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The Hog Shack Cook House is a bbq joint serving smoked baby back ribs, maple infused baked beans, hand cut fries and craft beers. Formerly called Correli's.
Have I had real, smoked barbecue? Yes. Was it good? Yes. Was it in Vancouver? Sadly, probably no. The last place might have been Boonie`s, but I suspect ever since he lost the curling rink, it is not. And anyways, it`s gone now.
Hog Shack is promising, but if my past experience is anything to go by, it`s way too fancy to be authentic. Maybe that`s a plus for some people. It at least has a rather decent selection that sounds good.
We went in, got served immediately. The service was good, not great, but certainly acceptable. A few of us ordered the huge platter sampler with a bit of everything.
Chicken? Ok, a bit dry, but okay. Barely passable.
Beef ribs? Pretty good, not everyone`s favourite though.
Brisket? Also pretty good, most people really liked this.
Pork ribs? Another favourite here, with falling-off-the-bone meats. Corn bread was decent, people generally liked the beans and slaw as well.
Bottom line for the party seemed to be that it was good tasting food with pretty generous portions for the price. For what it`s worth, some of the carnivores rated this way better than Memphis Blues.
I tend to agree, it was pretty decent eats with not much else like it in town. However, the big however, I have my doubts it was smoked in a real good smoker. Taste & texture not the same. That takes time and you could probably smell it a mile away. Looking for good eats? Sure, come on in. Looking for great BBQ? Hmmm.....
That`s my hesistant recommendation, the company seemed generally satisfied & happy with the food, if not the authenticity.
Their website aptly titled as "Steveston's first and ONLY BBQ and casual cookhouse" seemed to give me a negative connotation. Still we decided to try it out due to the lack of better than mediocre local bbq restaurants.
They've reused the same floorplan and retained some of the styling cues as the previous restaurant but seemed to add more seating leaving certain tables being cramped in together. Though we were acknowledged upon our entrance, we waited about 10 minutes to be seated with empty tables available all the while the front counterperson deciding to finish counting change and handling receipts. Sign of things to come.
We quickly ordered the Pigasus combo which came with side ribs, pulled pork with 2 choices of sides, ours being fries and coleslaw. We also went with the pulled pork tacos to share. The tacos were bland, with the pulled pork and salsa bringing nothing to the party. The same pulled pork was found in the combo, a large mound of dry and tasteless shredded pig that tasted nothing like being in a smoker. The ribs were the best part with a balance between meatiness and some fattiness. While a good rack the flavours were comparable to ribs you'd find elsewhere. Again, we were brought back down with the mildly dressed coleslaw and especially mediocre fries. The pecan pie was as expected and at least finished the meal on a high note.
Service is slow, an unfortunate carryover from the previous restaurant. After the first immediate visit for our orders everything from getting extra napkins, plates, drinks and the food took far longer than needed, with a couple of presumptions of whether they forgot. Shame since the staff are quite friendly.
Strangely enough I would actually come back but would stick with the ribs, maybe entirely.
I was invited to the 1st Night Opening . The food was pretty good tastewise.
Had the hamburger with a questionable sandwich bread for "hamburger bun". Pretty odd choice.
Nice turnout, and most patrons looked pleased.
It was no Memphis Blues (in Vancouver), but for Steveston, it was good.
Was excited that a BBQ house opened in Richmond. Unfortunately, the food did not meet my expectations. I had the brisket, and hubby ordered the baby ribs. If you like fall-off-the-bone ribs, these are not for you. Ribs were extremely dry and tasteless. Doesn't seem like the ribs were smoked as indicated on the menu. Brisket was good, but for some reason it was served with a dry piece of bread which seemed out of place. When I flipped the bread over there was a small piece of tomato stuck to it. Guess they sliced the bread on a dirty counter ... don't even want to think about what else was cross contaminated. Service was pretty bad. Trying to get the server's attention was impossible. Needed a fork but couldn't get anyone's attention so we ended up sharing one fork between the two of us until we finally flagged down one of the servers.
This place doesn't even come close to Memphis Blues. Food is mediocre at best. I've heard people complain that the service at Memphis Blues is bad, but this place is worse.
We had a very enjoyable meal from this restaurant.
The platter was great value, two chicklen legs and thighs, three types of ribs, choice of 4 sides, we had beans, good coleslaw, yam fries and regular fries. The platter is enough for three.
Will definitely return - good job. We had take out so was not to comment on service.
I was excited to hear that a new BBQ was opening in Richmond. I was even more excited to read that their BBQ meat was smoked in their own smoker. Unfortunately, I have been to many great BBQ's in my life and this wasn't one of them. I know from experience that the ribs and brisket were far from smoked for the correct time in an actual smoker (should be 8 hrs or more in a wood fired smoker). I am sure that my ribs were boiled prior to being cooked up on a grill. Many Barbecue restaurants think that they can get away with this. Fortunately, for the sake of the people of Vancouver, let me tell you that this isn't authentic at all. The atmosphere was pretty good. I really like this location and hope the owners see this and read up on how to correctly prepare themselves for their future as a BBQ restaurant named 'Hog Shack'.
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