Pigs Eatin' Ribs

d it all!! Thank you again!

s NOT just for kids! The salads were top notch as were the roasted potatoes! It was more than we originally wanted to spend but worth every cent!

yle buffet which was a hit with our guests! If you are looking to mix it up from the basic wedding food we highly recommend pigs eatin ribs!

live over 3 hours away. A member of my household has tested positive for the coronavirus. We are quarantined and not able to travel. All of our other vendors canceled on us already. We are not able to reschedule as the hall and the church don’t have any of the same availability the rest of the summer. When calling the caterer they said that they are not able to give us our full $500 deposit back if we canceled. Due to the governors order we’re not even allowed to travel that far during this time. With the coronavirus going on I think that it really shows how little Pigs Eatin’ Ribs cares about their customers. They haven’t even ordered the food yet for our wedding. It is very selfish that they are not able to send out the refund when we are trying to use funds to make other arrangements. Especially during a time that so many of us are tight on money as many jobs have been lost such as my Fiancé’s. How awful that we are treated this way in such a rough time.

pier. The food was delicious and we received so many compliments from our guests on the dinner. They arrived on time, had everything set up and tore everything down as promised. Can’t say enough about their tasty food – would highly recommend to anyone for any event!

mproved. They showed up in an old van that didnt instill much confidence, but the food was great. I had many guests compliment on food and people were lining up for leftovers the next day (especially the risotto). The servers were friendly and did their job well, although I think there could be some efficiencies on the layout to get people through the line faster.

plan everything from afar. Pigs Eatin’ Ribs, specifically Heidi, was so great about communicating via email and phone! They were very accommodating when I made changes to the menu and asked for a few different quotes. Prior to the wedding, my fiancé and I made a trip to Michigan and we were able to go to Pigs Eatin’ Ribs and have a tasting for the wedding. During this tasting, we actually got to sit down with Adam, the owner, and it was really helpful. And as far as the actual food goes (the most important part), it was SO amazing! At the wedding, we received so many compliments from guests about how great the food was. Seriously, everyone loves BBQ! And not-for-nothing, my (now) husband and I live in Texas and if we say BBQ is good, it’s good! I would highly recommend Pigs Eatin’ Ribs for your wedding.

lking about it - special shout out to the brisket, mac-n-cheese, and the corn bread.

st order 4 “Big Pigs” and send some one to pick it up, which was far cheaper! But they did not give use the complete order, they called us and to their credit delivered what they had thought they missed. After setting all the food up for the dinner I noticed that the order still was not complete and again to their credit after I called they made a second order delivering the rest of the order. Most of the food was amazing, like the beef brisket, and pulled pork. Some of the food according to some of the guests was mediocre specifically the pulled chicken and baked beans. All in all the rehearsal dinner was well received but it wasn’t perfect.

hows a consistent theme. Went to their location for a food tasting and was seriously disappointed. Upon arrival, we did not get to taste all of the food on our list. Never once were we told that these items would not be provided at the tasting, even though they knew ahead of time we couldn’t taste a majority of the items. More than half of the items we came to taste were not served. We drove over 3 hours to this location, this was a serious disappointment. To top it all off, we were told AFTER WE TASTED THE FOOD that itt would cost $100...... for 4 sides and two servings of meat. The only reason we paid was because we were told this would be deducted from our invoice if we chose them and we felt pressured that we had to pay. Then 4 weeks later we finally get a contract and see multiple fees that were never mentioned. We asked for a refund based on the lack of transparency, and shady way in which we were asked to pay for the tasting. We asked three times with no response whether a refund would be processed or not. DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY! Food we tried was pretty good though, just wish they cared more about their customers and did business in an honest way.

recommend to anyone :)

ing with us before the wedding. However, we ended up being really disappointed in their service for our wedding. There were several things that we had agreed upon with Matt, including explicitly stated in our contract, that did not happen as agreed upon: • Platters and Servingware: They didn’t come with servingware for a family style dinner, it was in the contract, and asked the grooms mom for it an hour before the wedding. Salads were supposed to be individually plated instead they used platters which led to a shortage for the main course. • Speed of Service: Serivce was really slow over, over an hour for the parents of the bride/groom to get served (partially because of the platter issues) and with no organization (some tables got seconds before others got firsts). • Food Quality: The food overall tasted good (pulled pork, chicken, mac n cheese, and veggies) but was mostly served cold and pears on the salad were brown. • Food Quantity: We ran out of food before everyone had eaten and this is considering we paid the upcharge for a family style meal. This was in part due to the disorganization of serving and in part due to just being short. • Details: Didn’t do the agreed upon napkin fold, didn’t move the truck out of picture view when asked. They were the most expensive part of our wedding and the only part that we had anything negative to say about. There were just so many things that didn’t go well. We brought up these issues with the organization after our wedding they didn’t acknowledge our concerns and told us management would follow up with us, that never happened. A word of caution if considering Pigs Eatin Ribs for an outdoor wedding. Kevin and Caitlin

ood, and the food truck was the cherry on top of the low-key, fun vibe that we were going for with our reception. I was incredibly impressed with their timing, as well, as they were able to whip through a table of 8 people in less than 5 minutes. My one piece of feedback would be that they work on timely communication; it often took several days to hear back from them by phone or email earlier on in planning. However, the week before the wedding they were very good about communicating with me, answering questions, etc. Thank you so much for contributing to making our wedding amazing!

happy with the food and service on the day of our wedding (including bartenders). They were also prompt and on time!

and chicken was and everyone was very happy. There are only a few things I would change, and they are just communication items. 1) We wanted two buffet lines and only got 1, we managed! 2) The servers need to be able to communicate dietary restrictions to guests. As someone who is gluten-free, I need to know what is or is not GF. As the very first person in line, I was surprised not one server knew the answer to my question about what I could, or could not eat. 3) The beans were not totally cooked! These are all very minor things, and very easy things to change, overall our experience was great and our guests enjoyed the late night fun a ton too! Thanks PER we appreciate your help.

cooked perfectly. Little tough to communicate at times because they are so popular but rest easy they will take great care of you and you won't be disappointed!

ne tuned things and settled on the menu, appetizers, servers, etc. The food truck showed up on time with everything we needed. The servers even were kind enough to insert the silverware into our custom printed bags/sleeves at each place setting. The food was delicious and plentiful! All our guests commented on it being the best wedding food they'd ever had. The 2 servers (for 90 people) were great keeping water & drink dispensers full and clearing plates. They served the pies (instead of cake) for us and the event was seamless! The only negative was that when we originally met with Adam, he verbally quoted us "about $20-22 a plate" for the meal. In the end it was $33 per plate. When planning, just be sure to ask about any and all extras (dessert forks, napkins, water service, fuel charges, gratuity included etc).

ple told us they liked the novelty of the food truck and we had numerous people tell us how much they enjoyed the food! The service was fast and friendly as well. Booking the vendor went smoothly. They clearly answered any questions we had in a timely manner (few days at the most). They were pretty laid back and easily accommodated our requests for vegetarian meals, etc. They have done this enough that nothing seems to phase them! When we did the tasting, even the vegetarian option (black bean tacos) was incredibly tasty! The die hard meat-eaters in the group even noted they enjoyed it! I had originally thought the name and type of food were a little too casual and plain for a wedding, but I'm so glad we looked into them further! The food is top notch and delicious! We will be making a pit stop there any time we are up that way! If you are in the area (regardless of whether you are looking for a caterer), do yourself a favor and stop by!!

day but I wouldn't change anything because the quality of the food and professionalism of the staff during dinner, trumps any prior issues. Adam and his team are very talented. I highly recommend them.

us find the right menu, was very relaxed and was exactly what we were hoping to find in a caterer. At the end of the day, we went with Pigs Eatin' Ribs over another more standard company because we felt that he would work with us more and make sure that the experience was what we were looking for and more personal. While things started off great, it got messy from there. We were handed off to his wife, then to additional help that was hired. I absolutely understand that they are going through some growing pains right now, but at the end of the day, it ended up causing a lot of stress leading up to the day of the wedding. We were charged extra for items that we were originally told would not increase cost, had to clarify on our invoice a few costs that shouldn't have been there, and because I didn't want to go back and forth anymore, ended up not disputing a fuel surcharge that I was originally told wouldn't be included. This is of course all part of the planning process. They have a lot of room to improve the overall experience to make it easier for everyone and make sure that what is originally promised is delivered! The actual food was pretty good. We didn't get any of the appetizers as they were gone by the time we were done taking pictures (a good sign), but dinner was pretty good. The salad was DELICIOUS, the grilled vegetables were very good. The risotto that we ordered lacked salt and flavor. The meat was great and the sauces were also good. There were a few leftovers the next day and we devoured them - they were great! Service could have been a bit friendlier in the buffet line, but the bartender was VERY kind! She was great to all of our guests and hung in there despite another bartender canceling last minute, leaving her to tend bar alone! Overall, if you can get everything in writing from the start, I think that will really help ease the process and make it much smoother. They are a wonderful family run business that just needs to work to scale up a bit and they would easily get 4 stars!

uel surcharge of $150 was included which seemed reasonable for the food truck, grill trailer, and server vehicle. The day of the event the server pulled up in a Saturn Vue with precooked ribs, slimy chicken and the other items on our menu with sterno and racks. No food truck, no freshly grilled meats. The food was mediocre and not enough for our group! Our guests ate, but we did not. We had a half pan of beans leftover and that's it. So disappointed as we talked up this company to all of our guests before the event. Embarrassing to say the least. We called and left a message with the the owners wife about our displeasure. No return phone call. The only response was our check being cashed first thing in the morning after the holiday weekend.

y with this company. If you choose to use them, you should be aware of the following things. 1. You will have to handhold management throughout the entire process. Our emails would often not be responded to, and there was a very clear lack of communication between the different people managing the email account. 2. Seriously though - you need to handhold them. During our food tasting with the owner several months before the wedding, we let him know we would like to add appetizers to the menu. The next day we exchanged a couple emails to discuss pricing and then we let him know we wanted to add a cheese platter and a fruit platter to our contract. A week before the wedding we sent an email to confirm some items including the apps, and we received a bill which included them. Come the day of the wedding, they claim they didn't know appetizers were part of our menu. Their last-minute fix was to put enough fruit and cheese for about 10 people on two disposable metal baking trays. Seriously, at a wedding?! It looked tacky and it was honestly just embarrassing. Our request for a full refund on what we paid for the appetizers ($400) was denied and we were charged $100 for them. 4. Don't trust what's in the contract. There were multiple items that I questioned and the response was that it was a generic contract and the things I brought up didn't apply to food truck caterings, which I don't really buy since there were other items in the contract that were specific to food truck catering. 5. Don't expect any service for food truck events beyond someone handing guests their food. There was only one server for our 80 guests, so the server never left the truck until after everyone had been through the line. Even though the contract stated the server was supposed to clear the baskets, there was a sign at the truck telling the guests to bring their trays back to the truck. 6. We heard after the fact that the ribs were mediocre at best, which was surprising since we're talking about a barbecue caterer, and one with 'ribs' in the name at that. 7. Pigs Eatin' Ribs has both a food truck and a food trailer - you aren't guaranteed to get the truck for food truck catering events. We got the food trailer and it was not nearly as nice as we were expecting.

ous! Everyone was raving about it! MANY people went back for seconds! They have a mango Habanero BBQ sauce that is out of this world!! The price per person was also very reasonable! The 2 servers working were phenomenal! They even cut my cake to serve to guests! I can't say enough good things about this company! Hire them and you will NOT be disappointed!

ding party. Their staff were super friendly and easy to work with. I would absolutely recommend using them. I'm hungry now just thinking about it!

om our guests that many of the food options ran out - some even half way through.

was so easy too! They came, they served, and they cleaned up. Everyone loved the idea and especially the food! Thank you for making our day special!

and was a pleasure to work with. I was planning a long distance wedding and he made the planning easy and stress free. For our rehearsal dinner we used the food truck option and our guest loved it! It was fun, unique and nothing short than the best food they could find in Charlevoix, Michigan. Every single one of our guest loved the food from Pig Eatin' Ribs and the service could not have been better. Thank you Adam and Jill for your fantastic service!

st tried it, and I'm pretty sure I'll never have one that good again. Everyone raved about how incredible the dinner was, we didn't hear one bad thing about it.

way to go!