We returned to GREEN PIG BISTRO in Arlington on Sunday, where Chef Tracy O'Grady reigns supreme and is coming up with amazing new ideas daily. We were treated to some "extras" as guinea pigs and I have to say we three guinea pigs were all in agreement as to the new dishes being stupendous.
We ordered a bottle of a great house red from Douro in Portugal called Canaes does Frades which has a nice hint of spice and was totally warming on this past chilly Sunday. Incidentally, we sat inside where the spaces are huge and the booths far apart and only every other one was used. We perused the online menu and then dishes showed up. we marveled at the Chicken Skins with a Ginger Soy dipping sauce and were amazed at the intensity of the Bacon-wrapped Ritz Cracker Parm balls(yup, that's what I said--check out the FB photos) which were baked and served with a Basil marinade. My husband declared that it should be called BACON ON CRACK! Next came a Shrimp Scampi spin off with fava bean hummus dedicated to Chef Francesco Ricchi and while we had the hummus on the last visit, the shrimp and blanched garlic make it even better!! We each got a glass of Prosecco as well since chef felt this dish needed a bright bubbly to counter the richness.
Sunday had lots of specials and we chose two dishes and ended up taking home more than 1/2 of each(a great leftover meal on Tuesday!):
Crispy gruyere Stuffed Schnitzel is a pork schnitzel but stuffed with gooey cheese and then cooked to perfection with a Crispy Cornflake Crust and served with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and a Buttery Cabbage & Apple slaw. The dish had a rich decadent mustard-pork sauce--think GLAZE!! GPB's Chicken "Pot Pie" comes in a large cast iron skillet with pulled chicken, a rich Madeira cream sauce and a die for herb crumble crust and is served with Mushrooms, onions, peas and carrots....
Our meal was amazing from start to finish and the service from Zach was better than amazing. At Green Pig Bistro you feel safe and also can be sure to enjoy some great home-feeling but blow your mind bistro food!
We all were stuffed, but the desserts were so irresistible that we took them home:
White Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding with vanilla ice cream and crispy Corn flakes(who doesn't love corn flakes!) and the Salted Chocolate Toffee Chip Cookies!!!
Needless to say, chef Tracy sent out some awesome biscuits along with the rest of the Chicken skin so we had a truly yummy breakfast the next day (or two!).
Gotta love GREEN PIG BISTRO!
