I recently visited Hops and Hogs country smoked restaurant and I was blown away by the unique concept of BBQ for breakfast! The ambiance and service was warm and welcoming, with a rustic charm that sets the tone for a hearty meal. The menu offers an impressive variety of breakfast options, all with a BBQ twist. I opted for the pit master hash, which a variety of BBQ meats with two eggs and country potatoes. I also opted for the country biscuit and sooooo glad I did. It was warm, fluffy and simply delicious . I look forward to returning for lunch and dinner. I could only imagine how great their BBQ sandwiches or platter is going to be. They do also offer the usual breakfast requests like eggs Benny, pancakes and waffles. read more

On the advise of others we went and tried Hops and Hogs BBQ smoke house. It was absolutely excellent fresh food, bright eyed new to working young people learning a new job people continually walking through the door to eat. Locally owned and residents of lincoln, priced right Win Win you must give it a try. I'll give it a 10+ plus we will be back for more. Nice casual atmosphere!! Folks you gotta check it out four self! Steve & Kim Bringman read more

Food and service was great! Had the chickens and waffles and everything tasted amazing

Unfortune experience, nachos were certainly not to my taste, chips with barbeque sauce and 5 raw jalepano slices, and corn dry and tasteless. Too bad. Brisket was dry. Sorry we won't be going back read more

The only good thing about Hops & Hogs was our server. Food was terrible! Meat was fatty and dry. Some of the fries were not cooked. How you can mess up a chopped salad I will never understand, but they managed that well. Charged 3 dollars extra for carrots and cucumbers and there were only 2 cucumber slices on the whole salad. I was hoping for a good BBQ place here in Lincoln. This is definitely not the place. read more

My son and my husband had lunch and they liked the food!!! P.S. They NEVER talk to me about FOOD!!! The BBQ must've been really good And I'm a chef. read more

Overall great experience with my family for a Sunday breakfast. My choice of Cali Benny was not enjoyed but everyone else seemed to like their meals. Lots of choices and a fun atmosphere! read more

OMG! I was so looking forward to eating here...WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! We had breakfast and it was good...waffles and crispy bacon just the way we liked it. Later, we went back one evening for some good hometown BBQ, but the whole vibe had changed. They seemed tense, disorganized, and stressed. The food wasn't the same quality that they had served at breakfast... I'm hoping they can get it together and be successful...Lincoln desperately needs a good restaurant. read more

My wife and I went for breakfast this morning. We went early to beat the weekend breakfast rush. I have eaten at the location before when it was a different breakfast place. I like the way that the decor has been changed, and that it is a smoke house feel. Although we went for breakfast, we checked it out for lunch or dinner on a different day. The place has a bar, and also live music some of the days of the week. I had pork belly and eggs, and my wife had beef brisket and eggs. We made a couple of substitutions to our breakfast, which they cheerfully changed. Both of our meals were great. I am a backyard smoker, so I know a little about smoking meats. The brisket we had was the 2nd best(mine being #1),we have had. The brisket was flavorful and moist. This place beats the other smoking restaurants and food trucks in the area. The pork belly was great also. It was crispy outside and moist on the inside. Both are served without being drowned in sauce to cover imperfections. They are served with BBQ sauce on the side. The BBQ sauce is also good, buy I like my brisket and pork belly dry, without sauce, to get the flavor of spices and meat. A note for people saying the food is bland, it might not be seasoned to your liking, but I felt it was seasoned well. It's hard to season food to match everyone's taste. Breakfast is currently be served on weekends before 1130 AM, then it's lunch. Our server was Susana. We were greeted immediately upon arriving, and escorted to our booth. Susana was very attentive to us with coffee and water right away. Susana answered our questions, or asked the owner about our questions. Susana was great. The owner stopped by our table to check on us also. I was able to talk to the owner about is smoking process for the meats. He was very knowledgeable about smoking. This is a local family owned and run business. I would suggest that when you come in, have some patients and understanding as the is a family business and not a large chain business. We will definitely be back to try all the other smoked items. They also sell smoked meat trays and cater events. read more

Husband and I tried Hops and Hogs for dinner one evening last week. We always loved the ambiance of Kim's Country Kitchen, the place hasn't changed very much. Our server was attentive and very nice, she did a great job. The food was really good. We both had the one-item smokehouse tray - mine with chicken and hubby had brisket. Both were very tasty and cooked well, the only problem was the portion size of the meats. For $15 I got a smallish chunk of chicken breast and a good portion of onion rings. For $18 hubby got a palm-sized pile of sliced brisket and a small dish of ranch beans. We also ordered fries to share. Both meats were flavorful and cooked well. The fries and onion rings were great, and the ranch beans (also a pretty small portion) were... ranch beans. Will probably go back again and get the two-item tray, which will cost around $5 more each, when we want to 'splurge' a bit. read more

The smoked brisket is truly something special! The menu is extensive and my family and I are excited to try it all, especially their bacon which I've heard good things about. They have specialty coffee drinks, mixed drinks and craft beers. Small parking lot in the back and patio seating. It's a large restaurant with lots of tables. Excellent friendly service. I can definitely recommend. read more

This place is amazing! The service was great and food was so delicious would highly recommend.

We wanted to like it but unfortunately it didn't work out for us. We tried it back in august for breakfast and it wasn't good. Chicken fried steak is a premade breaded patty of mystery meat with a flavorless gravy. We decided to go back to give it one more try for lunch. Unfortunately again another terrible food experience. The brisket was chewy and tasted like lighter fluid and soap. The ribs were chewy and under done. The best thing on our table was the coleslaw. There was four people at our table for lunch and we all had the same thoughts on it. Definitely not going back read more

Had another great meal. We had a party of 10 and everyone at the table..Even the sceptics had a great time.

Not bad, didn't knock our socks of but we will definitely give it another try. The bbq was good but a little dry. Would like to see an old school bbq out front with picnic tables like out south. I believe bbq is best served off the grill as soon as possible read more

First off we came here because we saw them on Good Day Sacramento and wanted to support a new local business that was a mistake. The service was okay but the food was terrible. It makes no sense. The shrimp and grits were awful and I just ordered a wedge salad with brisket on top. Who puts avocado and carrots on a wedge salad? And the only reason I ordered that was because they ran out of RIBS and they weren't busy at all. My wife had the shrimp and grits and it looked more like shrimp and brown soup, it was awful. We ordered the cheese curds and they came with a Carmel sauce which is weird having sweet as an appetizer. The corn ribs were okay but then again they had a sweet taste. Not what you want as an appetizer. This place needs to step back and figure out what it is doing because this isn't working. The owner needs to be more involved and she should not just be there sitting and hanging out with the staff. read more

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Love this family own restaurant. The food is great. The Service is wonderful and the staff is very friendly. Highly recommend if you want some great food to give them a try. read more

We had a great experience at HH, seems all the early kinks are worked out! Service was friendly and attentive. The main attraction here is the food! Quality ingridients well prepared on the basic breakfast fare. The BBQ is THE BEST! read more

Excellent food and they now deliver on DoorDash! I called the restaurant with a question about the menu and they were so friendly and helpful. Our favorites items were: - Brisket - Smoked Turkey - Corn Ribs read more

Well, it took a few months but I returned for lunch recently. I had a really excellent smoked brisket sandwich with side, and was very impressed. For food, I have to say I'm now at 4 stars. Service was great too - no complaints there. For beer, once again half the menu was not available; the good news was there was a beer that I wanted but there's no point in having a beer menu that's only half available. I liked the beer I had, but it was the only choice I had, and, IMHO, this is the easy part of running a beer and BBQ place. So for the 'hop's part I have to stick with 2 stars. Overall, I'll average it out at 3 stars. Enjoyed the food but the lack of beer menu is annoying and can't be written off as teething problems. I will be back - hopefully next time the beer menu issues will be cleared up, but, owners, please remember I had one choice of beer - one beer away from me sticking with water - if not for that I would have gone with two stars! read more

We drove from Davis to have breakfast for an early Mother's day. After arriving we learned they stopped serving breakfast at 1130. We waited 20 more minutes to order lunch. The service is very slow. Never checked back in with us. The food was dismal. Very disappointing. read more

Unfortunately, when I went just very recently the bbq was not good. I had the 3 meat tray with brisket, pastrami and pork belly and they we are all very bland and not cooked good at all and this meal was not cheap! I think there is some potential here, but I was very disappointed at the quality of the meat I ordered. I have also been waiting since they opened to go and I was so deflated. I thought these guys knew what they were doing and I was happy for Lincoln to have a good bbq place again. I miss Double Barrel! The brisket at Hops and Hogs was absolutely bland! The pastrami looked good but was as tough as shoe leather and I could barely cut or chew it! The pork belly was over cooked, and the most bland pork belly I ever had. The potato salad was also bland, but the ranch beans were good. My BF got a burger and he liked it and the onion rings were very good, but as for the bbq I had, it was terrible. I brought home the left overs and gave them to my cats. If you are looking for amazing bbq, this ain't it and just save your hard earned money. Our server was very nice and professional so I did not have my meal returned and my bf liked his food, but I lost interest in eating anything there and I could not wait to leave. Instead, I will just not return and share my experience here. If I see Hops and Hogs ratings go up, I will give them another try. Otherwise, I will not spend 1 dime there again. You got some work to do on your bbq Hops and Hogs, and your employees are awesome and deserve more. And make some fresh salsa without the fruit if you are going to serve any meal with tortillas. Really?? read more

We had brisket and ribs, and neither one was very good. The service was slow, even though the place wasn't very busy. I was hoping Lincoln had a new BBQ place, but I don't think we will be eating here again. read more

Hubby & I went for dinner to tryout this restaurant since it's fairly new, it's a large place guess there previously was a restaurant in there. I ordered the Pulled pork sandwich with fries hubby had the Pit Master with fries both were delicious! The fries were fresh & hot. Our waitress was very pleasant & attentive. Prices comparable with other establishments. We will come back again!! Wishing them all the best give them a try you won't be disappointed. read more

Delicious. What a wonderful surprise we found in Lincoln. We got the nachos and two meat plate with a basic salad. Everything tasted great and we will be back! Service was great! read more

There's a reason it's rated pretty low. Dry brisket, dry shredded pork. A shame as flavors were decent. Coleslaw was good though.

This place is delish! Finally an authentic barbecue brick and mortar. The service was great. Everyone there was super friendly and attentive. Definitely would eat there again. read more

Great food and service! The owners are also great people. I love the Shrimp and Grits as welll

Service was super friendly and fast! Food came quick and was hot and delicious! Plenty of great dessert and drink options too! What more could you ask for in a restaurant!? read more

Unique place with their own style, food was excellent and the service amazing! Will be back over and over and over and over again!

I had the brisket cheesesteak it was awesome, the waitress was attententive and the owner even stopped by to make sure everything was to our liking. Forget some of these negative reviews. My experience was quite the opposite and I have no reason to embellish. There are so little bbq places near Lincoln and this one is top notch, I've had Kansas BBQ and this place could go shoulder to shoulder with them. The ice cream is off the hook. The beer selection is very plentiful. The atmosphere is very down home. I will definitely be back to try the burgers. Thank you Hops and Hogs for an outstanding dinner. read more

I really really wanted to love this place. My first experience was a takeout order. We ordered the pulled pork tray. Upon getting home, we discovered a small portion of pulled pork, no pickles, no tortillas. We just chalked it up to someone bringing our order before it was complete. A few days later, we decided to try it again. This time, sitting in. We ordered the corn ribs as an appetizer. Husband ordered the rib tray and I ordered a brisket salad. Husband said his ribs weren't tender, bbq sauce was kinda off. The brisket on my salad was basically the fat part, no meat. Eww. And the corn ribs came after our meal was brought out. We were sitting by where the food comes out of the kitchen and listened to the wait staff arguing with the kitchen staff about another customer asking for more tortillas. On the plus side, their lemonade was delicious!! As were the corn ribs. read more

Looking at the menu online, we were excited to try this place. Their choices of hash sounded great. My husband and I both ordered the Pit Master Hash with 3 different meats included. He got the pancake ( says it's included in the price, but they tried to charge an upcharge for it) and I got an English muffin. Our son got the chicken and waffles. It took over 40 minutes to get the food and when it finally came, we were very disappointed. The portion size of the hash was very minimal and since potatoes are mixed in you do not get any on the side. The taste was excellent, though. It cost $17.95 and we left hungry. Our son's was better and he left full. His was $18.95. Just as an FYI, there is also a 3.99% fee to pay by credit card. read more

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Great bbq, and really good homemade potato chips! Great service staff, very friendly.

The food is good and the service was OK. The waitress doesn't know the menu. There was only one place setting for 2 people. I ordered the two meat combo for 26.95 tri tip and grilled chicken. I got about 6 very thinly sliced pieces of tri tip 1/2 was fat and four slices of chicken! The prices are outrageous for the very small amount of food! Pickles were suppose to come with the meal. Had to ask for them. 2 small tortillas come with the meal. They were OK but again for the price I think it should be corn bread. I understand everything is more expensive these days but if your going to charge more don't cut the food in 1/2!! read more

Eaten there twice and the brisket and ribs were over cooked and dry. Might try the breakfast.

Very disappointed. Sat at the bar for lunch. Not busy. Service was very poor. Lunch took way too long to arrive. Brisket sandwich was just ok. Had to flag down a server for bill. Overall not a good experience. Was really hoping this new restaurant would succeed. I'm not hopeful. read more

Dinner was good. Authentic BBQ. Very friendly service. It used to be Reds cafe but is now remodeled.

Service was sloooow! Food was terrible and way overpriced! Lengthy menu takes much longer to make a decision. 10/16//24

We love ordering from Hops! The food is delicious, and the service is the best! They are a great addition to Downtown.