Hog Shack Cook House - Richmond

It is South Kansas style BBQ , the different between St .Louise BBQ is the sauces is more thickened and they use more variety of meat , and both delicious . they both come from Missouri after a nice relaxing walk along the Dyke and trail , we come up on the Hog shack along the Fishman wharf , girlfriend know I love Beef ribs , so we stopped in for later lunch and early dinner , restaurant very quiet , only few young people around , very spacious and high ceiling , Covid guidelines well follow , all the tablets have barriers between them , menu just a BBQ restaurant menu , lot of choices ! price reasonable , we order the Jurassic Plate huge portion , every thing very tasty and tender , not too much BBQ sauce over power the meat , But I was surprised to taste the Beef Rib very dried like a piece of rubber , with my restaurant experience , ribs it is re heat , last nights ? and not much meat on it , very disappointing . but the backed beans excellent , for sure it is one of the best BBQ sauce I try , I do not mind come back to try the beef ribs again , and my girl friend love the Chicken and the pork ribs . we are too full to walk any more , nap time . so if you like Kansas BBQ , not a bad place to try

My son-in-law was keen for us to sample the delights of this restaurant as we're all avid carnivores! We picked the meal for four people which had a mouth-watering variety of cuts. We had to take a doggy-bag back with us as the amount of food was overwhelming. If you like your meat, this is the place to visit.

The restaurant was quiet. Had a nice shrimp salad. Friend had the pork and I had the beef ribs. Her ribs were terrible. Dry. Mine were alright but definitely have had better

The room has high ceilings and it is a bright airy room. They are very good about implementing covid policies. The staff all wore masks, there were barriers between the tables and there is hand sanitizer at the entrance. On the table there is a small plastic sheet advising customers of procedures that are to be adhered to – you can only get up to use the washroom, no standing at other tables, 1 ½ hour limit to have your meal etc. The service was good. Unfortunately we did not enjoy the food. My husband had wine with his meal and I ordered a hurricane. My drink was very weak and I could barely taste any alcohol. It was pretty tasteless and it was $8.95. We shared an order of popcorn shrimp as an appetizer. It was a decent size portion and it was okay, nothing memorable but okay. Entrees come with a choice of 2 sides. My husband ordered a ½ rack of ribs with corn bread and yam fries and I ordered a ¼ chicken with corn bread and yam fries. Their meat is smoked and then brushed with barbecue sauce. The sides of corn bread and yam fries were very good but the ribs were very dry. The chicken although nice and moist had an overwhelming taste of the smoke and seasoning that was used. I did not enjoy it at all. It is not good value for the money. They are seriously overpriced. At $30.95 for a rack of ribs I could have this meal in a nice restaurant and have ribs that are not overcooked. Overall it was very disappointing and we would not return.

The service was great. Allan, the owner definitely is passionate and takes total pride in his work and it shows. We ordered the burnt ends and the Johnny's Jurassic platter. We were very impressed with how delicious the pork and beef ribs, pulled pork, burnt ends and all the sides! Even the corn bread was amazing!(But the chicken legs were good but not as flavourful as the other meats). I feel that they improved more than the last time we ate there. The servings were big too! The covid safety issues are addressed well at this restaurant as well. We will definitely be back, and also recommending this restaurant to everyone.