Piggy Smalls - Honolulu

I was invited by a friend and his family for dinner, and we enjoyed a set menu that featured a total of eight courses. The waiter kindly informed us that our table wasn’t ready yet, but he did so with a friendly tone. Since there were 17 of us, we ended up sitting at the stand. All the dishes, from the starters to the dessert, were absolutely wonderful and delicious! The portion sizes were generous and well-prepared. We have nothing to complain about—only praise for this dining experience!

I had a fantastic experience with their elevated fusion Vietnamese cuisine served in a relaxed atmosphere. The servers were excellent, and overall, the food was top-notch. The cheese dumplings were a bit disappointing; they were essentially gyoza that are steamed and then pan-roasted with cheese until it's charred. However, everything else was incredibly delicious! It’s so hard to find uni pasta where I'm from, and I highly recommend trying it here.

The Ahi Toast was enjoyable, and the tea salad was quite distinctive. The Pho, Banh Mi, and cheese dumplings were decent.

Long lost from Hawaii local beer. It is of interchangeable plates with meat and vegetable options. Main dishes and soups are meat/fish concentrated. Burmese Tea Salad was really good, like Brussels. The Bun Thai soup (Thursdays) was decent, but the shrimps were muddy and the brisket had more fat than meat. Friendly service was on orders, but gave a lot of space and time to the table.

Piggy Smalls is a nice Vietnamese fusion place right in the mall. It was great that there was free parking close by, a rarity in Honolulu. We had the Le fried chicken wings, Burmese tea salad, ahi toast, vegan pho, pho French dip bahn mi, and bo ca ri ga (beef brisket stew). The chicken wings were crispy and tasty with a delicious sauce. I've never had tea salad that didn't have tea leaves in it but it was still pretty good although it didn't have the flavor balance or crispness of a traditional Burmese tea salad. I really enjoyed the ahi toast, the garlic pickle was excellent, I only wish it was a little bigger as it felt like an appetizer even though it was coupled with the other mains. The bahn mi was pretty good but lacked the quick pickles and egg butter that I associate with a bahn mi. It was good but not what I expected which left me a little disappointed. Finally, the bo ca ri ga was a beef brisket stew with carrots and potatoes with egg noodles and it was nicely seasoned broth with a light curry flavor. It was a little heavy in feel but still delicious although I wish it was a little more spicy. Overall it was good but I don't know that I would go out of my way to go here.