#hamiltonpork

Whenever I see a new restaurant is opening or has opened I like to wait at least a  few weeks to a month to visit for the first time. Often times, I find that restaurants need time to work out the kinks and establish a full menu during their first month or two, and really find their stride. Hamilton Pork in Jersey City has been on my radar since they opened earlier this year. When I saw on Facebook that they were having a ribbon cutting ceremony, I knew I had to get over there soon to see if it was all it had been hyped up to be.

My friend and I made reservations for the night of the ribbon cutting (missing the actual ribbon cutting part but let’s be honest, we were there for the food). The ambiance alone when you walk in makes you feel like you could be in the south grubbin’ on authentic barbecue. Now, you better believe the taste of the food matched the ambiance. I almost felt like I had closed my eyes, and clicked my New Yorker heels and said, “There’s no place like the South” and boom, I was transported.

We knew we were there to eat, there was no being shy about the amount of food the two of us ordered. We decided to have the jalapeno cornbread, the spicy slaw, the Mexican street corn, the mac n cheese, a half rack of ribs, and an order of the brisket. I honestly don’t even know where to start. My favorites were probably the brisket, the corn, and the mac n cheese. I decided to put the slaw on the brisket and make a flavor explosion of my own. The ribs were nothing short of amazing either, messy, smothered in barbecue sauce, falling off the bone. The mac n cheese was just perfectly cheesey and seasoned with a bit of a smokey flavor. The street corn was covered in cheese, mayo, paprika, cayenne, and lime. I died and went to barbecue heaven.

We figured we were going to hell in a handbasket after the amount of food we stuffed our faces with. We decided to take a little breather to see if we could handle the one dessert on their menu. After a few moments, and a few glasses of whiskey, we decided why the hell not? We went for it. The churro waffle ice cream sandwich made with fried churro waffles, filled with dulce de leche ice cream (mic drop). Yep, zero regrets there. Out of this world - bravo, Hamilton Pork.