Reviews for Piggy Smalls in Honolulu, HI
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 toughside, 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 openkitchen and saw how the big guy chef making sure the staffs were doing their job. He checked every plate that went out, andpointed out things that need additional attention. From what I could see, they kept everything clean and tidy, the entire crewhas high discipline and on their toes like I was watching some cooking show. One star is taken off because we waited more than35 mins for our order. It must have been missed at the first place, but our server was nice. Read more
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 thecheese burns - but everything else was incredibly delicious (it's so hard to get uni pasta where I'm from!) and I wouldrecommend this spot wholeheartedly. Read more
Piggy Smalls is a nice Vietnamese fusion place right in the mall. It was great that there was free parking close by, a rarity in... Honolulu. We had the Le fried chicken wings, Burmese tea salad, ahi toast, vegan pho, pho French dip bahn mi, and bo ca ri ga(beef brisket stew). The chicken wings were crispy and tasty with a delicious sauce. I've never had tea salad that didn't havetea leaves in it but it was still pretty good although it didn't have the flavor balance or crispness of a traditional Burmesetea salad. I really enjoyed the ahi toast, the garlic pickle was excellent, I only wish it was a little bigger as it felt likean appetizer even though it was coupled with the other mains. The bahn mi was pretty good but lacked the quick pickles and eggbutter that I associate with a bahn mi. It was good but not what I expected which left me a little disappointed. Finally, the boca ri ga was a beef brisket stew with carrots and potatoes with egg noodles and it was nicely seasoned broth with a light curryflavor. It was a little heavy in feel but still delicious although I wish it was a little more spicy. Overall it was good but Idon't know that I would go out of my way to go here. Read more
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 thatcame on top. The dumplings with cheese were ok just a bit messy on execution. The wings were a solid entry, crispy, juicy, sourand sweet. It’s everything you want in a wing dish. Now the banh mi and pho combo was probably the worst versions of thosedishes 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 saltfan. There was no way I could keep eating the noodles I paid extra for. The churro French toast was phoned in. Good but minimumeffort. 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. Read more
Invited by a friend and his family for dinner. It was a set manu for total of eight course meal. The waiter told us the table... was not ready for us with most polite manner and voice! We(total of 17 of us) was seated at the outside booth! All the dishesfrom the starter to desert was wonderful and tasty! Also the portions are big and well seated! We have nothing to complain butpraise. Read more
Visit on Saturday, i am happy to see minimalistic and modern decor for this Vietnamese restaurant. However I was quite... disappointed with our of the daily special noodles soup with curry cream and brisket, the soup was very salty, I wonder this isa one-time mistake! Sorry not enjoyed it. Read more
Long lost of Hawaii local beers. It's of shareable plates with meat and vegetable options. Main entrees and soups are meat/fish... focused. Burmese Tea Salad was really good as were brussel sprouts. The Bun Thai soup (Thursdays) was decent but the shrimp weremushy and the brisket had more fat than meat. Friendly service was on top of orders but gave plenty of room and time to thetable. Read more
Awesome meal! Lovely staff! We decided to order takeout because the wait was an hour. The food was ready in less than 20mins.... The chops with the Kale was delicious! Nice size portions too. My friend doesn’t like Kale but loved theirs! As we werewaiting outside a staff member offered us seats, which was so kind of him????. It was the best meal we had in Honolulu. Read more