To get your pork on, go directly to Porchetta at 110 East 7th Street, in the East Village.
Porchetta is a tiny joint offering a small menu packed with big Tuscan flavor. Known for their meaty pork sandwiches, Porchetta’s menu also offers up cooking greens (broccoli rabe), cannelloni beans, soup, chicory salad with garlic dressing, crispy potatoes and burnt ends (those would be cracklings), and a mozzarella sandwich for those who don’t come for the swine.
Ordering up a sandwich for $10.00 gets you a mound of six hour-slow roasted pork seasoned with wild fennel pollen, thyme, sage, rosemary, and garlic. Topped with a few pork belly cracklings, the pork is served on a crusty ciabatta roll from Sullivan St. Bakery. No fixings or condiments need apply. Its 100% flavor intoxicating pork and ciabatta to ram in your face.
It’s good. Damn good. And not just because I had three Belgian beers before hand. The right amount of fat (three napkins worth for me), seasonings, and chewy crusty bread will give your jaw a workout and make your mouth happy.
We arrived at the odd hour of 9:30 on a Friday night -- after the dinner hour but before late night eating fueled by alcohol begins. The timing lent itself to our pork not being served hot, or even warm. But it was an acceptable trade off since Porchetta was nearly empty and we landed stools at the window.
For your visit, I recommend splitting the big sandwich with a friend and get a couple side dishes to get the full experience of Tuscan flavors.
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