When I first started going to the Purple Pig about four years ago it was nothing more than a good old BBQ joint. It’s still a good old BBQ joint, but now they’ve extended their menu, expanded their patio, and have managed to please their ever growing crowds with friendly service and live music.
I’ve always been a fan of their barbecue. Before their menu expanded to offer some Mexican dishes including fajitas and tamales I’d always get the turkey plate with cowboy beans and southwestern corn salad. Their barbecue plates come with the best buttered toast I’ve ever had, and I’m also a big fan of their barbecue sauce. The pulled pork is fantastic, the ribs are outstanding, and the chicken is delicious as well.
Another thing I like so much about the Purple Pig is the fact that every single time we visit the owner is there chatting with the customers. I became especially fond of him one evening when he told us about the soft spot he has for the litters of homeless kittens around the area and how he buys bulk cat food to feed them… A man after my own heart right there.
Last weekend my husband and I decided to head out to the Pig for a casual dinner. I couldn’t decide what to get so I made a last minute decision to go with the shrimp fajitas. This turned out to be an excellent choice. Lucky for us Patrick James was also performing that night on the patio. He played a little of everything from Wizard of Oz tunes to the Eagles and we ended up staying longer (and drinking more) than we had intended.
This place is a must for everyone who likes to eat good food and have a good time. They’re open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. For more info, visit www.purplepigcafe.com.
The Purple Pig Cafe
19785 State Highway 155 S
Flint, TX 75762-4617
(903) 825-6800
This place is GREAT…..last year Channel 19 did a story on New York, Texas ZipLine Adventures, WaterPark at the Villages and the Purple Pig Cafe…..check it out on Youtube!!
O’did I mention they have GREAT ribs???
We were in the Tyler area on a recent
Saturday and wanted to have lunch at the Pig. The BBQ was not anything special but the June Bug that had been fried in our pickles topped everything off. Our server just laughed and told us those critters were flying all around and sometimes that just happens. I guess when the travel or food channel featured them they did not get a serving of FRIED JUNEBUG.
I agree with small time girl, BQ was not great and rib eye was so salty u couldn’t eat it. The BQ sauce is the worst tasting sauce I’ve ever tasted. The place is never clean. Everything always seems greasy. I ate there 4 times each time trying something different & nothing was great. If people think that the dried out Bq is good then they hav never had good BQ. The last time I was there they forgot to bring the rolls & I asked for them to take home to my dogs ang the girl behing the register was really rude about it. I will never eat there again.
I hear you — I hear ya — I live very near the PIG and my only real complaint is that some of the girls (usually behind the register) can be rude. Also, we get takeout usually and their to go boxes leave much to be desired — they ALWAYS leak in the bag and run into other compartments. I would think at their prices, they could afford to invest in quality to-go boxes.
their food is greasy, the owner is rude (to some customers and employees which makes the employees unappreciative), the music is way out of date, and the place is a mess a most of the time. i have had good and bad food there. the owner is an egotistical slob who uses his money to buy friends and hire immigrants for low pay. small town girl, that junebug was unacceptable. the waitress you had that night was ignorant anyways. dont remember if it was a friday or saturday though.. to jennifer, the girls behind the counter were rude but that has all changed due to a high turnover rate and movement of the “to-go” counter which is now located outside the front door. as far as the plates they pack the food in… they are cheap. that all goes back to the owner and terrible management. old and new. just ask for the sides to be put in separate containers and they will be glad to do that(suprisingly). and to dalia, that was jose correct? great man and he made the place worth eating at. ed helped tremendously also. as far as eating there goes-you should all give it serious thought. ask their employees(get the right one and hear the truth) or management(who will lie about the color shirt they are wearing right then)…hell, even ask the owner whats up. he is the fat man in the purple shirt with the medicine bag that sits at the table closest to the front door. sure, he will blow hickory smoke up your rump but you will end up either end up getting verbally sexually assualted, given a free “pig wing rib” sampler, or given a job depending on the size of your breasts. let the choice be yours. (men need not apply for waitstaff. impossible position for you to be hired on to)
Wife and I ate there about three weeks ago and they seemed to have a good cheeseburger and fries, tried the Pasole (wow it was great) wife tried a tamale and for the meal a pork sandwich. After the meal we split a blueberry cobbler. We thought it was great and maybe we were lucky. No it’s not quite as clean as it should or could be but the waitress was attentive and very polite to her elders. Went again this past Thursday night taking my dad for a burger and a beer. It was good a second time too. Saw the guy/owner closest to the door with the poodle hairdoo. Both times the assistant mgr has asked us how we enjoyed our meal and if everything was okay. Don’t worry I’ll tell you the truth either way, good or bad!!!
We went a couple of weeks ago and loved it. A one woman band, COLD, ICE COLD beer, a hamburger that you would slap your Mamma for, and BBQ off the chain. Quite an atmosphere inside and out! BBQ, staff and guests were five star.
My daughter works there and as she was taught is VERY polite & helpfull. It is out of her hands re: mgmt & fairness to employees. The food is good. These complaints were never submitted when my daughter worked the counter. People call me at home & tell me they will not go back because Chelsea was not their cashier. I don’t blame them.
A great place to have dinner with friends! Reasonably priced wine menu and nice little patio. Portions are plenty big enough to share and the desserts are always winners! Probably my...