City Pork Catering
By Maggie Heyn Richardson • Photography by Collin Richie
Address: 2921 Government Street
Phone: (225) 372-2127
Website: Citypork.com
Cuisine: Sandwiches, salads and meat-and-three specials served at lunch
Director of Catering: Katy Touchstone
Mood: Quick-service dine-in and takeout
Pricing: $-$$
STORY:
The Southern plate lunch, defined by a comfort food main dish paired with homey sides, is a hallmark of regional cuisine. City Pork recently introduced its iteration of this timeless concept in a meat ‘n’ three menu at its Government Street location. Diners choose an entrée from options like blackened catfish, shepherd’s pie and smoked pork chops, to which they add a trio of starch and veggie sides from a list of six.
The value proposition is high both for customers, who get a lot of food for $12, and for City Group Hospitality, which continues to find ways to increase sales. In late 2018, the company moved its growing catering and events division to Government Street, adding a quick service lunch menu of sandwiches and salads, and now, meat-and-three specials that change weekly. Patrons can also pick up City Pork’s take-home barbecue family dinners at this location, which is open until 6 pm on weekdays. The space features seating for about 20.
City Group Hospitality managing partner Stephen Hightower says the meat ‘n’ three menu usually includes a vegetarian and seafood option as well as comfort food classics and creative pork dishes. The restaurant’s smoked meats, including brisket, pork, chicken and sausage, are always available as off-menu entrees.
PHOTOS:
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- A comfort food staple of the City Pork Catering plate lunch is blackened catfish, which comes with a choice of three sides as part of its meat ‘n’ three menu.
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2. Though the Government Street location houses City Pork’s catering and events division, the space also features feature seating for about 20 dine-in customers.
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3. Here’s a desert treat you don’t see every day, though it seems completely appropriate for a place called City Pork: Bacon and chocolate chip cookies.
