UPDATE: This reviewer really liked Olympic Provisions Pork Rillette Hand Pie, but Food & Wine Magazine liked it even more. The dish was named to Food & Wine’s top 10 restaurant dishes for 2010 – so needless to say, I think it’s good.
Guest Review by Paul W.
I’ll admit, when I headed out to Olympic Provisions, I expected something completely different than what I got. It is in an industrial area with terrible parking. I thought it would be a charcuterie shop, full of sausages for sale and with a couple tables you could sit at to enjoy something off the small menu. What I got, was a full-on restaurant, more like a charcuterie version of a tapas bar.
But anyway, this isn’t a restaurant review, this is a pie review. Olympic Provisions only has one pie on the menu – the Pork Rillette Pie. And believe me, it’s the only pie they need.
Presentation: Very nice. A round white plate surrounds the beautiful golden brown half-moon shaped hand pie. A garnish of cornichons, pickled onions and whole grain mustard not only fills the plate, but compliments the pie very nicely.
Crust: Golden brown, flaky, and full of buttery flavor. The filling was so good I could have done with a little less crust, but it was really, really nice.
Filling: What can I say, pork rillettes (pork cooked slowly in fat until it falls apart) are perfect all on there own. Therefore, they are even better stuffed inside a delicious crust. They must have a quality pork purveyor, because this stuff was just full of porky goodness.
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 slices. My only negative is that it is a hand pie. Meaning, it is pretty small. Luckily, they are only 4 bucks, so you can buy 2.
Check out Olympic Provisions @ 107 SE Washington St, Portland 97214, www.olympicprovisions.com
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