Hogs and Hops

The other night we decided on BBQ for dinner and found Hogs and Hops which was not far away.
The restaurant is in a nice location with plenty of parking and offered a decent amount of seating compared to other BBQ joints I have been to.
After reviewing the menu, we decided on the Baby Back Ribs and the Three Meat Combo (brisket, pork & hot link).
Happy to see that they offered sweet potato fries for those of us on the paleo diet.
The food was served quickly after ordering and was exactly as we ordered.
So first let me start with the ribs, they were tender, juicy and easily pulled off the bones (which were very HOT).
As for the three meat combo, the brisket was tender and moist, easy to cut with a fork and had a nice lite bark on the outside.
The pulled pork was likely tender and moist with good flavor.
The hot link was delicious, but unfortunately it was not hot or spicy as a hot link should be.
As for sauces, they offer the sweet mild or the hot & spicy which was more tangy from the vinegar than hot.
Overall the food was good and reasonably priced compared to other BBQ joints I have been to.
Now the crowning jewel would be the craft brews … and yes, I saved the best for last.
They have a large chalk board up with a list of the current brews on tap which fortunately did not include any products from the craft brewers owned by the Big 3 Macro Breweries (who ruin the brands once they purchase them).
They have up to 24 varieties available which for me was great since it closely resembles what was offered by one of my favorites brew pubs up in the Seattle area.
So, overall if you are looking for a great selection of craft brews to enjoy and possibly some decent BBQ, Hogs & Hops is certainly a good destination to consider.

Visited this restaurant on a slow Tuesday night. We were seated immediately at a fun round booth. The waitress came over promptly and took our order, and our food came out in a timely manner. However, from then on, the service was unreliable. There were no knives on the table and after waiting a few minutes, we had to get up and go to the wait station to get our own utensils. Also, even though there was only one other party in the restaurant, our server was in attentive.
The food however, was delicious. We got the ½ slab of baby back ribs with Texas toast and cole slaw. All were tasty. The Texas toast was fresh with just the right amount of garlic and butter. The Cole slaw was way above average, and the ribs were tender. We had them cooked in the spicy barbecue sauce, and it wasn’t really spicy, but was definitely delicious.

Solid. No complains. Great Service at the bar, friendly bartender who needs to experience the Phoenix Open for herself!
The Farm burger. Silly. Absolutely one of the best burgers I’ve had in awhile. Fries were meh. Should have taken the servers suggestion for a different side. Next time.
Hush puppies were solid.
The brisket on the salad was also solid.
We’ll be back!

Somewhat disappointing Cobb salad, pulled pork + chicken tasty but appeared old + cold on wilted package lettuce, would suggest cold crisp romaine, warm the protein, top with egg + blue cheese crumble. Sweet potato was cold over cooked or microwave?
Service warm + friendly–

I first found out about Hog & Hops from purchasing a Groupon. The baby back ribs were the best I’ve had! I’ve been back for more, and have not been disappointed. Both times were take out, and the service was great. The order was ready in 10 minutes as promised, and the staff was very helpful. This is the best kept secret BBQ place in Phoenix. Guy Fiere should try this place and include it on his show Diners, Drive ins & Dives.

Finally! Real BBQ has arrived to the neighborhood! It’s hard to find beef ribs in town, and this place has the best I’ve tasted in awhile so this is the real deal. I did not try the drinks, but I noticed they have an impressive selection. Wings, BBQ, and a good beer seems like a no brainer for happy hour. It was my first time here but Sarah, and Linda the manager made me feel like I’ve been going there for years. Ask for Sarah. She has a smile ear to ear… She’ll make you feel at home. I’ll be back!

Went back to try the food again after Joey sent me an email offering me a $ 40 credit. When we arrived, we found out that they had made changes to food and staff since we were last dining there four months ago. One of the best changes was the addition of Linda, the manager, who was friendly and guided us through our meal. Everything was great and much improved.
Hushpuppies — flecked with jalapeño, it has a sneaky heat. Dippping sauce cools.
Ribs — more tender, improved, but bigger than baby backs
Mac salad — top notch loaded with veggies
Burger — well cooked patty with bacon and cheddar and fries were ok.
Lots of beers also and my porter was quite good as well.

Service is amazingly friendly and this place has the best happy hour deal in town. All beers even hi end expensive beers are all the same price during hh. I come for their wings and they are very filling and the BBQ sauce is fantastic.

My second visit. 2 stars because the Suh-​sweet sauce is amazing, ribs not great but the sauce makes up for it. Unfortunately, the best part of my meal was the Texas toast, which was burnt to a crisp. Please see the picture I added. I can’t believe they let it be served out of the kitchen. Where is the quality control? Disappointed. I live in the neighborhood, love Bbq and gave this place another chance long after it’s initial opening.

A friend was in town and we went because it was close to her hotel. I really enjoyed the ambiance and the food.

Amazing BBQ, great ambiance, and outstanding service! Linda, the GM was so sweet. She make us feel at home!

By a long shot the best barbecued ribs I have ever had!
And the service was like you walked into grandmas house!
Highly recommend them!

This place was an excellent choice. I was in Scottsdale for business and found a place with Beef Ribs, had to try it out. Immediately the waitress was very attentive and made recommendations on what to try. After eating the ribs, I thought I was back in Houston. The ribs were nice and plump, good flavor and tender. I definitely recommend if your in town.

The sliders – pulled pork, pulled chicken, and brisket are excellent, so was the corn on the cob. So glad that there is such yummy BBQ at The Shops at Gainey! Real Texas style BBQ is hard to find in Scottsdale.

We came here on a whim the day after thanksgiving to get a break from cooking. It was a treat experience and a very pleasant surprise. My fiancé got the trio of pulled sandwiches and I got the pepper and spicy sausage sandwich. Both were excellent! The beer selection is also varied and has some beers I’ve never hear of, which is surprising cause I bartended for years. You can tell a lot of effort went into both the food and beer development. The service was amazing friendly, prompt and helpful the entire night from the time we walked in the door till the minute we left.
Overall: Great food, great beer selection and excellent friendly service. Will definitely be coming back!

We came here on a whim the day after thanksgiving to get a break from cooking. It was a great experience and a very pleasant surprise. My fiancé got the trio of pulled sandwiches and I got the pepper and spicy sausage sandwich. Both were excellent! The beer selection is also varied and has some beers I’ve never heard of, which is surprising because I bartended for years. You can tell a lot of effort went into both the food and beer development. The service was amazingly friendly, prompt and helpful the entire night from the time we walked in the door till the minute we left.
Overall: Great food, great beer selection and excellent friendly service. Will definitely be coming back!

Great new place for BBQ.
Fantastic corn on cob and beans in support of excellent dry rubbed ribs.
Sliders very good.
Half slab of ribs a bit small but tasty. Only one side instead of two.
Decent beer selection albeit in small glasses.
Outstanding Service by an attentive wait staff and personable manager, Linda.
We be back.

This is by far one of the most legendary upper end barbecue places I have ever been. Don’t be fooled by the classic Decour or modern/​country music — this place is all about the food and satisfying your hunger.
We went in on a Wednesday and it was relatively quiet. Like most, we assumed that we were misled by other reviewers but since we already drove to the place we decided to try it out. I’m really happy we did so.
We got the chicken wings, ribs, brisket, fries, beans, and, most importantly, the potato salad. The food was totally on point. The meat fell off the bone, was very savory and left you wanting to more. With the size of their portions, luckily we had more. But we just couldn’t eat it.
The staff were very friendly and we were greeted by the general manager who was an absolute sweetheart. She took the time to explain to us how everything is cooked and prepared and why there establishment was different than others.
I’m sad to be writing this review because I do not want you guys to go to this spot. If more people found out how good it was then we probably would never get a table. But then again, I would never want this place to not be in business. So if you’re ever in the area, or even if you’re not, and want some well done, properly prepared barbecue food I highly recommend you check this place out. Odds are you’ll end up writing a review that is longer than most as well. Cheers

I decided to get takeout from here before heading to work seeing as how Hogs & Hops is one of the newest additions to the Gainey Shops which has a nice collection of restaurants. Overall it was a bit of a letdown compared to what I expected. I ordered the BBQ chicken sandwich with fries which in retrospect I probably should have got the BBQ pulled pork but it doesn’t matter too much either way. While the BBQ sauce they used is quite good and the meat seemed to be of good quality, the bread that they use for sandwich was terrible and did not hold well together with the BBQ meat which was very disappointing. Also the fries that I got as the side item was lackluster.
There are much better BBQ places elsewhere and I really don’t see myself coming back here again.

I noticed this in a restaurant search today, took a look at a few of their reviews, and decided to give it a try.
Wanting to sample several meats, I decided on the sliders since I got to try the chicken, the pulled pork, and the brisket. I ordered the sauce on the side so that I could experience the taste of the meats. As my side, I ordered the potato salad, and decided to pay a bit extra to try the corn on the cob since it isn’t offered as a standard side dish to the meals/​sandwiches.
Brisket is usually my test for a BBQ place, so I had the brisket slider first. The brisket was unfortunately chopped to the point of being hash like, and was oily and nearly crisp. I couldn’t get a sense of the real flavor or texture of the brisket, although it was better without the sauce than with it since the sauce was so extremely sweet. I honestly couldn’t tell the difference in flavor between the pork and the chicken. The only thing that gave me any indication was the texture. Both the pork and the chicken were pretty unexceptional. None of the meat tasted the least bit smokey. I suppose that the terribly sweet sauce was supposed to carry the day. The sliders were a complete let down, and not a good recommendation for any of the meat.
The potato salad was bland to the extreme. I’m guessing that it was dressed with a combination of sour cream and mayonnaise and nothing else, not even salt. There was not a hint of onion or anything else at all. I set it aside and ignored it. It did nothing to compliment the meat.
The corn, which I paid extra for, was grilled, but was either overcooked or had been sitting for some time. The corn kernels were all puckered up rather than plump and juicy, and it wasn’t particularly tasty. It wasn’t buttered, nor was butter served with it. I gave up on it after a few bites.
My lunch was disappointing overall, and I see no reason to return. It also turns out that they have dropped the Texas Beef Ribs from the menu. This was pretty disappointing, and not worth revisiting.

It seems like they can’t decide what kind of restaurant to try here. First it was Notorious Burgers, then Notorious Kitchen (which was basically the same as the burger place), and now it’s Hog and Hops (some of the burgers remain, but now there’s BBQ).
I really don’t know what other people have been reviewing. I got the platter with brisket and pulled pork. The pulled pork was average, but the brisket was damn near inedible. No flavor, and incredibly dry. Without sauce, it’s like eating a napkin. If you need sauce on your brisket, you’re doing it wrong.
Really, it was possibly the worst brisket I have had. I should’ve known, since there’s obviously not an outdoor smoker near the premises.
If the burgers are unchanged from the previous iteration, that’s a fine meal right there. But they need to learn to cook barbecue before they try to start selling barbecue.

Walked in on a Sunday afternoon while trying to kill some time before our flight for our return home.
Nice and close to our hotel and found a groupon so figured how could we go wrong.
It was about 4 PM and only about 2 tables were taken. Surprising considering they have a Happy Hour every day that looks pretty decent. $ 4 small plates and tap beers and wine. I’m always about a good happy hour :)
We tried the cheese curds and the wings off of the happy hour menu. Wings were very tasty although the the sauce was not spicy as advertised on the menu. It was tasty BBQ sauce though. I have to say that the cheese curds weren’t very good. Maybe because I’m a Wisconsinite and we take our fried cheese curds very seriously. Not quite sure if they were overcooked or undercooked, but they were filled with water that took away from the taste of the cheese. The sauce on the side, maybe a chipotle ranch?, was tasty though and I kept that to dip my fries into.
The boyfriend ordered a ½ slab of the baby back ribs which he said were very good but did mention that he wished there was a little more meat on them.
My brisket was tasty as well and fell apart with my fork. A little fatty but flavorful.
The service was good. We sat at the bar and the servers we very attentive and made sure to get us what we needed. 2 big TVs in case you want to catch a game. It’s very nicely decorated
A turn off was the way the food was served. It’s served on a tray with wax paper on the bottom. This tend to tear and I kept finding myself looking to make sure I wasn’t getting paper in food.
Overall, a good place to come and try and close to many of the Scottsdale hotels and resorts. Solid 3.5 stars!

Went in on a Saturday night and was seated immediately! This place was surprisingly not busy at all. We were greeted and served super fast!
We started with the hush puppies that came out in a cute little basket. They could have been fried a tad bit longer as they were still a little mushy/​mealy on the inside, but overall good. Then we ordered the sliders! Again they came out super fast! This is a good choice is you want to try multiple meats at a relatively reasonable price.
Lastly we got the Texas Rib and the grilled corn on the cob! The BBQ sauce and the meat were amazing. Very good flavor. The corn was boiled just a tad too long and a bit mushy, but still editable.
The service was fast and friendly. We also pressed a couple of the drinks. The shandy and a mule! No complaints here! Posted several photos and enjoyed the food!

one word — AMAZING. My husband was craving barbecue and we came across this place on Unilocal.The reviews were great so we thought we would give it a try! It was the best barbecue we’ve ever had! To say we were happy customers is an understatement. We even decided to come back the next night (our last night in town) because it was just that good!
The service was also great! Our food came out quick & the staff was very nice & welcoming! HIGHLY recommend!

I’m so happy it came to Scottsdale! It’s been hard to fine good bbq restaurant here.
The restaurant atmosphere is very low key and staffs are nice. They have good amount of craft beer list which is great!
Our co-​workers recommended smoke bbq wings here. It was absolutely delicious! Smoky, lots of meat, juicy and good sauce!
We also had half of baby back rib with corn together. It was really really good rib! I definitely will go back here again in the future soon!

Rare Rating!
Food — ⁵⁄₅ — I had the Chopped Brisket with the a baked Yam & Corn Bread (More like corn cake! MmmMmm!) It was delicious! Brisket was PERFECT & the sauce was even better!
Service — ⁵⁄₅ — Fantastic… Staff was a cohesive unit. They worked together beautifully!
Ambiance — ⁵⁄₅ — Love it! It is as a BBQ joint should be! Chalk Board upon entry, pub style tables at the bar & dinning tables/​booths everywhere else! Clean & classy!
Prices? Reasonable!
Would I recommend to friends? Um, hells yeah!
Bottomline… Easily 5 Stars… All day long!

Holy cow! Holy pork! Lol… You can smell the delicious smoked meats when you get out of your car in the parking lot. I don’t know about you, but that got my mouth watering right away thinking about what yummy BBQ I was about to eat!
Went by chance on opening night and it was packed, but we were seated pretty quick at a bar tall table. Great vibe in this joint!
Feels like a BBQ place should, bustling and laughter, all over and the smell! — everything smelled soooo good!
We sampled a bunch of dishes and brought some leftovers home since it was just the two of us. THE BEST beef ribs I have EVER had. Sides were awesome. Now, you may say cole slaw is cole slaw, but theirs was friggin delicious! Especially when I put some on top of my pulled pork sammich!
Décor was cool, big logo in chalk with flames when you walk in. Staff was super friendly and they all helped out. Shout out to our server Hannah and our bartender Simone who both kick ass at their jobs. Hostess was smiley and friendly.
This place will definitely be in our regular rotation, we enjoyed all the food. A must try. Photos to come, I have to get them off my wife’s phone, I ran out of memory. Too many pics of the kids!