THE REVIEW - Hog-Wild Pit BBQ, Wichita, KS

On our way from Oklahoma City to Kansas City we stopped in Wichita, KS at Hog-Wild Pit BBQ – www.hogwildpitbar-b-q.com. Hog-Wild was in a strip mall and had a drive-thru, two indications it might not be worthy...wrong! We parked out back to walk the dogs before going inside and we noticed a large stack of hickory wood logs. We'd later find out how significant those logs were in making Hog-Wild one of the better stops so far. We pulled in around 11am when the place opened and it was packed by 11:30am, a testament to it's quality and popularity. No question they do meat right, but the sides fell flat.

Me outside Hog-Wild Pit BBQ in Wichita, KS

Inside Hog-Wild Pit BBQ in Wichita, KS

Hog-Wild Pit BBQ stood out because of its hickory smoke flavored meat

Sauce – 4 – The highest rated sauce so far and the first sauce we bought. They had a mild and hot. Mild was sweet (not at all spicy) and the hot started sweet and finished slightly spicy, but not over powering.

Sides – 2 – Very commercial. Tasted like KFC’s sides. Standard at best.

Slabs – 3.5 – Although not as meaty as others we’ve had, Hog-Wild’s ribs stood out because of the tremendous hickory smoke flavor. The wood logs out back made all the difference. The ribs tasted like a camp fire smells (in a good way). Along with the smokey flavor, they had a nice crispy glazed skin with tender pink meat.

Pork rib combo - Tremendous hickory smoke flavor

Steaks – 4 – This was the highest rated brisket so far. It had the same hickory smoke flavor as the ribs and it was shredded as opposed to strips of meat, which we really enjoyed. It was moister than other brisket we’ve had. By itself it was very good and with the hot bbq sauce it was spectacular.

Sandwiches – 3.5 – Again, the hickory smoke flavor came out in the pulled pork. It was chunky style, not shredded, which we’ve found to be more flavorful because the chunks have the crispy glazed skin. It was moist and slightly pink making it one of the top pulled porks thus far.

Hog-Wild's two meat combo - pulled pork and brisket with mashed potatoes adn cole slaw