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January 13, 2013

Requiem for a Gall bladder: CAC's (Final) Bacon Review, The Salted Pig
— CAC

Alas, my regular diet of bacon came to an abrupt end Monday morning in an aseptic room with bright lights and knockout juice. After months of painful attacks, my gall bladder was yanked out, and with it, my ability to gorge on pound after pound of succulent pork belly.

Just before the surgery, the wife surprised me with a trip to what will be your favorite bacon spot in ~~Southern California~~ the entire world. A fitting trip, as it would be my last bacon hurrah.

heaven

I could do a thread on the beer selection alone, but the focus here is on the pig, and there is plenty to discuss. Two things first.

1 This is the best bacon you will ever eat. Period. If you think you've had better, you are wrong. Seriously. Don't bother arguing. Drive/fly/walk to it and tell me otherwise. You'll just end up in total ecstasy, begging to bow before me in thanks, and that gets awkward fast.
2 Unlike your garden variety trash food at the local fair where fry daddies and bacon are used to create gastronomic monstrosities, this is a place where bacon has become high art. Bacon that is the best-on-earth deserves nothing less. Owner Ronaldo Fierro is the Bellini of bacon. I have always felt bacon to be the perfect food with unlimited versatility, and Mr. Fierro has proven this beyond my wildest dreams.

Brace yourselves.

Bacon Fat Popcorn and Ale Battered Dates

The bacon fat popcorn is as incredible as it sounds. Far from a salty soggy mess it is a airy, savory snack whose only drawback is its exhaustable supply. As my aforementioned viridian organ had already suffered extensive damage, I had to be cautious in my eating, so I was delighted by the lightness of the snack and how far a smattering of bacon fat can go for flavor.
I devoured much of the bowl before the second treat was brought before us, those delectable dates you see in the foreground. Not any old dates, of course- dates deep fired in an ale batter after being stuffed with rich creamed cheese and wrapped in a rust scarf of applewood bacon.
Every layer explodes in a symphony that commands the attention of all the senses, and yes, I mean all of them. You are transported into another plane of existence by the time you bite through the soft fruit, and the sensation of the cheese mixing with the smack of bacon, well, may I suggest you bring an extra pair of pants if you choose to indulge. When you realize you have two more left to enjoy (five if you don't bring the wife), that suggestion becomes a warning.

By the time I had finished my dates and popped corn, the infernal innard began to make its protests, and I was forced to break from my planned plunder of pork. My wife, sensing my sadness in my inability to fully indulge, offered to split this delectable entry:

the Pork Belly Sandwich

The pain rumbling in my ribs stopped that quickly, so she found another item:

The Pig Board (Candied Bacon and Prosciutto)

But the gall bladder, on this day, won. My days of literally consuming pounds of pork in a sitting had already come and gone by this point, and I was gritting my teeth in gastrological pain. After a rest punctuated with ale, we proceeded to finish our trip with a "lighter" dessert, their Pig Sammy:

Homemade candied bacon ice cream sandwiched between maple cookies.
Now, Mrs. CAC enjoys bacon, but usually on a far more surfaced and moderate level than I. Not with this dish. The want in her eyes as she consumed spoon after spoon excited, then disturbed me. What creation is this before me? Grabbing a spoon of my own, her initial reaction was to block me from eating our "shared" dessert, but I distracted her enough to snag a few spoonfuls.

Bacon ice cream is tricky. You have a salty/sweet item that should be a natural fit for the frozen snack (or at least a more sensible one than pistachio), but so many people botch the process. You often end up with a bizarre amalgamation that is neither sweet nor salty nor savory nor creamy. Just a gross sticky mess. Not so with this, and coupled with the rich cookies, it is required eating here regardless how full you may be on the pork belly I didn't have the pleasure of eating.

Perhaps, in some distant time, I will return to The Salted Pig, sadly only a shell of my former self. I may have the tolerance for a slice of belly, perhaps a date, or their deconstructed bacon. The obnoxious organ that is no longer plaguing me took away my ability to enjoy pig to the degree I had, but it will not rob me of the artery-hardening love I share for man's true best friend. May you all find your way to this incredible place. Bring pants.

The Salted Pig is located at 12th and Main in downtown Riverside, California.

Posted by: CAC at 08:30 AM | Comments (83)
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Damn.

Sorry to hear about that CAC.

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 08:32 AM (fH4X9)

2 So what caused your gall bladder problems?

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 08:33 AM (5H6zj)

3 You should've just took pain killers.

Posted by: Dr. Obama at January 13, 2013 08:34 AM (aRwtY)

4 OK, here's what Mayo says re prevention: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholecystitis/DS01153/DSECTION=prevention

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 08:35 AM (5H6zj)

5 Had my gall bladder removed 8 years ago...you can still eat all the bacon you want.

Posted by: Tutu at January 13, 2013 08:35 AM (CpWI4)

6 Even that bucket-o-fries looks delicious. No doubt larded up to high heaven.

Posted by: Pecan Scadi - Baconeer at January 13, 2013 08:37 AM (unDG7)

7 I tried CAC, I made a film and everything. _

Posted by: Joe's Gall Bladder at January 13, 2013 08:37 AM (RuUvx)

8 Diet post gall bladder removal: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gallbladder-removal-diet/MY01815 FWIW, I find that they Hormel's real bacon bits pack a high flavor punch. 1 TBSP is 25 cals but really adds a lot of flavor. (I'm too lazy to make my own.)

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 08:38 AM (5H6zj)

9 Bacon porn is the best porn.

Posted by: akula51 at January 13, 2013 08:38 AM (EzOzr)

Bacon cooked in the microwave...between layers of paper towels...comes out drier and devoid of all grease.

Maybe you could eat it that way, CAC?

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 08:42 AM (fH4X9)

11 I stopped scoffing at the local hippy-dippy farmer's market when I discovered the farms that make their own bacon, sausage, etc. I can tolerate a sea of Coexisting Volvo drivers if it means fresh bacon.

Posted by: lincolntf at January 13, 2013 08:42 AM (ZshNr)

12 Who ever sleeps with Kathy Griffin has sex with a ham.

Posted by: Beto at January 13, 2013 08:45 AM (BAnPT)

13 The first pic is giving my computer fits. Other than that.....YUM!!!!

Posted by: Tami[/i] at January 13, 2013 08:45 AM (X6akg)

14 3 You should've just took pain killers.

Posted by: Dr. Obama at January 13, 2013 12:34 PM (aRwtY)

Not so fast there, son.

Posted by: Mikey "I luff fascism" Bloomberg at January 13, 2013 08:47 AM (GrtrJ)

15 That pork belly sandwich? All my brain can process is, "holy shit."

Posted by: DangerGirl at January 13, 2013 08:48 AM (GrtrJ)

Those ale-battered dates look killer good.

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 08:48 AM (fH4X9)

Wow, CAC, hope all is well.

Mmmm, pix of bacon, pork goodness, and a bucket full of fries. *sniff* I love this place, man.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 13, 2013 08:48 AM (yiIja)

I love bacon.

And Colin Powell is a racist, btw.

Posted by: Meremortal, time to slutdrop the GOPe at January 13, 2013 08:48 AM (1Y+hH)

19 || 3 You should've just took pain killers. || Posted by: Dr. Obama Not so fast there!

Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at January 13, 2013 08:49 AM (idRzK)

20 Bacon is on par with sex. Everything goes better with bacon or sex. My condolences to you CAC. Hopefully your remaining critical system is full mission capable, otherwise you should just consider seppuku. :-P

Posted by: crotchetyoldjarhead at January 13, 2013 08:50 AM (hyIbd)

21 '

Posted by: Marcel Marceau at January 13, 2013 08:52 AM (jucos)

22 I could do with some prosciutto right about now too. And speaking of that, a friend had prosciutto-wrapped dates at a party and said they were great.

Posted by: andycanuck at January 13, 2013 08:53 AM (ORGYc)

23 And speaking of that, a friend had prosciutto-wrapped dates at a party and said they were great. ----- Bacon-wrapped dates are even better. Use lean, smoky, thick-sliced bacon, not that maple-crap they sell (which should be BANNED imho).

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 08:54 AM (5H6zj)

24 American bacon, btw, not that Canadian stuff. ;-)

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 08:55 AM (5H6zj)

25 I would like to wrap my date (Kate Upton) in prosciutto and stuff her with my bacon.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at January 13, 2013 08:55 AM (jucos)

26 My gall bladder is the size of Rhode Island - but I just don't know if I would have the strength to continue without bacon.

Posted by: Crispy Chris Christie at January 13, 2013 08:56 AM (TT7Ja)

I had my gallbladder out a couple years ago. I find that if your judicious in your conspumption of Bacon, say 1 pound a day vice 3, you will be fine.

Seriously, you will be able to eat it. Just not all three meals.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert at January 13, 2013 08:56 AM (ial2b)

28 Wow.. thanks for the revue and I hope you are doing well.. I have had some gall bladder probs in the past, but luckily I still have mine.

What was that on top of the charcuterie board, CAC? Some sort of pate?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 13, 2013 08:57 AM (UTq/I)

29 A little knowledge, Morons....What fuction does the gall bladder perform? Is it essentially a grease trap?

Posted by: Pecan Scadi - Baconeer at January 13, 2013 08:58 AM (unDG7)

30 Gall bladder gone 4 years ago, and damned near was the end of me. I eat bacon and most everything else fine now.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 13, 2013 08:58 AM (l3vZN)

31 If you ate all of that goodness in one sitting, you're my hero.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 13, 2013 08:58 AM (yiIja)

32 My gallbladder was removed in 2004 and I eat bacon with no problems whatsoever. When I asked my doctor what changes I should make to my diet, he said my body would tell me but that I may find myself lactose intolerant. He was right. The only consistent problem I have is with dairy and, even then, it isn't all the time. Fortunately, lactose-free milk is yummier than regular milk. (Skip Lactaid. That stuff is awful) Slowly try work bacon back into your diet, You may be surprised,

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 13, 2013 09:02 AM (piMMO)

I'm really fond of the Oscar Meyer Center-Cut bacon, thin sliced...but it is kind of pricey.

It cooks up really crunchy, and is the perfect size for sammiches.

But for wrapping things and cooking other things with bacon, the thicker cut bacon is a better choice.

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 09:02 AM (fH4X9)

34 the gall bladder stores a bit of extra bile for those occasions when you eat like a pig. Some people have a genetic propensity to develop stones that can block the duct leading out of it. I you let things go too long infection and gangrene can develop which can be the end of you. After removal, the duct itself can swell and take over the storage function for extra bile, just not as much. I am not a doctor, but I had my gall bladder removed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 13, 2013 09:03 AM (l3vZN)

35 The gall bladder produces bile which helps digest fats. I had my vile, stone-filled, non-functioning, communist gall bladder removed last March. My bacon consumption has not changed. It will take your body a little while to get used to the change in your fermenter and separator*, but you will still be able to eat it.

*Fake-fat-substitutes call this, "an oily discharge."

Posted by: chiefjaybob at January 13, 2013 09:05 AM (cgH9o)

36 And that damn cat beat me by 2 minutes. F*CK YOU JINX!

Posted by: chiefjaybob at January 13, 2013 09:06 AM (cgH9o)

I've always wondered where the other usage of 'Gall' came from...

As in..."He had the unmitigated gall to stand there and tell us he didn't say that".

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 09:08 AM (fH4X9)

38 I never developed stones thus endured gallbladder failure for more than ten years before being diagnosed. Conventional wisdom was that if you had a bad GB, you would develop stones thus, no stones=working GB. Then they did a test where they tracked radiation through my system and discovered that it had just died. Kaput! Barely working at all. I had been enduring attacks so bad that I would pass out from the pain. I had fallen and blackened my eyes and, one time, hit the edge of a door and scraped skin off my forehead. Conventional wisdom can kiss my ass.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 13, 2013 09:11 AM (piMMO)

39 Hey, I hand-grenaded my pancreas this summer after a two-pound ribeye. That counts for something, right?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 13, 2013 09:11 AM (4Mv1T)

40 On the Q about what happened, my gall bladder simply stopped working. No stones, sludge, cancer, hardening, just quit. 19% ejection rate, and out it went. I could have held onto it longer but at the rate of decline I would have risked complications.

Posted by: CAC at January 13, 2013 09:11 AM (TMeF1)

41 Want you to know CAC i live not too far from you and you have never ever steered me wrong. LOVE My Delight Cupcakery and now all my friends do too. I intend to take a fellow moron to the Salted Pig tonight.

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at January 13, 2013 09:13 AM (r7Ddb)

42 All the things I couldn't eat before my gall bladder got yanked out (Bacon, donuts, milk, ice cream) I have had no problem gobbling down since. But perhaps I am just weird.

Posted by: alo89 at January 13, 2013 09:13 AM (IacRz)

43
@37

Gall was one of the Four Humours from early medicine theory and an excess of gall was associated with belligerent behavior.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 13, 2013 09:14 AM (kdS6q)

44 On the Q about what happened, my gall bladder simply stopped working. No stones, sludge, cancer, hardening, just quit. 19% ejection rate, and out it went. I could have held onto it longer but at the rate of decline I would have risked complications. **** Me too. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find what you can eat after the surgery. I'd bet you'll be back at The Salted Pig in no time.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 13, 2013 09:15 AM (piMMO)

45 I'm really fond of the Oscar Meyer Center-Cut bacon, thin sliced...but it is kind of pricey. --- Yeah, that stuff is pricey. I buy my bacon from Costco in 4 lb packages, then separate it and freeze it. They sell this really good thick sliced bacon at a reasonable price.

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 09:15 AM (5H6zj)

46 Sadly, the Salted Pig wasn't in Riverside when I was working there four years ago.

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 09:16 AM (5H6zj)

47 Did you hear about CAC's gallbladder? It was a salted!

Posted by: andycanuck at January 13, 2013 09:17 AM (ORGYc)

48 38 I never developed stones thus endured gallbladder failure for more than ten years before being diagnosed. Conventional wisdom was that if you had a bad GB, you would develop stones thus, no stones=working GB. Then they did a test where they tracked radiation through my system and discovered that it had just died. Kaput! Barely working at all.

I had been enduring attacks so bad that I would pass out from the pain. I had fallen and blackened my eyes and, one time, hit the edge of a door and scraped skin off my forehead.

Conventional wisdom can kiss my ass.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 13, 2013 01:11 PM (piMMO)

I hear you. ER drs are paid to make you go away not figure out what the hell is going on, my orthopod explained, once. Remember when i had that bad infected cat bite? Arm swelled up and i never ran a fever, therefore i must NOT be infected!

"ATYPICAL PRESENTATION MUTHERFUCKER!" i yelled in frustration. "DO YOU GROK IT?"

So they sent me home with antibiotics anyway, fussing that i prolly didnt need it. Which of course saved my arm.

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at January 13, 2013 09:18 AM (r7Ddb)

49 Two wonderful Bacon delights: Beer Batter Bacon: Maritime Pacific Brewing Company and the Jolly Roger Taproom 1111 N.W. Ballard Way Seattle,WA 98107 Bacon from: Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams Dan Kurt

Posted by: Dan Kurt at January 13, 2013 09:20 AM (SygrW)

43
@37

...Gall was one of the Four Humours from early medicine theory and an excess of gall was associated with belligerent behavior.

Ah.

Thanks, LDC.

So I guess there was something about the nature of gall, itself, that made them associate it with belligerent behavior?

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 09:22 AM (fH4X9)

51 Four Humours? Never heard of 'em.

Posted by: Cathy Griffin's Quivering, Moistened, Crotch-Kissing Lips at January 13, 2013 09:23 AM (TT7Ja)

52 Damn, no bacon! Sorry CAC

I have to limit bacon and eggs because of the cholesterol. But none is tough.

Posted by: Vic at January 13, 2013 09:23 AM (53z96)

53 I wonder why doggehs love teh bacon. What is it about their genetics that make them go for it? Did they just evolve to favor it from generations of hanging out by the fire b/c it meant that the meat was unlikely to have gone bad?

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 09:23 AM (5H6zj)

Gorgonzola stuffed dates, wrapped in proscuitto, sauteed in brandy and butter.

My daughter had some proscuitto for the first time in a long while and said "it's like creamy bacon" in a properly reverent tone.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 13, 2013 09:29 AM (SUKHu)

55 Another piece of bacon-y goodness: bacon-wrapped pickled watermelon rind. It sounds suspicious, but it is heavenly. Sorry about your health woes, CAC...

Posted by: Occam's Safety Razor at January 13, 2013 09:29 AM (lpR33)

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I dunno, Y-not.

But they really do go crazy for it, don't they.

I used bacon to train my dog with.

And now...whenever I take some out of the fridge to start cooking it...he comes and sits in the kitchen with this 'hopeful' look on his face.

Like..."Reporting for duty, mommy. What can I do for you."

Heh.

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 09:29 AM (fH4X9)

57 Any Moooslems dining there?

Posted by: Dingbat at January 13, 2013 09:30 AM (PCJvs)

58 You can eat anything you want. Your body on the other hand will let you know what it will tolerate. Small meals help. Adding some pineapple with a meal containing protein and fat will aid in the digestion, as will real orange juice and lemonade or limeade.

Good luck

Posted by: Pamela at January 13, 2013 09:31 AM (CnyXx)

>>"ATYPICAL PRESENTATION MUTHERFUCKER!" i yelled in frustration

I'm glad you spoke up.

I don't run a fever when I'm sick. Took my husband years to really believe that. Now if I do have a fever, he gets worried!

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 13, 2013 09:34 AM (SUKHu)

60 I hear you. ER drs are paid to make you go away not figure out what the hell is going on, my orthopod explained, once. Remember when i had that bad infected cat bite? Arm swelled up and i never ran a fever, therefore i must NOT be infected! "ATYPICAL PRESENTATION MUTHERFUCKER!" i yelled in frustration. "DO YOU GROK IT?" So they sent me home with antibiotics anyway, fussing that i prolly didnt need it. Which of course saved my arm. ****** I had forgotten about that. Awful! Thank God you didn't develop blood poisoning, (It's no fun!) Hell, I had a kitty that, at 6 months old, was so sick she dropped to one pound in weight. The doctors told me to put her down as I told them repeatedly that I believed she had an ear infection. I spent about $1500 dollars trying to save her as they denied she had an infection. THey kept asking my why I persisted and I told them that her nanny cat kept nibbling on her right ear every time she was near. Finally, I made a deal with them. If they would give her antibiotics for one night, I would take her home and return in the morning to put her down. The next morning we awoke to her scratching her claws on the door to go outside, weak, but very much alive. The doctors, 7 years later, are still astounded. She is the most beautiful, and fat! girl now. http://flic.kr/p/dLiPxN

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 13, 2013 09:42 AM (piMMO)

She is the most beautiful, and fat! girl now.

http://flic.kr/p/dLiPxN

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What a beautiful kitteh, NDH.

I'm so glad you didn't let them make you give up on her.

She's a lucky kitteh, to have you looking out for her.

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 09:50 AM (fH4X9)

She is the most beautiful, and fat! girl now.

http://flic.kr/p/dLiPxN

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What a beautiful kitteh, NDH.

I'm so glad you didn't let them make you give up on her.

She's a lucky kitteh, to have you looking out for her.

Posted by: wheatie at January 13, 2013 09:50 AM (fH4X9)

63 CAC, if this is the last bacon review, ok. But please, please don't ever let the polling analysis end. Every election I want to hear you explain how the Republican is going to win big, despite the polls. Because you'll always be able to find a Rasmussen poll, or something even worse to hang your hat on and pretend it tells the real story, while the other 95% of the polling data is horribly skewed by a vast left-wing polling firm conspiracy. Your analysis is always good for some laughs, so never let it end.

Posted by: American at January 13, 2013 09:54 AM (gnViO)

64 I am so glad I decided to make a ham today, because these thread has me salivating!

Posted by: Y-not at January 13, 2013 10:05 AM (5H6zj)

65 Condolences on the gall bladder. My sis thought she was having a heart attack before hers got yanked.
That date dealie in the pic looks divinely divine and just divine.
We're having armadillo tails-whole jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and sausage, wrapped in bacon and grilt in the super duper jalapeno cooker we got for Christmas on the grill, too. Well that almost made sense.

Posted by: Froth at January 13, 2013 10:09 AM (YcP18)

66 Good luck with the gall bladder. Hopefully, bacon will still be in your life.

As to the review, mmm mmm mmm. My gastronomic panties are damp. Gotta love American ingenuity. Fuck you Obama, MFM, leftists and all. With a pineapple. Sideways. Flaming. Coated with rock salt. Repeatedly.

Posted by: eureka! at January 13, 2013 10:16 AM (HPRku)

67 My wife had her gall bladder removed years ago, and didn't change her diet at all. She eats bacon, pizza, you name it, in reasonable amounts.

Posted by: TB at January 13, 2013 10:18 AM (a3gIc)

68 CAC, honest, you probably can eat bacon again! I had my gall bladder out in 2006. Now, for a month or so, ANYTHING eaten at dinner time made me run to the bathroom, but after a few months, I too can eat whatever I want to eat! Just in somewhat smaller portions...

Posted by: ziggyelman at January 13, 2013 10:25 AM (AsMdZ)

69 This very weekend I have discovered there is a part of the pig that is not edible and is quite disgusting - PIG CHEEKS!

Meaty, Fatty and Gelatinous but not in a good way at all.

TAKE HEED! STEER CLEAR!

Posted by: General Woundwort at January 13, 2013 11:03 AM (zOP5o)

70 Condolences on your gall bladder

Posted by: The Political hat at January 13, 2013 11:14 AM (Vk2pI)

71 When my gall bladder started acting up I had to have practically every kind of scan known to medical science. I asked for a punch card so I could get the next CAT scan free, but no dice. Then when they pull the sucker out, kicking and screaming, a) they refused to let me take it home in a jar, and b) it didn't have a single stone. I feel cheated. (When my Mom had hers out it was stuffed with 24 stones of immense size. I was sure I'd have at least *one*) I can eat bacon with abandon. Don't even notice the little gizmo is missing.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at January 13, 2013 11:31 AM (wfSF5)

72
The doctors, 7 years later, are still astounded.

She is the most beautiful, and fat! girl now.

http://flic.kr/p/dLiPxN

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 13, 2013 01:42 PM (piMMO)

That is the most GORGEOUS kitty. Glad you kept at it with her, too!

Years ago i had one that looked like that. she lived to a ripe old age of 22. She belonged to the neighbors, and when they moved they just LEFT her. She was the best cat always. Her name was "Boo."

Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at January 13, 2013 11:55 AM (r7Ddb)

73 If you happen to be in Arizona, the Citizen Public House in Scottsdale has a pork-heavy menu you will love. In addition to the regular menu there is almost always a special or two with a creative use of "Tender Belly" bacon or prosciutto. http://citizenpublichouse.com/food/

Posted by: John Skookum at January 13, 2013 12:03 PM (AjzSk)

74 Yum. I really do need to get downtown more.

There's a small premium-burger chain also here in SoCal, Slater's 50/50, whose signature patty is half-bacon, half-beef (hence the name). If you heard about the place that did a burger special with an all-bacon patty, sliced bacon, bacon cheddar, bacon Thousand Island dressing and a fried egg, that was them. They currently have a somewhat similar burger with the 50/50 patty, bacon American cheese, the bacon, the egg and the bacon Thousand Island on a bacon pretzel bun. I've been wanting to go for a long time, but I'm hoping for them to get closer to the Inland Empire than Anaheim Hills off the 91. I hate the 91.

Posted by: Rich Fader at January 13, 2013 12:56 PM (Ngpgm)

75 I hate to tell you this but you could have prevented it with a gall bladder cleanse that would have gotten rid of the stones not only in the gall bladder but also in the liver. I did it. It only took a couple of days. Never felt better. Frankly I'm surprised that a tech savvy person would go through gall bladder surgery without researching the other options. But, too late now. Anyways.

Posted by: buffy at January 13, 2013 02:33 PM (INAPN)

76 Take my advice, once a day at the same time, take a dose of pysllium fiber laxitive. Avoid taking it 2 hours before or after pills.

You won't regret it.

Posted by: Later at January 13, 2013 03:32 PM (Sasw6)

77 The pork belly sammich is making my mouth water. Yes, I will have fries with that.

All the best in your recovery CAC.

Posted by: sTevo at January 13, 2013 05:30 PM (VMcEw)

78 How far is that from LAX? I'm thinking my next layover might be voluntary.

Posted by: Jean at January 13, 2013 05:32 PM (sgNEe)

Juan, it's about an hour-and-a-half to 2 hrs from lax depending on traffic. Riverside is out in the Inland Empire, the regional airport would be Ontario (25 minutes from that one).

Still totally worth the drive.

As for the "gallbladder flush" nonsense, great if you had stones.

I didn't. My gall bladder was simply nonfunctioning. A dead organ.

Posted by: CAC at January 13, 2013 06:12 PM (/XI8a)

Jean, I meant. Damn tyop.

Posted by: CAC at January 13, 2013 06:13 PM (/XI8a)

81 Double check on the can't eat bacon bit! I had my gall bladder yanked in 1973 and have had no trouble with fats since. I have to watch my sodium intake so I don't eat bacon on a daily basis but low sodium fatty foods don't cause any problems.

Posted by: Michael Keohane at January 13, 2013 11:21 PM (KQqo4)

82 Great place. The wife and I tried lunch there a while back. The pear ale was a nice finish to the pork. Thanks for the shout-out for the IE.

Posted by: skpman15 at January 15, 2013 04:14 AM (X/487)

83 i've been lurking for years and years, finally had to hop on to say - The self-salting pig they have for a logo looks to have, on first glance, a raging black-tipped hard on. http://www.saltedpigriverside.com/ That's it from me other than I <3 bacon.

Posted by: oscaracosta at January 15, 2013 09:11 AM (nVLMe)

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