As March begins, February closes, and with that comes a little recap of some of our top posts:
Showing posts with label Bacon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bacon. Show all posts
Monday, March 3, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
3 B-A-C-O-N!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I have been to the promise land! I have seen the glory! And let me tell you...it's filled with mounds and mounds of thick, juicy, flavorful...BACON!
What the hell are you blabbering about?
Bacon! Bar Bacon to be more specific. Imagine a place where bacon is LITERALLY apart of every single item on the menu. Sandwiches...with bacon. Pasta...with bacon. Drinks...with bacon. Bacon...WITH BACON! And on top of all that bacon you can wash it down with a nice ice cold brew!
Bacon on top of bacon accompanied by more bacon! I like it...what did you end up getting?
As I'm sure you can imagine it was extremely difficult to not order everything on the menu. So after much consideration and strategic planning, my friend and I decided to order the following items:
- bacon grilled cheese with a side of tomato soup - because who doesn't love that
- bacon lobster roll - because lobster rolls are amazing and can only be enhanced by the bacon
- sausage and bacon roll - pure gluttony
- bacon and lobster mac n cheese - this should speak for itself
That. Sounds. AMAZING! How was it all and what did you enjoy the most?
Overall, the experience was great. Nice ambiance, great company, and bellies full of bacon. I'd say our mission was accomplished. I'm going to have to give the dish of the afternoon award to the grilled cheese and soup. The sandwich was could have easily stood alone but that tomato soup (which was used for excessive dipping) really took things to the next level. Hands down the favorite between the two of us.
Nice! How was everything else?
Not gonna lie, I did have a few issues. Like...
- with the bacon lobster roll and the sausage and bacon roll, though it was packed with TONS of meat, the bread was a little disappointing. Seemed like it the contents were just thrown on a piece of untoasted bread and folded to keep everything in it
- it almost hurts me to say this but the bacon and lobster mac and cheese was very disappointing. There was barely any cheese in it! And outside of the bacon and lobster there was little flavor. Towards the end it just wasn't worth it to finish it all (after all the bacon and lobster was eaten of course)
- all the dishes were kinda warm in temperature like they had been sitting around for a while before getting to our table
DAMN! Talk about a let down. Here I am thinking everything was going to be amazing and you didn't like anything damn near.
I wouldn't say that. All items, with the exception of the bacon lobster mac, I enjoyed and would definitely order again. Just wanted to put those things out there so that no one would go and make the same mistakes I did.
Got it...anything else we should know about this place?
The hostess is a FOX!!! Our waitress was amazing (I wish I got her name because I would definitely recommend her to you all)! The food is really good and there are tons of other items on the menu to order outside of what we had. If you do go try to make it there fairly early because they will and do fill up quickly!
Until we meet again Bar Bacon!
I have been to the promise land! I have seen the glory! And let me tell you...it's filled with mounds and mounds of thick, juicy, flavorful...BACON!
What the hell are you blabbering about?
Bacon! Bar Bacon to be more specific. Imagine a place where bacon is LITERALLY apart of every single item on the menu. Sandwiches...with bacon. Pasta...with bacon. Drinks...with bacon. Bacon...WITH BACON! And on top of all that bacon you can wash it down with a nice ice cold brew!
Bacon on top of bacon accompanied by more bacon! I like it...what did you end up getting?
As I'm sure you can imagine it was extremely difficult to not order everything on the menu. So after much consideration and strategic planning, my friend and I decided to order the following items:
- bacon grilled cheese with a side of tomato soup - because who doesn't love that
- bacon lobster roll - because lobster rolls are amazing and can only be enhanced by the bacon
- sausage and bacon roll - pure gluttony
- bacon and lobster mac n cheese - this should speak for itself
That. Sounds. AMAZING! How was it all and what did you enjoy the most?
Overall, the experience was great. Nice ambiance, great company, and bellies full of bacon. I'd say our mission was accomplished. I'm going to have to give the dish of the afternoon award to the grilled cheese and soup. The sandwich was could have easily stood alone but that tomato soup (which was used for excessive dipping) really took things to the next level. Hands down the favorite between the two of us.
Nice! How was everything else?
Not gonna lie, I did have a few issues. Like...
- with the bacon lobster roll and the sausage and bacon roll, though it was packed with TONS of meat, the bread was a little disappointing. Seemed like it the contents were just thrown on a piece of untoasted bread and folded to keep everything in it
- it almost hurts me to say this but the bacon and lobster mac and cheese was very disappointing. There was barely any cheese in it! And outside of the bacon and lobster there was little flavor. Towards the end it just wasn't worth it to finish it all (after all the bacon and lobster was eaten of course)
- all the dishes were kinda warm in temperature like they had been sitting around for a while before getting to our table
DAMN! Talk about a let down. Here I am thinking everything was going to be amazing and you didn't like anything damn near.
I wouldn't say that. All items, with the exception of the bacon lobster mac, I enjoyed and would definitely order again. Just wanted to put those things out there so that no one would go and make the same mistakes I did.
Got it...anything else we should know about this place?
The hostess is a FOX!!! Our waitress was amazing (I wish I got her name because I would definitely recommend her to you all)! The food is really good and there are tons of other items on the menu to order outside of what we had. If you do go try to make it there fairly early because they will and do fill up quickly!
Until we meet again Bar Bacon!
836 9th Avenue
New York, NY
646-362-0622
646-362-0622
646-362-0622
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
2 A night in Chelsea...
Recently Kelly and I ventured into the Chelsea Market (our first time there), and instantly fell in love with the whole place.
First stop, Chelsea Market Baskets. I went in looking to see if they had a bottle of wine we could pop open while we enjoyed a meal we just made at Cook and Go. However, I did not find wine, but a very nice collection of local brews. I wound up picking up a bottle of Brooklyn Bamboozle Ale (which I have to crack open, and am saving for my 30th birthday next friday). Carrying that around, I found a section of different types of mayo, and I instantly went for the Bacon Mayo (haven't had it yet, sorry). Just a few shelves over, was a jar, of my now favorite pickles of all time, and ruined other pickles for me, McClure's Garlic Dill Pickles. These pickles are mind blowing, garlicky, and SO DAMN DELICIOUS!
After the Market Baskets, we ventured off to see what else we could find in the Market as we pretty fell in love with the entire area right off the bat. Perusing the MANY food choices, we found the food court, and no, it's not your average mall food court. There were so many delectable treats from different food stands. My first stop was The Filling Station, which holds bottles on bottles on bottles of Olive Oils (which I regret not buying any, because I love olive oil). However, what caught my eye, was that they had a growler station setup, with five different craft brews. Being a dedicated Singlecut fan, I went for a pint of the Bon TNT ale, seeing as I haven't had it before, I wanted a taste before I bought a growler. Unfortunately, when I went back, the keg had kicked (*insert sad face*).
After buying my pint, I found Kelly getting us some food at The Tuck Shop, which is an Australian food stand that specializes in meat pies and sausage rolls. We got the Mac n' Cheese pie and the Sausage Roll. The Mac n' Cheese pie, is exactly what it was, baked Mac n' Cheese but inside a pie crust. The macaroni was cooked perfectly, the cheeses mixed in really complemented one another, the breadcrumbs were perfectly baked on top...now all of this was INSIDE a small pie crust...heaven. My only suggestion to them, add bacon :). The sausage roll, looked more like a flauta to me, but it was yummy nonetheless. There was pork, sage, and quite a few vegetables cooked into this little roll.
We walked around the rest of the Market and both said that we will be coming back here frequently to try all of the other spots they have there, and I will be getting bottles of Olive Oil as well (YES! I said BOTTLES). If you have never been, like we haven't until this night, I HIGHLY suggest you go, it's loads of fun. Also, if you're just looking for something different, make a picnic, come find a table, and enjoy yourselves.
75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Shops We Visited:
2 Sunday Brunch at Stecchino
Stecchino, in my opinion, has one of the best Brunch deals around the area, especially when you get a deal off TravelZoo, it makes it that much better honestly. For 30 Bucks, I got 2 full meals from their brunch menu and unlimited drinks for 90 minutes. Being that this is the second time i've been here, I had a pretty good idea of what to order.
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