Whole Hog Cafe Info
Amenities
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Curbside pickup
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Delivery
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Highlights
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Fast service
Popular for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Alcohol
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Beer
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Comfort food
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Quick bite
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Vegetarian options
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Catering
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Dessert
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Seating
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Restroom
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Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
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Casual
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Cozy
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Trendy
Crowd
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College students
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Family-friendly
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Groups
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Tourists
Planning
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Children
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Good for kids
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High chairs
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Kids' menu
Parking
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Free parking lot
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Free street parking
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Parking
Best WLM Reviews
The service and the place are pretty good, a little old school but nice and clean! The food is decent enough but not really good for a BBQ place that is well known around Arkansas! I order the Hog Platter, it comes with BBQ ribs and a choice of two other meats and two sides ! Definitely a good portion of food , I choose the house salad which is delicious and fresh, and the potato salad needs an improvement! The ribs are good but they are a little dry , they didn’t fall off the bone like I was expecting them! The brisket was fresh and sliced really good but again not enough flavor, the best thing on the plate was the jalapeño sausage, it has a good combination of flavor. They have a good variety of BBQ sauce I choose the spicy and Volcano, the Volcano is really good and spicy!
TL;DR: This is fast food BBQ. Portions are larger than expected and the smokiness is very light (not necessarily a good thing).
I personally like my meat smoked til you can't taste the meat anymore. That said, it was cooked well, and tasted good with what I had.
I tried the BBQ Nachos. Easily enough food for 2 people. There's more cheese than meat.
My wife had Hog Fries with chicken. The chicken is moist and shredded. You can taste the chicken over any other flavors (not my thing).
They have an array of 7 sauces with fairly different tastes, but nothing that quite did it for me.
They also have large drinks in plastic cups which give a portion of the proceeds to some veterans charity.
Overall it's what I'd expect from fast food BBQ without being anything less.
This isn’t real BBQ! None of the meats were actual smoky tasting, no smoke ring visible, tasted more like boiled brisket, and old roasted pork. Terrible excuse for barbecue!! Waste of $72. Please do NOT eat here, unless you want bland, dry, tasteless food. We tried 4 different meat items, and none were good, not qualified as “barbecue”. If the bbq is good and authentic you don’t need 6 different types of bbq sauce. They offer 6 kinds of bbq sauce at each table. I suppose it’s to disguise the flavor of the meats. Also, the collard greens had very little seasoning, and the coleslaw wasn’t creamy at all. We all agreed it was the WORST BBQ we’ve ever had.
This place is bad. Ate here while in the area for work. The only thing I can think of that the people of Arkansas don’t realize there is way better bbq out there. My roast beef aka brisket ???? was cold, the ribs were pathetic and not even cut. The Mac and cheese was out of a bag oh and the fries were cold as well.
I should have known when I ordered and asked for white meat chicken was told they couldn’t accommodate that.
Not sure why locals love this place but if you’re not from here don’t waste your time eating here you’ll be disappointed unless you don’t like good bbq.
Got take out on a Tuesday (6pm). Ordered online, food was ready when requested and the order was correct. Counter staff was nice and prompt.
Food, unfortunately was subpar. The fries were substantially undercooked (rubbery and soft), the sliced brisket was dried out, the ribs were extremely salty and dried out. The Mac n cheese was good, but was nothing different than Craft Mac n Cheese from a box. The pulled pork was good, fairly moist but lacking in smoke flavor.
Maybe my experience was an anomaly, based on the other reviews I expected much more.
Might be best to avoid BBQ in Little Rock, especially if you are from a town known for BBQ [I.e. Kansas City (where I am from), Memphis, North Carolina or Texas]. But that’s just my opinion.
Not as busy as Google claimed. Good thing too because it was a lunch break. I’ll keep it brief. Food 3/5, claiming the “World Champion,” I’m not being tuff. This just wasn’t the best BBQ. It was good, probably won’t make a special trip to eat here again. Restaurant was clean. Bathrooms were clean. When the Hostess said the “best” depends on the day, she meant it. ????
This is the worst whole hog out of the four locations I have been to. After many attempts, I refuse to go back. I’ve given them chance after chance and it’s the same horrible experience every time.
Every single time we dine in or take out, the food is COLD or very lukewarm. They never warm the food to desired and appropriate temperature. It’s gross to think that the food has just been sitting in the kitchen all day and not kept at appropriate food safe temperatures.
The brisket is also consistently dried out.
They consistently leave out items from your To-go order, too. Wrong sides, or missing sides, or wrong sauce, or no sauce, and of course - lukewarm food all around. It’s soooo nasty.
Thankfully, the other Whole Hog locations I’ve eaten at (rebsamen, benton, Conway) do not behave this way… so it’s a location/staff issue here. Beware!
Craving BBQ today and it didn't disappoint! So good, lots of sauce options, sides, and desserts.
From their pulled pork to their brisket you cannot go wrong. My child really likes the pulled chicken, Mac and cheese and beans.
Large space great for large groups, kid friendly, multiple locations.
Also a wonderful place to order for holiday meals or get catered for work functions! The employees could not be any nicer!! ????
Quick Facts About Whole Hog Cafe
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Thursday | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Friday | 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
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