Scruffy Pig is the name of the new barbecue restaurant coming to North Central Street from the founder of Archer's BBQ, and a newly launched website offers the first look at the menu.
We don't know the timeline for opening, but William "Archer" Bagley III previously told Knox News he hopes to be serving customers by the end of the year.
The website features a menu with highlights that include barbecue sandwiches, brisket, pulled pork, smoked chicken and St. Louis ribs. The restaurant will offer loaded trays and family meals, according to scruffypig.com, and the list of starters includes brisket mac bombs and Texas Twinkies, which pack smoked jalapeno, cheese and barbecue into a shareable appetizer.
Bagley, who opened Archer's BBQ in 2011 and grew
the brand to six locations, is partnering with longtime friend, events space owner and Happy Holler landlord Daniel Schuh on the project.
Scruffy Pig will be located in the former home of Hops and Holler, which closed in 2022. The following year, Bagley opened and closed prime steakhouse Fire and Smoke, which is now under new ownership, and abruptly closed all of the Archer's locations.
The former Hops and Holler space can accommodate 40 guests indoors and has an outdoor beer garden with room for 100 more. Knox News reached out to Bagley for an opening date but did not hear back in time for publication.
"Archer spent years building and operating Archer's BBQ in Knoxville," the website says. "Scruffy Pig is a chance to put that experience back to work around the things that matter most: the meat, the service, the pace of a busy restaurant, and the people walking through the door."
Bagley previously told Knox News he doesn't want Scruffy Pig to be another version of Archer's BBQ. Instead, he sees it as a chance to show what he's learned since closing the restaurant chain.
"Everybody always wants a second chance," he said. "I learned from my first one and my mistakes."
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