Pig Rig BBQ — Restaurant in Wallingford

I have to admit I was unsure how this meal would be, it can be challenging to make a really good mac and cheese, potato salad and anything with sweet potatoes.

They hit all of the spots and I will be back.

The potato salad had just the right dill and sauce. The ribs were tender and the sauce was tasty. The mac and cheese was creamy and flavorful. And I really wish I would have ordered more of the cinnamon sweet potato loaf. That was amazing!

January 2023

I ordered:

Full rack platter (meaty baby backs)

Mac and cheese (creamy and cheesy)

Potato salad (made well, not too saucy and red bliss were cooked perfectly-I did not taste Dill this time around),

Cinnamon sweet potato loaf. (Moist and not too sweet)

I added a side of Collards (finely chopped/flavored well)

and another cinnamon sweet potato loaf.

There is no salt needed to be added to any of these items. I added black pepper.

The Collards and mac n cheese container look small, however it gave ME three servings.

Their food seems to have gotten better!! It was really good before but I could taste a difference.

My total was just under $53, and that included $11 tip, $6 delivery fee and $3 tax. I was discounted 30% by GrubHub as a welcome back.

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Pig Rig is a total miss for me. Immediately off-put entering the store - not with the employees, who were friendly enough, but the menu. Seems like the bare minimum to keep your website/menu updated, but prices in-store were roughly 50% higher than what their online menu shows. Whether just plain laziness or an intentional bait and switch, it shows a total lack of care by the business for the customer. It should be the bare minimum to keep that kind of thing updated. Food: Got the carolina pulled-pork sandwich combo. Food also shows a lack of care. The only saving grace of the sandwich was that it was hefty. Problem is, the floppy bun wasn't enough to handle the heft. And the coleslaw.. oof. You eat with your eyes first, and this sandwich needed an exorcism. All you can see protruding from the bun is a layer of unappetizing purple mush they called "slaw." The pork itself had little if any bark or smoky flavor, and tasted like it'd been sitting around all day. I've made better pulled pork in my crockpot. I shouldn't be able to do better in my crockpot. Sides were fine. Mac & Cheese was probably the best part of the combo; cornbread was edible, but forgettable. Won't...

BBQ in general—3.5 or 4 stars. Connecticut BBQ—4.5 stars, and I'll round up because they put a rush order on our food :) I tried brisket, pulled pork, ribs, the cowboy beans, cornbread, chili mac, and coleslaw. All were great, though the slaw and cornbread were not prepared like I expected. Meat was moist and soft and rich in flavor, all of it covered (though not drowned) in their house sauce. In this sense it is typical and regionless BBQ, which is fine considering the lack of regional BBQ variety in the northeast. All the sauces we tried made great additions, but none were must-haves. Now to the beans. These were the best BBQ-style beans I've had, including a life in Virginia and trips through Alabama and Texas. A mix of pinto and black, some unknown seasonings, and the perfect balance between al dente and chewy. Chili mac puts the emphasis on the chili and not the Mac, and it has a but if spice as advertised. I'm glad they took a stance on how to make this slaw instead of making some middle-of-the-road cole slaw. If you like pickled red cabbage, this will be for you. If not, order something else. The cornbread was sweeter and cakier than I'm used to,...