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I Forking Pigged Out at the Salty Sow’s Brunch Buffet in Phoenix AZ. This buffet was NO slop like most buffets. Oh Lardy this was mindfully sourced hand crafted contemporary farm house fare.

The atmosphere is sort of industrial modern with comfortable low booths and mostly high top booths. They also offer a large outdoor dog friendly patio. (Gosh my dogs would have been in HOG Heaven if they got some buffet too)

The Salty Sow offers drink specials for brunch. $5.00 build your own bloody mary’s at the Bloody Mary bar. They give you a glass with vodka and ice and then you top it with a choice of three different tomato juices, Toppers like bacon, hot peppers, cheese filled olives and a variety of many hot sauces, Worcestershire, horseradish lemons and limes. The other drink special is the $4.00 champagne mimosa.

Got my plate and looked around trying to decide on where to start.

They didn’t use regular buffet pans and most things stayed hot in fiery cast iron pots and pans.

Got my first plate.

I squealed with delight when I tasted the sweet, sticky, crunchy, flavorful boneless fried chicken. Gosh it was really forking good. I put it over a waffle. Didn’t need the waffle but I thought I should eat it that way. Middle left on the plate is Buttered Rainbow Trout Almondine, Middle right on the plate is Fried Green Tomatoes with guacamole. That was very unique usually fried green tomatoes are served with pimento cheese. The tomatoes were crunchy and seemed grease free. On the right side of plate are beets with whipped goat cheese and pistachios. WOW what a great first plate!

Here goes my second plate.

On the far left corner is Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad. I could tell they made the dressing and it was very good and just the way Caesar should taste. In front of the salad is Cheese Grits, next to the grits is Cauliflower and rice Casserole, followed by jumbo asparagus and Prime Rib Hash.

Now I have to take a little break because I’m full.

There are plenty of dishes I didn’t get to try and my husband helps himself to a third plate.

Some of the dishes I missed were the Porcetta, The baked Skillet Egg Dish, Poached Eggs dish. Pork Chile Verde, Pancakes, Bagels, Yogurt and Fresh Fruit.

We shared some sweets. My favorite was the lemon scone. It was sweet but balanced with lemon and salt. In the middle was something they called bread pudding but it was more like French Toast with chocolate and bananas.

What sets this buffet apart from other buffets in the same price range or even slightly higher priced buffets is the freshness and quality of the foods served. Everything was hot and fresh made. Nothing was just sitting around getting old.

I Forking Pigged out at The Salty Sow’s Brunch Buffet and I don’t mean to boar you but I will forking do it again.

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The Salty Sow’s Brunch Buffet is Worth a Fork!

For more information on the Salty Sow please visit www.SaltySow.com