Hog Heaven

Great stuff, probably one of the more underrated BBQ joints in town. Great place to pickup a sandwich, just a small order window type place. Grab a sandwich and load it up with cole slaw and white sauce and you’ll be satisfied!

Came here because of a BTIEE recommendation.
It’s a small place with only a couple large outdoor tables. Mainly carry out.
Since the recommendation was for turkey pulled sandwich — I went for it even though I dislike turkey. The sandwich was very very good. The unique white barbeque sauce pulled together the soft corn bread, pickle and the pulled turkey.
However, the homemade dessert! Unbelievable! I first took the blackberry cobbler. I then returned the next day just to get the peach and blackberry cobblers. Fantastic. Soft and sweet. Felt like I was eating a cake!

This was the worst bar b q i have ever had n my life, it had the taste of lighter fluid in the meat.

Me and my coworkers took a stroll over here last week. I got the brisket plate with Mac n cheese and mashed potatoes. Sides were ok. The brisket tasted rather bland and was smothered with BBQ sauce. They got the pulled pork which they seemed to enjoy. Most likely we won’t be heading back anytime soon

A must in your Nashville adventures
Granted this is a bit out of the way of the typical Nashville Bar scene, but if you do find yourself on/​near the Vanderbilt campus this hole-​in-​the wall is worth your time.
Its a simple place with a simple tag-​line. Good BBQ.
Between the pork/​brisket/​chicken you cant go wrong and all their sides were pretty great.
Would not go out of my way for this place, but would definitely go by if you’re near and craving tasty BBQ.

I really wanted to like this place, but I just wasn’t impressed. I asked for a special plate with pulled pork and brisket. They were just ok. I had greens and Mac and cheese for my sides, and they were also just ok.

Went out with my partner for lunch. The food was good, but the portion was not nearly enough for any grown man and price was outrage. He ordered some fried from mcdonald right afterward. In the end, he spend toally of $ 14, we could get a gourmet buffet for it, lol.

Hog Heaven is not much to look at — I’ll give you that. However, your friends will be amazed that you actually ate there. However, the best part is that the pulled chicken with white sauce is both unique and tastes amazing. Don’t be afraid, just walk right up to the window, but make sure to take a picture first — your friends won’t believe you.

Had high expectations based on other Unilocalers reviews. Had a pulled pork sandwich with Mac and cheese and cornbread. The pork seemed bland to me and had minimal sauce on it. I opted to go with the hot bbq sauce which lacked the hot. The Mac and cheese was very standard and the cornbread/​johhnycake was awful. Sorry hog heaven wish it was better.

Good food. Not the best but really good. I’ll give the turnip greens 5 stars. The pulled pork was better than the beef brisket and chicken. I really enjoyed the baked beans as well. It’s not the very best BBQ we’ve had in Nashville but it’s better than other alternatives.

We were excited to try this bbq dive. My husband ordered the chicken with white sauce. It had a kick to it but the chicken could have used more sauce. I ordered the pork sandwich and it was very dry as if the pork had been around too long. The mild sauce was very tomatoey and thin. Too many other BBQ joints to try so we will not be back.

If your looking for true BBQ this is the place to visit. It been at the same location for nearly 30 years.
When our son went to Vanderbilt we would stay at the Holiday Inn on West End. The Hog Heaven is located across the road and next to Centennial Park.
It is truly rustic and authentic with a little local bar next door.
The BBQ is great and the sides are very likable and complimenting of the BBQ.
They also smoke turkeys and other meats fit the holidays.
If you want authentic BBQ this is the place to head to.

I have to agree with the Meh rating. Pulled pork was dry, hot sauce mild, sides cold and the corn bread saturated with dill pickle. Maybe that’s a regional thing? The Resto was recommended by two locals at the Music City con center. Thinking now that they were having a larf at the expense of two naïve Yankee boys. Lastly, the dining/​waiting area was a few yards from a fast food dumpster, with all the lovely odors that engenders. Gotta be better «Q» in the city!

Pork was decent, dry.
Sides: came from the grocery store?
Maybe not. But, meh.

After a brutal day at the DMV and running other various mind-​numbing errands, I found myself in need of some serious barbecue therapy.
The spectacular Centennial Park across the street is the only ambiance you’ll find at Hog Heaven. It’s basically just a shack with a screened-​in porch. I’ve eaten awesome barbecue from even more run-​down spots than this, so I wasn’t too worried.
Their only option for beef was a pulled brisket plate, and I wasn’t really in the mood for chicken or turkey. That narrowed things down to pork, which is probably the most appropriate order at a place called Hog Heaven anyway. I got their Spareribs Plate, with potato salad and white beans on the side, plus the automatic pancake-​style cornbread. I made sure to ask for sauce on the side. The guy at the counter assured me that their white barbecue sauce was an excellent dipping sauce for ribs.
All of the sides looked pretty good from the outset. The cornbread was ok, though a tad dry. Luckily for me, the potato salad was creamy and rather tasty. There was a good blend of spices and plenty of bite from all of the red onion mixed throughout. My beans had an interesting flavor, kind of like a bean soup without all the liquid.
The slightly-​mangled ribs appeared to have a good crust. All of the meat fell off in my fingers, which is usually a bad sign. I found a decent smoky flavor, but otherwise the ribs were kind of bland. Some parts of the meat were a little tough as well. Although I’m not a big sauce guy in general, I thought the white barbecue sauce might help jazz things up a little. The white sauce was much zestier than regular red barbecue sauce. It also added some heat, which played nicely. I know that white barbecue sauce is generally reserved for poultry, but I really enjoyed pairing it with the pork ribs.
My favorite part of this meal was definitely the white barbecue sauce, but it wasn’t enough to salvage the mediocre ribs. Hog Heaven needs to spend less time on the condiments and more time on the meat.

Lets get this straight — it is super unfair to compare this to Martin’s or Edleys. What you have to do is take it for what it is, take out under a shack BBQ — and the cultural experience that it is.
You pay for the cultural experience, the simplicity of under stand BBQ, and some unique taste sauces. For BBQ stand it delivers a rather high quality product in a very short amount of time — that I am super impressed by.
On a good day, this is perfect picnic food or outdoor outing food at Centennial Park.
I got their ribs and best ribs I have ever had in my life — I scarfed it down because it was so delicious.

Since this was the third stop on my BBQ your of Nashville, I kept it simple and only ordered a half pound of their ribs, which were spare ribs. After asking the guy behind the counter what their specialty was, I went against his suggestion, which was the pulled pork, and ordered the ribs. I should have taken his suggestion — there’s always next time. The first two ribs were fall of the bone tender, but the third, larger rib, was a little tough. The flavor was good, a nice mix of run and smoke. I tried the white sauce, a mayo based BBQ sauce, which I enjoyed, despite despising mayo. The habanero BBQ sauce lacked the heat I enjoy, but still enjoyable. The sweet tea was… well…sweet.
The guy behind the counter was super helpful and friendly. After talking to him for a little, I explained my plans to tour Nashville BBQ joints. He recommended a dive called TJ’s which I added to my list.

I have been coming here for years for any poultry with white sauce. The other day I decided to just get a quarter white with sauce on the side. The secret is out, the sauce is the draw.
That was the blandest, allegedly smoked meat I have ever had. Lunchmeat has more flavor and depth. It was such a disappointment, like thinking a chocolate cake can stand alone without frosting only to discover the cake underneath was slices of white bread. Ok, weak analogy but you get the point.

After touring the Parthenon, we stopped at Hog Heaven. It is very close and just about a quarter mile walk.
Do not let the chicken coop looking place make you think twice about eating here. It was just after New Year’s Day and freezing outside, but we sat at the picnic table and enjoyed our awesome BBQ. And we weren’t the only ones… You can not eat BBQ IN THE CAR!
The pulled turkey was amazing. I got the white sauce on the side and it was a spicy kick to the turkey.
Mac n cheese and beans were awesome with great flavor.

My boyfriend and I were meeting up with some people at the dive bar next door (Springwater) to see a band play so we decided to stop here first for some eats. It’s literally right next to Centennial Park (maybe ¼ mile walk to the Parthenon) and right behind a McDonald’s. It’s pretty much an outdoor shack with a few picnic tables in front so my advice would be to not come here on a cold day.
I read the reviews beforehand so I went with the pulled turkey plate with white sauce, mac and cheese, and baked beans. The pulled turkey had a really good smokey flavor and the white sauce was really freaking tasty. It did pack a little punch, though, and my nose was running by the time I was done. My spice tolerance is really low, so for everyone else it would probably be fine. It comes with a cornbread pancake which was just eh in my opinion. The mac and cheese was pretty good and since we came here about 30 minutes before closing, it was a little mushy but the flavor was good. The baked beans I did not care for at all. There was just a weird taste to them, so I wasn’t really a fan. The other thing is that the prices are kinda high considering it was just average. I paid almost $ 14 for a meat with 2 sides and a drink. Just a touch on the high side considering what you’re getting.
Overall this place has some pretty decent BBQ. I haven’t really had much since moving here, so I don’t have much for comparison. However, the pulled turkey with that white sauce… that alone is enough to make me come back here again. I’d like to come back earlier in the day to see if the sides and cornbread were just a little off due to it being close to closing time. If I can fathom trying something else besides the turkey, I would probably check that out too.