The Cultured Swine

Excellent food and really chill guys. Very nicely priced for a lot of BBQ.

This is a really cute place. I found this place by Groupon. And it was so worth it.
My friend and I ended up splitting the Tarheel Sandwich and the (pork) Jerk Sandwich with a side of bean and rice, and potato salad. The groupon also included drinks so we def enjoyed it. The only complaint that I have is that it was super hot in that place. We wanted to eat outside but the drinks we had did not allow us to bring it out of the place. So we sat by the window and it had a pretty nice construction view, it was just really hot in there.
Anyways, the food was really good and it was not dry. The Tarheel was very flavorable and I def enjoyed it a lot. The bread was toasty and the bbq was just right with the amount of flavor in it. My friend’s Jerk Sandwich was really good. I really liked the mango-​pineapple salsa that came on the bbq, had a kickin taste to it. I would highly recommend this place to grab something to eat.
The staff and cook were very helpful with our selection of food, sides, and drinks and super friendly. Will def come back!

Wow! Stopped in here while on a road trip and was not disappointed. The dudes working were super cool too. Go here if you like life! This is it! Three Amigos!!!

The place is small, but the food was delicious. I had «the jerk» with chicken. I highly recommend it :)

A great little BBQ place in town with passionate owners and friendly vibes! We tried both the tarheel and jerk sandwiches, both of which were full of flavor and even more accentuated by their house made sauces! We shared a macaroni pie which was creamy, and delicious topped off with breadcrumbs. For dessert we had tamales, yes dessert tamales! They were a great way to round out our meal and left us smiling on the way out, excited to come back and explore their menu more!

The evening was warm, but the beer was cold. The Tarheel (pulled pork sandwich) was delicious. We loved this place… Just a tiny street front restaurant with five tables and some window bar stools. Friendly service. Try it!

What an incredible find. Meats are great quality and have wonderful flavor. I got the Cubano — couldn’t stop eating it. We got a sampler platter with the gogi beef, pork and jerk chicken. They make their own: olé slaw, kimchi, and mango pineapple salsa.. So good, just come hungry!

Portion was extremely small. It was comparable to a kids meal. That’s being generous. Decent taste but not worth $ 7. My pal’s order was a bigger portion but was very dry.

While the concepts are good, for me, the problem with this place would be execution and attention to detail. I had the Belly Mi and while the meat, and the pâté spread was a nice touch, sauteing thick pieces of carrots that were marinated in vinegar and mixing it with pork belly was not a good idea in my book. As far as the rest of the meal my rice was as dry as the re-​fried beans and it was not worth the money. Overall, I would go back because I can see the passion behind the idea they are going for and the service was pretty good.

I’m originally from Las vegas and my family is from the Philippines and Hawaii. I know what Asian fusion and Hispanic food should taste like. I would have given this place one star if the Gogi Taco wasn’t so good. The tamales are very nasty. The macaroni is bland. The Belly Mi is very tiny with virtually nothing inside of it. And the chicken jerk taco was mediocre.
I will not be revisiting.

My husband and I throughly enjoyed this place! We are from NC and the Tarheel BBQ reminded us of home. The curried potato salad is a must have! We also ordered the tamales and the salsa verde on the side was delicious. Everything is homemade and you can tell a lot of heart has gone into each dish. To top it off, the service was great! We will definitely be back again and frequenting the food cart downtown when we are at work too!

Five stars all the way for this little BBQ joint. I recently purchased a Groupon for them and had no idea what to expect. We were immediately greeted by a super-​friendly cashier who walked us through the deal and let us know what we could order. We selected the Jerk and Tar Heel sandwiches, the macaroni pie, curried potato salad and two drinks.
Everything we had was absolutely fantastic. I loved the mango salsa on the Jerk and the Tar Heel had the appropriate amount of vinegar tang. The sides were exceptional as well. The macaroni pie was super unexpected and original.
Overall, I would absolutely come back even without a discount. The restaurant is small, so I see it being more of a take out place, but our server was so friendly, I’d go back just for her.

I’m thinking that maybe this just isn’t a good place to get delivered.
It’s been probably over a month since I ordered from here
and I can’t even remember what it was.
Most likely not a good sign,
but I’d recommend dining in if you’re interested.
Oh wait. I remember there were tacos
and they were sort of a watery mess.
But definitely maybe never order tacos for delivery
what was I thinking?
So the tacos don’t travel well,
but I don’t think there are many that do.
Consider this review life advice instead.

I was down in the city to cheer on friends running the marathon and we stumbled into this place by chance. Loved my Bi Belly sandwich — and the insane bacon pâté. The rest of my friends who were with me loved their sandwiches, and all 4 of us agreed that the Jerk-​seasoned potato salad was insanely good.
If I lived in Richmond, I could see myself parked in front of the place munchin’ on food and listening to the music (reggae while I was there) piping in the background This needs to come to DC — immediately. Next time I’m down in Richmond, I will be heading over to 2^nd St.

Great food, horrible service. For such a small place the girl taking orders was inattentive and extremely rude. No clue why. I was with friends and she took their order. I was right next to them and she straight up skipped taking my order. Instead she held up a finger and said, I’ll be with you in just a minute. A minute turned into 15 minutes where she took several other orders. Eventually I just got up and went to the bar area and placed my order.
«Can I help you?» She asked, acting like it was all cool. I told her, «Yes, I’d like to order remember? I’m sitting right there.»
She instantly gave me attitude, even my friends who were sitting down noticed so it wasn’t just me. No clue what prompted this, possibly some casual racism? Who knows really but I’ll never recommend going to this place to any of my friends. There seems to be a really great Asian place next l just down the street by the corner, go there instead. It smelled great when I walked by.

Not really sure where the name comes from bc everything has the option of pork or chicken. The tarheel taco was amazing. As well as the macaroni pie. There are only 15 seats so plan on taking it to go if they’re busy. Good service though. They take their time and actually make the food fresh.

So I’ve had this place for delivery twice… Once it was really good, the other time it was quite bad.
The first time we got tamales, tacos, and a BLTotally Awesome Sandwich. The tamales were OK, the tacos were good, and the BLT was really exceptional. The bacon was delicious and thick, the ingredients within the sandwich were very well balanced — it was probably the best BLT i’ve ever had! Based on this experience I would have easily given four stars — and for the sandwich, five.
I remember after that, not even two weeks passed before I wanted another BLT. So we ordered two and well… they were completely different. The sandwiches were extremely small, on a different kind of bread, and the ingredients were not very well balanced at all — much less bacon, more tomato… so the tomato overpowered these sandwiches. And they were ridiculously small too. I would say the two weird sandwiches I ordered then were, combined, about the size of the first one I got.
Dunno what that means, but consistency is a pretty major issue. Since then I haven’t ordered cause I felt jipped after that experience. I might give it a third try to see if I can get another BLT like the first one I had but for now I’m still not completely over what I last got. it was kind of insulting to me as a customer.

Small restaurant among a few small shops on 2^nd St. I was pretty excited to try this place because the name was cool and the menu sounded good. I tried the Belly Mi (pork belly banh mi) and the curry potato salad. They both were not that tasty unfortunately. The pork belly sandwich was just too salty. The pork belly was soft but not the melt in my mouth tender I was hoping for. I guess it is a fusion so I shouldn’t put my preconceived notions on it. I wish the potatoes were cooked a little longer in the potato salad but otherwise the taste was good.
The place was cute, the service was friendly and prices are affordable. I’d give them another shot on different items but so far a bit disappointed.

Had the go go Gogi for the first time.
Must try. Amazing taste and kutos to the chef.

Read about this place opening and was very excited. There were 4 people in our group so between us we tried the target sandwich, pig in a poncho pork tamales, & gogo gogi korean tacos.
The staff was very friendly. The space was small but that’s ok unless you have a large party. The food was just ok. One person ft that it tasted like food truck food and that perhaps it needed to be kicked up a notch.
I know they just opened yesterday so I would come back if I was in the neighborhood, but I wouldn’t make a special trip.