The inside cover of its menu has a quote from Anthony Bourdain " Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: is it good? Does it give pleasure?"
Overall PigPen does that: give you good food with pleasure.
Design is described as a balance between natural and industrial although it does give more a vibe of a stylized canteen; what with tables and chairs placed almost at elbow length, it can't be helped almost all restaurants in the area have the same size.
Service is good and prompt, attentive and knowledgeable of their menu.
Food serving is just right in portion, served at good temperature in a simple, visually appealing presentation. Had a refreshing Tomato and Salted Egg salad, though the tofu was more prominent in taste and portion that I think it should be renamed "Tomato-Tofu Salad" instead of "Tomato Salted-egg Salad," but it's good nonetheless and refreshing, makes you whet your appetite to eat. Papadum tortilla is not a fave, a bit over cooked and burnt to taste, it easily crumbles to touch. Pulled pork cannelloni in carbonara sauce is good: pasta is good, light carbonara sauce that doesn't overpower the pork which was just rightly seasoned, tender and juicy. Deconstructing the Pork belly kimchi bowl: the pork belly is good, the skin has just the right crunch, tender meat that is lightly seasoned; kimchi is not so good and the rice is too mushy for me; bowl is topped by soft-boiled egg cooked just right. All in all still good. read more