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| - Do you know how long I waited for the Pork and Beans restaurant to open? A verrrryyy long time!
I kept going to the Meat and Potatoes website hoping for an update on the opening of Pork and Beans, until finally the logo and the "Stayed Tuned" message disappeared from the Meat and Potatoes website. ( I felt like a stalker...)
And then, finally. Manna from heaven, I read about the grand opening in the local newspaper. Unfortunately for me, there were no lunch hours reported. (I say this because I like to visit new restaurants during lunch for several reasons...One, I don't live near Downtown Pittsburgh and to visit a "new" restaurant and face possible disappointment is too much for me to bear and two, why spend a lot of money on a new restaurant and then again, be disappointed. Better to them out during their lunch service.) I did, however, stop by to check out the décor before leaving for home one day. (Very eclectic décor with nods to upscale country and industrial chic both in the same swathe. I liked it a lot.)
Well, fast forward y'all! Pork and Beans is now open for lunch! Yippee Skippee! I informed one half of my dynamic lunch duo that Pork and Beans is now open for lunch and we literally dropped everything to go to lunch there. (You can't make reservations for lunch, so it's first come, first served.) I ordered one of the lunch specials (Deep Fried Smoked Pork Ribs served with seasonal potato salad and broccoli salad) and my lunch partner ordered the Grilled Smoked Meatloaf with house made pickles, white onion, fried onions, roasted shallots, tomatoes and horseradish crème. I know there are some barbecue purists who are shaking their heads at the thought of deep fried ribs, but I'm going to ignore your shaking heads. They were delicious and bone sucking good. The accompanying broccoli and potato salads were also on point and provided that needed balance to the succulence of the pork.
I also love meatloaf. Not the mystery loaf that some institutions serve to get rid of leftover whatever, but serious meatloaf that utilizes prime ingredients. My dad's baby sister makes fabulous turkey meatloaf that I crave on a consistent basis. This smoked meatloaf is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. This is NOT your mama's meatloaf and it will change your mind about loafs of meat moving forward.
This restaurant now has my dinner worthy seal of approval.
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