During the winter Mingos is open on Friday, Sat. and Sunday. We had Friday night dinner here and we got food "to go" the next day. Don and Kathy, the owners, are "real McCoys" (yep, Don is a descendant of one of the feudin' McCoys! They have the place decorated nicely and even have a fireplace in the dining area that's from a McCoy house (sorry I don't recall all of the details but they'll be able to tell you). We hired Don to take us on a tour of Hatfield and McCoy country and he did a super job. We wish we had more time. We bought 4 more meals "to go" from Mingo's when we left. Mmmmm it sure was good! Thanks to Kathy and Don for a super experience!!

My wife and I were doing geocaching of the Hatfield and McCoy sites. We stopped in Matewan to find a place to eat. Coming from a small town ourself, we understand that the best is not always the brightest lit or advertised. We were right with this pick. We were greeted with cheer. My wife ordered the pulled pork and I a full rack of ribs.(thinking I would take what I did not eat with me back to the hotel). WOW the rack came. Only way to discribe is robust in volume. They tasted so good, guess how many went back to the hotel (0). Make this a stop, it is worth it if you are hungry. (Price not bad either).

We spent a great day on Buffalo Mountain Trail and ride into Matewan for lunch. I had the Boston Butt smoked pork sandwich. This is awesome. Smoky and tender and delicious. Good wings and several types of BBQ sauces to try, but the smoked pork is something to write home about, and to plan a trip into town for.

It was smoked onsite and they had homemade sauces to choose from as well. My son had the ribs, and they fell off the bone! This place was awesome!