Relaxed BBQ joint offering sandwiches, ribs, Chicago-style grub & meat by the pound.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 705 N Main St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Website: http://azhogwild.com/
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Reviews
The pulled pork sliders were very tasty arriving with the cole slaw on top already (I wanted more it was so good).
The Baked Beans, wow!
Hubby had the pulled pork sandwich, again… so tasty and flavor.
The fries were hot and crispy, very nicely seasoned.
If you are in the Sedona / Cottonwood area Hog Wild BBQ is a must visit!
PS you’ll wanna leave the delicious sauce on your face!!!!
Quick service, nice patio seating, and great value!
7/28/19
Hubby and I ordered out usual… Get home, our deep fried pickles are not coated! Hard as a rock, and very greasy! My husbands brisket wasn’t was nasty. My pulled pork was ok, but definitely not the best! I called and a new employee answered. Not understandable besides to call in the morning. These pickles used to be amazing and the food was great… Not sure what has happened, not sure about going back this time :/
I always regret not asking how brisket is served if it’s not specifically indicated or being sliced in front of me, as I strongly prefer brisket to be sliced rather than shredded. I forgot to do that and the brisket here appears to be shredded by default. It was served as kind of a mound and there was an odd moisture differential, with extremely moist brisket at the top and dry brisket at the bottom. I suspect that they pour some juice over the brisket before it is served and not all of it diffused through the meat. The texture of brisket is harder to evaluate shredded, but we felt it was somewhat tough. The flavor didn’t really stand out.
The pulled pork I thought was a little better, with decent moistness, tenderness, and average flavor. I find pulled pork hard to evaluate because it’s a pretty resilient meat that is hard to do wrong.
The baby back ribs were my favorite thing that we had. The flavor of these was good and they were moist. They were slightly on the side of being too tender as the meat started to come off the bone very easily, but it wasn’t like the meat was falling apart. The ribs appear to be cooked and served sauced. My recommendation would be to serve the racks with the ribs cut individually to facilitate eating.
The tomato based sauce that the restaurant uses I actually really liked. The vinegar based sauce basically tasted like a mild vinegar and had a slightly-off flavor that I couldn’t quite place. I did not like it very much. The sides were all fine, with none of them really standing out. The rolls were pretty much the same way.
In terms of other things in the restaurant, if you want things like pickles, onions, or jalapeños, you order them with the rest of your meal at the beginning. I think we were given something like 5 or 6 pickle slices total, which is obviously not a lot. The utensils are plastic and plates are paper. I think I would prefer metal utensils given that I prefer to cut my ribs individually (again, would not be a problem if they came pre-cut). Also it would be nice if they had some table side wet wipes to clean hands after eating, though apparently they had a sink inside in the opposite direction of the one I was facing.
Overall, I think it’s a mostly middle-of-the-road experience. The ribs are above average and I would come back for those from time to time if we lived nearby, but the rest of the food didn’t blow me away.