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Pork ribs are for wimps, plain and simple. Dr. Hogly Wogly's is all about the Flinstonian sized beef ribs. Just the most ridiculously huge pile of meat I've ever seen on a plate. This is easily the best BBQ I've ever had--even beating anything I ate when I actually lived in Texas.
The chicken can be a little dry, but that's OK--All I really come here for are the beef ribs. Oh...and raisins in cole slaw are uncalled for. But I'll let that slide.
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If you are here, you need to try the beef brisket! It's yummy! Soft, tender, and juicy! For $40 we (two people) were able to try beef ribs, pork spare ribs, brisket, and pecan pie! (with plenty of leftovers).
I really enjoyed the pork spare ribs and thought the beef ribs and pecan pie were just "ok." The service was excellent and the restaurant had nice cozy booths.
I will definitely be back again for brisket! =)
Had some great service here, but I'm sorry to say that the BBQ was overall pretty disappointing. This place is more along the lines of 2.5 stars in terms of it's BBQ... there was not much that stood out, and the brisket was not that great. The cost is on par with other BBQ places, and the portions are pretty large. I will say the sausage is good, but other things are mediocre.
Go to Bludo's BBQ in Compton. You won't be disappointed.
Very disappointed with their ribs...they were fatty and not that flavorful, the beans and Cole Slaw were average as well...there were also fly's landing on the food. They also did not carry Baby Back's. I ended up spending $23 for a very poor meal. I will stick to Wood Ranch Bar-B-Que or Houston's for my ribs.
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I'm either psychic or have amnesia.
I've been calling this place Piggly Wiggly for years but had no idea why. Doing some research on the name of the restaurant tonight, I just found out that Hogly Wogly was the the nickname given to the original owner Johnny Greene in 1932, when he was a fat delivery boy for a Piggly Wiggly food market in Texas.
The place looks like a combination of a truck stop and grand grandma's den. Your grand grandma's den. Mine probably had samovars in it.
Service is very friendly, but the ribs, alas, aren't. Too dry, chewy, and most importantly - not Hogly Wogly enough, a little on the skinny side. The price, I must say, was not on the skinny side - about $20.00 per entree. Brisket was somewhat disappointing too, it tasted as if it was prepared a day ahead and reheated. I was missing the Texas smokiness I expected. Everything has too much sugar in it, from BBQ sauce to beans, to coleslaw. The spicy sauce wasn't that spicy. I think people might be so impressed by the generous Texas-size portions, that they overlook the obvious...
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In the past, I liked their food a lot more than I did today, so either it was an off day, or the place jumped the shark. Uhm, jumped the cow?
Bludso's, will you take me back?
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This place fills me with confusion. I saw the Zagat rated magazine article form 2006 giving this establishment a 23. Now that's an impressive number...and obviously a lot has changed since 2006. The food here was way below my BBQ standards. Its almost like they over smoked the meat...it had this tough rind on it, perhaps the idea of it sitting under a heat lamp fits better. I had the three combination plate. The beef brisket was the best thing on the plate. If I was forced to go back, it would be the only thing I might consider ordering again. The spare ribs were not very memorable and the beef ribs were practically inedible. My teeth were very angry with me for even attempting to rip this meat from the bone. Thankfully we had floss in the car. The sides were OK. The macaroni salad was very plain and loaded with pounds of mayo. I really enjoyed the loaf of bread here, kind of reminded me of a Hawaiian bread.
I really think you should just save your money and put it in your gas tank and drive to bludso's in Compton.
I keep trying new BBQ restaurants in LA, and it always comes back to this place being the best.
For those of you who said "why don't they serve pork ribs?"....well, they DO. They serve pork spareribs...HUGE, thick juicy spareribs. They do NOT serve baby-backs, but when you have spareribs that thick, who needs tiny little baby-backs!
For those of you who said "this place costs too much"....I've been to countless other "new" BBQ places in LA that give you 30-60% less BBQ for the same price, and the quality suffers too. If you get a 2-way or 3-way combo from this place, you WILL be having leftovers. Think the Flintstone's opening sequence with the giant ribs tilting over the "car".
If you found your ribs were dried out, trust me...it was an exception. Show your waitress, and she'll agree and bring you back something exceptional. S**t happens, even there, but in the 20 years I've been going, I've never had to send anything back. I did have a couple of to-go orders that weren't the absolute best, so try to always eat there.
The brisket? Simply the best I've had ANYWHERE. Somewhere here said "spongy". Wrong adjective. Try "juicy", "tender-as-hell", "orgasm-producing flavorful".
The sauce? Lots of different sauces in the US, and I grew up with my Dad doing doctored-up Chris & Pitts BBQ Sauce (tomato-based), but THIS sauce is a different experience altogether. Very very dark, almost like Worcestershire Sauce. Must be vinegar-based with molasses. As many have testified here, you will want to gulp down the plate juices.
I give this place a 5, even though they don't have the sides I like. We black folks tend to like our greens, mac n cheese, black-eyed peas, and cornbread for sides. I don't believe DHW has any of these. They do have decent steak fries (never included with a meal, always ordered separately). Excellent backed beans. Nice bread. I'm neither a coleslaw or potato salad guy, so I can't comment on those.
I love the waitresses there. Sassy, Thelma-and-Louise types. Some sweet. Some sarcastic. All of em no-nonsense. I had the joy to see one of them kick someone out of the restaurant once (for some kind of valid reason). They always been right on the mark for me, and for everyone I know.
Sorry, I love the BBQ in this place, even better than Phillips over in Leimert Park and Mom's BBQ in Van Nuys, and DEFINITELY better than any of the other valley BBQ places (multiple mehs for the Bear Pit, Kansas City BBQ, Valley BBQ, etc.).
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I REALLY wanted to DIE for this place. Everyone had talked it up like crazy and I was so freakin' excited to try it. My favorite food EVER is bbq food.
So when I realized they don't serve any pork ribs of any kind I pretty much cried.
So that is the reason this place only gets 3 stars. Now maybe it's like some Tyler Texas thing that you don't do pork ribs, but like seriously baby back ribs are what I live for. Maybe I should've done a little more research before driving to the valley for it, but I was pretty disappointed. But let me say that the beef ribs we DID get were effing humongous. At one point a dude at another table was holding a rib up to his face and it was actually twice the size of the whole width of his head!
The best stuff: The BEANS and the BEEF BRISKET. As the waitress said, they are most famous for their beef brisket. And for good reason: it's fucking delicious. It's so sooooft and moist and juicy and tender!! That with some of that "hot" (in quotes because it's not hot at all) sauce makes it really great. The beans were good because they were kind of sweet!
I also liked the large amount of celery chopped up in both the macaroni and potato salad. I don't know why but I prefer that crunchiness. It makes me feel good. The bread they serve is pretty good too, it kinda reminds me of King's Hawaiian bread, just the texture not the sweetness.
The portions weren't as large as I expected. We got 2 combos for 3 people and had a little bit left over. Not enough for a second meal, which is usually what I expect from a combo that costs $18-$20. So I did think it was a little pricey but not SO pricey that it's abominable. The sides were also relatively small, as I was like SCRAPING the beans clean in their little ramekin. I mean, compared to a Johnny Rebs combo where you get 2 sides and they're refillable? So, taking all points into consideration I just don't think this place is as amazing as everyone says.
The restaurant is just a very non-descript house sort of. And they don't care about stuff like "to-go boxes" who needs those when you have a plastic bag you can just put the meat in?
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Went here awhile back. Great food. Decent service. Overabundance of food... a loaf of bread, sides... I felt like a zombie in "Night of the Living Dead' biting flesh off of bones... what a great feeling.
I remember looking over and seeing my friend Mike, drinking the meat "juice" from the plate. I guess that means it was good.
Definitely not a place for vegetarians although they can get sides I suppose.
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Holy s--- balls! I have never seen so much food in my life. The BF actually took a picture of our food, since it was so huge.
We got 2 combos, beef ribs and chicken for him and spareribs and brisket for me. They came with a loaf of bread, and two sides. We both got the cole slaw, which is made with pineapple juice and raisins and is pretty yummy. He got that baked beans which were excellent and I had the potato salad which was also good. The spareribs were great, my favorite part of the meal. The beef ribs were huge, and not that tender. Brisket was pretty good and the chicken was just dry.
I'd probably eat there again, although I ate so much that hours later, I feel totally ill...
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If I got them on an off-day, then why the inconsistency? If I got them as they were supposed to be... then I pity the foo'. At least it didn't make me throw up.
I stopped by after hearing about this place from friends and on the radio. And I love BBQ, so I ordered more than a single person should eat just to try out different things. I wanted to focus on the beef ribs, brisket, and chicken.
Beef ribs were dried out.
Brisket was dried out, bland with nary a smoked flavor.
Chicken was dried out.
I didn't even bother saving the stuff I didn't eat. I have to ask myself... how much of the general population have actually had real BBQ from any of the BBQ regions in this great nation of ours?
I had so much hope for this place, but I was sorely disappointed. I guess I'll just have to buy a plane ticket to Austin or Kansas City again. Sigh.
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I'm really particular about my ribs...I've always held such a high standard thanks to none other than my dad...Beef ribs, baby back pork ribs, short ribs, spare ribs...
Come on, I'm the freaking Professional Fat Kid...
I walked into this place like with the same mind set as I always do with new places...No bias, no fear and no abandon...I'm a professional and I take my practice very seriously...It was kinda dark...Kinda swanky...Just what I expected in this hole in the wall on this side of town...But still, I must maintain my professional composure...
I went straight for the beef ribs...My wife (?!?) does the same, requesting extra marinade...Apparently, she's been here before...This does not phase me...Them claiming to be a Texas BBQ and not having sweet tea, however, did...You can't claim to be Texan and not have sweet tea...However, this is minor...
I also decided to go against the protein grain and order cole slaw with my baked beans...
It wasn't long before I had baked beans, cole slaw a loaf of bread with whipped butter and beef ribs all piled in front of my face...
It is on...
These were some pretty huge ribs...I had to pump the breaks because they just came off the BBQ and piping hot...I buttered my bread...I set my self up for ruthless efficiency...Drink on the right, sides on the left, buttered bread placed on bottom to soak up any marinade and the spicy BBQ sauce on top for any unexpected dry moments...
This is where the waitress informs me,
"If you have any ribs that are hard to get through or are really tough, you just let me know and I'll swap them out for some fresh tender ones..."
WHAT?! You're giving me a tender meat guarantee?
GREEN LIGHT!
As I tore through the first 4 ribs, I was confused at why there was any need for this guarantee? I just started to break into the meat sweats and I hardly needed my teeth to pull the meat of the bone or to even chew!...Oh em gee...I'm getting the meat high...The beans were probably the best I've ever consumed in my life, complementing the marinade perfectly...Cole slaw...Ehhh...Saved it with pepper...Tried the wife's potato salad and realized that next time, there will be a double order of these beans...
Approaching food coma, we immediately wash up and pay the bill before the inevitable nap that's going to make us crash on our way home...
I must say, I haven't consumed this much meat since I went to Lawry's...Probably didn't help that I ate 3 of my wife's ribs too...
Make sure to wrap the bones up for your dogs...They will go CRAZY over these things...
Now you're wondering why I didn't five star...A few reasons...
No sweet tea...That is key...
Parking is not nice...Definitely not enough spots...
Outdoor bathroom...Not good when both arms have marinade dripping down them...
All in all, a great place if you're el carnivore...
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Ordered brisket, spareribs & beef ribs. My bro & I shared the plate because it is big enough for two. WOW. The food was DELISH! My favorite out of the 3 were the beef ribs just because of the flavor. Jackie was our waitress & she was nice enough to suggest things to us after I told her it was our first time there.
I am glad I live close to this place :)
Heads up, bring a small car when coming here because parking is not so dandy.
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After the bf moved to Panorama City in April, I bookmarked this place since it had great reviews and was really close to his new place. We finally went Friday with his brother and his brother's gf. Yum. I'm not a huge fan of bbq (or red meat for that matter), but the brisket was really good and I loved the bbq sauce it was in. I would dip the brisket in the sauce and take a bite of the bread. Delicious.
We got the 3 way so we also had the spareribs and the hot links. The hot links were good, but it was really filling and I couldn't finish the last two or three bites. I didn't try the spareribs, but the bf said it was a bit dry. All in all, the brisket is the thing order at this place, oh, and the beans. Although I never thought of myself as a bean person (yes, yes, I dont like a lot of things), I thought it was pretty good. The bf and his brother thought the beans were the best they've EVER tasted. So there you go. The only negative is that the sides are really small. =(
The service was great and all the waitresses are really nice and helpful. I thought they deserved a special mention because they actually tried to help us determine what to order and what would be a better deal for us. =)
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Went back with my BBQ hunting friend, and yup he agreed the overall experience is top notch! In fact, the first thing he put in his mouth was the brisket, and he rolled his eyes into the back of his head and uttered: "mmmm, perfectly smoked". I've never seen him do that before.
Plus he ordered chicken also, and that must have been a turkey or something because there was about 3 inches worth of meat on that thing. I've never seen anything like it. Thank you again D-H-W-T-T-BBQ! You made my day again!
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So we were on the tail end of a long trip my GF and I were on and this was a destination for us. We… Read more »
This is a good BBQ spot, good food and lots of it. Very small place with limited seating and parking. Tried the beef and pork rib combo, really good and way too much food for one sitting. Wife had the chicken and brisket combo, chicken was especially juicy and the brisket good also. All of the sides were good and really enjoyed the fresh baked bread. Good value, would definately return.
I have been eating here since I was a kid. THE BEST BBQ IN LA and the best argument against becoming a vegetarian.
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After discussions with several DHW partisans, I decided to reconsider my prohibition. A "parole" meal, if you will. While it wasn't quite as bad as I remembered, it isn't worthy of a fraction of the praise it enjoys on Yelp. It looks, smells, feels and tastes like decent barbecue that spent the day outside in rain. The brisket had the most awful spongy, rubbery texture. The seasoning was weak, and every meat (we tried three) was just wet. Soggy and mushy. Textures aside, the flavor was pretty much non-existent. The beef ribs has a little sweetness to them, but that was the extent of it. If I came back again, I'd surely avoid the spareribs and the brisket. Ridiculous prices, too.
But I am moving DHW from the do-not-eat list to the everyone-is-going-so-don't-be-a-snob/jerk-about-it - list.
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I'm sorry, I just don't get it. I've had incredible BBQ in Texas and this place wouldn't last a… Read more »
I first heard about this place on yelp maybe 2 weeks ago and just tried it for the first time with a good friend and the wife last night. Pulling into the parking lot, right a way after seeing the old small building I was thinking that this could be one of those surprising hole in the walls, the place is old but clean inside. I asked the server about the meats and said, she didn't eat meat, and I quickly became uncomfortable with eating there, she then explained that she works there for the discount because the BF loves the place (that's true love and dedication). BBQ sauce was good here but the brisket was so frikin juicy that the serve almost spilled its natural juices on me, so I hardly used any BBQ sauce mostly on the Ribs. Truthfully the brisket; baked beans were amazing and the ribs not so much, I tried both beef and pork (I've had better). The place wasn't to crowded for a Saturday night there was no wait to be seated. and the meal was about $20 per person but we could have easily share a dish between the two of us.
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I'm an arrogant bastard when it comes to food. If you tell me I can't finish something or it's too spicy or that's too much food for one person... I will sit there and eat till my stomach explodes just to prove you wrong.
I decided to get the 3 combination dinner ($25): beef brisket, beef ribs and pork spareribs. (Check out the sexy pictures I posted...) Bless their soul for looking out for me and trying to warn me that it was going to be A LOT of food, but as usual I didn't listen.
I got three HUGE beef ribs, three long spareribs, and a tray full of brisket. It also came with a small piece of bread and two small side containers (I chose macaroni and potato salads).
The beef ribs, while huge, were tough and didn't do anything for me. The Spareribs were very nice and came right of the bone. The brisket... oh man... the brisket was perfect. It was moist and would fall apart at the slightest touch. Dip it in their spicy bbq sauce to make it even better. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The potato salad was meh.... but the macaroni salad was refreshing and tasty.
I'm so glad I took this to go, because if I was eating it there I would probably try to finish the entire thing just to prove them wrong. I barely got half of this food down..... They're not kidding, it's A LOT OF FOOD!!
They lost one start because of their beef ribs and cause no corn bread. :(
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Dr. Hogly Wogly was a character I developed when I was about 7 years old. He experimented on animals to create super strong henchmen and when lightning struck his laboratory one night he was crossed with a particularly demonic wild boar.
I demand payment for the use of the name.
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It has been a while since I have been down this way, but EVERY TIME I am, I make it a point to come back to Doctor Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas Bar-B-Que. I have eaten here at least 10 times and every single time I have, the food has been exceptionally good. My favorite is the Brisket, it is "fall apart" tender and the ribs are just yummy.
The portions are enormous and each time I have been here, it has been in a group of four or more and if there is four people at a table, when they bring out the plates, there is literally almost not enough room on the table for the plates of food.
It is very unusual to see anyone leave here without toting along a doggy bag of leftovers. I have yet to be able to leave there without one. :-)
There is a 3-item combo plate that includes brisket, ribs, and chicken and is a must for the serious Bar-B-Que lover.
The place is not super big and the wait can be 2 hours on a Fri and Sat night, but well worth every minute of it.
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brisket is the best i have had so far in socal, Joey's in the IE is a close 2nd.
I gave this place 4 stars because the bbq sauce was ok and the chicken was dry. I preferred the meat juices on the plate over the bbq sauce, i shredded up the chicken n soaked it that.
The ribs were tender and smokey.
With four recommendations from family and friends, I figured this had to be it, and it was.
Best fucking brisket EVER...a moist, tender, juicy mouthgasm of pleasure. I see the complaints about sweet sauce but that's not a problem...I love sweet sauce, it balances out the hot & smoky notes. The hot links weren't as hot as I'm used to but still yummy. I ended up bringing home two slices of brisket and a hot link and had the most delicious breakfast the next morning!
The home baked bread was rather squishy, much like that Hawaiian bread I heat so much, but it did sop up the juices so I didn't have to drink from the plate.
My daughter had the beef ribs and yes, my first thought was the Flintstone's car flipping over from the weight of the bronto ribs. This was a huge fucking platter! They were really good, but the beef ribs at L. Woods in Lincolnwood, IL are better. Can't comment on the spareribs but I'm sure they were tasty as well.
The cole slaw was rather bland, it would be good with a spicy bbq mayo and some chopped cilantro. Macaroni salad doesn't appeal to me, potato salad, meh, don't care for it.
I would've liked to see some corn bread on the menu and greens. The baked beans were yummy though my daughter complained that they were refried and wouldn't eat them till I forced a spoonful into her, then she scarfed them down.
The french fries were the best I've ever had-next to my own homemade, that is.
I found the prices to be very reasonable, based on what I can get in Chicago...portions here are enormous and quality is top-notch.
I will definitely come back if I ever make it out to California again...well worth not pooping for two days!
I think this may have been the first time I have ever had beef ribs in lieu of pork ribs.
Jesus Christ it was like they brought out a plate of mastodon bones to chew on!
After the initial shock of the size of the food, we ate and were more or less satisfied. I wouldn't say it was amazing or anything. It was barbeque. Which is pretty hard to screw up too bad, so it was bound to at least be good.
My cousin got a plate of brisket and was raving about it, so maybe that's what all the fuss is about. I'll have to come back and have that next time around.
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Very tasty. Massive amounts of food. Pretty crummy service. Wear your cut-offs and muscle t's. and sport your 'stache. pull up in an RV. you'll feel right at home.
p.s. i saw francis ford coppola the night i was there
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Fantastic.
Simply Amazing.
I'm not going to proclaim to be an expert on BBQ or ribs, but i will say that i do love eating it. There is just something about this place that keeps me going back again and again. Each time i am just as pleased as the time before. The brisket is incredible, especially when it comes with a good amount of marinade on it. Ribs are delicious. They don't necessarily fall off the bone, but the taste is spot on for me. When it comes to the taste and the food, it is hard to find a BBQ as good as Dr. Hogly Wogly's.
Now what about the service? Top-notch. Some of our party hadn't been there before and we got the full run down on what is good, how the meat is cooked, the "favorite" sides, and even "tips" on eating the food. When the food came out we were told that if the ribs were overdone for our taste, to let our waitress know and she'll swap them for some new one. Seriously? Who else does that?
I have absolutely no complaints about Hogly Wogly's. Expect to throw down $20-30 for a meal, but it is well worth it.
The waitress recommended the brisket, so that's what i got. A big plate with plenty of meat. One piece was too fatty, another was too lean and tough. The rest was pretty good, although the texture was a little stringy. Sauce was on the side. Is that the way they do it in Texas? Sides (cole slaw, beans, bread loaf) were okay, nothing special. Bud was $3.50, so I had lemonade. Still looking for THE barbecue place in LA.
This is my very first review ever. I chose to give my first review to Doctor Hogly Wogly's because I have been coming here since I was kid, and I love it so very very much. Like any hole in the wall, it has it's ups and downs, but general, it's just flippin' DELICIOUS.
I'm a strong believer that they put some addictive additive in their marinade. I don't know what it is, but I assume it's like crack or heroine, except, instead of making you skinny, twitchy and crazy, it makes you fat, slow and happy. Try this place once, and you'll be hooked. And if you're not, well then you suck.
Here are Do's and Don'ts:
- Don't expect to see anything green. This place does not involve vegetables. They serve meat, meat, and more meat. The sides are really only there to save you from being a complete glutton and give you something to munch on while they dip your chosen meat in a vat of liquid crack, I mean marinade.
- Don't wear white.
- Don't bother wiping your mouth between bites, it's just a waste of napkins and makes you look like a sissy.
- Don't bring a first date or a picky girlfriend here.
-Do get the brisket. It's the best you'll ever have. Seriously.
-Do get extra marinade. You'll thank me for this suggestion later.
-Do get extra bread to sop up the marinade.
-Do try the baked beans. They also contain some form of addictive substance.
- Do bring floss.
My chosen feast for 2:
2 way combo - beef brisket and beef ribs.
Extra Marinade
Double Baked Beans
Extra Loaf of Bread
And if I'm real hungry, I get a side of fries. (Fries reminder: they take longer than the meat and come out hotter than Richard Simmon's hot pants. Give them a few mins to cool down before indulging.)
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Satan can't take peer pressure anymore. Every week he hear something about Hogly Wogly from friends and co-workers. "Hogly Wogly is soooo good!" Holgy Wogly has the best barbeque!" Hogly Wogly will end global warming!"
So Satan go try this place. He try this place 3 times now. Everytime he eats there, he get served dry, overcooked meat. In fact, person at next table actually say, "This meat is dry as Hell!" Satan smirk though because he know that Hell is actually kind of humid.
Only thing Satan like is side dishes. Good baked beans, and excellent macaroni salad. Satan want to give 2.5 stars because Dr. Hogly Wogly is still better than Bear Pit.
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I finally ate here after hearing Merril Schindler's ( sp?) positive reviews abt this place. He can't stop talking abt this place when callers ask him where to get good bbq in the valley.
The amount of food they give you was impressive, but the ribs were not fresh and they were dry like its been sitting under heat lamps. Yuck! I don't understand the hype abt this place. And the sausages were TOOOO garlicky. OMG my burp stank for days...O_o
Do yourself a favor and go to Kansas City BBq in North Hollywood...they have better quality briskets, sausages and ribs there.
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If you want to re-enact that scene from the Flintstones where Fred orders the rack of ribs that tips the car over - this is your place.
Service is fast too - from the time our order was in to food hitting the table couldn't have been more than 5-7 minutes.
They don't skimp at all on the food. I got the beef ribs and chicken. The rib bones were the size of femurs, and the chicken was perfectly cooked, meaty, and simply enormous.
Literally had to put more than half the meal in a doggy bag. They let me dump in the whole pitcher of their awesome sauce as they neatly and securely triple-bagged the meat. I've got lunch for at least two more days out of this - a fantastic value for the money.
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After a long day with it already starting out as a bad one. I had to take some sort of road trip. While driving up the coast, I suddenly got hungry so I veer off through the canyon and I end up deep in the "Valley". Near Galpin Ford, I remember coming here with family and friends many many times. I even seen Judd Nelson here when he was on Brooke Shields' show a while back.
My favorite thing here is the brisket. How can you go wrong with brisket? This is seriously a self indulgence especially when brisket is so good without BBQ sauce. Can you believe that? Piping hot in it's own marinated juices, it's already tasty. The BBQ sauce is just the added bonus. I usually come here with a gang of people to share many many dishes. By myself, I was contemplating the sliced beef sandwich. I asked about the sandwich and they told me it's just like roast beef but the same meat as the brisket used. The girl suggested I order the brisket if I like it so much and put together your own sandwich. Fantastic idea.
Guess what? It's like food porn happening here. It goes in stages even.
Step 1 - The package http://www.yelp.com/bi...
Step 2 - unwrap the package http://www.yelp.com/bi...
Step 3 - the first initial dip http://www.yelp.com/bi...
Step 4 - the show almost over http://www.yelp.com/bi...
Step 5 - the finishing touches http://www.yelp.com/bi...
There are kids here on this site too so trying to keep it family style here but was messy goodness had here. One of my favorite places to stop at. I even heard they've added tiramisu to the dessert selections.
By the way, who posted the first review didn't fix the business name? It only says in the pic of the menu, "Dr. Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas BBQ". How can you mess that up? http://www.yelp.com/bi...
(someone's going to point it out to me from the big yellow sign, aren't ya)
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Try the beef ribs, sausage, and brisket. But be prepared to get dirty - the meat is served in a bag. I think they keep the lights dim so that you don't have to worry too much about your appearance while digging into your food. The beans are also a must. I wouldn't recommend the chicken as it was a bit dry. The waitresses are also real sweethearts.
Best. BBQ. Ever. Their brisket is tender and delicious. The beef ribs are great, and don't even get me started on the sides. Bread, beans, potato salad, cole slaw. Yum.
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the place is unpretentious, parking is in an alley, and it is off a very congested area of the valley but it is great. you don't have to dress up but i do suggest wearing something that you don't mind getting dirty.
i grew up just around the street from this place and have always loved it. you can order their triple meat platters and take it home to feed a family. when you eat here and want to take the left overs home, there is no box, they put the contents of your plate into a bag. all of it, juices and all. awesome huh?
what they do best here is the brisket. pulls apart effortlessly and is just soaking in juice. their ribs are good but it isn't to die for. the brisket is. the beans are awesome too. i would get them over the cole slaw.
people never get dessert but i will try to make room and the pecan pie here is very underrated. it is loaded with pecans and comes out piping hot.
don't be embarrass when you come here because the only good way to eat bbq is with your hands. just dig in.
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Dear Dr. Hogly Wogly,
I had high hopes. I thought to myself, a person can't be a doctor of Hogly Wogly without presenting a good BBQ menu. I arrived at your doorstep and inhaled the Delicious sticky spicy sweet scent of barbecue sauce. I grew increasingly hopeful as my companion and I sat at a wood paneled booth.
Then the menu bomb was dropped upon me. To say that there are no veggies at the establishment would be an understatement of vast proportions. There are four sides you can order here- that's it. Macaroni Salad (with onions, can't eat it), Potato Salad (with onions, can't eat it), Coleslaw (universally disgusting, without any possibility of being eaten by me) and Baked Beans (caz you need more protein with your half pound of meat).
So we ordered Baked Beans, the waitress assuring me that they would not be soupy and gross as Baked Beans generally are. She brought that "fresh" white bread that really wasn't all that special. I wished for a simple piece of corn on the cob. Or even just a little Ranch dressing so I could order fries... it was not to be.
And that's why, Dr. Hogly, I'll never return. The meat was good, but a girl who eats nothing but meat for dinner can't poop on a regular basis. I'll take my $25 to Rosie's BBQ in Northridge, where I can get a salad on the side.
Regretfully yours,
Rachel
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I've been to Texas. And yes, I've had the prehistorically-sized slabs of tender, luscious, dripping Brontosaurus tibia that are offered up by the truckload in small BBQ shacks. In a perfect world Doctor Hogly Wogly's would be like taking a trip back into my blithe memories of said meat; but alas, the Doctor is no match for the juggernaut that is actual Texas animal flesh.
The meat was tough (pork ribs and beef ribs). The sauce was not becoming - it was sweet and spicy but in a chemical and heavy handed kind of way. The meat on its own did not make me break irretrievably into a sloppy, sated grin. And it's expensive.
On the flip side, the service was good and home-like. The sides were pretty happening: cole slaw and baked beans just the way they should be.
Overall, I can't say what the fuss is all about. Texas meat, as I know from many individual personal experiences there, should be tender, intensely flavorful stuff where the sauce isn't even necessary - more of a gracious additive to the lustful morsels. Off day? Perhaps...but when both the sauce and the meat are not at the level then there's no reason for me to come back.
I'll be at Mr. Cecil's California Ribs in West L.A. if you need me; they're much closer to Texas BBQ than the Doctor is. Wanna see my truck?
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The name of this place, like the portions here, is a mouthful: Doctor Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas Bar-B-Que.
Located deep within the San Fernando Valley, it never amazes me how far I have to drive up Sepulveda to get here after exiting the 405. Drive, drive, drive; then, when Sepulveda dips under a railroad trestle, then I somehow remember I'm close by.
The restaurant is on the right-hand side, just past the intersection where an artery, Sepulveda Place, branches off from the main boulevard. There's a narrow parking lot hugging the length of the building, the entrance of which is just past the front Astro-turfed patio. Good luck finding parking during peak hours! There IS another lot behind the business next door, but I wouldn't park there during the daytime.
The ribs here are not exactly first rate, I can see how some people might not be fans, but that didn't keep me from enjoying them. Judging by the pink tint of the spareribs (pink pork scares me), I'd say they were first smoked(?) then barbequed, the dose of fire giving a chewy quality to the meat, yet not completely impossible to separate from the bone. In other words, the tender parts were tender and the charred parts were nicely chewy, sort of like a good plate of carnitas. The regular spareribs have the rib tips left on the end. I know some people like the cartilage, but I'm not a big fan. The center cut ribs are probably better, but they're not included in a three-meat combo and are pricier.
The meat comes to the table already drenched in their barbeque sauce; a completely different, but tasty, animal from the Memphis dry-rub. In fact, when you ask to take home leftovers, the waitress puts them not into styrofoam, but a sturdy plastic bag, which actually makes perfect sense if you're normal and actually HAVE leftovers.
The beef ribs are beef ribs. I find myself battling them, trying to get every bit of meat I can off that big bone. Sure, there's enough edible flesh on them (and the combo comes with three) but why let a poor cow die in vain? I try my best not to let tragedies like that happen.
What I love here is the brisket, and our combo came with more than enough for the two of us. It's nicely smoked and tender. It's not so tender as to surrender to a fork, but a knife will divide and conquer with not problem at all. In fact, when I think of Doctor Hogly Wogly's, I think of the brisket, not the ribs.
I also really like the coleslaw, one of their four side dishes-- macaroni salad, potato salad and baked beans-- this place offers. It's one of my favorite things here, the pineapple juice giving it a faint hint of sweetness offset by dill; pretty tasty. If you don't like dill... well nobody's perfect.
I didn't have the macaroni nor potato salad, but opted for the beans. these aren't the typical canned baked beans swimming in a syrupy sauce, but are thick and robust, although I DID find the sweetness a little distracting. Fortunately, I could tell some kind of farm animal sacrificed its life in an attempt to offset the bean's sugary tinge so I found myself finishing off our side order. Their consistency reminded me of good refried beans. Sorry, didn't try the other sides and can't remember them from the time before.
Your pile of meat will probably be garnished by a few thick slices of sweet butter bread pickles, which are not a bad palate cleanser.
One caveat are the bathrooms: you'll have to get a token, walk back out, and follow their narrow strip of a parking lot back to the side of the building. The restrooms- well, at least the men's-- were tiny, but at least they were clean.
One thing I wish they had was banana pudding. for desserts, they only have two pies on the menu, neither of which I remember. I think one was sweet potato and the other was also a pie I wasn't a fan of. We couldn't even think of dessert afterwards.
Is it authentic Texas barbeque? I have no idea. I just remember the smell when I first open the car door. Yum... I CAN tell you that the portions are disgustingly huge, more suitable for sharing. Will it satiate your barbeque jones? Maybe. You probably won't want barbeque for a while; at least I don't.
Okay, maybe a couple of days, tops...
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my husband took me here.
i'm not a big fan of Meat!
but i really enjoyed it.
the sauce was soooooooo yummy.
portions are huge!
beef brisket!!
yay
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