"Went there two nights first night bartender was on point minus debating wether we were at a gay bar or not for the majortiy of the note, judging by there being more ?'s than the produce section at Publix. Second night bartender was super off, had to wait for her attention for drink order even though the place was empty. But the lady who locked herself INSIDE the bathroom was key to the evening.. but heck I'd swing in for another mind-boggling debate on the gender reveal question on what's gonna lock itself in the bathroom next."
"We had a hankering for some BBQ while heading back north from Hot Springs. Being from the Chicago area, it's always interesting to go off the beaten path into more rural/farming communities.
After missing the exit to a BBQ place about 20 miles south, I Googled and located Hog Pen. Stopped in and found the place clean (including the bathroom), the service friendly and informative, and the food pretty darn good. My husband had the half slab of ribs and I had the pork steak... Which I think is one of their specialties.
He seemed to enjoy the ribs and the pork steak was great. Something different than most places offer. The pork steak didn't have tons of fat to cut off, which I appreciated. It was tender enough to not require a knife either. The sides and bbq sauce were good. I wouldn't say they blew me away, but really I had no complaints whatsoever either.
I would definitely stop back again the next time passing through the area."
"They don't close until 10, we were running late and walked in at 9:20, and were refused service because they "were shutting down" because they were "busy". There were only 2 people in there, and it doesn't take 40 minutes to shut down, nor does it take that long to cook a pizza. It wouldn't have been such a big deal but they were rude about it. We're understanding people, but they were just flat RUDE. I can't even review the food because they refused to cook it nearly an hour before they're supposed to close."