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Whole Hog Café - Albuquerque

4.1 1,119 reviews 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM 3589, 9880 Montgomery Blvd NE #1, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States

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Whole Hog Café is a barbecue restaurant located on Montgomery Boulevard in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The menu centers on classic barbecue offerings, featuring slow-smoked meats like pulled pork, beef brisket, sausage, and chicken. Signature dishes include the Whole Hog Sampler Platter, Pulled Pork Sandwich, Beef Brisket Sandwich, and a variety of hearty sides such as mac and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw, and potato salad. The restaurant also provides a selection of sauces and bulk meats for takeout, catering to customers seeking authentic barbecue flavors at home. The setting is casual and unpretentious, emphasizing a straightforward dining experience focused on the food. Desserts like chocolate sheet cake, brownies, and cobbler round out the menu, maintaining a traditional Southern barbecue feel. Whole Hog Café serves as a local spot where smoked meats and familiar side dishes come together in a simple, comfortable atmosphere that highlights the central role of barbecue in the region's culinary landscape.

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Amenities & More

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Onsite services
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
  • Delivery

Highlights

  • Fast service

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Counter service
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Table service

Amenities

  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Quiet

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists
Note: Amenity details are aggregated from verified visits, the venue's website and Google. They may change without notice. We recommend confirming key details (pet policy, accessibility, reservations) directly with Whole Hog Café - Albuquerque before visiting.

Reviews for Whole Hog Café - Albuquerque

4.1
1,119 reviews
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Review highlights

Based on 1,119 reviews

Whole Hog Café consistently receives praise for its flavorful and tender barbecue, particularly its brisket, pulled pork, and sausage, which customers often describe as juicy and carefully prepared. The restaurant is noted for its variety of BBQ sauces and well-executed sides like baked beans, coleslaw, and unique offerings such as jalapeño mac and cheese. Service is generally quick and friendly, delivered in a casual, family-style dining setting that appeals to both dine-in and takeout customers. While most feedback highlights satisfying food quality and reasonable pricing, a few guests mention slight variability in tenderness compared to other barbecue experiences. The inviting atmosphere complemented by consistent attention to detail makes Whole Hog Café a favored spot for barbecue enthusiasts in Albuquerque.

Israel Moreno (Chef IM)
Jul 26, 2025

9/26/22 - great flavor, juicy, tender, fresh. The brisket is great it falls apart in your mouth very delicious. The sausage great flavor, overall every time that I go to get barbecue from there I always know that I'm going to get a great product from them One of the best barbecue places their meats are juicy tender and you can tell that they put attention to detail when they are taking care of the meats. Coleslaw fresh tasty very different than others but taste good. Hey one of the best potato salads that I ever had

Steve Hartig
Jul 08, 2025

Went there for lunch with my wife. I had ribs with sides and my wife pulled pork. Service was from the counter—very quick and friendly. Both dishes were definitely good barbecue but both seemed to miss some internal tenderness and didn’t quite hit what I would consider great barbecue. (Now I may be biased or picky as I have a smoker at home). Overall a nice lunch at a reasonable price close to where we live and we will likely come back in the future.

David Theriot
Jul 07, 2025

Got a hankering for some great BBQ? Then get yourself over to the Whole Hog Cafe. Family style dining in and take out. The best pulled pork in town! I love their pulled pork but they offer brisket, chicken and sausage. Their sides are also impressive, my favorites are their baked beans and coleslaw. One unique aspect of the Whole Hog Cafe is their variety of BBQ sauces. Their meat is served naked, you get to select the sauce you want. At each table, there are six different serving bottles of really excellent sauces. You will find your favorite. They do sell beer, which also goes well with the BBQ. They usually have a few home style desserts. The chocolate sheet cake is exceptionally good. Lastly, the dining area is fun and the service is very friendly. A great BBQ diner in the heights!

Tami Whitmire-Williams
Jun 28, 2025

Very good all the way around!! Didn't care much for the potato salad, but then again, we like mustard potato salad. They had some some jalapeño mac and cheese! Wow, was it good! I loved their dinner rolls, and the peach cobbler was so yummy.

Jacob Simon Cade
Jun 13, 2025

This place is delicious. Plus it is next to Oasis Cannabis Co. You can get some bud and barbecue all in one stop. I would recommend both places. Oasis has the best prices and these BBQ sauce options are awesome. The baked potato was bomb diggity. The coleslaw was on point.

Harper O'Connor
Apr 12, 2025

Love, Love their food! You have 6 sauces at the table to use. My fav is #5, a bit sweeter. They give you lots of meat for the price, homemade sides, it's all so delicious. I gotta say, it's also the ONLY potato salad I've ever liked! The only star off was because the music was a little loud in such an open plan, it was hard to hear each other. But so worth it, I can't wait to go back.

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Quick info

Address
3589, 9880 Montgomery Blvd NE #1, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States
Price range
$10–20
Category
Barbecue restaurants

Opening hours

  • Monday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday (Today) 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Thursday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Friday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Saturday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Sunday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

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