Closed sad that this place closed. The food were very good though little pricey. I hope they reopen

Salted Pig is a staple in downtown Riverside. This updated location is unassuming from the outside but you are immediately thrust into a sleek environment when you go inside. The bar side is to the left when you walk in and restaurant side is on the right. The menu isn't big and everything seems like it's crafted in a specific way. We've done dessert here and appetizers. The pistachio cream pie was amazing and the crust to pie ratio was my favorite. The dirty fries with cheese sauce and fresh herbs are absolutely divine. Service here is really good, I find them to be friendly and helpful if you ask any menu questions. The downside to here is the price. A lot of the cocktails average 16 dollars so when you are paying almost 20 dollars for a small drink and expensive food, it adds up quick. read more

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I love the beer assortment, the atmosphere, and the customer service. The food is also good! read more

The Salted Pig - Veggie Burger with a salad - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

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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. read more

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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. read more

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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! read more

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Good Riddance. This place was always crap, and seemed more of a vanity project than a real restaurant. The prices were always high, and the experience was always erratic and inconsistent. The staff would sneer at the customers. read more

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. read more

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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! read more

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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. read more

The Salted Pig - The selection! - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

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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. read more

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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. read more

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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. read more

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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! read more

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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!! read more

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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. read more

The Salted Pig - One side of menu - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

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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 read more

The Salted Pig - $24 plate - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

人生總要為自己勇敢一次，拋下一切的顧慮， 去做真正想做的事， 一輩子太短，不該讓自己留下遺憾～ 今天要寫的餐廳在 Riverside , 天啊， 突然有種我怎麼那麼會跑的感覺‍‍， 都寫到Riverside 來了，兩年前來過，當時Covid 期間，還只能坐在外面， 人老了就是這樣， 舊地重遊， 總是會不斷的想起以前， 這次吃的東西完全不同， 這平常的weekday 中午，沒想到菜單上就少少的幾道菜， 不過當天客人還是蠻多的， 點了他們的韓式冰冰蹦， 跟點pork belly 漢堡， 很好吃， 至少比我想像的好吃很多，難怪這家在 Riverside downtown 也算小有名氣的餐廳， 到河濱來， 可以探訪的一個地方！ -- at The Salted Pig. read more

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We have always loved this spot, mostly the Brussels and the old school drink called "as if." We go often on a whim and sit at the bar, usually can squeeze in on a week night. Thursdays the bar usually gives their attention to the guys wearing Hawaiian shirts the whole time. Highly recommend stick to the specials on Thursday night. read more

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kinda bummed I'm just now trying this place. They're really freaking good! From service, to inside decor, to food, this place does it right. Had a mimosa with grapefruit juice, the really good burger & some cheesecake. Everything tasted delicious - service was friendly all day and everyone did a good job at always making sure our table had water refilled. Definitely a good spot for a small group, a date, or catching up with a friend. Saturdays & Sunday's they have a brunch menu, but you can also order off their normal menu. They change menus periodically throughout the year. read more

The Salted Pig - Honey lavender cheesecake - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

Such a cute restaurant with amazing service! They do not take reservations, but we came in around 6:30pm on Friday night and we able to be seated immediately! Both sandwiches were delicious, especially the buns, but I thought the portions a little small for the price. Both the Pork Belly sandwich and MSG Burger were $24, and felt more like a lunch-sized meal, rather than dinner. Luckily, we ordered a side of fries ($7), so we were able to fill up by the end of the meal. read more

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The Salted Pig has always been a special spot for me and my wife. we used to go here for date nights, and it never disappointed. The pork belly sandwich was my favorite. the overall vibe made it the perfect place to enjoy a night out. It's a shame they're closed until next year, but we'll definitely be back as soon as they reopen. Can't wait to relive some great memories and make new ones! read more

I chose here as our brunch restaurant this morning. First, the coffee is really fresh brewed, so flavorful. I give 5 stars for the great coffee. My hubby got the egg, apple bacon, mushroom breakfast plate, I got dirty fries w cheddar cheese, garlic, and chives. Wow!!!!! Whohoo!!! Sooooo good! Perfect brunch! The bacon is soooo good, apple flavor, crunchy, my dirty fries are wonderful. 5 stars for both. Ambiance: 5 stars, modern pub style, wood interior concept, cozy. Service: 5 stars, super friendly, fast, the server refills the coffee right away. Price: $$, affordable for the brunch on weekend. Menu: a little limited for the brunch selection. Quality: 5 stars, high quality of ingredients. I want to come here again for the brunch. Strongly recommend for the hotel guests, visitors. read more

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Went here tonight for dinner. Ambiance was nice due to being close to the Christmas lights for downtown Riverside. Food was nothing special and likely won't be back. Some people probably really like it but the menu options and flavors just weren't for us. read more

I tried to find the breakfast restaurant in the downtown on Mission Inn Ave during our trip. I found this restaurant. They opened at 10:30 so I think it is great for the brunch, not early breakfast. The interior is modern contemporary style. Very open in the dining area once you get in. You can see the huge bar in the center. I liked the ambiance. They have a special menu not the popular menu. I chose the traditional breakfast w eggs, bacon, and potatoes. My wife had dirty fries w cheddar cheese, garlic, and chive. First, the coffee is pretty good, fresh brewed hot, flavorful to wake me up. Second, my egg bacon plate looked awesome and tasted great. Loved the apricot jam to eat the potatoes, mushrooms. Perfect meal to start my day. I tried the dirty fries and I almost shocked about the crispy, cheesy, grilled garlic flavor of fries. Definitely 5 stars for fries. I wish I come here again to have lunch. They have sandwich and pasta. Pros Ambiance: 5 stars, modern, quiet, open space Service: 5 stars, very attentive Quality: 5 stars, you can taste right away. Price: $$ affordable Cons Business hour: they serve only brunch, lunch. Not early breakfast. Parking: street parking or public parking structure Overall my wife and I loved this place. Thanks for the great brunch. read more

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Drove to Riverside, CA for Ali Wong and ended up here for dinner. They don't take reservations but they did promptly seat us in 15-20mins. Unfortunately, the Bone Marrow, Duck Tamales and Cranberry Tart were sold out. We ended up trying the Gnocchi, Black & Tan Burger and the Capirotada. Not surprised, everything was good. The burger was the perfect size and didn't fall apart. Being able to pay on the phone was convenient. read more

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I've been here a few times. I know it was not universally well received but I personally used to love when it was a ton of Korean American fusion. I think this restaurant's menu peaked around 1-2 years ago with its many innovative and uniquely flavored dishes, but unfortunately that's no longer so. There are only a few Asian inspired-ish dishes left, but they're mostly one-note kimchi or sriracha based sauces. One of their very talented chefs recently left, so I'm not sure if that's why the menu has become so dull. Their prices are awful for how uninspired the dishes are, and for the utter lack of quality control. Expect any fried dish to be almost inedibly greasy and undercooked at the same time. I found some strange hair or thin twig like thing in my Brussels sprouts dish. The stuffed dates which I would normally love came with a thin and flavorless cream cheese dip and gushed with a mouthful of oil when I bit into them. The cream cheese dip was much better with fries than the dates, as the weak flavor was lost when paired with the sweetness of the dates. The burger was alright. I was intrigued by the enoki slaw but it was just okay. The portion of fries was generous, but my partner disliked the lack of crisp of the fresh cut fries. They were alright by me but they were definitely better after a few minutes in the air fryer at home. They came with a sauce that I thought was ketchup but was actually some sweet sriracha concoction. Dessert was coffee ice cream and donuts. I love being surprised and so the mystery donut flavor was tempting for me. It ended up just being strawberry. They were slightly under fried. Both donuts and the ice cream were fine but not great. I liked that they weren't overly sweet, but the boring flavors that didn't complement each other made me wish I had baked dessert at home instead. The presentation of all dishes was completely thoughtless. You will get a lot of stuff just scooped into a bowl. If you order the crumpets for brunch the jam just comes as an ugly dollop on the side of the plate. For how nice the restaurant is, this needs improvement. The ambiance and service are both great. This is absolutely a lovely and atmospheric place to have a fancy meal. But I would say that you are paying more for those elements than for the lackluster food and plating. There are certainly better options for upscale restaurants. read more

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If you appreciate food that is made from scratch and a chef that lets local seasonal ingredients shine, then this place checks those boxes. The atmosphere matches the attentive team that works here, details matter. The SMASH burger was incredible and the house made pickles were such a nice touch. The breakfast plate with house made strawberry jam for the most incredible rustic toast was perfection. The hero? Who would have known that the simplest hand cut fries served with house made ketchup would be so memorable? Such a great spot! read more

Second time giving this place a try and unfortunately still not impressed with the food. Parking can be hard to come by as it is located in the downtown strip so my suggestion is to park in the nearby parking structure. The menu is limited with not too many options and prices on the higher end. They do a great job with presentation but unfortunately the taste is not mind blowing. Due to the ambiance I would recommend this place for socializing and drinks. read more

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Food was so-so. Service was slow and terrible. SERVICE: - our orders were taken 20 mins after being seated. - food arrived almost an hour after we were seated. - When we followed up our food, server said it was "26 minutes on the board" (meaning, she put in our order 26 mins ago), which did not have any relevance to our question of how much longer it was going to take. - when the food arrived, there were no plates. We had to ask for those, too. No apologies were given. - Not major, but they seated us at a pretty tight space even though we had a baby in a stroller, despite the availability of better tables with clearly more space to park a stroller. FOOD: - food arrived cold. When we complained about it being cold, the server basically said, "sooo, did you want something else? Or did you want me to warm it up?" Not even an apology, or wn explanation that it wasn't supposed to come out like that. We asked for it to be heated up but came back to us lukewarm. Not an enjoyable eating experience. They did comp the cold pork chop but still, it didn't make the food taste better. - Duck rillette didn't taste like duck. All in all, not a very enjoyable dining experience. Will not be back. read more

This place is so aesthetically pleasing to the eye once you enter! Loved the interior! Came here on a Sunday around 12:30pm with a group of 9 people thinking that we would have to wait awhile, but fortunately a big group had just left, so we were seated right away. The menu offered a fusion of Asian-Mexican-American inspired dishes. I ordered the Date Night Burger with arugula salad on the side and it was delicious! The burger had crispy bacon and savory/sweet date jam, and you also got to choose how you would like the burger cooked. I also ordered the Clever Girl cocktail, and it was just as yummy! Will definitely be back again next time we're in visit Riverside! read more

The Salted Pig - Date night burger - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

This place has gone downhill. My husband and I were ranting and raving about how great this place was so we talked our family out of eating at food lab and walked over to Salted Pig. Huge mistake, they were not busy at all and claimed they didn't have room for us but clearly they just blatantly did not want to serve us. They stated a group of 8 was too large and they wouldn't be able to accommodate smaller parties if they took us. We asked to split into two parties of four and they said well it's still a party of 8. They had several tables open! Couldn't help but feel they were stereotyping us and just didn't want to serve us. Terrible experience! Completely embarrassing. Walked back over to food lab and took our service there! Will probably never be back after years and years of supporting their small business since they were back on main st old location. read more

I've been to the Salted Pig a handful of times and I always enjoy it. It has its own aesthetic. The restaurant feels high end, classy, and fancy. The waiters are helpful and do a wonderful job. They have different menus for each meal. I'm not sure how often they switch out the menus, but I think it's according to the season. There's usually always something new to try on the menu. I've come for their brunch, lunch, and dinner. I was most impressed with the brunch menu and lunch menu, it was great! Every meal I've ordered (even if I was skeptical) blew me away. Every bite is flavorful and delicious. The bill can be a bit steep (unless you're dining on your own) just keep that in mind. I recently came for my birthday brunch and they gave me a free dessert on the house for the occasion. Overall, a great experience! read more

The Salted Pig - Brunch meal! Listed on the menu, this is the breakfast plate and the smash burger. - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

Customer service was awesome, but I wished the food was too. We came here for St Patrick's day dinner and it was packed. Luckily we only waited around 10 minutes to get a table. I ordered the duck tamale and my cuz the falafel sandwich. The falafel was so hard and inedible we had to send it back. My duck was underwhelming and spicier than I thought. The masa was too thick and the duck finely shredded I couldn't even tell what meat I was eating. The highlight of our meal were the Brussels sprouts! The kimchi vinaigrette was to die for!!! We didn't ask for any compensation for the overcooked falafel but two of our drinks were comped, and that's why I gave them 4 stars!!! The fact that they highly regard customer satisfaction is a very good sign. read more

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The staff here are incredibly amazing, super nice. Their food here are also to die for as they have a pretty broad selection on their menu. My friends and I dined here a couple of weeks ago and while there were a couple of bumps along the way, the staff made sure to take care of our party efficiently. First there was the drink issue. We didn't receive any of our drinks until 30 min into our dinner. When we asked our server about it she kindly explained that they had ran out of ice and they should be getting some delivered soon. When the drinks were finally brought out, our server then graciously told us that all of our drinks would be taken out of our tab for the inconvenience. We were shocked as we had multiple cocktails and such. Then my friends had a temperature problem with their steak where they said that their steak dishes were not warm at all, it was only them the rest came out fine. Immediately our server comforts them and assures us that they will have it redone. Not to mention that they will also be giving us 50% off the entire bill in addition to removing all of our drinks for all of the inconveniences. Clearly this place cares about the customer experience and makes sure to deal with every issue with much professionalism and kindness. I definitely recommend them as their food was delicious on top of their amazing customer service. read more

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I love this place. I've been several times and the menu doesn't disappoint. They switch up the menu on occasion and everything I have tried has been delish. This is a great place for happy hour, dinner, or brunch (weekends only). The ambiance is enjoyable and the service is great. I've never waiting too long to be seated and the food always comes out hot. read more

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Tried this place out for brunch on a Saturday with a friend. We ordered family style and got grapefruit mimosas, the fried chicken, the endive salad, and hash browns. Fried chicken: 9/10. I thought the chicken was perfectly fried and loved the extra dimension of flavor from the jalapeño jam it came with. The cornbread was a little on the drier side but was still pretty tasty. Endive salad: 7/10. Really liked the tartness of the grapefruit and apple and citrus yogurt dressing with the added crunch and sweetness from the walnuts, though the overall balance seemed a little off, with the tartness overpowering the savoriness and sweetness of the dish. Hash browns: 10/10. Simple but delicious! The restaurant itself gives off a chic and airy vibe. I thought the prices were fair given the quality of the food and the upscale dining environment. Definitely a perfect place for a brunch or dinner date! read more

The Salted Pig - Fried chicken, endive salad, and hash browns - Gastropubs Near Me - Riverside, California

It's been a while that we wanted to try this place. We finally did after a few years of wanting to try. We came in during a very odd lunch hours, expecting to try many delicacy. We were surprised for the limited selections offered in their menu, most of the menu that we wanted were only offered during dinner time. The chicarones were just okay, a little bit on the saltier side. The taco was delicious, the sweet potato pie was yum. Kid meal came with fruit and some of the fruits were mushy and they still served it. read more

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Pork belly Sandwich and the dirty fries are two of my fav dishes! Came on Wednesday night with a group of 6, service was great, there was no wait and food came fast. Nice ambiance and great drinks made us a wonderful night! read more

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Incredible modern restaurant! The interior design is unique and sleek while the customer experience is phenomenal. Pork belly sandwich had a huge piece of meat and I couldn't stop eating the popcorn and the Brussels sprouts. The cheese fries were tasty as well! The burger was amazing as well! Highly recommend for anyone in the Riverside\LA areas. The parking is the only thing you need to drive around for but there are plenty of street parking and garages. You definitely have to walk there but it's worth it. read more

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