I finally made my way to Oxpecker! I’ve wanted to try them when I found out they are the sister restaurant to Nightjar Diner Co. in Swift Current. I’ve been trying to make a stop there each time but timing never worked when I was passing through for a road trip. I was happy to finally try their sister restaurant. I went with my bestie, and we both ordered their BBQ Pork ($26), which had two BBQ pork skewers with a tamarind BBQ glaze, parmesan, scallions, udon “mac & cheese”, chili fried shallots, and garlic. The udon was bouncy, and had a fair amount. I enjoyed the different noodles used — just something different yet it works. I found the sauce to be a little too runny, and the cheese flavour tasted like Kraft singles cheddar cheese, which surprised me because I thought it would be another flavour profile. The pork was delicious with a good balance of lean/fatty meat and I liked the little charred parts. It was a little too sweet to eat on its own but paired well with the savoury cheese sauce. The scoop of pickled veggies did add some acidic component to cut the fat from the pork.
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