Hog Stop Bbq

We go here for breakfast from time to time and it's always really good.
They have their own spicy sausage that is awesome. If you like spicy you should try it.
I can only speak for the breakfast, as I've never been in past 10 a.m., so I don't know what the lunch/dinner is like. We keep meaning to come in and try it.
The breakfast portion sizes are big and the prices aren't bad.
The service has always been good as well. It's never terribly busy in the morning either, so that is a plus for us as well.

The cartoon pig on the restaurant sign, a mascot if you will, was by far the highlight of my trip here. I did take a picture, though, so now I can appreciate his lethargic smile wherever I happen to be.

The crowd on a Friday at 8pm was mostly at the bar, but it evened out to half dining patrons and half boozers (which of course I don't mean in a derogatory way as I've been known to booze it up myself). Ultimately it seemed half bar, half restaurant. And I can see why this would be a good place to drink, as the kitchen stays open until 11pm on Friday/Saturday nights.

It ended up being one of those meals where the food shows up in quantities larger than expected, yet you manage to power through it quickly and with an efficiency usually reserved for hyenas, and then afterwards say things like, "Huh, I'm not even that full." but then 10 minutes later, your stomach and gut tells you what really went down.

The food was good, but ultimately what makes me settle on 3 stars. I ordered the half rack with smoked mac & cheese, fried pepper rings, and texas toast (on special for $10). Usually I like to gauge a BBQ place by the pork sandwich but Bill ordered that for me... with fries in the side, so I wanted something different. I tried it all, and it was just average to me.

The meat, which obviously should be the star of the show, had clearly been cooked and cooked and cooked (and cooked), but there was too much fat. No other way to say it.

So of course I was disappointed, based on the previous ratings, but it was still a fine meal and cheap at $20 for two.

My wife and I stopped into HogStop on a whim last weekend. My wife and I have been here plenty of other times though. It's a BBQ joint in a bar. Pretty clean.

We walked in and the bar tender greeted us and said that we could seat ourselves. We did and we both knew what we wanted right away. My wife got the pulled pork sandwich and I got their awesome BBQ buffet. It didn't take long for my wife to get her food, but I went up to the buffet right away.

The buffet is only on Fridays, (maybe Saturdays too?), and it was pretty good sized for only $15. The buffet had cornbread muffins, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, apple crisp, potato wedges, red beans and rice, jambalaya with turkey and pork, huge cajun meatballs, pulled pork, fried catfish, and big meaty ribs. WELL WORTH $15. And the food was hot and good too. Basically all you can eat ribs for $15? Count me in!

The service was just okay. It took our waitress a little while to get back to us for refills but she was pretty busy. But one thing I liked is that I saw someone from the kitchen check the food on the buffet like every 15 minutes or so, making sure the temps were right and the quantities were there. Very nice to see that!

Overall, the food was great and I LOVE the buffet. I will definitely be coming back for the buffet soon!

Stoped by for some BBQ while staying in town for the weekend. Had the brisket melt, spicy beans and some cornbread too. The beans had jalapeño peppers to add spice to the goodness. The cornbread was great with the beans. The brisket melt had a very good smokey flavor. I liked the melt sandwich ok, but would not get it again. Next time just meat, no sandwich.
Full bar, Blackhawk game on the big screen tv, good food and friendly service will bring me back again. Reasonably priced and worth the trip.

DO NOT GO HERE!!!
Terrible management, Food is barely edible. Most of the food is microwaved. Food on the Buffet sits out for hours till a film forms on top. The don't use butter on their grilled sandwiches its actually liquid lard. Along with extremely poor sanitation due to the owners. Not to mention how the owners treat employees and customers. Altogether a poorly ran establishment.

We were staying nearby and searched for restaurants on Yelp. The previous review made our mouths water so we thought we'd give it a try.

After we got out of the car, you could smell the wood smoke so we knew it was going to be good! The place has a hometown bar feel and is very spacious. We seated ourselves and started with an appetizer of Pepperjack Cheesesticks. They were awesome!

For dinner, I had the sliced turkey dinner with smoked mac n cheese, cream cheese corn casserole and corn bread. My fiance had the shaved beef sirloin dinner with smoked mac n cheese, cream cheese corn casserole and corn bread.

We ranked what we thought was the best item from appetizer on:
My fiance:
1. Corn Bread
2. Pepperjack Cheesesticks
3. Shaved Beef Sirloin
4. Mac n' Cheese
5. Cream Cheese Corn Casserole

Me:
1. Corn Bread
2. Pepperjack Cheesesticks
3. Mac n' Cheese
4. Sliced Turkey
5. Cream Cheese Corn Casserole

The Corn Bread was AMAZING!!! I wasn't the biggest fan of the meat but it wasn't bad either. The Cream Cheese Corn Casserole was good but not great.

For the amount of food you get, it was very reasonable! Before tip, our bill was under $30 for two of us (included a large draft beer). The service was very friendly and prompt.

If we are back in town, we will definitely consider dropping in again!

Got a pulled pork sandwich, the smoked mac n cheese and a beer.

And I gotta tell ya - the beer was really flavorful.

We were in Omaha for the night staying in Council Bluffs, and after a long day at the zoo (awesome) we wanted something easy and close for dinner. After a bit of yelping, we stumbled upon Hog Stop and decided to try it. It's not a fancy place, but it was rather busy when we got there. (i think half of the crowd was there for thr band that showed up around 8). Our waitress was great, explaining the available sauces and the best meats and sides.

We ordered draft beer (bud light is the only draft beer offered) and the pepperjack cheese sticks to start. The sticks came with marinara sauce, which didn't really fit in my opinion, so I mixed the Hawaiian sauce (honey mustard-y) with their hot BBQ sauce. We ordered 2- 2 meat plates ($12 each) which come with 2 sides and cornbread or Texas toast. The meats were so-so. The shaved sirloin was my favorite of the meats we ordered with the shaved pork coming in second. there were 3 BBQ sauces to choose from plus the Hawaiian sauce.

The star of the dinner was the cornbread and sides. The cornbread was very moist and almost corn pudding like. We also got the smoked Mac and cheese which was absolutely heavenly. The waitress told us they put the pan of Mac and cheese on the rack above the meat in the smoker. The potato salad was also good - it had fresh pieces of celery and onion and bacon pieces! The cream cheese corn casserole was good and tasted very similar to the cornbread.

This was a great find that I will visit again if I am ever in Omaha. Next visit I think I won't even bother with the meat and just get the amazing sides!!

I stopped here only because a higher Yelp rated place nearby was packed. Past reviews left me skeptical but I decided what the heck. Turned out to be a very good call. I was greeted when I walked in and service right from the start was outstanding! Friendly and fast and attentive! Had the smoked brisket, BBQ beans and side salad. All were very good. Enjoyed the house sauce the best. Only knocked off a star since they don't have local beers. But they did have a few good IPAs to choose from.

The service was excellent! The Nachos are amazing! We never had Mac and Cheese on nachos before, but it was really good. The Mac and cheese is smoked which gave it a very good flavor. This is not a dish for one person, several people should share. All the portions are large and everything we ordered was excellent! So much so that we ate here two consecutive nights!