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    Hours of Operation:
    Monday: CLOSED
    Tuesday: 11:00AM-7:00PM
    Wednesday: 11:00AM-7:00PM
    Thursday: 11:00AM-7:00PM
    Friday: 11:00AM-8:00PM
    Saturday: 11:00AM-8:00PM
    Sunday: NOON-7:00PM
    • Smoking: NO
    • Alcohol: On
    • Capacity: 42
    • Dress: casual
    • Accessibility: turn right at our sign and go around back, thanx
    • Accepts: Cash, check, Credit/Debit card: AMEX, MC, VISA, Discover

    Description Casual dining; Hickory Smoked, Hand Pulled Pork, Signature BBQ, Ribs, Chicken; Dine in, Carry-out, Catering; ABC ON; please check our website www.hogheavenbbqcatering.com Hog Heaven BBQ &Catering
    The Latest Review of Hog Heaven BBQ &Catering
    Sent on the 18th of September, 2008
    I told my next-door neighbor that I knew of a gourmet barbecue restaurant in the area, and she said she thought "gourmet barbecue" was an oxymoron. It's okay -- she's from New York. It has been a kind of accidental hobby of mine to sample barbecue all over this land of ours, and the food at Hog Heaven in Ruckersville is easily, by far, the best I've ever had. For many years, Hog Heaven was in the Belmont area of Charlottesville where it was barely clinging to life. Then, by a stroke of back-handed luck, the owner, Mark Cermele, lost his lease and had to find another location. He told me that at his new location in Ruckersville, he now does the business in one day that he used to do in a week in Charlottesville -- and he has plans to expand his dining area at some point. I'm writing this as a public service to anyone who is not a vegan and has not tried Hog Heaven. The restaurant is a lot like the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. "Hmm," you wonder. The movie gives you virtually every element of what you'd expect to find in a pirate movie, but makes it all fresh and original. Hog Heaven does that with barbecue. With every offering of smoked meats, homade sauces, and side dishes there is a truly original, gourmet take on it. So it's familiar, if you love barbecue joints, but it's also an amazing new experience. Even the french fries are like no other I've ever had in fact they've spoiled me for fries served anywhere else! And speaking of "barbecue joints," even though the new surroundings for Hog Heaven are bright and clean, it hasn't lost its real honest-to-goodness southern barbecue joint ambience. First of all, it's a little hard to find -- it's "around back," and it's in Ruckersville (15 minutes from Charlottesville). Second, it's filled with a growing collection of pig kitsch -- figurines, plaques with hog humor, pictures, etc. Third, the clientele is people who appreciate good, down-home food although I went in one afternoon to find the place filled with a motorcycle gang. That was a little unusual, but I think they mistook the place for Hawg Heaven. Anyway, they were having a good time. It's not only great barbecue, it's some of the best food in the world. Sincerely, Ken Lambert

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