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2005 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041

323-255-6465 

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  • American
    Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
    $
  • MasterCard, Visa, American Express
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Order Online
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Lot Available
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A converted burger joint saturated with the smell of wood smoke, red roof gleaming in the late-afternoon sun, Oinkster is the child of Max chef André Guerrero, a perfected fast-food restaurant, the old-school paradigm of pastrami, burgers and chicken reinvented for a age when a remodeled hamburger hut can be enjoyed for its stark loveliness and nobody thinks it odd that a famous chef might seek an apprenticeship with a revered deli counterman, in this case Norm Langer. “Slow fast food,? proclaims the sign outside: smoky Carolina-style pulled-pork sandwiches, chopped salad, and fast-food-style Angus-beef hamburgers with sweet house-made catsup. He roasts chickens on a creaky rotisserie and smokes his own pastrami. Would you be willing to pay a couple dollars extra to experience artisanal soda pop, purplish Fosselman's-based ube milkshakes and other fast food with a chefly edge? Guerrero is betting that you are. With all of the above, of course, it is necessary to have an order of Belgian fries, fried twice to leave them light and hot, their fluffy potato essence encased in a stiff, perfectly golden capsule of crunch. Slow-cooked fast food. See full review.







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  • 2008 | Best Cupcakes

    We are living in an age not just of cupcakes but of cupcakes with publicists, exquisitely art-directed confections whose geometric decoration owes less to Betty Crocker than to Josef Albers. Cupcake manufacture seems to occupy the midlife-crisis Plan Bs that used to be reserved for interior decoration or jewelry design. Eat them, arrange them prettily on a conference room table, mount them on the wall -- it really makes no difference. The cupcakes in the display case at the Eagle Rock... More »

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    jasonparker2560 | Los Angeles, CA | 17 Reviews

    | Thu, April 12, 2012

    Oinkster seems to have started the slow fast food craze. There fresh ingrediants are defiantly the highlight at Oinkster. I use to go about twice a week during there happy hour for the burger and fry combo. That all ended when Guy and triple D showed up in June of 09. I've only been back three times since. The burger I had last week still tastes great(don't expect Umami, this is classic American backyard bbq style) but the garlic aioli fry sauce is defiantly still there best thing. The purple UBU shake(UBU is a yam) tastes so so and seems like more of a novelty to me. Most of the condiments are made in house, including a Carolina bbq sauce that tasts like straight vinegar.

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    laweeklybestof | Los Angeles, CA | 71 Reviews

    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    We are living in an age not just of cupcakes but of cupcakes with publicists, exquisitely art-directed confections whose geometric decoration owes less to Betty Crocker than to Josef Albers. Cupcake manufacture seems to occupy the midlife-crisis Plan Bs that used to be reserved for interior decoration or jewelry design. Eat them, arrange them prettily on a conference room table, mount them on the wall — it really makes no difference. The cupcakes in the display case at the Eagle Rock hamburger stand Oinkster, Andre Guerrero's shotgun marriage of fast-food culture and classic French technique, look like examples of the new breed: pretty, swirly, just lumpy enough to give a Gourmet cover a peppy summer look. It is easy to imagine a box of the carrot-cake cupcakes sitting uneaten on a Stickley sideboard until they eventually stale, or the sticky, snowy coconut cupcakes at a society lunch with precisely one bite taken out of each. But Guerrero is neither a corporate lawyer nor a party planner with a truck-tire-size Rolodex — he's a chef. So the fluffy peanut-butter-and-jelly cupcakes taste like peanut butter and jelly, and those dense, cream-cheese-frosted carrot cupcakes would probably also be the best carrot cake in town if they happened to compete in that category too.—Jonathan Gold

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    debbie durand | Los Angeles, CA | 41 Reviews

    | Wed, June 11, 2008

    if you are in eagle rock, this is a great place for a pulled pork or house cured pastrami sandwich. make sure you get extra sauce on the side and do not pass up the fries.

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Main Menu
Salads
All Salad Dressings Are Made In House From Scratch. All Salad Available Without Chicken
$7.50
Beet Salad
mixed greens, chopped beets, chopped tomatoes, candied pecans, scallions, balsamic dressing, and topped with a fried goat cheese crouton.
$8.25
Thai Chicken Salad
romaine, baby mixed greens, napa and red cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, scallions, peanuts, fried wonton strips, served with green curry sauce and chili lime dressing
$8.25
Caesar Salad With Chicken
romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese and caesar dressing.
$8.25
Chopped Salad With Chicken
romaine lettuce, baby mixed greens, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, scallions, cucumbers, and gorgonzola cheese.
$8.25
Chinese Chicken Salad
romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, napa and red cabbage, carrots, scallions, almonds, mandarin oranges, fried wonton strips and soy sesame dressing.
$6.25
Garden Salad
romaine, baby mixed greens, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, carrots, and balsamic dressing.
Combos
Regular Combo $3.00
Make Any Sandwich A Combo Meal
fries & drink
$4.00
Oinkster Comb
lg. fries & lg. drink
Sandwiches
$8.00
House Cured Pastrami
our pastrami is cured for two weeks, rubbed with special oinkster secret spices and smoked with applewood. served with a side of dill pickles
$9.50
Oinkster Pastrami
same great flavor with all the "oinks": gruyere cheese, caramelized onion, and red cabbage slaw.
$7.00
Bbq Pulled Pork Sandwich
our pork is brined with soy and honey then slowly roasted and smoked. served with red cabbage slaw, caramelized onions and carolina bbq sauce.
$4.75
Classic 1/3 Pound Hamburger
our burgers are made from fresh nebraska angus beef with our own thousand island dressing, dill pickles, onions, tomato and lettuce.
$8.50
Rueben Sandwich
our house cured pastrami with thousand island, sauerkraut, and gruyere cheese served on rye bread.
$5.50
Classic 1/3 Pound Cheeseburger
our classic 1/3 pound hamburger with your choice of american, sharp cheddar or gruyere cheese.
$8.25
The Royale
our 1/3 lb. nebraska angus patty cheeseburger with bacon, chili & pastrami as well as dill pickles, onions, tomato, lettuce and 1000 island dressing.
$5.25
Add American, Sharp Cheddar Or Gruyere Cheese For $0.75
Veggie Burger
with our own thousand island dressing, dill pickles, onions, tomato and lettuce.
$6.50
Old Fashioned Chicken Salad Sandwich
pulled roast chicken, house made bread-and-butter pickles, topped with mayonnaise, tomato and onion on focaccia bread.
$7.50
Chicken And Brie Sandwich
grilled chicken breast, sliced brie cheese, garlic aioli, fresh tomato, and onion on grilled sourdough bread.
Rotisserie Chicken
Includes A Choice Of: Fries, Rice, Beans, Plantains, Or Coleslaw.
$6.00
1/4 Chicken White With 2 Sides
$5.25
1/4 Chicken Dark With 2 Sides
$8.25
1/2 Chicken With 2 Sides
$9.00
1/2 Chicken With 3 Sides
$6.00
1/2 Chicken A La Carte
$8.75
Whole Chicken A La Carte
By the Pound
Per Lb. $15.00
Pastrami
(24 hour notice is required for orders larger than 5lbs)
Per Lb $14.00
Bbq Pulled Pork
(24 hour notice is required for orders larger than 5lbs)
Sides
Regular $2.25
Large $3.25
Belgian Fries
made from hand cut, twice fried, fresh kennebec potatoes
$4.00
Piggy Fries
homemade 1000 island, carmelized onions, and shredded cheddar cheese
$4.95
Chili Fries
homemade chili, shredded cheddar cheese, and scallions
Each $4.50
Chili Bowl
Each $3.75
Small Garden Salad
Each $3.00
Small Caesar Salad
Each $2.00
Red Cabbage Slaw, Rice, Beans Or Plantains
Desserts
$3.25
Cupcakes
coconut, pb&j or carrot
$3.00
Nut Brownie
$3.00
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