Hog Heaven

Sounds like this place has been hit or miss based on the reviews. But it was definitely a hit for me. Speedy service, great brisket and great fries. Significantly better than the fast food I’d recently grabbed near by. I look forward to trying more!

Pretty disappointing. We were headed down from the mountains and a friend of ours suggested we stop in for lunch. The Pulled Pork sandwich was meh– and the Sauces were ok, but nothing to write home about… The cole slaw was the non creamy type and we didn’t finish it. The fries were OK, and I was told that the sweet potato fries were good. We finished up, and collectively agreed on a 3 star rating.

Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever received. I called to place an order to go and she answered the phone saying «yah» not even hello may I take your order. Then while trying to place my order she was busy gossiping to her co worker. I then proceeded to say I was having a hard time understanding the menu because the one online is different then the one in the place. I am used to ordering a platter with three types of meat and told her I wasn’t aware of what it was called, she told me «it’s not that fucking hard to read the menu» Needless to say, I will not be eating here ever again.

Hog heaven seemed like good eats when I first moved here 8 years ago, but it’s really gone down hill, with the food etc. There might be a dirty dish rag smell in the coleslaw, chicken raw in the middle, catfish not as good as it used to be. An attitude of not caring. You don’t see as many cars in the lot (a good sign not to stop, never any big rigs). They really need Gordon Ramsey or Robt. Irvine. Keep driving. Rustic Station is pretty good

When you are starving and every place else Is closed then keep on driving
We were both very hungry after a long day of driving. This was the only place open
Neither of us could eat the BBQ even though we were both hungry.
Finally bought hot dogs in a gas station and at least they were edible

Well, I hate to say it, but this is typical mountain food. Boring, horribly prepared and plated. Bland. The place, well… according to the owner she’s been there 20 years, and I’m thinking and it never occurred to you to update the awful wood chairs, the gross flooring, painting it. I mean nothing? VERY outdated, Very Dirty. They don’t even wipe down the area where they have the condiments or the condiment holders. They are greasy and dirty. I couldn’t wait to get out of there. She even mentioned that they didn’t take down some sign because it was too high for them to reach. It was a piece of cardboard that was hand written, seriously, get on a chair and yank it down. I promise other than the greasy stain left to show where the sign had been, no one will notice. The food. Wow. We had the catfish because it sounded good. Too much breading. Dry, breading had no spices. The fried cabbage looked and tasted like it had been fried with left over fish frying oil. Was brown in color (definitely NOT fresh). We tried the pork plain and it wasn’t bad. Nothing juicy or succulent or anything like that. It was ok. We tried the spice bbq sauce on the dry tasteless cornbread (they didn’t provide butter or honey). NOT spicey, not good. YUCK.
Best in Bailey? Probably because it is the only one. Generous portions indeed. Delicious… no. Not even close. If your desperate and got lost in the woods for several days and can’t survive another moment without food, maybe. Otherwise go somewhere else.

I love Hog Heaven! The food is always good!

Holdddd everything. Hog Heaven? Mos’ def’ no. Where to even start? Ugh. I’ll just list all the stuff that I can remember that was terrible from our one and only (never again!!) visit.
Everyone working behind the counter was slow as molasses. The woman working the register would wander away minutes at a time — granted, she was helping fill orders, but ther were at least two others back in the kitchen to cover that — and she definitely wasn’t an efficient multi-​tasker. And cheery service? Not by a mile. She seemed as though she were put-​upon the whole time by these pesky customers ordering food… at a restaurant. Meanwhile, the line behind me grew longer and longer.
One of the women serving food had her long hair in an unkempt ponytail, with no net — a strand was waiting to escape into someone’s food. Luckily all of our party of four escaped that fate.
Food: oh noes. Meats were ok, though somewhat dry. Green beans from a can. Re-​heated macaroni. Generic white bread slice, not even toasted or buttered. A giant tub of Country Crock sitting prominently on a kitchen counter. Cardboard cornbread. Might as well have been transported back in time to my elementary school cafeteria.
How is this dung-​hole so well-​regarded? No idea. When I saw the white board on a kitchen wall with a list of things they need, with Sysco featured prominently as someone they’re ordering from, I knew my expectations should have been lowered. But I stuck it out, since a friend had spoken highly of it. I’ve no doubt there are other, better BBQ joints in the area. You should go there.

Probably the best BBQ spot in Bailey, Colorado.
I stopped in for lunch after a MTB ride at Buffalo Creek. I was craving RIBS. Here’s the lowdown…
— Cool spot right off of 285 with a couple of large picnic tables outside.
— No baby backs… just spare ribs. At least when I was there.
— BBQ sauce (hot and mild varieties) tastes like kraft. Too thick, sweet and dark.
— Portions were kind of small.
— Corn bread was dry and flavorless… even with the jalepeno addition.
— French fries were clearly pre frozen and not homemade.
— No beer… that’s actually the biggest reason I won’t be back.
Hog Purgatory?

This was by far the most disappointing BBQ experience I have ever had. I heard about this place on the news a while ago and have been wanting to try it. My family and I went expecting them to have the smokers and fire pits going, lots of people around enjoying good American BBQ — especially considering it was 4^th of July. Instead it looked almost deserted. We decided to give it a try anyway since we were starving and drive all the way there from Denver. Nothing was fresh — the meat was barely room temperature and tasted like it had been cooked days ago. Even the corn bread was stale and cold. The sweet potato fries were burnt to a crisp and the coleslaw tasted rotten. I will never go back again.

Well, maybe we hit the place on a bad day, but it was mediocre to be kind. Meat was good — chicken and pork. Sides were good enough but very small portions for the price, and lukewarm. Cornbread was cold. Really? Ordered carrot cake for dessert. Shockingly bad. Was some weird white-​ish cake with an orange fleck or two. Very strange light orange icing — did not look home made as they say all desserts are. To add insult to injury, it tasted awful. Spit the second bite out and threw the rest away. Boo hoo because I adore carrot cake!
So… Maybe it’s better in general, but not so good on this June Monday!
Interior is pig kitsch, could be a little cleaner. And it’d be nice if the clerk smiled! (maybe she just had some carrot cake…)

Not very good… everything tasted like it was cooked yesterday.

I don’t know how, but all sauces were forgotten. BBQ, gravy for the mashed and caramel sauce for what I think was supposed to be a dumpling. I have been a customer for 12 years. I spent $ 40.00. I called to let them know, the lady was nice, but didn’t know what she could do for me.
Being in the industry for 40 + years I know what should have been done. Sorry to say I’ll drive by next time. :(

Awesome BBQ. We had the pulled pork sandwich, jalapeño poppers and fries. All were excellent. Check this place out.

Great place to stop on your way out of Denver, I have been here twice on my way to Buena Vista and Leadville. Excellent all around BBQ. I recommend the fried Okra!

Avoid the corn bread.

So after a long drive coming home from Ouray, we stopped at hog heaven! The place is rather kitchy and cheesy in décor, but the smells were promising! I ordered pulled pork with mashed potatoes/​gravy, and another side that I can’t remember. (It wasn’t very memorable obviously!) The meat was pretty good and the mash-​ees, albiet instant, we very delicious. The cornbread was dense and dry. My buddy Abby Q. Got the brisket with sweet potato fries and something else… her brisket was good, but its all pulled like the pork, not sliced. I asked for my BBQ sauce on the side and it was served slathered all over my food. We also ordered an apple dumpling for dessert. Being a pastry chef and living in the south for a year… I was not impressed. It was gummy, doughy, and it was just premade pie dough wrapped around a whole, cored/​peeled apple.
I asked the lady if anything here was house made and she said, «not really, but we use high quality instant items.» I dont care how high quality your instant items are, they will NEVER compare to made from scratch recipes that leave out a butt ton of salt, artificial flavors and preservatives!
So here’s the overall deal, denver kinda sucks for BBQ, but this place is a small light at the end of the tunnel and is worth revisiting. I think I’m just spoiled by my many travels, amazing Q adventures, and trained chef-​ery. I def think this place is worth another try, with my hubby, who is a BBQ fiend…

I hate being the spoiler but having grown up in Texas, I’m accustomed to having extremely good barbecue readily available and at affordable prices.
Again, by Colorado standards, Hog Heaven is pretty decent. I can actually say the sides are surprisingly decent but the barbecue itself is meh and the desserts are actually kinda lousy. When you’re accustomed to very lean, extremely tender, SLICED barbecue beef (such as from Doziers in Fulshear, Texas, or Brisket House in Houston) that is either slowly pecan or mesquite smoked, it’s just mighty hard getting excited about Hog Heaven. Even for brisket, their beef is often fatty/​greasy. Their pork and sausage is a bit better and their fried chicken can be either very good or absolutely terrible, depending upon the day.
I love most things about Colorado but it is unfortunate that it is as homogeneous as it is, as though the state is more Mid-​western than Western and lacking cultural diversity. This is reflected in much of the food. Having been raised with a circle of best friends who hailed from India, Bangladesh, S. Korea, Vietnam, Japan and Latin America, along with entire ethnic neighborhoods from these places nearby, it’s disappointing that Denver and most of Colorado isn’t the international wonderland it would like to pretend it is. Don’t get me wrong, Colorado has many admirable things about it. A thriving international community, though, is not among that list. Bland, mediocre food is usually the norm, even when doing barbecue.

Not sure if it was becaue all three in our group were exhausted after a long day climbing mt democrat or if this was truly delicious! I believe the later.
Very generous portions for lunch with excellent fixin’s. The corn bread was delicious as was the bbq sauce!
I would return!

The owner was so nice!
Here’s what I thought of what I had (I tried a lot of stuff and brought home the leftovers):
Pork spare ribs — very good. I asked for some of the mild barbecue sauce and some of the hot barbecue sauce; he mixed them to make medium which I thought was perfect.
Smoked chicken — great.
Beef brisket — great.
Chopped pork — tasted a bit washed out on its own but was good when I put enough barbecue sauce on it.
Coleslaw — great.
French fries — not worth eating.
Sweet potato fries — awesome.
Baked beans — not worth eating.
If you go, I suggest you get a combo with ribs, chicken and beef, with coleslaw and sweet potato fries as your sides.