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    Kelly S.

    Good food, drinks, and service. We ordered bone marrow, bacon wrapped dates, dirty fries, sea bream fillet, msg burger, and drinks. The flavor profile was well balanced for everything we had. The amount of fries was large enough for the 4 of us to share and the dates were a good size. Areas where they could improve is using bone marrow that has a little more meat and adding more alcohol to the drinks. We could barely taste it.

    Falafel burger
    Karen L.

    If you're looking for something a little more unique in Riverside, this is the spot. I appreciate the fusion mix. Here's what we had: + I went for the mocktail called Kaya Kolada. It's basically an ube drink with coconut. Great taste if you're looking for a tropical drink. + Scallop crudo was where I took off a star. While it's different, the sauce overpowered the scallops a little too much in my opinion, so you couldn't really taste any of the scallops or how fresh they were. + My boyfriend thought the falafel burger was good. + I loved the sea bream. Very fatty and everything is well balanced with the sauce and toppings.

    Tikki cocktail and blonde beer
    Courtney M.

    The food was really good, I ordered the lamb and it was well cooked and seasoned. The cocktails are super cute they put a jack-o'-lantern face on the Martini and dehydrated pineapple slice. We also ordered the pork belly sandwich. Which also was good minus the jalapeños. Our service was a little slow, but our waiter was very nice but it came to a point where we would go to the bar to order a drink to try to make things move a little quicker. It's a fun spot kudos to the bartender and being creative love that!

    Avocado Toast
    Kristina V.

    My main problem with this restaurant is that when we dined at lunch on a weekend they were already out of 4 items on their menu; which the menu is already small to begin with. Food was good. I enjoyed my avocado toast even though it was a bit messy to eat. My whole table enjoyed their food as well. The fries are a MUST HAVE if you like cheese and roasted garlic. Our waitress was awesome and made sure we were always taken care of. The bathroom situation is a bit weird with a communal area for washing hands that people in the dining area can look in on. I would suggest making that more private because it felt wrong having people watch me wash my hands. Overall it was a good lunch with yummy food but we were all severely bummed on the missing menu items.

    The selection!
    Danise O.

    I'm so happy they have a new location close to The Mission Inn. It's a short walk from there. I took my husband for his birthday and this was a great place to stop. We sat at the bar and ordered dirty fries. It's a large portion and was more than enough for both of us. The beer, drink and wine selection is great. Our bartender was attentive and even exchanged a drink for me. The restaurant has a good layout and the vibe is good. We will definitely be back.

    Salmon Laab
    Alisa B.

    FUN FACT: I came here (their old location) manyyyy years ago for my 18th birthday! With fond memories, I decided to checkout their new pretty location near Mission Inn. The decor is beautiful!! My favorite is always the macaroni & cheese! It never disappoints. The perfect amount of gooey cheese and flavor. We also tried the Salmon Laab, which I loved! It is on the sour side, but it definitely has classic Lao flavors. Reminds me of home! For my main entree, I tried the Date Night Burger. They do not skimp on any of the ingredients! Generous sized burger patty and veggies. I do wish it had more date jam though. At the end of the day, the dirty fries really stole the show! Their fries are similar style to In-N-Out fries, but topped with GARLIC CONFIT and cheese??? Sooo deliciously simple. I wouldn't spend $15+ for it... but +$3 on my entree? sure.

    4 Exes Cocktail
    Alexis K.

    Really excited to try this place during my first time in Riverside! Seemed to be highly rated, modern, and exciting. Went early to the Mission Inn Festival of Lights and caught their 2-5pm Happy Hour. Just a heads up that their HH food menu is pretty slim. Service was very kind and attentive, helping pick menu items. The place was very aesthetically decorated. There seemed to be a mix of folks there with laptops to study along with folks at the bar there for drinks and light bites. We got the dirty fries and the burger. Both were pretty delicious. Surprisingly, my favorite part was that the side salad had the best tasting dressing I've ever had. The cocktail I got was on the smaller side in terms of portion, but it was unique and herbal without being too sweet. I wish I could try it outside of their HH period!

    Bone marrow was decent
    Nan N.

    Just like the mneumonic, Never Eat Soggy Waffles for north east south west, Salty Pig needs a lot of help in multiple directions. Their food is overall OK/meh. But they severely lack in other parts of meal service. We had the burger with dirty fries, bone marrow, and the waffle. The burger was OK, but afterwards we both agreed that Shake shack would've ended up with a happier outcome for the amount of time and money. The bone marrow was roasted nicely to fulfill a bone marrow craving however the tragic star of the show was a terrible waffle. The waffle fully lived up to the never eat soggy waffles phrase. Awful in presentation and okay in taste. For a better idea of what the texture of the waffle tasted like, I'm pretty sure the continental breakfast waffle at a motel 6 would be comparably better in crisp. We came for a Sunday lunch, of which we had about a 15 minute wait to get seated. However, when seated , we noticed that there were several empty tables. We suspect that today's service was understaffed and so they were trying to space out diners. We had a 40+ minute wait from ordering to receiving our first dish. This wait does NOT include the time we waited to get seated. What was more shocking is that the waffle was the last dish to be served and 5 min longer to bring out. I would like to say that our table was an outlier but our surrounding neighbors also suffered from the same 40+min wait times. I think it would have been helpful if staff just acknowledged/gave a quick "I'm sorry" for the long food prep times along with a subpar service. Bottom line: I left Salty Pig sort of feeling like the guests that attend the dinner service on Hell's Kitchen...only here, the food didn't make up for the long wait time.

    Chicharron
    Imee C.

    Had lunch here right when they opened. We thought they were still closed because the door was hard to open. But the host opened the door for us apologizing saying door is heavy. We ordered a bloody mary for starters and it was made really well. Also ordered the chicharron and it was really good. I had the pork belly sandwich with dirty fries. Pork was so tender and delicious. The dirty fries were very good. The catsup they served was really good. They make their own catsup here. We also had a falafel sandwich. The falafel was very tasty and not dry. Will definitely come back here again if I ever visit this place.

    Bone Marrow
    Morgan B.

    My friend invited me here as she typically comes often. We came during the happy hour which I found to be a great deal and overall good pricing. The drink menu and the food menu goes on the happy hour. I really enjoyed the food it was refreshing and just tasted different. Service went well too, it was slow but in general when I visited it was a slow day period. I really loved the inside of the place it's super cute and has great lighting inside. I will return!

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    Denise P.

    I was a first time customer at the Salted Pig this past Friday night. I had high hopes for this place since my cousin raves about how good the food is. When we arrived we were seated immediately, the waitress was great! The ambience was nice; background music was tolerable, not too loud that you couldn't hear yourself converse. For starters, we shared the dirty fries which were good but I wasn't blown away for they were saturated with cheese and roasted garlic cloves; the garlic was the best part. Needless to say; too much cheese. Moving on.. My cousin ordered the pulled pork, which he rated a 7.5 out of ten, there was not very many options for vegetarians so the Falafel sounded appetizing. For those who don't know, Felafel are typically round, soft, and gently lightly crusted on the outside, with a drizzled of a good savory sauce, sounds good right? NOT Unfortunately for me, I received jaw breaking falafel balls which I could only take one bite of. The waitress was very polite and displayed great customer service when I told her about my next dentist I had to make (kidding) she did not hassle me, instead, she was apologetic and removed the dish, she then asked if I wanted another item on the menu, I kindly declined. Oh I forgot to add, the dressing was mayo. The taste was exactly as the mayo you scoop out of a jar. Great customer service, the food however, could use some polish.

    Dirty Fries
    Anabella V.

    I LOVE the Salted Pig!!! I have been coming for years for the Bloody Mary and dirty fries!! The service is friendly and the server is attentive. The vibe is super chill, a great place to come and have drinks and good food!!

    $24 plate
    Moni G.

    Very pretty inside I ordered out for lunch. Portion seems SO TINY for $24 It is SUPER delicious though salad was basic Struggled to pay their payment system wasn't allowing got cash / card transaction - finally got out of there to come eat Service was good friendly service Salad was 2/10

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    Amazing food and amazing experience, would come back over and over. I wish I could go more often

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    Gluten free options available?

    What time do you start to serve the dinner menu items?

    Do you do anything for birthday's?

    We offer a complimentary dessert, usually with a candle!

    When is your re-grand opening?

    They open baby

    Has the new location opened yet?

    Yes, they opened the new location beginning of this year. It is very nice modern vibes!

    Do they have any mimosa specials on Saturdays and Sundays?

    Currently, we offer Mimosas for $6 each during Sunday brunch. Our mimosas use fresh juice, Spanish Cava, and you can choose between orange, grapefruit, or pineapple.

    Do they offer gift cards for purchase?

    Our gift cards can be purchased digitally, and sent by text or email to the recipient of your choice. Clicking on our Yelp menu will take you to our online ordering site.

    Do they still have gluten free menu alternatives?

    Yeah, I ate there recently. Most menu items don't have gluten. The ones that do, you can get it without the bread. They let me know that they make their own sourdough using their own starter, if that relieves any of your bread-concerns.

    What time does the kitchen close? Last call for food?

    10pm although they serve Ramen exclusively from 10pm until midnight Thursday through Saturday.

    Did anyone know that the waitress says they serve Ramen here on certain days of the week which were they does anyone know?

    Thursday through Saturday after 10pm.

    Do they serve the full menu during lunch or just the lunch menu?

    Lunch only

    How is there Ramen here? Seems like they serve it 10-12 am thurs to Sunday.

    In comparison to the other ramen options in Riverside -- it's great!

    How often do they carry Pliny the elder?

    Pliny the elder was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire and died in 79ad. I don't believe they carry him ha

    The pork chop is priced as market price, does anyone know how they calculate the MP of a pork chop?

    Pay the MP it's worth it!

    Can children dine here?

    Yes

    Do you not serve the pork belly and the bacon-grease popcorn?

    I just came from there and they had both.

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