BIG PIG BBQ Team

I have added this page to post my personal reviews of local restaurants.  I will include any exceptional eaterys that I dine during my travels for BBQ Competition.

MAC'S OLD HOUSE

3100 East 18th Streent, Antioch CA 94509

(925) 778-1700

Mac's Old House is a great place to get a great meal for a great price.  It is a fun time and you can't beat the value.  I have been enjoying Mac's for the last 25 years.  Make sure you are hungry when you go!

4 1/2 oinks out of 5

Coming Soon

Oaklahoma Joe's

Hilltop

Slow hand BBQ

This page is still under construction, there are several more restaurants to add.

Jakes Steak House

213 South Curry Street, Tehachapi, CA 93561

(661) 822-6015

www.jakessteakhouse.net

We stopped in on the way home from a contest.  It was rather late on a Sunday night and the food was still perfect.  Homemade soup, Prime Rib cooked to perfection with some of the best Asparagus I have tasted.  It was reasonably priced.  I am glad I "tripped" over this place.

5 Oinks out of 5

Blues BBQ

523 Hilltop Road, Billings, MT 59105

(406) 245-258I don't eat much BBQ out since I cook the stuff myself.  My family took me here and I found it to be excellent food.  The flavor was authentic, meats were tender and juicy and the sauce had a good flavor without being too sweet.  At first glance it isn't much to look at from the outside but th efood was great and the service was friendly and professional.  Give 'em a try!

4 Oinks out of 5

Yeung City

Chinese Cusine

2745 Elk Grove Blvd, #260, Elk Grove CA 95758

(916) 691-1880

Stopped in the other day while on the road.  Wanted some chinese food.  We stumbled over this place and decided to give them a shot.  A simple little place in a strip mall.  First thing I noticed was the place was full of asian families and the food all appeared to be dishes not regularly seen by the average diner at a chinese restaurant.  The menu was very complete.  The dishes that I noted were family style dishes that were very simple, healthy and incredibly tasty.  The seafood was fresh, the veggies colorful and crisp.  The portions were huge and the bill was very reasonable.  You can get Sweet & Sour Pork, but you will want brasied fish and steamed veggies.

Give them a try, you will enjoy the food.

4 Oinks out of 5

Maddox Ranch House

1900 So. Highway 89, Perry, Utah 84302

(435) 723-8545

We stopped in Perry Utah recently while heading home.  We were told to check out the Maddox Ranch House.  I am really glad we did.  It is a large family restaurant.  The food and service is five star quality with the warmth and friendliness like you were sitting in Mom's kitchen and Grandma was baking Pies and Bread.

We were greeted by a young server, she was professional but made you feel at ease and she gave me the impression she had been doing this for 20 years.  She may have only been 20.  From that moment on I did not want for anything except maybe an extra hollow leg, The fresh warm Bread, Fresh Lemonade and Rootbeer made by the Maddox House, the soup and salad was enough to satisfy a lumberjack, I had the Chicken, Steak and Prawn Combo. The steak melted in my mouth and the flavor was incredible, crispy fried chicken, and plump tatsy prawns, mashed patatoes and gravy topped with a full ear of fresh corn on the cob.  It all tasted so good!  I was way too full to enjoy some peach pie that looked incredible.  I was so impressed with the compete operation of this restaurant that I had to make sure to write something here to share my experience.  They were very busy,but kept everything moving, I never felt rushed.  A brief 15 minute wait as a walk in.  I give this Restaurant 6 Oinks from the the Pig.  You must stop and eat here when in Perry Utah!