I needed something new and flash for breakfast, but I didn't want to drive to North Scottsdale, so I checked my Yelp app, and found The Oink Café.
THE OINK CAFÉ
The Oink Café is on the southwest corner of Warner and McClintock, in Tempe, Arizona.
The Oink Café was first opened in Phoenix in 2012, by owners Donnie Baxla, and his sisters, Heather Clauser and Joan Roeber, of Peter Piper Pizza franchises fame.
The Oink Café is a scratch-made breakfast and lunch menu, including eggs, omelets, chorizo, biscuits and gravy, pancakes and waffles.
THE STORY & SERVICE EXPERIENCE
I have to be honest - as soon as I saw the name, I wanted the place to be adorable, and it was.
Even though The Oink Café is in a strip mall situation, the particular corner it's on is quite established, and the foliage is mature, which makes it look less strip mall-y and nice.
The interior is bright, cute, and super clean. I totally love the pig vibe mixed with the edgy raw architecture.
The hostess sat me right away, and my server, Mo, was right over. She took my order very quickly, and brought out everything just as fast.
I tried the 8-piece bacon flight. OH. MY. GOD. SUPERB.
The bacon flight came with applewood, honey, jalapeño, pepper, sugar, hickory, apple cider, and pecanwood flavors. My favorites were the sugar and jalapeño flavors, but all were SUPERB.
I also tried the strawberry cheesecake pancakes. Yes. Yes. All the YES! They were utterly fantastic!
The Oink Café also has a full bar, so I sampled their peach mimosa AND their famous Tito's Bloody Mary.
CONCLUSION
Everything was outstanding. I have zero complaints.
I highly recommend The Oink Café, and I will definitely be coming back.
5/5 RECOMMEND
OF NOTE
*Plenty of parking out front.
*There are 3 locations: Paradise Valley, Tempe, and Tucson.
*For more information: oinkcafe.com