I had driven up to Orlando with my friend Colella for a couple of days of good eating. After speaking to my longtime blogging compadre Droolius, he reminded me about the burger Swine and Sons in Winter Park. What a great call!
We showed up at 11 am, just as Swine and Sons unlocked its doors. It was back when they were located inside the Local Butcher and Market.
There was a handy dandy printed menu at the register, but I had already checked everything I needed to know the night before.
Swine and Sons is Dang Delicious
Change of Mind?
I walked in with the Southern Smash and its pimento cheese on my mind, but I made a last-minute switch to the OK Onion Smashburger. However, I did make it up to all of you pimento cheese fiends by upgrading my regular curly fries to pimento ones.
Colella went the Simple Man route, keeping with his typical burger likes. We’re very similar when it comes to burgers, although the minute I see pimento cheese, my mind goes nuts.
In this case, I was in an Oklahoma state of mind, so I needed their onion burger.
While he’s adding a Lavender Lemonade to wash down his food, I throw the crispy hot chicken sandwich into the mix. I’m not the man I once was regarding heat, so I play it safe with the party heat level.
Since we’re food road-trippin’, we also add a few snacks for the drive. Unfortunately, the two desserts never make it out of the building.
It’s ON at Swine and Sons!
Colella is like a machine, hyper-focused on his Simple Man cheeseburger (double smash patties, garlic dill pickles, marinated tomato, and secret sauce). After one bite, I proclaim that Swine and Sons made the three-and-a-half-hour drive worth it.
I still stand by that statement.
After the first bite, I was floored, and now I know why Colella hasn’t looked up from his sandwich. Mid-burger, I finally make a move to the Crispy Hot Chicken.
Luckily, it wasn’t anywhere as hot as the one that almost killed me at Hattie B’s. What a freakin’ great spicy chicken sandwich. I know they use Bell and Evans, and that’s the same chicken Marcela and I buy at home.
I dipped it into their Alabama White BBQ Sauce a few times, which worked perfectly. Now, back to the burger.
The two unsung heroes of the OK Onion Smash burger are the housemade garlic dill pickles and the translucent and super-tasty onions hidden under the burger patties.
There are plenty of onions, even though they might not look that way from the picture. I was popping pimento cheese fries in between bites, some with the Alabama White BBQ Sauce.
Damn, That was Good!
Colella and I were sitting back, taking in what had just happened. Our snacks arrive as we’re finishing up. My cookie was just out of the oven. WHAT!?!?
It had to happen, and the next thing we knew, only the pork rinds and caramel corn made the trip home with us. It’s a good thing we didn’t touch those; Marcela fell in love with the Spiced Caramel Corn the same night I arrived back in Miami.
I’m still waiting for the right moment to dig into the Nashville Pork Rinds, but I did sneak one. Okay, maybe it was two, and they’re great. So stop into Swine and Sons for a sandwich or two if you find yourself in Orlando.
There are three locations to choose from: Winter Park, Orlando (Milkhouse), and Las Vegas. Of course, if I lived in the area, I’d buy some of the ground beef that Swine and Sons uses. Also, be on the lookout for burger pop-ups from my bud Burger Buff!
Swine and Sons – Winter Park
Swine and Sons
1280 N Orange Ave
Winter Park, FL
(407) 636-7601
Website – https://swineandsons.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/swineandsons
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/swineandsons
Monday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Swine and Sons – Milkhouse in Orlando
Swine and Sons
201 N Bumby Avenue
Orlando, FL
(407) 237-0575
Website – https://swineandsons.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/swineandsons
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/swineandsons
Monday 11:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Saturday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Sunday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Swine and Sons – Las Vegas
Swine and Sons
9490 W. Russell Road
Las Vegas, NV
Website – https://swineandsons.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/swineandsons
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/swineandsons
Monday 11:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 pm – 9:00 pm