The business is facing the possibility of closing after nine years due to inflated food costs and pandemic-related setbacks.
“We run at small margins anyway, but we made it through the pandemic. But because we don’t have waged employees — it’s just a family thing — we weren’t able to get a lot of grant money,” says Colleen Van Tuyl, co-owner ofVan Tuyl runs the Southern-style barbecue restaurant at 4361 Lowell Boulevard with her husband, Stacy, and their two sons. She describes it as a “hole in the wall,” and it’s been a mainstay in the Berkeley community for more than nine years.
“People have been posting [the campaign] on NextDoor," Van Tuyl says of the uptick in support."We live in a great community that really comes out and supports its small businesses.”These recent donations also align with the spirit of holiday giving. To support the community’s holiday get-togethers, Ragin’ Hog will be open on New Year's Eve. The menu also includes a variety of party platters that feed up to twelve people.
All of the food at Ragin' Hog is a labor of love. “Five sauces, sides, our buttermilk pie; everything is homemade,” says Van Tuyl. “We are Southern barbecue, so we're more like a Memphis — we’re not a Texas or a Kansas City [style of barbecue].”
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