Slick Pig Knows Barbecue
Folks tend to be very particular about their barbecue. And for more than a decade, many, many people have been very, very particular about the Slick Pig in Murfreesboro.
Maybe it’s the smoked wings, or the ribs, or the chicken. Whatever it is, they keep coming back, and there’s talk of potential franchises down the road.
The Slick Pig’s culinary success story began in 1995, when John Robinson opened the restaurant. Since he was only 21, his parents came in as partners. In addition to the original East Main Street location, there’s now a Slick Pig on Church Street in Murfreesboro, and all three Robinsons are still serving up the sides and visiting with the customers.
“We’re just blessed here,” says Jerry Robinson. “We get to meet good customers all the time, good people, and we’ve made a lot of friends. We probably fellowship just about as much as we serve food.”
Entrepreneurs in Nashville, White House and other Middle Tennessee locations have expressed interest in a Slick Pig of their own, so is a chain in the offing?
“People have come to us about it, but that’ll be new ground,” Robinson says. “I’m all for any small business person who wants to give it a shot – that’s the kind of thing our nation is built on. If they work hard and take care of their customers, then people will come back and they can make it work.”
