Family owned & operated

Slow-smoked BBQ.
Made to share.

USDA Prime brisket, tender pulled pork, ribs, and scratch-made sides. Find us at a local pop-up or bring Cali Porker to your next event.

Glowing wood and flames inside a barbecue smoker firebox
Wood fire. Slow smoke.

The BBQ

From the smoker
to your plate.

We love the whole cook: seasoning the meat, tending the fire, and giving the smoke time to do its work. That’s what keeps us coming back to the smoker.

Our menu brings together USDA Prime brisket and tri-tip, pulled pork, chicken, and ribs. Add mac & cheese, street corn, coleslaw, or BBQ beans, and you’ve got a spread ready to share.

Whether you’re grabbing a plate at a pop-up or feeding everyone at your event, we want you to enjoy the food as much as we enjoy cooking it.

Alex and his wife at the Cali Porker BBQ pop-up beneath their branded canopy
Alex and his wife at a Cali Porker BBQ pop-up.

Family owned.
Family operated.

Alex’s love for cooking grew while managing restaurants like Rubio’s and Taco Del Mar. Even during his years at Wells Fargo, weekends meant backyard parties and taking over the grill.

We smoked our first ribs in 2012. After years of friends and family telling us to sell our food, we started Cali Porker as a weekend side hustle. Today, it’s our full-time family business.

Let’s feed your crowd.

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Serving Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.

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