From it’s humble beginnings as a pop-up restaurant, to a farmer"s market stand and now a successful brick-and-mortar eatery, The Pig and the Lady, led by twice-nominated James Beard semifinalist Chef Andrew Le (with help from his family including his mother, Mama Le), cook up what is essentially the family meal in the truest sense -- Exposing Honolulu diners a cross-section of cuisine that has Vietnamese origins, but is eclectic and daring.Chef Le and his team have developed a modern, fresh take on traditional Southeast Asian food, utilizing local products -- serving their famous banh mi and pho, along with new favorites. Le is the one of the few chefs cooking contemporary food built on Southeast Asian flavors that has garnered rave reviews -- a foundation built on delicious memories first introduced by his mother. They are open Monday through Saturday, serving lunch and dinner. You can also still find them at the Farmer’s Markets at Blaisdell, Kailua and KCC.
The food was good but the service was awful, our starters came out 20 minute apart and the main courses came out nearly 30 minutes apart with a side of rice coming out 10 minutes after the main course had arrived. The reason given was they only had a small grill!!! Really!! this restaurant that had well over 100 covers, so to use that as a excuse was quite unbelievable. On top of this all the staff walked around looking totally miserable. Such a shame as the food was really quite nice but you couldn't relax or enjoy it.