Despite having worked in the ad world for almost 15 years, I am still a sucker for marketing. A funky label on a wine bottle. A cool or catchy restaurant name. Those kinds of things get me every time...including tonight.A new restaurant called The Tipsy Pig recently opened in our neighborhood. I felt an almost magnetic pull when I first saw it.
My strongest opinion is that the place is just too damn loud. And yes - I am well aware that I sound like an 80 year old - but it's the truth and the Yelp reviews about this place confirm that.
Fortunately, the food was pretty good. My entree, dayboat scallops with blood orange and fennel salad was absolutely delicious, as was the mixed green and arugula salad with an onion and goat cheese tart. Our other appetizer was bruschetta with broccoli, roasted peppers, ricotta salata, and burrata. We saw an order of it sitting at the pass when we were seated and it looked cheesy, gooey, savory, and scrumptious but in reality it was just a big disappointment. The bread was too thick and the overall flavor was a bit lacking.
It's always exciting to have a new joint open up in the neighborhood. We'll give it another try - after all, they have mac and cheese on the menu. With bacon! I couldn't really care less if the pig is tipsy as long as it's tasty!
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So the Tipsy Pig is fine dining? It sounds like it would well $3 pitchers of sangria and 10 cent wings. Like Chuck's.
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