text: I think I over-hyped this place in my mind. A restaurant called Pig and Pickle can only be absolutely mind blowing. All of my friends agreed so of course this is now fact. Unfortunately, my mind was not blown. \n\nWe came for the late night menu and Industry discount (15% off!). The atmosphere is open and spacious with subtle pig artwork scattered here and there. It's got a small bar with a great selection of craft beers and high end liquors. The cocktail menu is a bit pricey, but the drinks are well made and pretty damn boozey (the Mai Tai will knock you on your ass). \n\nThe service was ... eh. The guy was super nice so I feel bad speaking negatively about him, but facts is facts. The drinks took a noticeably long time to arrive, and I would definitely have ordered a second had the first one not take about ten minutes to make an appearance. Apparently, the bartender was \"spacing out\". I couldn't care less about a spacing out bartender, I just want my alcohol.\n\nThe food was good. Solidly good, but like I said, I am not reeling from the foodgasm of piggy goodness. We ordered a round of Tots with their special sauce. For $1 each, get them! The filling changes daily and they're creamy and crunchy and comfort food delicious. Think hush puppy mashed potato mega-tot. \n\nI had a hard time picking my meal because honestly, the whole menu looks awesome. I ended up with a $9 Burger. You've got three choices for cheese- cheddar, swiss or havarti. I went with Havarti and a side salad. After thinking about it, I opted to add Bacon for $2.50. We had an entire conversation about how dumb it would be NOT to add bacon at a Pig place! Yeah well... the guy forgot to add the bacon. Annoying. I wasn't charged for it, but I also really would have liked to eat it. Meh. \n\nAfter the industry discount and my unnecessarily large, and guilt driven tip, my meal alone cost a little over $20. That's kinda pricey for a late night meal. Especially with such underwhelming service. It's frustrating because I like the guy, and being in the same profession, I understand wanting to be buddy-buddy with a fellow server- but DUDE. Do Not mess up my meal or my drinks. Then and only then can we be friends. \n\nI will come back for sure, but I'm not kicking babies and tossing the elderly out of my way to get there.