We ordered the curry paste with egg noodles, , tea salad, bahnmi with French dip and added pho. The bahnmi did not disappoint. The curry paste with egg noodles was recommend by our server. It was flavorful just like she said. the brisket was on the tough side, it would be nice if they come in smaller pieces. For tea salad, it was a bit too sour for my liking, I have had better. With that said, I still felt a lot of thoughts were put into the menu and food which I appreciate. We sat right next to the open kitchen and saw how the big guy chef making sure the staffs were doing their job. He checked every plate that went out, and pointed out things that need additional attention. From what I could see, they kept everything clean and tidy, the entire crew has high discipline and on their toes like I was watching some cooking show. One star is taken off because we waited more than 35 mins for our order. It must have been missed at the first place, but our server was nice.
Eric Hsu
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January 07, 2023
The dishes at Piggy Smalls are totally unique. Every dish we had was great. Even my picky 6 year old finished the entire kid's pasta dish.
We had the crispy cheese dumplings which was a totally OG spin on the traditional ramen shop gyoza. The chopped chicken liver toast was a really good starter and I don't even eat liver. The sirloin cap steak was perfectly cooked and the included salad was a perfect pairing. The uni, anchovy, and garlic spaghetti was also popular at our table. A little pricey, but overall an excellent meal.
Fidel Cashflo
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June 06, 2022
Fantastic upscaled Fusion Vietnamese cuisine in a casual setting. Servers were all great, food for the most part was excellent . The "cheese dumplings" were a tad underwhelming - just gyoza which, after being steamed, are pan fried in cheese until the cheese burns - but everything else was incredibly delicious (it's so hard to get uni pasta where I'm from!) and I would recommend this spot wholeheartedly.
Mario Dos Campollo
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May 12, 2022
Creative Vietnamese food served in a relaxed upbeat setting. The food overall was good, the service friendly, the atmosphere jubilant but were there some misses, yeah. The hash browns with salmon were good, I really enjoyed the pickle vegetables that came on top. The dumplings with cheese were ok just a bit messy on execution. The wings were a solid entry, crispy, juicy, sour and sweet. It’s everything you want in a wing dish. Now the banh mi and pho combo was probably the worst versions of those dishes I’ve ever had in my life. The pork sandwich had bland meat and soggy bread. And the pho was overly salty and I’m salt fan. There was no way I could keep eating the noodles I paid extra for. The churro French toast was phoned in. Good but minimum effort. Overall the service was good and I had a good time hanging out with some friends, it’s just the food didn’t hold up.
Kayla Montenaro
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June 23, 2019
This review is dedicated to the amazing owner and our server Christopher. My family had a dissatisfied experience at their other restaurant which prompted me to reach out to management. The owner personally followed up with me, resolved the issue and invites my entire family to this other restaurant of his, Piggy Smalls. He had Christopher server us for the night and Christopher was amazing and attentive. We were served with multiple dishes. The taste was great. But what made my family satisfied was how accommodating they were the entire night. Bringing dish after dish and explaining what the dishes were, Christopher was very friendly and knowledgeable with 17 yrs of restaurant experience. I definitely recommend this restaurant to all tourists who would like to get good food and good service
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We ordered the curry paste with egg noodles, , tea salad, bahnmi with French dip and added pho. The bahnmi did not disappoint. The curry paste with egg noodles was recommend by our server. It was flavorful just like she said. the brisket was on the tough side, it would be nice if they come in smaller pieces. For tea salad, it was a bit too sour for my liking, I have had better. With that said, I still felt a lot of thoughts were put into the menu and food which I appreciate. We sat right next to the open kitchen and saw how the big guy chef making sure the staffs were doing their job. He checked every plate that went out, and pointed out things that need additional attention. From what I could see, they kept everything clean and tidy, the entire crew has high discipline and on their toes like I was watching some cooking show. One star is taken off because we waited more than 35 mins for our order. It must have been missed at the first place, but our server was nice.
The dishes at Piggy Smalls are totally unique. Every dish we had was great. Even my picky 6 year old finished the entire kid's pasta dish. We had the crispy cheese dumplings which was a totally OG spin on the traditional ramen shop gyoza. The chopped chicken liver toast was a really good starter and I don't even eat liver. The sirloin cap steak was perfectly cooked and the included salad was a perfect pairing. The uni, anchovy, and garlic spaghetti was also popular at our table. A little pricey, but overall an excellent meal.
Fantastic upscaled Fusion Vietnamese cuisine in a casual setting. Servers were all great, food for the most part was excellent . The "cheese dumplings" were a tad underwhelming - just gyoza which, after being steamed, are pan fried in cheese until the cheese burns - but everything else was incredibly delicious (it's so hard to get uni pasta where I'm from!) and I would recommend this spot wholeheartedly.
Creative Vietnamese food served in a relaxed upbeat setting. The food overall was good, the service friendly, the atmosphere jubilant but were there some misses, yeah. The hash browns with salmon were good, I really enjoyed the pickle vegetables that came on top. The dumplings with cheese were ok just a bit messy on execution. The wings were a solid entry, crispy, juicy, sour and sweet. It’s everything you want in a wing dish. Now the banh mi and pho combo was probably the worst versions of those dishes I’ve ever had in my life. The pork sandwich had bland meat and soggy bread. And the pho was overly salty and I’m salt fan. There was no way I could keep eating the noodles I paid extra for. The churro French toast was phoned in. Good but minimum effort. Overall the service was good and I had a good time hanging out with some friends, it’s just the food didn’t hold up.
This review is dedicated to the amazing owner and our server Christopher. My family had a dissatisfied experience at their other restaurant which prompted me to reach out to management. The owner personally followed up with me, resolved the issue and invites my entire family to this other restaurant of his, Piggy Smalls. He had Christopher server us for the night and Christopher was amazing and attentive. We were served with multiple dishes. The taste was great. But what made my family satisfied was how accommodating they were the entire night. Bringing dish after dish and explaining what the dishes were, Christopher was very friendly and knowledgeable with 17 yrs of restaurant experience. I definitely recommend this restaurant to all tourists who would like to get good food and good service