Went in to Pig and Pickle on a Monday with a grip of chefs and foodies around 11 to find more than 20 or 30 people all looking to be enjoying themselves at this sparsely decorated gem in a strip mall.
The dining room is decorated with a giant wall of the silhouette of a pig and the rest of the room with local artwork, including a gangster Marilyn Monroe, I'm a fan.
The drinks list included small batch boozes along with great beers by the bottle and tap.
On to the best part of the place, of course, the food. We all ordered different things to share and get a full experience of their late night menu. Different than their regular hours menu of course. I got the pork tostadas with kim chee and the pickles plate. Both were delicious and the kim chee actually had a little funk to it that I appreciate. The pickles were great too and a good assortment with grapes being the star along with green beans, fennel, beets, and onions. My friends got the burger which was juicy and cooked perfectly on a flatbread that fell apart a little bit. We also all tried the Tot of the day which was prosciutto and some sort of cheese that I forget, also tasty. Possibly the best tot I've had. We also tried the croque madam which was executed well with creamy mornay and perfect runny eggs but the star of the night was the braised pork leg which anyone there late night must have. Perfectly tender with a crispy sear and delicious braised butter beans with tomatoes.
Pig and Pickle is worth every penny and I will sure be back for my late night after work cravings for local goodness.
Oh did I mention 2.50 tall boy PBRs and coozies lol.