Our Review of The Pig

Located near the U Street Corridor is a “pork centric” restaurant that has immense respect for the animal it is named after. At The Pig you would be hard pressed to find a dish that does not have pork hiding it in somewhere. As you first sit down to enjoy a meal you are served bread and Swine Butter. It’s an incredibly delicious concoction of butter, pork lard and lavender. It’s not dense or as heavy as you would expect. The texture is almost like a whipped butter. The lavender gives a light, herbal finish on the palate. I liked it so much as I asked for more.

The Pig – Crispy Pig Ears

I started off with the Crispy Pig Ears. It was a warm arugula salad with seared tomatoes. Of course the dressing was a vinaigrette that incorporated bone marrow. Pig ears were sprinkled on top to give every bite a nice salty crunch. It is a very good salad and I highly recommend it.

The Pig – Pork Belly

I went for the Charred Belly next. The tender pork belly was well cooked and sat on top of a puree of celery root and watermelon jam. The jam offered a sweetness that complemented the smokey pork belly.

It seems that every restaurant is doing a Mac & Cheese these days. At The Pig this dish is really something special. The crust is perfect and you can taste a hint of truffle in it. Under the crust is a delicious and rich mac & cheese. There is a good bit of sharpness in the cheeses they use, which are: gruyere, fontina, parmesan and goat cheese.

I finished the meal off with some dessert. I decided to try their Sundae Bloody Sundae. Do you remember at the beginning of the review I mentioned that pig was incorporated in almost every dish? This sundae features a chocolate ice cream with pigs blood in it. It was very, very good. The blood did not alter the taste of the chocolate ice cream. Rather, it gave it a very unique texture; dense and uniform. The bacon peanut brittle that was nestled in the ginger whipped cream was delicious.

All in all I had an excellent meal at The Pig. If you dig on swine you should give them a try. Happy eating!

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