**** Iron Pig has closed
Well, I had a pretty interesting end of last week. A sinus infection combined with the rather warm days really had me on my back! Luckily, I'm feeling much better, though it's still kinda warm out there. I wanted something with some flavor and looked back at some of our "eating to beat the heat" posts and Iron Pig Alehouse popped up! Man, has it been over 3 years since we ate there? Well, we weren't feeling like eating at Iron Pig, but I noticed that online ordering was available....so I thought what the heck, and placed an order. A combination of summertime and rush hour traffic makes it a bit of a chore, but I arrived right at the designated time and my order as ready to go....just hop back in the car and fight the traffic out of PB.
So, was this worth it?
Well, feast your eyes on this.
It's the dish formerly known as "the Man Salad". It's been renamed to the "Gender Neutral Salad"....ohhhkay......
Regardless, the Missus absolutely loved this. I ordered it with the add on of an fried egg and you know the Missus with fried eggs, right? While I'm not a fan of the brisket ala carte at IP, it's wonderful on this salad, adding a nice beefy-smokiness, that goes so well with the pickled onions, goat cheese....and of course, those french fries. The arugula adds a nice mild bitterness to things. We don't even need the dressing. The salad seemed huge, but we polished it off with no problem.
The Missus also loves the Rib Tips and She really loved this as well.
Rib tips tend to have bit more fat and porkiness in my opinion. These were much more tender than what I'm used to with rib tips. Nice smokiness, nice swine to dine flavor. A decent rub.....don't need much more. The Missus likes these straight up without BBQ Sauce....She just loves the texture and the smokiness.
I was kind of excited to get the Smoked Wings, which I hadn't had in a while.
In the past, the wings were a bit inconsistent, but when they were slightly crisp, super smokey they really hit the spot.
Sadly, these were not. It was weak in terms of smoked flavor, decently seasoned, but dry, tough, and the skin quite rubbery.
This is what the wings look like when I know they're done right.......
Still, no complaints about the meal at all......
Still, the Missus did present the question of "why didn't you get this earlier?" My answer? Pointing to Her plate: "Hey, it looks like you missed some salad there....."
The online ordering was easy, as was pick-up. I don't know if I hit the lottery on this afternoon, but I found parking close by.
So, I guess more Man Salad, ummmm, "Gender Neutral Salad" is in our future. Especially when temps rise.
Iron Pig Alehouse
1520 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109
Current Hours:
Mon - Tues 4pm - 9pm
Wed - Thurs 1130am - 9pm
Fridays 1130am - 10pm
Saturdays 10am - 10pm
Sundays 10am - 9pm
glad you are feeling better!
Posted by: kat | Monday, 05 July 2021 at 10:21 PM
"It's been renamed to the "Gender Neutral Salad"....ohhhkay......"
Couldn't help but laugh at that. Still looks mighty delicious!
Posted by: Hangzhou Hero | Tuesday, 06 July 2021 at 08:11 AM
Thanks Kat!
It's a really good salad HH! In spite of the "revised" name.....
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 06 July 2021 at 08:53 AM
Glad the name was the only thing that got revised. I haven't been down to PB in forever. I think the last time was when Zgara was still down there.
Posted by: Junichi | Wednesday, 07 July 2021 at 01:47 PM
I enjoyed the ribs and wings when I visited:
https://www.hungryones.com/2015/08/iron-pig-alehouse/
Posted by: Soo | Wednesday, 07 July 2021 at 05:28 PM
I really haven't been past where TJ's is in PB in ages Junichi! Man, I'd forgotten how bad traffic is in the area.
I think the wings are inconsistent Soo....I like the rib tips but not the ribs themselves. Though the BBQ does quite well in the salad.
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 08 July 2021 at 06:27 AM
Glad you are feeling better Kirk. BBQ in salad sounds good to me, no matter what they call it!
Posted by: caninecologne | Thursday, 08 July 2021 at 06:21 PM
That's our favorite item here CC!
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 09 July 2021 at 06:55 AM
Haha this PC labeling is so silly sometimes. Oh well, as long as the food is good. I probably only hit that spot once since it's nowhere near where we live!
Posted by: Lynn @ Oh-So Yummy | Sunday, 18 July 2021 at 07:13 PM
Perhaps it's kind of an "inside joke" Lynn? It's quite a good salad.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 19 July 2021 at 06:44 AM