That'll do pig: A metal hog pulled pork to Pike

There are now two metal pigs living on Pike Street, and they put the Pike Place Market pig to shame.


Maximus/Minimus, from the creators of Beecher's Handmade Cheese, is a refurbished taco truck of porkish proportions. The gray metal pig serves up hot pulled pork sandwiches on E. Pike Streeet and Second Avenue everyday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.


The Maximus sandwich offers a savory and slightly spicy sauce, while the Minimus is sweet and tangy. You can "add a little hurt" to either for an extra kick.

Despite pork being the crown jewel of the establishment, it also offers a vegetarian sandwich with the same sauce options, but the barley-based sandwich is not quite as satisfying.

The pork sandwich comes on a wheat roll substantial enough to absorb enough of the sauce so that it doesn't drip down one's arm while retaining enough integrity to keep from being soggy.

The pork itself is pretty standard barbecue fare; it is the fixins that make the sandwich special. To complement the special sauce, cilantro is used as the only green on the sandwich and, though cilantro always has the potential to be overpowering, it is used just sparingly enough to add a little extra zest to the sandwich.


Maximus/Minimus is on the expensive side of street food. A sandwich, drink and side cost a little more than $10, but the price comes with the assurance that the diner is munching victuals made with fresh, local ingredients.

Frances can be reached at fdinger@su-spectator.com.