Pig Out Bbq

We really enjoy the food from here. We find it best to order the platters as you get to sample everything. Really good BBQ

When you hear of a BBQ food spot in the middle of Pickering, you don’t usually have a high expectation. Having tried a lot of BBQ pits down south in the states, I do have a high expectation when it comes to quality of the meat and sauce. When it comes to quality of the meat and sauce, it’s average to below average. I mean, I wasn’t expecting something exceptional and I was right to assume so. I tend to judge a BBQ pit based on the quality of the pulled pork and in this case, it was just average. The meat was a little over cooked and sauce wasn’t that flavourful. The beef brisket, ribs and wings were mediocre as well. I should praise the Mac n’ Cheese, the bacon bits on top just made it all the more better. In terms of quantity, you will be blown away because man it’s a lot of food. The serving sizes are classic southern styled and we had left overs after sharing a JR. Pig Platter and a Pulled Pork Meal between 4 people. So that’s a bonus! Service was great and the one girl server we had was really nice. Seating is limited so if you have large groups, make sure you call in advance.

If they had more sauce options, I would give them 5 stars, but the meat alone is worth the 4 stars. My favorite is the pulled pork, either in a sandwich or a plate. It is nice and smokey and well separated with no huge clumps. The ribs are also nice, but you get a lot more meat with the pulled pork. They serve it with a lovely pickled onion relish, very nice creamy southern style coleslaw, and a huge dill pickle. The only shortfall is their barbecue sauce. They have sweet which is pretty good, spicy which is too hat for me to eat even if mixed half and half with the sweet, and smokey which has a nasty fake smoke flavor. Stick to the sweet and add a dash of hot sauce if you want more heat.
They have other sides but the only one I have tried is the mac and cheese which is excellent and I recommend it highly. They also have an interesting signature sandwich which was featured on the TV show «You Gotta Eat Here», the boneless rib sandwich. Try it for the novelty, it is pretty good, but get the pulled pork sandwich if you want way more meat.

Got a chance a couple of times to eat there
First time I tried the ribs
Unfortunately I got the rib ends and didn’t get enough meat etc to savour the ribs
Second time I tried the pulled pork tacos
This definitely hit the spot
YGEH was not wrong for showing up here and wasn’t wrong for showing the tacos
Will def come back again

Went with my wife to this place for what else, good BBQ, the food was good, not great and the atmosphere was tolerable. Considering the options for BBQ style food in this area, we would go again.

Lying pricks said they were open. Can’t even get chicken wings at this time.
Half ass advertising for half ass food!
Terrible restaurant with no delivery.

Not even in the top 20 Bbq joints. EXTREMELY dry poor quality meat. Must have cooked it several days in advance.

I love Pig Out BBQ. The only reason I’m leaving 3 stars is half the time I get the beef brisket, it’s dry. Other times it’s juicy, fat well rendered and you can tell it’s fresh. When it’s like this, it’s heaven but there needs to be some consistency.

Had the daily special this Sunday — the Canadian burger — mozzarella, 2 types of bacon, hand cut chips, big patty. With fries for just $ 11. Loved it. Was so big I couldn’t get my mouth around it would love to go back

Not bad at all, and judging by the fact that there were 3 employees and one patron (me), I’d say the place needs a Unilocal-​rescue (a Unilocalcue? Or since its BBQ a Unilocalcueque?)
On my visit, the debit machine was down and I was low on cash, so I wasn’t able to sample as much of the menu as I would have liked, but the pulled pork sandwich was a-​ok. The place looks simultaneously rustic and modern, open concept and clean.
Today they had a $ 3.95 deal on the pork sandwich, but the pickle and coleslaw are no longer included (now costs another $ 1), so you really only save $ 1 over regular prices. Despite the deal, I was the only customer at 12:30pm, so I’m worried for this place — hope it catches on.
Ps: there are other weekday lunch specials — see photo.

Damn Pickering, I had no idea you had barbecue this good!
Pig Out BBQ is probably more famously known for being on that one episode of «You Gotta Eat Here», and a good amount of times, I found such places to be a bit overrated, but this place really lived up to the hype. The restaurant is rather nice inside and everything was clean as well. Menu has all the bbq fixin’s and some extras like tacos and wings.
The Jr Pig Out Platter was the ideal meal for 2 or 3 people as it comes with a 1lb of smoked wings, 1lb of ribs, beef brisket, with your choice of 2 sides, coleslaw, and pickles. The smoked wings were so damn good. The meat really came off the bone. Not crisp, but still sweet and they have a variety of sauces to choose from as well. The brisket was a bit fatty but flavorful. The meat was real tender and juicy. The ribs were done very well. Mac and cheese is a must have for a side as their mac and cheese was gooey and creamy and was almost damn near the best part of the meal.
Service was friendly and they have this spicy sauce at every table that was actually pretty damn spicy! The sauce was so good that I had it all over the wings and really added a nice kick. Prices are not bad and the place is definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area. Especially because there didn’t seem to be much around the area anyways.

Really good sized pulled pork sandwich for $ 3.95 ($ 3.99?) because of their Monday special. Even though today is Victoria Day, Monday special still applies. Comes with a saran wrap covered pickle spear. Pulled pork is fairly good. Had the smokey style. Also comes in sweet or spicy. Bun was a tad too soft for my liking. Good amount of pork. For that price, definitely a cheap eat. Regular price $ 5.95.

BBQ only two blocks from where I work. Why must the food gods tempt me so. Tried the beef brisket melt $ 8.95 and two soft tacos with pulled pork $ 6.95. Both were pretty decent. Only complaints was that the beef brisket had some big chunks of fat and the pulled pork for the tacos were a bit tough. Both meals came with coleslaw and dill pickle. I hate dill pickles.
There were different flavours offered for the meat: smokey, spicy or sweet. I got the beef brisket smokey and the pulled pork sweet. I really couldn’t taste the difference.
I also DO NOT recommend getting sandwiches to go like I did because the bread was soggy by the time I got home. I only live 10 minutes away too. If going for takeout I recommend just plain meats like ribs or wings. I’m gonna have to try these another time or when the BBQ gods tempt me once again.
3 stars because I have had much better beef brisket and pulled pork elsewhere but because its so close to me I’m sure I will be back.

This is one of my favorite places to go to for a legitimate meal. The pulled pork dinner has yet to disappoint me and my buddies who come here. The service is great and the flavor of the food keeps telling me to order more, even though I’m full!
I feel that the exposure of the restaurant is the only thing that prevents people from lining up outside, since it sits deep in that plaza on Kingston road.
Overall a great experience!

BBQ that is nothing short of a spiritual experience. I was in Toronto for a few days and went to their Toronto location. It was so good I had to do it again on the way home.
I had a sliced brisket dinner. I have a smoker and have done my own brisket on a few occasions. This was heavenly. I got a generous portion with Smokey BBQ sauce. The brisket was very moist with great smoke flavour. I had their French fries as a side and I was equally impressed. They were very flavourful and hot.
I can’t wait to go back!!!

I had the wings and tried the warm banana bread pudding. The wings were excellent and the bread pudding disappointing.
The Carolina Spice wings were hot and flavourful. The size was bigger than most places and the order includes fries. The fries were good too.
When you get there, you order, sit down, and they bring your food to the table. This isn’t bad except you have to pay before you sit. You have no idea what kind of service you will get thus can’t make a good guess on the quality of service. Since this was my first time there, I was clueless and did the traditional 15%

Very good wings. The wife loves the ribs and there is something about the fries. Betcha can’t eat one. ;-)

I have to say, this is one of the bigger disappointments I’ve had in a while. When I heard that there was a BBQ joint in Pickering, I got so excited. Pickering tends to be the land of fast-​food and mall parking lot chain restaurants so I loved the fact there was an independent restaurant that did not rhyme with Tack Pastors or Bone Tar. I especially loved that it was a BBQ joint.
I’ve had my fair share of good BBQ all over the US and Canada and I tend to like most BBQ. I mean you can’t really go that wrong with BBQ (or at least I thought). Unfortunately, this place was a huge disappointment.
In terms of menu I prefer if a BBQ place allows you to customize your own meat choices. Here they have a bunch of pre-​designed platters but no «choose two meats and a side» option. In fact the only two meat diner options is Ribs and Chicken. We ended up ordering a lot of food for take out: ribs, chicken, pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and onion rings.
I’ll start with the positive. The pulled pork sandwich was good. It’s pulled pork and onions on a very soft delicious bun. I tend to agree with some of the other reviews that the bbq sauce is WAY too sweet but all in all this was a pretty good sandwich. If I was looking to have just a sandwich again I may consider ordering this.
The chicken was also good. Nothing overly special but nothing really that wrong with it. I found the meat itself to be a bit overly smokey (but not a good smokey flavour more like an artificial liquid smoke flavour) and the sauce to be a bit sweet but it was okay.
I thought the ribs were terrible. I tend to like ribs that fall of the bone but these ribs were so tough! I could barely eat the meat off the bone let alone let it fall off the bone. Again I found these to be a tad on the oppressively (artificially) smokey side as well.
To make matters worse the sides were also bad. The baked beans and the coleslaw were so bland they both went untouched (and wasted) after everyone had tried them. These are things that need a bit of flavour or kick, especially when pairing them with BBQ but they were just completely flavourless. The potato salad was iffy.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to like this place. The idea of having a bbq joint in Pickering excited me so — but next time I’m just going to opt for a mall parking lot chain restaurant because even though the pork and chicken were okay, BBQ isn’t BBQ without a good side and this place just didn’t deliver.

One of my favourite places to get beef brisket done right. Ive been here atleast 20 times and always great service/​environment. It’s located just off whites Rd exit on 401 highway, usually clear sailing between 11 – 3 pm which is great for casual lunch.
The beef brisket here has a great texture. It actually looks like it’s been shaved off a larger more succulent fatty piece of beef. The head chef here is extremely passionate and you’re in for a treat anytime he’s here. Definitely worth a shot for barbeque and meat lovers alike.

Put on those stretchy pants, you’re going to need them. Pig Out BBQ does not hold back. Four of us went there for my Mom’s birthday. We seated ourselves and began scouring the menu for meals. The décor was simple and tasteful. We were told to go hungry, very very hungry.
Upon reading the meaty menu, we decided to share the Pig Out Platter; it said it serves 4. 4 what I don’t know, because there was no way we were finishing it. This platter had almost every type of meat they serve! It arrived on 2 large platters; we ended up moving to a table that seats 6 to fit all the food.
Everything on the platter had a delicious smoky flavour that our server said they smoke all of their meat in-​house. All of the meat was so tender, you barely had to chew. This was not a bad thing because by the end, you were so full, chewing was a chore. The ribs were fantastic; tangy and smoky. The brisket could only be moved to your plate with a spoon. It was so tender, it literally melted in your mouth. The pulled pork came in a pile topped with sauteed onions (OMFG) and BBQ sauce. This was probably my favourite meat on the platter. The chicken wings were good, but I’d never had smoked wings before. It was ok. The summer sausage was also fantastically smoked. I stuck with the pork… there may have been some growling, but I did share…
The platter came with coleslaw, pickles and 3 sides which turned into 4. We ordered baked beans, sweet potato fries and poutine, but they forgot the poutine and brought fries, so they brought a poutine as well. SO MUCH FOOD. The stars of the many sides were the sweet potato fries and the baked beans. The baked beans were sweet and cooked perfectly. These were the best sweet potato fries I’d ever eaten. We had to wrestle them from my boyfriend. Needless to say, neither of them ended up in the doggy bag.
This BBQ joint has an easy going atmosphere with great service and melt in your mouth food to match!
If you’re out in Pickering, stop into Pig Out BBQ. You will be back for more!