best BBQ restaurants are the small local joints, and this one is just that. I stopped in for a needed break from riding, and I was greeted with a smile and warm welcome. I ordered the brisket sandwich and a side of slaw. It was a beautiful day and chose to eat outside. There are five large picnic tables which were clean. There is a standing shelf against the building if you prefer to stand. There is one table inside.

The sandwich and slaw was brought to me outside and my first thought was “will I be able to zip my riding jacket after eating this?” There is a generous portion of brisket and it comes with four homemade pickle slices and a small container of slaw on the side for the sandwich. Sorry, I downed a pickle and poured the slaw on the sandwich before thinking about a picture for the review. The bun was fresh and the brisket was delicious. The slaw was delicious and the cabbage/carrots still had crunch to it, very fresh.

They have bottled products for drinks in a refrigerator with a good selection of soda, water, and teas.

I paid $22 all in, and it was worth every penny!

If you’re in the Hershey area and you’re looking for some quiet spot to get away from the tourist crowds and eat some very good BBQ, give Forrest Feed...

Was very excited to check this place out. Got the pulled pork sandwich and ribs.

First off, the sandwich was DRY. The buns tasted like store-bought white bread burger buns. The sauce on the side was 100% necessary to eat the thing. The sauces did not have a whole lot of flavor: the spicy sauce was very flat and not that spicy. The vinegary sauce was not bad but just lacked flavor and was watery. The best sauce was the sweeter BBQ sauce but it was also nothing special. I have made a better sauce at home by taking some Sweet Baby Ray's and adding some more vinegar and spices to it. The cole slaw that came with the sandwich was TERRIBLE. Flavorless, just a bunch of chopped cabbage with vinegar. No seasoning, no special dressing, not even carrots in it. Pulled pork sandwich rating: 2/5 stars

The ribs had a great flavor to them, but unfortunately they were also dry as heck. And by dry I do not mean they had a "little bit of tug on the ribs so they don't get to be the fall-off-the-bone texture that BBQ heads don't like"...no I mean they were dry as the Sahara. Ribs rating: 3/5 stars

I am willing to go back in case I had a one time bad experience but overall this place was an enormous...