Reviews for The Oinkster in Eagle Rock, CA
My once a year pig out, moved out here in the area and had to revisit my old favorite the royale a foodie treat and a feast to... behold! Great friendly service. If you love pastrami, great place to try out. Slow fast food done right. ???? Read more
Known for their buffalo ranch chicken sandwiches and piggy fries. We ordered for take out and received two incorrect items. We... drove 30 min so decided not to return to fix the issue. I suggest checking your order before leaving. My sandwich was a mess.They also forgot to turn on the syrup pump and all I got was sparkling water in my cup. I've always encountered mishaps here butmaybe that's just my cluck haha Read more
This place does not disappoint, great pastrami, fun vibe, can't go wrong. Plenty of space to sit and decent sized parking. We... had the Oinkster Pastrami, burger, piggy fries and ube shake. Read more
On the right track but not quite there? I was looking very much forward to my visit at the Oinkster. It had come to my... attention after watching the food show ?worth it?. I ordered the Oinkster Pastrami and the belgian fries as well as the orangelemonade. The drink: The lemonade was awesome and refreshing. not overly sweet and actually tasted like real orange, lovedit! The Sandwich: As you can see in the pictures, the sandwich is stuffed with ingredients. However, you only taste the meatand the cabbage, the rest just disappeares and feels like added mush for volume. The pastrami itself is not very flavourful andthe whole thing just tastes kind of bland. The Fries: The fries themselves were great. crispy on the outside, fluffy on theinside. however, no single crystal of salt, completely unseasoned. I have been to Brussels and had those legendary belgianstreet vendor fries, they are miles ahead of these fries. The Aioli thats served with them is probably their largest downfall.In comparison to a good Aioli which is creamy, rich and the perfect companion for good fries, the Oinksters Aioli was a oilymess, tasteless and the wrong consistency. The mustard they served with the sandwich was really on point though, very rich andhigh quality mustard seeds. My biggest problem with the Oinkster was not the Quality of the food though. You might ask yourselfwhy I am so harsh in my Review. The food i ate at the Oinkster would have been all ok for 10 dollars , but definitely not for26$. If you charge close to 30 dollars for a sandwich and some fries, they have to be something special, these were not. If youwant similar food, thats cheaper and better in my opinion, go to Top Round Roast Beef. I hope next time I come back, i canchange my review for the better. The Oinkster has a lot of potential, its just not there yet. Read more
Portions are huge, I could not finish my burger and fries in on sitting. I got the classic 6oz burger and my wife got the... cluckster fried chicken sandwich. The cluckster was my favorite, so tasty! Chili cheese fries are packed with flavor and thegarlic tater tots are so addicting! Lastly, we tried the ube and horchata milk shake and let me tell you the seasonal horchatashake was so bomb! Read more
Got the bbq pulled pork sandwich, chili cheese fries and ube shake. The bbq pulled pork sandwich was kinda disappointing. It... fell apart after the second bite. The bread they used got soaked from either the slaw or the pork meat and the sandwich became apulled pork plate. Also didn?t taste bbq sauce, but I might be missing something. The chili cheese fries were pretty good.Crispy fries covered with healthy (unhealthy?) amount of chili and cheese. The chili was tasty and flavorful with a thickerconsistency which I like on chili cheese fries. However my favorite part of my first meal here was hands down the Ube Shake. Nottoo sweet, but strong ube flavor. Phenomenal 10/10 would get again! Read more
The spot is an iconic eagle rock spot. I got the piggy fries and Ube shake with an Asian chicken salad. Overall great taste and... fast service. Read more
I've been going to the Oinkster since they opened so when i heard they were having their 16th anniversary and featuring the Pork... Adobo Burger, i was all in for it. As part of the celebration, they offered a free beer which was some kind of light-bodiedlager served in a sweet 16 cup. Very cute. Very appreciated. The only negative was that they omitted the sauce from my burgerfor some reason and it would have really upped the flavor profile. Still not a bad sandwich - big, meaty, porky - all the thingsa place called the Oinkster should highlight. This is a top of the line joint and I'm hoping to be able to make it to their nextmajor milestone (25th maybe?). In the meantime, I'll keep going back as often as possible. Read more