**** Iron Pig has closed
Man, it's hitting the low 90's here, even near the shore in San Diego. Nothing heavy for us….we just wanted a nice salad. My current favorite is the "Man Salad" from Iron Pig Alehouse. I'm not overly fond of the Barbecue here and the sauce is not really to my liking either. But put some of that normally dry and mealy brisket in a salad, with pickled onions, goat cheese, French fries (!), smoked Portobello mushrooms (something I've been doing for a couple of years, it's great), and arugula….suddenly you have my current favorite salad. It is indeed a "Man Salad" ($12.99).
What's nice is that the vinaigrette doesn't over-power any of the components of the salad and that it's not "over-dressed". It has that great sour-smoky-bitter-mild sweetness-saltiness that is both satisfying and refreshing at the same time.
Also, happy hour (3-6 pm Mon – Fri) with half off select beers is not bad either….though you won't be getting any discount on sours and Belgians…..though ordering a Staffe Hendrick Quad it was pretty over-the-top and perhaps not the wisest thing to do n a hot day like today. In our opinion there's two thing to get here…the salad and the smoked wings….though the wings have been much too salty on our last couple of visits.
Iron Pig Alehouse
1520 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109
So with the temps hitting the 90's….what have you been eating?
Lucky pho. Where else?
poke:) lots of it!
I just had Iron Pig for the 1st time last night! The brisket was not impressive… I enjoyed the spare ribs and wings, though. They had a smoked fried chicken which sounded interesting but ran out by the time we got there.
Lucky you Michael! Pun intended……
I’m jealous Kat!
Hi Jinxi – I think this salad is the best use of the brisket. We love the wings…..when they turn out perfect. About half the time, they turn out too salty, but when prepped well….they are delish!
I love the ribs and the french fries there!
Not a fan of the ribs here Soo. The fries are pretty good.
French fries in a salad? Madness. Madness I say!
Dude! You totally need to do a Man Salad comparison, like you’ve done with some of the other foodie things such as Bahn Mi.
A brilliant madness HH!
That’s a great idea Ken! I’m taking nominees!