Noble Pig — Restaurant in Grosse Pointe Farms

I am a former employee of the Noble Pig. I will do my best to keep all my opinions from this review seeing as how I was employed there upon their opening (which was almost 4 or 5 years ago or something). The seating is uncomfortably small, on both ends. I can't tell you how many times drinks spilled, sauces fell, or I myself spilled due to the lack of space. But, if you don't mind the fact that there's zero privacy or elbow room then continue on. I didn't know how the food tasted for over 3 months. I was a waitress, and carry-out order taker. When people wanted a recommendation I'd just pick the most popular item. (Slab of ribs with two sides & sauce) Late one night after work, I was sent home with food for the first time ever. Pulled pork, Mac n cheese, and cornbread- I may have been really hungry but it was pretty darn good if you didn't mind the texture of the pulled pork (it was a tad rough but also probably leftovers meant to be tossed). I really did enjoy the food and working there. This was my first food service industry job. My manager at the time- Parinda taught me a lot of very valuable lessons that have helped me at all my restaurant jobs. I was inexperienced and she showed me the ropes. Parinda (manager) and Chef(owner) put their lives into getting this business started and making it a hit. I'm happy for them, they have had great success- the only business to succeed in this location since I can remember. I'm glad I could help them for the time I did. Overall, I was young and quit for a stupid reason. I sometimes regret it honestly- seeing their level of success and all. But, Parinda trained me so well I moved up to 4-5 star dining, & I now I work at a...

I went in to order two sides today. I was told I couldn't pay with my debit card as they have a minimum charge of 10.00 to use the card. I asked if I could use the card if I ordered a third side bringing the total to 9.38. The woman still said no. I told her Federal Law, Visa, and MasterCard all prohibit retailers from setting minimum purchase accounts (information readily available for review on credit cards dot com, and several other places on the Internet). She told me the guy working in the back had a law degree and she could get him to come to the counter to prove it. I didn't have time to argue with her.

I'm happy to give my money to retailers who don't attempt to extort more money from a regular customer because they can't handle the low fees the credit card companies charge for their use. I'm not usually a defender of huge companies line Visa, but those charges help keep the system running without interruption, and pay for the credit card machines and infrastructure used.

The food I've tried is good, but not good enough that I'm ok with being told I have to spend double than I planned to for lunch just so I can use my debit card. A retailer should care more about customer relationships than nickels and times. Plus half the time I go there they're closed due to...

Decided to walk in and order for the first time as I have always seen this place driving down Mack and wanted to give it a chance. I was aware it was a type of fusion restaurant but I figured it leaned more towards the BBQ side due to the name, I was wrong!

Ended up having a pleasant conversation with the owner while my food was cooking and learned a lot more about the food that they make!

This is not the type of place to sacrifice authenticity for extra flavor so please keep in mind that your version of the dish you eat might be a lot more “Americanized” than what you get here (still delicious nonetheless).

I ended up going basic for my first time, with a slight twist. I got the Pad Thai with the noodle they use for Woo-Sen (vermicelli noodles).

Was very flavorful and FRESH, you can really taste each vegetable in the dish and the peanuts were excellent as well within...