Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Wicked Hickory

    4.1 (12 reviews)

    Wicked Hickory Photos

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Wicked Hickory

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Truck
    Ed P.

    The Wicked Hickory food truck has been serving up smoked meats for at least a couple of years. Their menu is unique in the way that their meats (pork, brisket, and chicken) are served. Once you settle on your meat you pick the style from the choice of bun, tacos, pita, BBQ bowl, or nachos. And then you pick the toppings with choices like southern slaw, picnic slaw, island slaw, wicked style, or Texas style. I ordered the pork BBQ bowl style ($9), which means the pork was served over red beans and rice. I also picked island slaw for the topping, which combines pineapple, jalapenos, cabbage, and cilantro. This was really good and even with all of the toppings I could still taste a bit of a nice smoky flavor in the pork. The beans, rice, and pineapple all worked really well together. I also ordered the chicken tacos for my wife ($9 for 2). This was ordered topped with southern slaw that featured cider vinegar, cabbage, and carrot. This was also a solid choice, but overall I preferred the pork to the chicken. Smoked chicken tends to be a little dryer, so the wet cider vinegar was a good topping to compliment and the flavors combined well. This one needed a little extra sauce to truly bring it all together. Wicked Hickory has solid smoked meats, which are essential for any BBQ spot. And the creativity they have put into their menu offerings helps to distinguish them from other BBQ restaurants.

    Pulled Pork Nachos (added onion)
    Tom J.

    The best thing a business can do, in my mind, is offer a good product, but near equally important to me is that it offer decent value as well. Wicked Hickory - a bbq-focused food truck - mostly succeeds at the former, but not so much with the latter I like how they have the menu laid out, and like many other new places, there is an easy comparison to Chipotle in that you pick a meat, then a style (sandwich, tacos, nachos, etc) and a topping (slaw, cheese sauce, onions/pickles, etc). This makes ordering fairly easy, which is important in a food truck to keep lines moving The meats I tried (chopped brisket and pulled pork) were fairly good, with a mild smokey flavor and plenty moist and tender. I would not go so far as to say that they were as good as the best of either I have had in Cincinnati, but I did enjoy them. However, the 2 dollar upcharge to add brisket to mac and cheese got me only 3 marble sized pieces, and there was maybe 2 ounces of pork on the 7 dollar pulled pork nachos, which were themselves not all that big of a serving. Further, the nachos were made with grocery store round chips and did not include many toppings, which is one of the hallmarks of any good serving of nachos. They spruce up a very mediocre (and tiny) mac and cheese with some dry rub, but it isn't enough to overcome the fact that this side is very dry and lacking in flavor, though the macaronis themselves were cooked perfectly with just a tiny bit of chew. I like how the bbq sauces are outside, so the customer can choose whatever sauce(s) and in whatever amount they like. There are about a half dozen varieties. Of these, unless you are the type that drinks hot sauce and likes it, avoid the 'Wicked' sauce - I took a chance with just a couple of drops to try. Since I'm a guy, I probably shouldn't mention the tears that formed in my eyes initially, right? My mouth was burning for a good hour or so afterward. If you like that sort of thing - and I know some of you do :-) - go for it!

    Brisket tacos

    See all

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ed P.
    277
    624
    679

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Tom J.
    195
    218
    753

    10 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Elyse F.
    197
    1513
    9702

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    I was at a wedding these guys catered and the food was fantastic! Service was great too--they're super nice! 10/10 would recommend!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Wicked Hickory

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Food Trucks 1,554 times last month within 10 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    The Screaming Goat - Thai Fighter

    The Screaming Goat

    4.5(4 reviews)
    0.5 kmDowntown

    [TLDR]A food truck offering some fairly unique and creative sandwiches and wonderful sweet potato…read morefries[/TLDR] The thing I just don't have figured out about local food trucks is the pricing. You see, a lot of folks who want to open a restaurant start with a food truck these days because (in part) the costs of entry and operation associated with brick and mortar are much higher. So logically, given lower entry and operating costs, the price of a meal at a food truck should be lower than for the equivalent item at a brick-n-mortar eatery. But this rarely if ever seems to be the case locally, and indeed, everything seems to be a dollar or two more expensive than I'd expect at a brick and mortar at this food truck given my visit to the Screaming Goat. I will say their menu is generally more ambitious than most food trucks I have encountered. Many local food trucks feature as few as 3-4 items with a very simple ingredient list. Many of the dozen or so menu items here have a dozen or so ingredients, and are generally unique combinations of flavors one is not likely to find elsewhere. The Mac Daddy ($8) is one of the least complex items - basically a grilled cheese with bacon and mac-n-cheese - and I have heard considerable good word-of-mouth on this one, but it came off as plain and bland to me. The bacon was there texturally, but somehow lent no flavor to the sandwich. I didn't pull off the bread to check for the presence or absence of cheese, but if some was there, I can assure you I didn't taste any. The mac was itself very bland, with almost no cheese flavor when sampled by itself, and unfortunately overcooked to mushiness. I think this would also have been a bit better if the bread had been grilled a tad longer, but as you can see from the picture it only reached a light blond color. I also wish they'd have cut the sandwich in half for easier handling. Now, before you ask me if I'd like some cheese with my whine (and the answer to that will always be an unqualified YES!), let me say that the "Crackhead" fries ($3) were by far the better of the two items I have tried there. I love sweet potato fries, and the marriage of honey and whatever slightly caliente spice mix they use was very, very good; with the only problem being that there wasn't much of it and what was there was not well distributed - strong flavors on one fry while another was almost entirely unseasoned. If all the fries were seasoned properly, I'd call this a 5 star item. One other minor issue - these were served in an open fry boat like I was going to sit down there, but there are no tables. Should have been packaged in a manner more suited to takeout. I was told that the menu was seasonal, so once summer winds down the menu may well be partly or even entirely different. Service was affable and quick. I forgot to ask if they take credit cards, but will do so on my next visit, where I will ask for extra seasoning on those fries :-) 4 stars for the fries, 2 stars for the mac daddy sandwich and other issues = 3 stars overall

    Great food! Unique, healthy, and flavorful. The Holla Masala Pancakes and Cha Cha Cha Chia Pudding…read morewas delish... and it was nice knowing I was eating healthy food, too. Brandon and his team are very nice too.. check out this new addition to the food truck scene in Cincy.

    Photos
    The Screaming Goat - At Pearl's

    At Pearl's

    The Screaming Goat
    The Screaming Goat - This is the "menu", in essence.  Changes seasonally, with a few adjustments daily.

    See all

    This is the "menu", in essence. Changes seasonally, with a few adjustments daily.

    Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries - Truck!

    Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries

    4.6(16 reviews)
    6.8 kmCalifornia

    My coworkers came in a few days ago just TALKING about this place. I was ready to check it out. But…read morewhen it was lunchtime and I saw the lobster burger and Cajun fries...I was like "are they still open?!" I went the NEXT day. Drove from the west side to the east side. They have a cute food truck with their name/logo all over it. They even have a tv that you can watch while you wait for your food. Oh yeah, everything is cooked to order. The owners are very friendly too! I started by eating a few fries on the way home then I pulled over in a parking lot and destroyed the burger. So glad I got two! You can get the whole lobster tail on the burger or get it cut up to have a piece of lobster with every bite. I'll be back soon. I want to try more stuff on the menu. But please try that lobster burger with Cajun fries. Simply amazing!

    Burger world is super delicious! Under three minutes the burgers are cooked right to order and you…read morecan see everything right through the order window. It smells so good they are hopping very busy. One man in line told me that he comes down here only for that and then goes and leaves but they are here for the brewery. Burger world is super delicious! Under three minutes the burgers are cooked right to order and you can see everything right through the order window. It smells so good they are hopping very busy. One man in line told me that he comes down here only for that and then goes and leaves but they are here for the brewery.

    Photos
    Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries - Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries LLC

    Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries LLC

    Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries - Serving window an tv

    Serving window an tv

    Burger World Home Of The Cheese Fries - Lobster burger w/ Cajun fries

    See all

    Lobster burger w/ Cajun fries

    Wicked Hickory - foodtrucks - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...