Best BBQ in Denver. Greats meats and sauces. Good sides but would be nice if there were a few more options.

Pleasantly surprised. Excellent barbecue, killer sides and the nicest people. They kept bringing us samples, they are proud of their food and they should be. read more

I had high hopes for this place, but it was just average. I ordered the chicken, which was the best part of my meal because it was actually moist and tender. Also ordered the collard greens, cornbread, and Mac and cheese. Mac and cheese was okay and the cornbread was decent, but tasted like it had been hanging out in the refrigerator. Everything seemed like it lacked seasoning. The owner was super friendly and accommodating, but the food needs work. There definitely has to be better in the area. read more

Awesome BBQ place with tons of flavor and sides that comfort. The red velvet cookie was delicious! Definitely hit this place up for comfort food. read more

Absolutely awesome food! Highly recommended eating here! Was searching on Yelp for a Denver area barbecue place and came upon this little gem. We will be back to eat here soon. read more

You want some good solid barbeque with a bunch of sauce choices this place has it. My favorite are the ribs with the Mac and cheese and cornbread. My wife usually gets the brisket or chicken. Only problem is sometimes they run out of stuff quickly so get there early! read more

So good. The owner of this place gets here at 4am everyday to prep fresh for the afternoon rush. Memphis style sauce is the best I've ever had! Nice work read more

This place is so great. Couple blocks from my house; the meats, the sides, and the service warrant all five stars. A little pricey but that's because of the quality (not to mention the quantity). One of the best unassuming spots in Denver. read more

In the same parking lot as Safeway, this place is delicious!!! The woman behind the counter was personable, kind, and very customer-service oriented. We had a great experience overall and the food was delicious. Of note, the hours are limited, and they close when they sell out. Brisket is not listed on the chalkboard menu, but it is available on Saturdays, so just ask for it. The sauces are delicious and the dessert is amazing. My husband and myself loved the buttermilk pie! read more

Excellent pork sandwich, good baked beans, ok potato salad. Buttermilk pie was very good & sweet! Super friendly service & all for $12!

Delicious. Moved here from KC 10 years ago, and this is the first BBQ that I am completely satisfied with. Very friendly. Will head back soon! read more

Outstanding! Such a little hole in the wall that completely brings it! I can't recall having better BBQ in Denver. In short, it's 'real' - excellent ribs, the sides were fine, and the sauce variety is true to form from the Carolina to the Georgia to the Memphis. Welcome to the hood - good to have you! read more

Great barbecue! Five marvelous regional sauce. Tried the greens, mac & cheese and tasted the potato salad. All are fabulous! The place is rustic and authentic. We will return soon. read more

Ate at Ragin' Hog today with my dad and husband. Great BBQ and extremely friendly service! Highly recommend the burnt ends and baby back ribs. Sauces are excellent. We will be back! read more

Awesome delicious food and great service...and the owners Stacy and Colleen care about the community. What more could you ask for? Ragin Hog is great!! read more

This BBQ restaurant is close to me and I just put in my order the delivery was earlier than they said and the food is awesome . Don't go to late the food goes fast . It's that That damn great!!!! read more

Not even exaggerating; this could be the best BBQ I've ever had in my life. Owners are extremely friendly and the sauces are incredible. If you're reading this and haven't been- GO! read more

Seriously the best bbq that I have ever had! Consistency amazing! I had Ragin' Hog cater my dental school graduation party today for 50 people and they definitely earned 6 stars! Everyone asked where the food was from and absolutely LOVED everything. "This is REALLY good bbq. Where did you get it?" While eating the custard pie: "This is amazing! There is not one bad thing on that table" "I think I found my new favorite bbq place". Thank you for making my party awesome sauce :) really your sauces are incredible! read more

Finally stopped here and it was worth it! Good BBQ and very clean restaurant and restroom. Tried the brisket, hot links, and chicken which were all tasty. Carolina sauce was our favorite! Mac and cheese and the buttermilk pie were also very good. Now that I know about their online ordering I'll be stopping by even more. read more

Best burnt ends in Denver! I've been here again and again - can't go wrong!

Snowy day in Denver. Someone in the office mentions BBQ and a few seconds later Bite Squad sends me a coupon for free delivery from Ragin Hog. It was fate. While I had leftovers from the day before and even brought an additional lunch, it's probably been at least a year since I've sank my teeth into tender, smokey ribs. I'm sure most would agree it's hard to find good BBQ in Denver especially ribs, but after reading the Yelp reviews and feeling a bit sponteous, I decided a salad wasn't going to suffice. They do deliver, but only in their hood. Thank God for Bite Squad and their free delivery coupon! While delivery time was estimated to be two hours it showed up in 1 hour. Pretty amazing! The ribs were perfect. Smokey, tender and juicy. The only cons were the sides. I believe I'm an expert at mac n cheese so I might be a tough critic. I liked that they added red pepper, gave it a little punch, but the cheese sauce was watery. It may have also been due to condensation from the warms ribs. The potato salad was very tasty but had very few potatoes. I have a feeling maybe I got the bottom of the bowl. So I would give the ribs 5 starts and sides 3 1/2. All things considered lunch today exceeded my expectations and I got to stay inside, warm and cozy! read more

UPDATE!!!! We have been raving about this place to friends and after a couple of unsuccessful attempts, we finally made it back! The owner remembered the boyfriend and I. She thanked us for coming back and was just as awesome as last time. She is just the nicest lady. Another group came in and asked for 3 buns with their order, and she just gave them 4 "just in case". Super thoughtful and truly cares about her customers. I got pulled pork and ribs with mac and cheese/potato salad. I got a velvet cookie this time. Just as yummy as last time. The boyfriend got the chicken and hot link with beans/coleslaw. It was so good! The chicken was so moist. I think I'll get that next time. She was running out of sweet tea and filled up the boyfriend's cup about 3/4 of the way. She was apologetic and told us we could order whatever to drink after because it wasn't a full cup. Like I have said many times before and will say again: She is just the nicest lady. As usual, the portions were pretty huge. I had to take my ribs and some pulled pork home. I had them for breakfast the next day because I couldn't wait to eat them at lunch. Last time we came, she filled up a bag with all the sauces so we could try them and know which one we liked for next time. Honestly, I have to have a little bit of each on my pork and ribs. The sauces are that good. They are all different and cater to every palate. So even if I wanted to, I can't really pick "just one". I just can't. She thanked us again for coming back when we left. We saw a few groups of people come and go during our meal and each interaction she had with a person was just really genuine. People really like her and love her food. Thanks again for the delicious meal! Can't wait to bring the whole crew down for some bbq! read more

The food is simply amazing. Who doesn't like good barbeque? Anyone rating this place less than 4-5 stars needs to get their taste buds in checked by a doctor. read more

I never would have seen this place if it weren't for a yelp search for barbecue in the Highlands. With no visible signage from the street (the back of the building faces the street, and it's in a Safeway shopping center,) it's easy to miss, but once you find it you'll be back for more. The first time we visited, the kitchen was being renovated, and the place was packed. A very simple set-up - walk in, place your order, and hope there's a place to sit at one of half a dozen tables covered with checkerboard tablecloths. The owner/barbecue master is from Alabama, and she uses family recipes for her sauces. On this busy day that we visited, she was as cool as a cucumber and very hospitable. We ordered ribs, and they were true perfection. Meaty ribs, and a variety of sauces to choose - although the ribs stand on their own. I have to admit, I haven't tried any of the other meats because the ribs are so delicious. Get there early before she runs out for the day, and be sure you have cash on you! read more

Went here with 3 other people because of the good reviews and we were craving BBQ. We were not disappointed! We were treated like family and the food was excellent! We left full and happy and would definitely go back! read more

Best BBQ that I have had in Denver! The meats, sides, sauces and desserts are all great! The owner is so kind and welcoming. You can also call ahead and pick up your order, just make sure you stop at the ATM because as other have noted it is cash only! read more

Best BBQ option in Denver. The owner is such a pleasant lady from Arkansas who knows her craft. Great selection of homemade sauces & quality food at good prices. Make sure to try her potato salad. Best ever. read more

Best burnt ends in Denver! Great food. Friendly staff. My favorite bbq place in north Denver.

Great food. I travel a lot and this is very good BBQ. The slaw is perfect, the sauces taste correct for the regions they are labeled as. The meats are fall off the bone tender. Even the buttermilk pie is fantastic. It would be 5 stars, but it is set up more for take-out or catering, there are 3 small tables for dine in. read more

I come from Kansas City and have been looking for good barbecue in Colorado for a long time. This place is amazing. Small little shop the way bbq should be. I will come back over and over. read more

Super hope in the wall type place with AWESOME food! Husband and wife team run the place themselves, really friendly people. Potato salad on point. It's our new favorite bbq place and will definitely be back often! read more

This place is amazing! The meat was delicious, tender, smoked perfection. And the ribs....mmmmm....so tasty. Their sides were really good too. I really liked the potato salad and the mac and cheese. If you go, you have to try their buttermilk pie for desert, its out of this world! The owners of this place are super friendly as well. All in all, for BBQ, this place is about as good as it gets. You should do your taste buds a favor and check them out. read more

Yes on so many levels. Great local business, wonderful customer service, excellent food. Sauces are all fantastic. We've had chicken, ribs and pork and loved them all. Macncheese, coleslaw are both the bees knees. Tonight we were the last ones in the place (around 6:00 PM) as they had sold out. Small town hospitality right here in the hood. Thanks, Ragin' Hog, we'll be back! read more

We have 5 star BBQ in NW Denver w Ragin' Hog! And 5 star proprietors who run it. This is an instant neighborhood institution.

Seriously, the best barbque I have ever had. The owners are hard working and eager to please their customers as well as grateful for their customers:) I could tell everything was so fresh; it is my new favorite place eat! read more

Holy shit that was good! I ordered a 1/2 rack of ribs with baked beans, mac-n-cheese, and buttermilk pie. Everything was excellent. I prefer a little more bark on my ribs, but they were still very good. Nice and juicy. The sauces were some of the best, if not the best, I've ever had. They have 5 to choose from; sweet, hot, Memphis, Caroline, and Georgia, of which the later 2 were my favorite. SOOO GOOD! I really liked the Memphis and the "hot" too, which is no BS. Lots of heat. Fantastic sauces! I'm not a fan of sweet BBQ sauces so I didn't try the sweet sauce, but if the other 4 sauces are any indication I suspect the sweet is excellent too if that's what you like. The mac-n-cheese was great too. It wasn't overly cheesy and had a little bit of spice, which worked really well. It was a great compliment to the sauces. The baked beans were good. A bit sweet for my personal taste, but that's the way baked beans from the south are supposed to be. I had never tried buttermilk pie before, so I decided to give it a shot and was not disappointed. It was excellent! The place is small and clean with a very comfortable atmosphere and the owner was very friendly and personable. The food, atmosphere, and friendly, down-to-earth service reminds me of sitting down for lunch or dinner at my grandmothers house in the country when I was a kid. So awesome!! Great place! I will be going back regularly and can't wait to try the rest of the menu. Hope they do very well and stay in business for a long, long time. read more

Great place, great food, and the sauces are wonderful! Oh, and for a real down home finish to your meal get the Buttermilk Pie. Oh so good and sweet and yummy. My son, a BBQ fanatic, absolutely loves this place, as do I. We like the ribs and burnt ends. A real plus the family atmosphere and owners who work at the place. Another reason to go - nice local owners who care deeply about the food the put out. read more

The only thing worth the stop in is the BBQ sauce options. That's literally it. Saturday afternoon my family and I stop in for a meal. The woman working the counter was not friendly and was trying her hardest not to help or provide information. We asked for her recommendation on a large order for 6 people. She told us they have family packs but they are "to go" only. We asked if would could eat at the location (completely empty) and she reluctantly agreed. The food was not great. We ordered the chicken, sausage, and brisket - all dry and lacked flavor. The sausage tasted like grocery store pre-cooked meat. The sides we ordered were green beans that had a weird white film on the outside and had an off putting sweet taste. The beans were edible but tasted like beans straight out of the can. The most disappointing part of this visit was how we were treated as customers - in a very cold and distant way. I would not recommend dining at this establishment and think the owners/staff need to improve the guest experience. read more