The Bacon Bomb five pounds of ground sausage, pork & beef mixed w/ spices & wrapped in a weave of brown sugar bacon, & then slow cooked for 3 hrs on pig roaster; served with potato salad or fries; Bacon Bomb Challenge: eat 1 whole w/ 1-lb of fries in 45-min & you win free bomb, t-shirt & "admiration & disgust of your friends & family"...only 1 person (out of 61) has succeeded at airing
Panozzo's Famous Meatball Sub old school: 3 Sicilian style hand-mixed, hand-rolled, pan-fried pork sausage meatballs, fried in olive oil, then finished in homemade Marinara, topped with house-pickled banana peppers served in sub roll w/ Provolone cheese; looks good
Porchetta Crescentina sandwich w/ porchetta (pork shoulder wrapped in cured pork belly) in crescentina bread (frybread-like); looks good
Italian Sausage Pan Pizza thick crust pizza w/ layer of cheese complementing the crust & forming a caramelized cheesy, crispy edge, w/ sauce & Italian sausage; looks good
Pizza Deep-dish crust topped w/ cheese then sausage, pepperoni and then finally the signature chunky sauce, cooked first time, then topped w/ veges and finally cooked again; looks good; Deep-dish
Food War: (deep-dish sausage) Uno's vs. Lou Malnati's; Lou Malnati's won (3-votes-to-0); established in 1943; birthplace of deep-dish pizzeria; other locations across the country
"Bao to the Pork" top seller; hickory smoked pork shoulder, pickled daikon & carrot, house sauce, cucumber jalapeno cilantro relish, steamed bun; "the perfect pairing in your mouth" -Jernard Wells
Jumbo Hot Dog steamed hot dog, mustard, relish, celery salt, onion, tomato, kosher pickle & sport peppers on a steamed poppy seed bun; "fire!" "umami at it's finest" -Jeremy McBryde
Chocolate Cake Milkshake 2-layer chocolate cake w/ icing blended in to milkshake; looks good
Vanilla Stout Cake Shake confetti cake w/ colorful buttercream served on top & inside, blended w/ house vanilla gelato & stout; served in a candy rimmed chalice
"P.Q.M." or Publican Burger Slagel beef patty topped w/ lettuce, cheese, caramelized onion, fried shallots & special sauce on a toasted bun; looks good
Pork Gravy with Ricotta seared pork braised in tomato sauce to form ragu & served in a cast iron serving bowl w/ a ball of ricotta; served w/ thickly sliced toasted bread for dipping; looks good
Milk Braised Pork Shoulder served on mashed potatoes & topped w/ milk gravy; looks good
est. 2014; offering dramatic city & water views from every seat--inside and out; specializing in roasted meats, fish & vegetables, known for carving at the table; owner/chef is James Beard award-winning Tony Mantuano
#5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Steak); est. 2014; "an updated take on the classic steakhouse & features nearly 2 dozen different cuts of beef sourced from the finest butchers across the globe" (from its website)
Crispy Pata roasted, crispy whole pork shank and foot, boiled, cooled and deep fried in soybean oil; takes a day to make; "best pig product available in the U.S. that nobody's ever heard of...it's pretty, pretty rockin'"-Andrew Zimmern; looks good
