Pig Out At Swingin' Thursdays

Yours truly made it up to West Chester's first Swingin' Thursdays of 2009 last night. As always there was a ton of good music and of course excellent street food. These type of street fairs really set West Chester apart from the rest of Chester County. People turned out in droves and I was happy to see that most of the shops and restaurants were packed.

It may come as a surprise but even though there were a lot of food vendors to choose from, I had barbecue on my mind. As soon as I made it up to Gay Street I made a B-line for Pig Out. Pig Out was recently voted "Main Line Today’s Best North Carolina BBQ 2009" and I had a hanckering for some pork. a pulled pork sandwich. While I dig on North Carolina BBQ I actually usually prefer a the 'normal' pulled pork sandwich. I don't know about you guys but most pulled pork sandwiches I get up north are frankly awful. I had my fingers crossed as I gave them my $5. As soon as I saw the final construction of my sandwich I knew I was about to indulge something special. Their sandwich is served on half of a hoagie role with an enromous pile of chunky pulled pork and a healthy amount of tangy bbq sauce. I grabbed a stack of napkins and dove in.

The pork was incredibly tender and I could even see a beautiful smoke ring throughout the meat. Nice job Pig Out!

Towards the end of the Swingin' Thursday night I also ended up grabbing a turkey leg from a West Chester street fair staple: Capt'n Dicks. Dollar for dollar their turkey leg is one heck of a meal. I am embarrassed to say that I couldn't even eat the whole thing.

I didn't see Mabel's BBQ out last night but hopefully they will make an appearance this summer as well. There's nothing like some good bbq competition.

Stay tuned as I think I am going to whip up some of my own pulled pork tomorrow for America's birthday celebration.