I love the atmosphere at Union Pig & Chicken. Long sturdy picnic tables in lieu of more intimate two- and four-tops. The food comes on trays as though you just ordered from a backyard grill, cafeteria bbq or food truck on the side of the road. It's a definite experience. The prices are up there a bit, not the cheapest place to eat certainly, but the food it pretty good.
With two people we ordered the 2 Meet Combo which comes with, you guessed it!, two meats plus a side, plus cornbread. The meats we got were ribs and brisket. The brisket was delightful, fleshy and falling apart with enough seasoning to stand alone but not too much that it didn't benefit from the array of sauces on the table. A real winner. The ribs, however, weren't as impressive. The meat fell off the bone in just the right way, but the outside was tough and hard to bite through and the inside didn't provide the proper texture to make up for that. They went great with the bbq sauce, but I was expecting more.
For our side we got the baked beans and another side of mac & cheese, both top notch. Devoured them, they were superb. As was the cornbread. If you're going to make cornbread a staple of your restaurant, do it right. Union does it right, moist and compact with excellent sweetness and just the right amount of crumbliness, it crumbles in your mouth, not in your hand or on the plate.
Along with our excellent beer, the bill came to a bit much for a simple night out, and the atmosphere isn't quite right for a special date night, so you really have to be in the right mood to go to Union, but if you do, it's not a bad choice at all.