Hoggsbreath — Restaurant in Little Canada

4 of us went into Hoggsbreath because the place next door "Mama T's" was not serving food. When we got there we found out they had reservations for bingo and the bouncer found us a table that was not claimed yet. We ordered 2 sides of chips and queso (not hot enough cheese and too thick) to start. I would also like to mention that they use the dyed chips that almost anywhere I've been taste stale, but they weren't bad. I just prefer my white/yellow corn chips for taste and crunch. Then for dinner we ordered a steak sandwich, juicy Lucy, three alarm burger and a bacon cheeseburger. All of these entrees we subbed waffle fries and seasoned sour cream instead of kettle chips. here's where it gets the loss of stars mainly First, the juicy Lucy came out with NO CHEESE IN IT!!! WHAT!?!?!?! Secondly, the seasoned sour cream was over seasoned. It was like they made it perfectly and then they doused the top with a layer of nothing but seasoned salt. Also 9.75 for a long island in a whiskey glass? If you serve long island iced tea, you are supposed to put it in a larger glass. Not the same as a rum/coke. The bill was split 2 ways and my half was still $104 and I left a cash tip because the waitress was awesome. If there was any reason I go back it would be for her. She even told us that the long island was 9.75 and not really a good buy, but I had to see for myself and I should have listened but the drinks were mixed well. While we stayed for bingo they charge $20 per packet (10 quick games) in which I guess I'm biased because I've never paid for bingo at a bar/restaurant before. Places I've been have a progressive jackpot and 2 ways to win per game before that round is over(drinko/bargo). They gave out $78 winnings to those that did win and with $20 cost plus food/drinks... did they really win? At the end the jackpot on blackout was $675, so I can't say that they didn't put some cash back into their people, I am just used to giving people a reason to stay until the end and more so a reason to come back...

Honestly, we really enjoy Hoggsbreath. But there are a few things that we don't love. Overall, I would definitely recommend going, but know that it might not be for everyone.

Pros The staff are SUPER nice. Seriously, like all of them! Their waffle fries are amazing Super solid chicken wild rice soup Bingo is great! We always end up having fun conversations with the people sitting around us Very nice 'neighborhood bar' feel Their food and drinks specials are good We've never had any trouble parking, but the lot is somewhat small

Cons Service can be pretty slow, even when they aren't that busy Burgers are pretty basic and not that great. We got a Jucy Lucy and there was no cheese in the middle. You could tell there had been cheese, but it must have all leaked out or something I think the wings are a bit overcooked and have too much sauce (my husband likes them though) They have a 'smoking area' that's right next to the patio. The wind blows smoke down the patio and by the back entrance. We've come with our kids and prefer to sit on the patio (since the inside is a pretty standard bar). The kids were really bothered by the smoke at our last visit and we ended up just eating quickly and leaving.

Bingo is really fun! They provide the daubers and there is so much energy and great music. Service during bingo is better when you sit at the bar, because they get really busy and it's packed. They give out freebies (gift cards or a percentage off your bill) in between rounds and donate all their proceeds to the Little Canada Fire Department. I'm sure their other events are fun too, but we've only done bingo.

Definitely give Hoggsbreath a shot, but know that you might need a couple visits to figure out what you enjoy (food and events). I also recommend leaving the...

We arrived for dinner, and the place wasn't as packed as it was an hour after. Server came by after about 30 minutes or so to refill my cup of water. We arrived before folks at the bar, and tables around us. The reserved table was given their orders before ours. We had appetizers, a burger, and Reuben. We sat for over an hour to finally get one of the 4 person order - my burger. SMH

Server came out to say it was because it was packed busy. Packed busy way after we sat down.

Burger smelled good, my order came out with fries instead of onion rings. Server corrected it right away, but we still had to sit and wait for the wings and Reuben. Hahahaha

Wings - mango habanero, Cajun, Sriracha, garlic parmesan - over cooked, and super crunchy. Either the frying oil was turnt up high to cook fast, or they just forgot to check on the wings. My kids can make better wings.

2 hours later for our to go boxes, and tab - only to have our tabs incorrect.

If I could give a negative star reviews for service, I would. Didn't want to leave it blank. I didn't want to tip the poor service, but was nudged to - I...