During my most recent trip to Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’, I ordered something besides chicken for my meal. Yes, I know that sounds like an odd decision based on the signature chicken that made Chef Art Smith famous. However, many other menu items here deserve consideration besides the incredible chicken. On this occasion, I opted for Chopped Pork Barbeque Plate.

Now just in case you are unfamiliar with the popularity of this table service restaurant, this place fills up quickly in terms of reservations. In fact, this continues to be the most searched for advance dining reservation at Disney Springs via MouseDining. I feel that highly desired status to be well deserved.

Since I ordered the Chopped Pork Barbecue Plate, my meal came with a side of the Homecomin mac and cheese. Neither of my dining companions ordered anything that included this mac and cheese, so I felt obligated to order some. For the record, I think I got one or two bites of this since they found it to be very tasty. In this case, that worked fine since I have rated this mac and cheese the best at Walt Disney World based on previous experiences. I have a friend that argues for other mac and cheese as better, but not many stay with that position after eating this. If you enjoy mac and cheese, you should give this a try when visiting Homecomin’.

The Chopped Barbecue Pork entrée costs $27. The menu description sounds very ordinary for such a flavorful entrée. The description tells us that chopped pork is dressed with the special HFK barbecue sauce. The menu makes sure we know this barbecue sauce will be sweet and spicy. In fairness, that statement reflects the truth. In addition to Momma’s mac and cheese, this comes with southern style slaw and a cheddar drop biscuit. On a personal note, I always wonder why this slaw needs pickles. However, that might expose my personal bias.

As with most Homecomin’ items, the portion size counts as above average to large. In addition, if the amount of sauce drizzled on the pork does not satisfy you, another container of sauce comes with this entrée. The sauce does go well with the mac and cheese also if you “accidently” spill some on the mac and cheese.

The pork by itself displays excellent preparation. The high quality of pork used shines through with this meal. With the addition of the HFK sauce, the flavor adventure deserves respect. The pork tastes so tender. Yes, this sweet style barbecue earns the spot on the menu. When combined with the biscuit plus mac and cheese, this entrée qualifies as excellent.

On the negative side, the slaw tastes just okay. It feels like an obligatory portion of this meal since slaw and BBQ often go together. Also, service will be incredibly polite and attentive, but your food may come from the kitchen slower than you would expect.

Overall, if my only real criticisms are the slaw and slow Southern hospitality, then this barbecue plate earns high marks. As mentioned before, this place presents a challenge to get a reservation, especially at nights and weekends for their brunch. As I have written before, I have used MouseDining alerts service on numerous occasions to change reservations at this place numerous times. After having this barbecue plate, I have one more reason to visit Homecomin. As always, eat like you mean it!