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| - The Salty Sow has a lot of reviews. I don't know what I could say that hasn't already been said... but here goes nothin'.
I love love LOVED the décor and ambiance. An open kitchen gets me every time. We sat at a long butcher-block type table. I'm from Chicago, and it reminded me of Girl & the Goat and Publican, with the big pictures of pigs on the walls and rustic décor.
The menu was fantastic. Happy Hours abound in the Phoenix area, apparently, because we were able to once again score half priced appetizers and deals on drinks.
Beverages were delicious - I have somewhat of an obsession with Moscow Mule's - Salty Sow has their own take on it which was absolutely fantastic.
We had a large group and I'm unsure of what everyone ordered, but I can tell you what the BF and I got:
:: Truffled Deviled Eggs with Salty Sow bacon. Savory but not too heavy. Perfect combination of flavors, and on the happy hour menu!
::Roasted Organic Beets salad. Whipped goat cheese, pistachio vinaigrette. This was heavenly. The goat cheese and pistachios paired perfectly with red and golden beets.
:: Bacon & Eggs. Candied pork belly, stone-ground white corn cheese grits, fried egg, whol-grain mustard jus. This was my dish. The only thing that I didn't LOVE about it was the jus. However, once I broke the yolk on the egg and married everything together, it was perfect.
:: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Filet Mignon. Sweet potato mash, apple mustard chutney, chipotle honey sauce. His dish. Too smoky for me in flavor, but he devoured it.
All in all, a great dinner to celebrate our friend's birthday in Phoenix. I would absolutely return if I'm in Austin or Phoenix.
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