FTLToday Quik Bite - Breakfast as Dixie Pig, Oakland Park, FL
Dixie Pig is one of those 'roadside' stand type of places. All of the seating is outside and they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Dixie Pig is all about BBQ. Carolina BBQ to be specific. The Carolina type BBQ sauce is more vinegar based than you find down here in South Florida..so this is something different for most of us to try. We've eaten here for lunch and dinner…but this is a Quik Bite about Breakfast at the Dixie Pig.
(The Dixie Pig - ordering area)
The Dixie Pig stand is very simple on the outside. A covered dining area allows diners to enjoy the Florida weather along with their meal. There is a swing table on the side of the restaurant and round tables under the main roof with some high tops. The order process is simple. Walk up to the window and order. The menu is actually quite large here. They serve your BBQ staples along with all kinds of sandwiches and fried foods (like clams, chicken and such). This is total southern comfort food. The kitchen looks pretty small…so I'm amazed they can keep the menu size and still manage to keep the food flowing timely. There are notes and signs and specials posted all over the order window…so it might take you a few minutes to figure out what you want to order. If you dine in…just know you didn't come here for the view. There really isn't anything to look at except an auto-repair shop and some warehouse buildings.
(The Dixie Pig - the view)
(The Dixie Pig - dining area)
For Breakfast….they have your typical menu. Eggs, bacon, ham, sausage…home fries (even though the menu said hash browns…another customer complained about that) and omelettes. I ordered two eggs - over hard, bacon and home fries (they also have grits). I chose a biscuit rather than toast. Jeff went for a unique Dixie Pig breakfast. A BBQ Pork Omelette with cheese. That is served with home fries and biscuit/toast. I ordered a large soda and Jeff ordered a small.
The order process was a little delayed due to the woman visiting with a friend of hers…but she was nice about it and it really wasn't that long of a wait. After placing our order, she told us to have a seat and she would bring it out when it's ready.
The wait for our food wasn't too long…maybe 10 minutes. She put down our food and it looked pretty good.
My breakfast was fresh and hot. The eggs were over-hard, just as I ordered. It almost seemed like they didn't use much butter…if any…in the preparation of the eggs. They almost had a look that they were cooked in a dry pan. I'm not complaining…but just was surprised since this is the Dixie Pig. I figured they would have been swimming in butter. Now on to the bacon. 3 pieces of thick cut bacon were draped over my eggs and potatoes. Wow…this bacon was GOOD. I'm not a fan of crisp bacon…and this bacon was far from crisp (make sure to say you want crisp bacon if you like that). It was a bit chewy and very smokey. This bacon was everything you expect for breakfast. The smokiness is often missing at diners and this bacon was perfect. The home fries were fresh and didn't contain onions. They were browned..but lacked some butter as well as some salt. This is actually a welcoming version. Less fat and not over seasoned is great for a change. Too many diners have bad home fries.
(Dixie Pig - 2 eggs, bacon and home fries)
Jeff's BBQ Pork Omelette came out and was huge. The omelette was packed with BBQ pork and was quite the portion. The pork contained the 'Carolina BBQ Sauce' so I was glad I didn't order it. I like my BBQ sauce sweet and hot. Jeff loved his omeltte though and scarfed the whole thing down.
(Dixie Pig - BBQ Pork Omelette and Home Fries)
The only 'miss' on the breakfast? The biscuits. They were not home-made…not even bakery bought. They were too uniform to be home made and I'm guessing they were bought from a 'vendor' somewhere. While they moist and edible…I was really hoping for some fresh made biscuits. That would have been a nice touch and would have gotten the Dixie Pig an 'A'. Overall….the breakfast was good and fresh (except for the biscuits) and not bad pricewise.
(Dixie Pig - pass on the biscuits...maybe better luck with toast?)
We paid $18 including tax (no tip). While the surrounding area isn't really nice to look at…Dixie Pig is a nice hidden spot to catch breakfast.
Dixie Pig location:
4495 N. Dixie Hwy
Oakland Park, FL
FTLToday Score: B
(The Dixie Pig - ordering area)
The Dixie Pig stand is very simple on the outside. A covered dining area allows diners to enjoy the Florida weather along with their meal. There is a swing table on the side of the restaurant and round tables under the main roof with some high tops. The order process is simple. Walk up to the window and order. The menu is actually quite large here. They serve your BBQ staples along with all kinds of sandwiches and fried foods (like clams, chicken and such). This is total southern comfort food. The kitchen looks pretty small…so I'm amazed they can keep the menu size and still manage to keep the food flowing timely. There are notes and signs and specials posted all over the order window…so it might take you a few minutes to figure out what you want to order. If you dine in…just know you didn't come here for the view. There really isn't anything to look at except an auto-repair shop and some warehouse buildings.
(The Dixie Pig - the view)
(The Dixie Pig - dining area)
For Breakfast….they have your typical menu. Eggs, bacon, ham, sausage…home fries (even though the menu said hash browns…another customer complained about that) and omelettes. I ordered two eggs - over hard, bacon and home fries (they also have grits). I chose a biscuit rather than toast. Jeff went for a unique Dixie Pig breakfast. A BBQ Pork Omelette with cheese. That is served with home fries and biscuit/toast. I ordered a large soda and Jeff ordered a small.
The order process was a little delayed due to the woman visiting with a friend of hers…but she was nice about it and it really wasn't that long of a wait. After placing our order, she told us to have a seat and she would bring it out when it's ready.
The wait for our food wasn't too long…maybe 10 minutes. She put down our food and it looked pretty good.
My breakfast was fresh and hot. The eggs were over-hard, just as I ordered. It almost seemed like they didn't use much butter…if any…in the preparation of the eggs. They almost had a look that they were cooked in a dry pan. I'm not complaining…but just was surprised since this is the Dixie Pig. I figured they would have been swimming in butter. Now on to the bacon. 3 pieces of thick cut bacon were draped over my eggs and potatoes. Wow…this bacon was GOOD. I'm not a fan of crisp bacon…and this bacon was far from crisp (make sure to say you want crisp bacon if you like that). It was a bit chewy and very smokey. This bacon was everything you expect for breakfast. The smokiness is often missing at diners and this bacon was perfect. The home fries were fresh and didn't contain onions. They were browned..but lacked some butter as well as some salt. This is actually a welcoming version. Less fat and not over seasoned is great for a change. Too many diners have bad home fries.
(Dixie Pig - 2 eggs, bacon and home fries)
Jeff's BBQ Pork Omelette came out and was huge. The omelette was packed with BBQ pork and was quite the portion. The pork contained the 'Carolina BBQ Sauce' so I was glad I didn't order it. I like my BBQ sauce sweet and hot. Jeff loved his omeltte though and scarfed the whole thing down.
(Dixie Pig - BBQ Pork Omelette and Home Fries)
The only 'miss' on the breakfast? The biscuits. They were not home-made…not even bakery bought. They were too uniform to be home made and I'm guessing they were bought from a 'vendor' somewhere. While they moist and edible…I was really hoping for some fresh made biscuits. That would have been a nice touch and would have gotten the Dixie Pig an 'A'. Overall….the breakfast was good and fresh (except for the biscuits) and not bad pricewise.
(Dixie Pig - pass on the biscuits...maybe better luck with toast?)
We paid $18 including tax (no tip). While the surrounding area isn't really nice to look at…Dixie Pig is a nice hidden spot to catch breakfast.
Dixie Pig location:
4495 N. Dixie Hwy
Oakland Park, FL
FTLToday Score: B
Posted by Mark B at 9/20/2011 6:52 AM 
Categories: Urbanspoon, Quik Bite, Review, Restaurant Grade B, Restaurant, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Food
Categories: Urbanspoon, Quik Bite, Review, Restaurant Grade B, Restaurant, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Food
You've got the wrong address at the bottom of the article. This place isn't on Las Olas Boulevard.
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Thanks for the catch! I guess I didn't modify my template.
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