Hog's Breath Cafe is an Australian chain of steak house restaurants. The first business was opened in July 1989 at Airlie Beach by Don Algie.[1] In November the following year, a second store was opened in Mooloolaba. Additional locations quickly followed with stores opening in Townsville, Darwin and Cairns.
To date, the Hog's Breath Company has opened 75 Hog's Breath Cafes in just 20 years including Singapore and Thailand.
Hog's Breath's Cafe is essentially a steak house that promotes Prime Rib as its signature dish. These steaks have been slow cooked for 18 hours in a special oven. The steaks start at medium rare and are also recommended at that particular meat temperature. Due to the amount of fats retained in the steaks however, these steaks have a higher fat content than most steaks and are sometimes classified as marbled meat. The signature side dish offered is curly fries, referred to by the chain as Hog's Tail Fries.
As of December 2011, there were 69 outlets operating in Australia, 3 outlets in New Zealand, 2 outlets in Thailand and 1 in Singapore. Hog’s Breath Company also controls the licensing and use of the Jamaica Joe's trademark in Australia and overseas. Hog’s Breath Company is now embarking on further expansion in other Asian countries as well as the UK, Europe and North America.