#ogsliders

Cupertino’s OG Sliders goes all out when it comes to hitting the “modern american locally sourced comfort food” marks. Artisinal burgers -- check, serious selection local craft beer -- check, truffle fries -- check, fancy shakes made with reasonably locally sourced chocolate -- check, indie bands doing post-ironic covers of pop songs on the sound system -- check, sriracha aioli -- check. Actually, I’m not sure they have sriracha aioli, but it seems like a good guess.

(Side note: OG Sliders has nothing on Campbell’s pretty new Orchard City Kitchen when it comes to this stuff though. That place should just put up a wax figure of Sean Brock by the entrance).

And while I enjoy making fun of this whole thing, there’s nothing I’d rather have around here than some restaurants that would feel equally at home in The Mission or in downtown LA somewhere. OG Sliders absolutely fills a void and they do a good job.

Thumbs up for the pulled pork sliders, which are more inspired by char siu than southern BBQ. I also dig the wild boar variant, and trustworthy reports claim that the portobello works well too. The aforementioned truffle fries are great. Plus I always like a restaurant that the kids are excited to go to that also has some real good beer yours truly can enjoy. The “OG” doesn’t have anything to do with Ice-T, but ice tea is served as well.

Location-wise, they’re in what clearly must have been a crappy english pub six months ago (it actually works well for what they are trying to do), in that always-dying mall across the street from De Anza college.

/ Per