Porky Pig Diner
125 Park Boundary Rd, Smiths Grove, KY, 42171
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Address :
125 Park Boundary Rd
Smiths Grove, KY, 42171 - Phone (270) 597-2422
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
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Cherie R.
This place was a HOOT. (I'm trying to get out of country mode here.) We were hungry after hanging out at Mammoth Cave National Park and my trusty Yelp app came to the rescue. In the spirit of road tripping, we decided to go for the quirky, and the place definitely sounded quirky. Pound Hound greeted us when we drove up to the restaurant - he was sweet and friendly and absolutely adorable. And then my husband tried to bring him into the restaurant and got scolded. :-) We had to leave Pound Hound outside fogging up the windows staring at us. Some people already seated informed us that they had driven 100 miles to come to this diner and to get the catfish. The catfish was 8.99 for all you could eat, so my husband and brother in law were on board. I can't eat fish, so I got the three piece fried chicken plate instead. And the corn nuggets. Mmmm... corn nuggets. Cheesy corny good. I don't know if I was starving or if these guys put something in the chicken, but it was REALLY good. My three pieces consisted of a leg, breast, and a thigh. I'm not much of a white meat girl, but that chicken breast was the juiciest piece of fried chicken I've EVER eaten. My husband said his catfish was good, but he was staring at my chicken until it was all gone. I had made the mistake of giving him a bite to start with - I think he would have finished the chicken if I had let him. We had fried apple pies for dessert - but the food was the high point. And Pound Hound. I love dogs. Oh yes, and there really are all sorts of pig paraphernalia in the place.
(4)Rosalind C.
I'm not sure how else to put this, but Porky Pig Diner is an establishment stuck in the 1950s, we're talking pre-social movements era (Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Gay Rights). Yes, there was a Jim Crow, traditional gender/family feel about the whole thing. I looked into the diner after seeing decent reviews on Yelp. I was with a small group of friends who spent the weekend at Mammoth Cave. All of us women, 2 of us women of color, and not typically in to normalized gender stereotyping and presentation. As soon as we walked in, we were hit with cigarette smoke and stares. Having a lifetime of this, I was rolling with it, I grew up in the South, I can still dig some good food. So, we sat in the booth farthest from the breakfast smokers. We were told we couldn't go to the buffet until we all sat down and did our drink order. We followed orders and sat, deciding whether we should escape since we were so close to the door. My 3 white friends were even terrified, and wanted to leave, they could feel the eyes fixated on us. We ordered some water and coffee and then were instructed we could head to the buffet. As I stood in line, I noticed that they were out of biscuits. I peeked into the kitchen, and heard the beeping of a microwave. Out of the microwave came a plate of biscuits that were quickly dropped into the buffet tray. There was sausage links, bacon, and fried bologna in one tray, eggs, biscuits, white gravy, pancakes, tater tots, and a brown substance also in a tray being heated by sterno. Baffled at first, I then deciphered that this heated brown substance had to be an additional breakfast gravy. To confirm this, I proclaimed loudly, "Oh you have both white and brown beef gravy as options for the biscuit!" The server said, "Yes, most people don't know what that is, so I'm glad you know that." Still curious as to why one would need 2 types of gravy, I at least felt assured that I figured out what the warm mystery substance was. My friend Sharon scooped some up and poured it on her tater tots. The rest of the buffet included fruit, in sugary syrup, potato salad, and cottage cheese. We headed back to the table and began to eat and drink our "coffee." The "coffee" was very weak, perhaps standard, diner coffee. We picked at our food, the microwaved biscuits, and a friend again brought up that we were all being stared at by other patrons. Sharon, who had poured the "brown beef gravy" on her tater tots was eating, took a bite, and calmly stated, "I just want you all to know, that this is, in fact, not beef gravy." Shocked, since it was confirmed by our server, I asked, "Sharon, what is it?" Sharon - "It's chocolate pudding." Our table - RAUCOUS LAUGHTER We were laughing so hard that we all started crying. This visit that started with a bit of nervousness because we felt the stares that we didn't belong. The conversation at the buffet bar where the server confirmed it was brown beef gravy, then realizing it was WARM CHOCOLATE PUDDING in the buffet next to eggs! It turned into a very memorable visit, we certainly will never forget our trip to Porky Pig Diner. But, don't come here for the food. I had no idea that warm chocolate pudding was a thing for breakfast, but each geographic region has it's own culinary treasures. I just don't know why she the server confirmed it was gravy, did she think it would be too impolite to correct the patrons? Did she think because both Sharon and I were Asian that it didn't matter and maybe we wouldn't be able to differentiate gravy from pudding? The mystery remains. We will never know, because we will never go back to the Porky Pig Diner! Quickly after paying and leaving, we had to make an additional stop because my friends were too scared to use the restroom. If you don't fit rigid conceptions of "normal" this may not be the place to dine. It was a great laugh, but I was a bit disappointed in Yelp reviewers that suggested that this may be a good place to get food.
(1)Dale W.
We took the back roads to get to Mammoth Cave and thought we were lost, (we were) and saw Porky Pigs Diner and drove by and then did the back up thinking this is gonna be the only place around to eat and get directions. When we walked in it was a nice clean diner with good folks eatin some lunch and friendly as friendly gets waitress. After ordering some sweet tea ( that never stayed 1/2 empty) we ordered lunch upon our waitresses recommendation. She said they were known for the catfish and pulled pork. I had the catfish sandwich and my wife had the pulled pork and we shared. I am sorry we had to share , as I had in my two hands the best fish sandwich ever. The pulled pork was great and nice and moist and not too smokey. Sauce was on the side , but why cover up the taste of the pork. They were out of onion rings, so I had fries cuz our waitress said their purdy good. Best fries I've had in a long time. It's pretty damn rare that I give any establishment a 5 star, but this place is what it is and they didn't pretend to be anything other than a diner out in the country with friendly service and unexpectedly great food. Pretty sure I'm coming back to Kentucky someday and you can bet yer sweet tea I'll be going back to Porky Pigs. Thank You, you made our trip a little better
(5)John Z.
After a day touring Mammoth Caverns my wife and I decided to get some BBQ. I was a little worried when leaving the park the road turned into a narrow unmarked country road. To my relief we quickly came upon the dinner out in the middle of no ware. The parking lot was full so we decided to stop. The dinner has a simple decor, white tile floor with rows of simple tables chairs with a few booths along the walls. My wife and I ordered the pulled pork sandwich plate. She had the cream corn and pinto beans with a side of corn bread. I had the fries and slaw. The sandwich had chunks of tender juicy pork butt. The worst part of the meal was the gray over cooked creamed corn. My wife loved the beans and the fries had a crispy outside and creamy center. The BBQ sauce was sweet tomato base with a liquid smoke flavor. For desert my wife had slice fresh baked coconut cream pie which she loved. All in all the food was very good. This is one of those out of the way gems I like to find when I travel. I would recommend this place to anyone who seeks out the mom and pop places over the monotony of the chains.
(3)Gary K.
Not sure I had the same experience. I came here based on the glowing reviews provided by others and was really looking for a great pulled pork sandwich or other form of barbeque. Instead, we were directed to a "buffet" line with tasteless, greasy food. As a courtesy, we attempted to eat from the buffet and quickly left. Real Disappointment- Do Not Recommend.
(1)Peter D.
The 5 stars is for a country diner category. Can't miss. My 13 yo son said best BLT he ever had. My pulled pork was excellent. Even the salad was good
(5)Katie L.
What a great find aft our visit to the Caverns. A wonderful family owned joint, kind of in the middle of nowhere. The food was very good. I HIGHLY recommend the pulled pork/ BBQ platter. Also, our table had th catfish, the best i have ever had. We had some great cobbler too for dessert. An excellent value for some good food.
(4)Jenny R.
You know it's good when a dozen park rangers are filling up the dining room. Located on Pig Road, this little gem was a welcome change from chains on our travels. Located just minutes from Mammoth Cave State Park, it was also on our way-we had just enough time for lunch before our 3 hour lantern tour of the caves. We had the pork sandwiches and were amazed! Tender and juicy with tons of flavor-we used more of the bbq sauce on our steak fries than the pig. The cole slaw was fresh and yummy-it went perfect with the pork. The owner and his wife were both there serving and chatting-most of the customers knew them and each other. Our glasses of sweet tea were never empty, despite the full dining room. Very friendly place, great service, great prices! Will definitely go back next time we're in the area & send others their way!
(4)Bill K.
Make sure you don't ask for fried pies on a day the cook doesn't make them You will get a resound "You aint goinna get none". It wasn't until my stop here, for what I had heard was the best fried pies, that I got to meet a really rude in your face hillbilly.
(1)Marie W.
Visit Mammoth Cave. Drive to Porky Pig Diner. Drench Yourself in the Local Flavor. Eat All You Can Eat. Enjoy. Leave Full Happy and Satisfied. The family and I went to visit Mammoth Cave and I had to look up places to eat around it. I couldn't pass up anyplace called the Porky Pig Diner. Come on... who could? Not I. Hopefully not you either. After a two hour hike through the cave we were ready to chow down. Garmin didn't find the Pig so we had to call for directions. (Some in our party considered that an ominous sign, but I convinced them to be adventurous and go where no Garmin has gone before.) Basically coming out of the visitors station you follow the signs for brownsville, turn left when you see a little sign that says cedar state/Pig, drive a few miles past houses and rolling hills, and on the right in what looks like a converted old time gas station or post office or general store or something or other is the Porky Pig Diner. We were greeted by a friendly Basset Hound at the door who everyone had to stop and pet and love on a little. His name is Pound Hound. How cute is that? Super Cute. Walking inside it's a shock to systems used to chain food. It's just a little simple homey place. There are shelves ... everywhere ... with pig statues, pig cups, pig salt and pepper shakers, pig piggy banks, and every other trinketey homage to swine you can imagine. It's like someone raided their grannies house to decorate the diner, if their granny loved pigs that is. The owner (very funny guy with a dry sense of humor by the way, he made our visit there funner by far) recommended the all you can eat catfish and battered chicken which several of our party had, I ordered the boston butt, and another person ordered smoked chicken. My Boston Butt Sandwich was good slathered in their Butt Sauce, yes there were jokes. I have to admit that I didn't love it. But I tried some of the catfish and WOW. Best I've ever eaten. For serious. And I don't even like fish much. I didn't have room in my stomach but heard from its those eating it that the chicken was just as good. Sorry Pig, but get the all you can eat Fish and Chicken in this place. The Pinto Beans were just like home cooked and everyone fell out over the fries especially my mother and sister. Which we found exceedingly funny when we later learned that they were beer battered. (Mom and Sis, Total Teetotalers, had gone to vote that morning to keep the county they lived in dry.) The only down side to the meal was the smoked chicken, it was really too dry. Everything else, finger lickin good. But my advice ... Forget Pig, Eat Fish and Chicken.
(4)Linda D.
Hometown mom and pop with lots of locals. AYCE buffet Friday Night with fried catfish, popcorn shrimp and chicken fingers. Catfish was like fingerlings with little flavor and chicken was thin and flat. Both were probably extruded meat. Sides were fresh and dessert and ice cream looked good though we didn't eat any. Help very friendly.
(2)Tina S.
I would like to give 5 stars for the food. They have outstanding Catfish and great prices. But that place allows smoking inside. Excellent food!
(4)Dani A.
Amazing food and very nice people. We had the Sunday Buffet right after hiking at Mammoth Cave and it hit the spot.
(5)Jean Z.
The food was Great! something for everyone. Our kids ages 9, 10, 12 and 14 loves their food. Our family had the BBQ pork sandwiches, fried catfish, cheeseburgers, okra. Very close to Mammoth Cave. The restaurant is very simple. It took us awhile to get used to the smoking that is allowed in the restaurant.
(3)Melanie K.
Your GPS says its in a field. Keep driving another 1/2 mile from the park, it is on the right. As we toured the National Park we worked ourselves up an appetite that demanded local Cave City food. Our group got a little turned around by the GPS but the restaurant sits rights at the T bone of an intersection. The cross roads are just numbers and I can not remember. This diner is a one stop shop for home cooking, BBQ pork, dessert, and great service. Although we could tell the locals from, well, us we were treated no differently in our service. When I tried to order the Ribeye Sandwich, our table was impressed to hear that a lot of their meat is delivered daily however that day the Ribeye had not come in. We had the corn nuggets as an appetizer, a first for our group, and they tasted like bursts of yummy cream corn deep fried. It was so sweet it was almost like eating dessert first. I ordered the pork tenderloin sandwich with all the fixings. I was sadden by how quickly it disappeared from my plate. It was a pretty lean cut of meat and not to heavily breaded. I was told the side of beans and corn bread was pretty average. My boyfriend got the pulled pork, but it was not overly impressive. We are hoping that it was just an off day for the overly cooked pork sandwich. I got a side salad with my sandwich and man was it awesome! My salad had a large helping of green peppers, onions, tomatoes, cheese, crackers, and of course lettuce. If you have heard me say, "you get what you pay for" then we made out with a steal. Our meals were all rather inexpensive for the amount of food we enjoyed. Our only time we were even slightly put off place was the amount of smokers that surrounded us. Unfortunately I am a little spoiled from my city smoking laws, but it wasn't enough to put off my appetite. I can see making Porky Pig Diner a tradition when visiting Mammoth Cave.
(4)Bradley L.
After a cave tour at Mammoth Caves my girlfriend and I were looking for some BBQ to chow down on. As avid "Yelpers" we went straight to yelp and searched for something to tame our increasing appetites. We came across Porky Pig Diner and saw that many people in our same predicament seemed to be fans of this place. We pulled into the place and it didn't look like much, but we were hoping to be pleasantly surprised with some great food. When we went to go order we were disappointed in how limited their BBQ selection was. There were a bunch of sandwiches, but no BBQ plates such as ribs, brisket, or even BBQ chicken. I ordered the smoked pulled pork sandwich platter which came with two sides. I got fries and baked beans but there was also cole slaw, mashed potatoes, potato salad, and a couple of other choices. My girlfriend ordered the grilled chicken sandwich platter with fries and potato salad. Maybe I just had my expectation too high from all of the reviews, but our food was nothing special. My pulled pork sandwich was okay, but definitely not the best that I've had. I had a bite of my girlfriend's sandwich and the chicken was kind of stringy. I will say; however, that there homemade BBQ sauce was delicious, but not enough to give this place any higher than two stars.
(2)Jessica F.
Homey decor (multiple-style chairs and pig accessories). Great pulled pork sammie. Catfish is really light and not catfishy : )
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