Dining Out Southeast: HognBones, Leesburg, GA

Last Saturday, we traveled to Leesburg, Georgia to visit family.  After our visit, and before we began the 4 1/2 hour drive back home, we decided to stop in and try HogNBones.  

This is the type of BBQ restaurant where you order at the counter like a fast food place.  When you've never been before, it makes ordering a little more difficult because you're trying to read the menu, or should I say, trying to SEE the menu to read it.  I had to ask where the sides were and then ask whether the drinks came with the plates and/or basket meals.  Sometimes sitting down at a table with a menu gives you time to see all the items offered and then really decide what sounds good to you.

But with a line forming behind you, you know just to order what you know and hope for the best.  So that's what we did.

After ordering, we were given our cups for drinks and we proceeded to the drink station for our water.  We were told to sit anywhere.

After a bit, the runner arrived at our table with our meal.  We thought.  Sweet Harold's meal was correct.  She said, "And here's your ribs..."  I interrupted her to say I did not order ribs.  She looked puzzled and asked, "Are you sure?"  Yes, I'm positive.  So off she went back to the kitchen.

Approximately 15 minutes later, and after Sweet Harold was half finished with his meal which I insisted he eat, because we were starving, she reappeared with my (correct) meal.

So...here we go.

Sweet Harold ordered the smoked chicken plate (basket?) with baked beans and fries.  It also came with a toasted slice of bread.

Let's start with the best thing in the basket:  the beans.  Perfect consistency, nice smoky flavor, served hot, pieces of pork included.  

Fries:  lukewarm at best.  

Bread:  Toasted bread...that is all.

Now the half smoked chicken.  

Y'all.  This poor half chicken had been on a diet.  As you can tell by looking yourself, the fries dominated that half chicken.  Flavor was good, but slightly overcooked.  Sauce was provided in individual 3 oz. cups.

Now, my turn.  I ordered the pulled pork plate (basket?) with fries and green beans....along with the toasted bread.

I'll start with the best:  the pulled pork.  A nice mixture of tender, nicely smoked "inside meat" with a few pieces with bark.  Moist, flavorful, good BBQ.

Probably because I had to wait on my second attempt at dining, my fries were piping hot.  Sorry, H.

The green beans were canned beans that had been shown some Southern love in the kitchen.  Pieces of pork and seasoning elevated those canned beans.

Bread:  See above.

I wish I had been able to look over the menu a bit more before ordering.  Did they have BBQ salads?  BBQ topped potatoes.  Maybe.  I don't know.  Anyway....it was a filling meal to hold us on the long drive home.