Porky's BBQ & Chicago Kitchen

I would have given 5 stars but i didnt try everything. I tried the brisket, amazing. Was tender and good flavor. The greens are very good and the Corn? OMG ive never had better corn. I unfortunately didnt try the mac and cheese or coleslaw, but the mashed potatoes, by far the best ive had anywhere around. Tasted like grandmas house at sunday dinner. The stew……amazing. The lemonade was perfect and the dole whip………OMG!!!!!!! Dont listed to the negative reviews, go be the judge yourself. Always remember every restaurant has their good and bad times and their food can be better from one time to another. You can tell the food is homemade. I will be back again. The owner and her daughter are sweet people.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sunday was my first time in. The Sweetest ladies working, the manager was amazing and even let me sample bbq. The meat platter was plenty for me and my husband, with extras to take home. I had never had Blueberry tea before and it was the best tea I ever had. We are so glad we stopped in. I think we found our new spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Porkys has probably the worst food I’ve ever had. I don’t write reviews but I’m surprised but the amount of good reviews so I wanted to share my experience. The Mac and cheese was garlicky and tasted like it had been reheated multiple times in the microwave. The brisket was hard and just not good. The pulled pork had a very weird flavor to it and tasted very old. The chicken was the most okay part, I really liked the skin on the chicken. I didn’t even touch the country style rib after one bite because I thought it was not good. We definitely had higher expectations especially when our total was a little over $40 for two samplers and two drinks. They also have turkey legs on the menu but said they don’t have them unless I call the day before for them to make them. The sweet tea was fruity and VERY old tasting. Absolutely rancid sweet tea. The soda was good though.
We definitely won’t be returning and I suggest no one tries it. But the person at the counter was really nice so that’s why I didn’t give all one stars.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

The service was very disrespectful. The food was cold and was not made right. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I happened to come across the outdoor location next to the Wendy's next to the mall yesterday....and when I say my fiance and I stopped because we had been told by her mother to try this one instead of the location at the mall because this one has deep fryers and the one inside the mall doesn't apparently. So the outdoor location has fried Cajun catfish etc. I ordered 2 Cajun catfish dinners and paid 9$ plus tax for some fried pickles, just over 35$ in total for those 3 things. And that's not even the issue because I'll pay for good quality food no problem especially being from Chicago I look forward to finding anything that's good and can taste even a little bit like what I can get back home in Chicago. But this food was crazy SALTY. The breading they used to fry the fish and the pickles was literally just excessive salt. Made the food inedible. I forced myself to try and eat as much as I could because I didn't wanna waste my money but I couldn't. I still have the food sitting in the fridge contemplating bringing it back. But I don't even know if they would care. Trust me when I say salty all you could taste was literally a ton of salt in every little piece. Highly disappointed and feel cheated.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Excellent customer service, The BBQ is consistently awesome and you won't find a better sweet tea or lemonade anywhere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Man, Porkys in Lafayette is where it’s at. No bullshit.

I’ve had their brisket and the Chicago dog, and both were killer. The brisket was tender as hell—just melts in your mouth, with that perfect smoky flavor that makes you wanna sit there and eat way more than you should. And the Chicago dog? Straight up nailed it. All the toppings, all the flavor. They don’t skimp on anything.

But honestly, what really makes this place stand out is the people. Jay was cool as hell—just one of those folks you feel like you’ve known forever. Super laid-back, made sure everything was spot-on, and you can tell they care about the place and the people walking in the door.

If you’re in Lafayette and you haven’t been to Porkys yet, fix that. Go hungry, and be ready to leave happy. You’ll be thinking about that brisket later—I promise you.

Super friendly guy behind the counter but the food was awful. I honestly think they served me pot roast when I had ordered brisket. Mac and cheese seemed like it had been sitting under a heat lamp all day. Situated in an old Panera location and they they hadn't do much to update it. Sorry Porky, I won't be back.

Food: 1

Service: 4

It was nice and clean

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Got there deep dish pizza on Saturday night. Loved it so much came back Sunday and got there Italian beef sandwich. Top notch. Definitely found a new favorite take out place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered a Italian beef sandwich
The cheese was cold , meat was fair , no sauce or juice and out of the peppers
Won't ever go back

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Very good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Brisket, Country Style Ribs, Jumbo Baked Potato

Jay, was great! Great customer service and communications. Greeted me at the door and provided great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lou was such a sweetheart! We had the most amazing experience ever. Even with my kids being routy he handled everything wonderfully 👏. We are actually even considering catering for a party! Thanks lou!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yummy food for a good price! We always love the pulled pork sandwich and mashed potatoes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5