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This little piggie stayed home,
This little piggie went to Oink Cafe,
And got turned into a bacon flight!
We got here at 9 AM on a Sunday and there was a 30 minute wait to be seated. Well.... "Better be worth it" I thought! It did allow me ample time to browse through the menu. They currently serve breakfast and lunch, with breakfast favorites such as omelets, Benedicts, and more Southwestern offerings such as the mighty breakfast chimi. Breakfast chimi or omelet? Hmm... Well I didn't feel like eating my weight in breakfast today so I went with the pork confit omelet! We also split the bacon flight.
The bacon flight came with a slice each of applewood smoked, honey cured, jalapeno, peppered, sugar cured, apple cider, hickory smoked and pecanwood smoked. Some of the pieces tasted very similar to each other. Out of all the slices my favorite was probably the apple cider due to the blend of light sweetness with the saltiness of the pork. The jalapeno was also notable for its spicy kick and I also enjoyed the applewood smoked bacon due to its light, almost fruity, smoky flavor.
I haven't ordered many items at a restaurant listed as confit so I was excited to try the cafe's version of it. The omelet was a sizable meal, coming with your choice of vegetable and starch. I chose the home fries and biscuit. The omelet itself was decent. The eggs weren't super fluffy and were just slightly too overcooked for my tastes. There was plentiful filling of pork, cheese and onion though. The menu listed it as having jalapeno in it too but I couldn't taste any of it in mine. The confit itself unfortunately was a little disappointing to me. For a meat that's been slow cooked for a long time at a low temperature I was hoping it would be amazingly, meltingly tender. The meat wasn't super tender, but it wasn't tough either. It also tasted bland compared to the powerfully rich red chile ranchero sauce on top. I did enjoy the sauce but felt it overpowered the whole dish because all I could taste was sauce with each bite.
The biscuit was decent and the potatoes with bell pepper and onion were a bit oily but plentiful. We also had coffee which was also decent and was refilled as needed.
Service was average. There were so many people here to serve that I didn't really expect a lot of personal attention here anyways.
Since there were so many people here it was pretty loud in the restaurant. If you're looking for a relaxing place to enjoy and unwind this isn't going to be your spot, at least when it's super busy on Sunday morning.
The restaurant takes up residence where Marcello's Pasta Grill used to be. They changed the decor considerably, to a lime green and bright yellow interior. The bar is still here though so they do serve beer, mimosas and bloody Marys if you feel like having an alcoholic beverage. They also kept the nicely shaded patio which I'm sure will be a great spot to dine at once the weather gets warmer.
Overall, about an average experience food wise and service wise.
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