Pig Up & Go BBQ

Pig Up & Go BBQ

1659 S. Elmwood Dr

Mexico, Mo

Last fall I was searching for BBQ restaurants and was surprised to find a listing for a restaurant in Mexico Missouri.  You get these false listings sometimes, often because someone has a BBQ competition team and the internet bots think it is a regular restaurant.

Having found the listing, it meant I needed to take a road trip and I found the building above.  Not exactly what most restaurants look like.  It could have been a plumbing business, or any small service company. At the time there were a few cars in the parking lot, and a few people standing around but nothing that made me think restaurant. I decided I was on the wrong track, so I did not even stop.  I went on by, and went on to the other BBQ in Mexico.  When I got home and rechecked my source I was pretty sure that I had been in the right place, just not the right amount of gumption. That meant a return trip would be needed!

I got busy and another trip was not to occur until last week.  I had a Thursday open, and I needed to renew a license on a trailer and 4-wheeler. It is so much easier to do this in Mexico rather than Columbia, so off I went.  This time I stopped at the address listed. I found a very nice BBQ restaurant.  It is not open on Sunday or Monday at all. It is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for lunch only 11:00-1:00. It is open on Friday and Saturday for lunch and dinner.  This is a rather interesting schedule, if you try to find the restaurant I would check and even call ahead to make sure it is open.....

It is located in the industrial park of Mexico.  Which sounds a lot seeder that it actually is.  There are a number of mid size manufacturing companies.  If it is any indication it is next to the Mexico School District Administrative office. I do not think there is another resturant around it.  It certainly has not spent any money on signs, or advertising.  They have spent money on a nice decor.  The inside of the building follows the form of the exterior.  It is clean, new, attractive and functional.

It does provide a good meal.  I think they aim for carryout meals to workers from the surrounding businesses.  While I was there several people stopped by and picked up larger orders.  It also had a few other customers that intended to eat in.It sits a decent number of people, and with the quick service I would expect provides a nice dinning experience even for those "on the clock."

It was a rather basic BBQ menu, I suspect designed for fast service.  Plates were available very quickly, by the time I got my drink it was ready.  The meals were on disposable plates.  They did not have fries, but did have a variety of side options.  They provided only one sauce option, a sweet KC BBQ sauce that was OK.  I had the brisket, and was pleased.  My wife had the pulled pork.  I suspect that the pork was smoked there.  The brisket I think was cooked in an oven rather than smoked.  It had a very nice flavor, but was moist, and cut thick the way you do when you are slow cooking a brisket in a pan rather than in a smoker.  The potato salad and coleslaw were good, though the amount was a little less than I desired.  I would say they targeted the working men, but their prices were a little more than other BBQ restaurants that target that group.

It was a very nice experience.  It certainly was a nice meal.  I would recommend it to anyone.  It is certainly worth a trip if you, like me, enjoy finding and trying the different BBQ restaurants that are available.  If you are a Mexico resident it would be a place that I would come to often.