Hottie Hawgs BBQ to Shutter January 3

BBQ joint to close after six years in Riverside

Hottie Hawgs BBQ at 2061 Main Street NW in the Riverside neighborhood will close for good on January 3, according to its Facebook page.

The BBQ restaurant opened in 2009 and may remain open on Sundays after January 3 until the NFL playoffs end in February, according to the announcement by owner Kyle Vaughn.

Here is the full statement from the restaurant on its Facebook page:

“It comes with a very heavy heart that this morning I’m announcing the closing of Hottie Hawgs BBQ. Our last day open will be Sunday, January 3rd. (Unless by some miracle The Cowboys make the playoffs, we will stay open on GameDays only after the 3rd) So I’ll ask you to join us this evening as we take our celebratory trip of 6 years of fun times, great drinks served up by Kashmir Arnold, great food by James Brochu, and great friends. It all starts with Hank Walton Lisa Kitchens and the Rockaholics tonight at 8 pm. Tomorrow we have Chris Weinholtz live at the Hawg! Sunday we have Dallas Cowboys football vs The Green Bay Packers! New Years Eve we invite Bambie Lynn of the Possom Kingdom Ramblers and Whiskey Dixie to the Hottie Hawgs stage one more time! I am so proud of what that little red restaurant located over there on the other side of the tracks has accomplished in 6 years. There comes a time when you decide to put on that Boss Hawg suit one more time, and ride off into the sunset… Kimberly Ackerman Vaughn and I thank you for all the love, laughs, friendship and support. We hope to toast each of you at least once more during these last couple of weeks.”

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