Pig Rig BBQ

Wallingford, CT · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Wallingford
#35
of 151 restaurants
City Percentile
65%
rating percentile
Address
Pig Rig BBQ, 950 Yale Ave, Wallingford, CT 06492
Phone
(203) 265-0765
Website
www.pigrigbbq.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Pig Rig BBQ is a restaurant located in Wallingford, CT. It is one of 151 restaurants listed in Wallingford. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Wallingford city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Pig Rig BBQ

It's crazy smoked food! What more can we say?? BRING YOUR OWN BEER!!Giant baby back ribs, hickory smoked pulled pork, insane beef brisket, smoked chicken....Crazy smoked beans, Smoked mac & cheese- yeah baby!!! Restaurant - Catering AND Food Trucks!!... More

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Tim Otis · Feb 2026

To be honest, we expected to come to a nice warm environment full of great smells with empty stomachs. We entered the establishment being told it was a little chilly, no sweat that's fine. The food smelled good in the air, we were excited and expecting a good meal, however we were let down by cold meat and what we thought would have been fresh. To our surprise the ribs I was served were cold, the Mac and cheese that was a smoked Mac and cheese was incredibly flavorful and tasty, the corn bread tasted fresh out of a package unfortunately, not too sure if it was fresh made. The meal was pricey overall not a surprise because most BBQ is in the same price range. $50 for 2 people plus a counter iPad tip. Overall not the best BBQ place, there is 100% better. This is a quick stop bite to eat. H

★★★★☆ 4.0 Allan Seals · Oct 2025

This location had a great vibe, there was a lot of classic rock memorabilia around the dining room. The staff was friendly and helpful and the location was clean. We tried three dishes, the burnt ends with diesel beans, the pulled pork sandwich with cowboy beans, the big bird with a side of potato salad. I also got an order of the pulled pork by itself. Well, none of it was bad, I will say the pulled pork and the burnt ends were a bit dry on their own. Understand, I am being picky about these meats. I think burnt ends are incredibly hard to pull off; many places leave them fatty, thankfully they do not do that here. I also understand most people will add in a lot of sauce (the original house is a solid barbecue sauce) to these meats. I like them to stand on their own, on the merrily of the

★★★★★ 5.0 Always2nice23 · Sep 2025

My husband and I stopped here based on the great reviews. The pictures are accurate—the food is delicious! We shared a full rack of ribs with mac and cheese and beans. There was plenty of food for two. The ribs were great, but the cowboy beans are PHENOMENAL. So flavorful! The coleslaw was also a good, fresh side. Fair warning: the cornbread wasn't good, just as other reviews said. But everything else was so tasty we didn't care. Highly recommend! Be warned they do not sell alcohol at this restaurant but they allow you to BYOB.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Sarah K · Feb 2026

Burnt ends and ribs were tender and tasted good with slight smokey flavor, but it was way too sweet. Same for the beans. (I have a sweet tooth and too sweet even for me). Corn bread was a bit dry. It wasn’t bad but we couldn’t finish because overall it was too sweet. Soda fountain is out of order. Quiet and clean, retro vibe

★★★★★ 5.0 Scandellis · Sep 2025

This was my first time trying The Pig Rig and the locals were right, this place is the best. The half rack of ribs combo was incredible. The meat was fall-off-the-bone tender. The cowboy beans were superb with tons of smoky flavor and full of pulled pork. The cornbread was classically made and good. The cold-hard butter was a bummer. But the pig mac sandwich was really good. The bread was super soft, the macaroni was very tasty as was the pulled pork. Multiple sauces to choose from but the spicy bbq was my go to and it didn't disappoint. Will be trying new items the next time I'm close by.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurantCatering food and drink supplierCatererEvent plannerFast food restaurantMobile catererRestaurant

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