Nachojawn and Nachojawn Jr. took the Ben Franklin across the Delaware to check out San Lucas, a Mexican restaurant in Camden.

FON El Abogado de Inmagracion does some work out near the Federal Street strip in Camden, and was nice enough to invite us out for lunch to see what Camden had to offer.

Nachojawn, as loyal readers know, is a sucker for a good mole, and this was a thick, dark version on top of some stellar chicken enchiladas. I love the sweet heat of a good mole, and this was a good one.

The nachos were middling, suffering from a lack of cheese melt and too much of what too many taqueria’s go-to in order to increase toppings – the dreaded shredded iceberg. Too much cold on top of my hot nachos.

The menu is big though, and it’s just a few minutes over the bridge. So once you’ve crossed off some of the taquerias in the 215, San Lucas is worth a trip.

3.22/5 pickled jalapenos – eat these and give Camden a chance.

Nachojawn hasn’t been headquarted in New York since 2003, but is always on the lookout for tasty nachos.

When these came across the nacho news desk, I felt my stomach rumbling.

Click through to see more pictures from Ghost Donkey, including The El Burro cocktail for two (tequila, mezcal, aperol, grapefruit and chili) that comes served in a ceramic vessel shaped like a donkey pulling a wagon full of flowers.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. These are our Thanksgiving nachos, with smoked turkey from El Loco Dentista’s meal, stuffing, sweet potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce, freshly shredded cheddar and jack cheeses, and as always, chips from Tortilleria San Roman.

I threw some mac and cheese on mine too, and our second servings had Oaxaca cheese, which was awesome.

This is two visits in one, when I realized that I forgot to write up my summer visit to El Purepecha with FON La Madre de Gulabi.

These tacos al pastor are from my second, solo visit. They were tasty, not off a spit, but Nachojawn approved nonetheless. 

El Purepecha replaces Jose’s, which was a Nachojawn hidden treasure.

Here are the nachos, with a fancy filter. They’re simple, with a black bean dip drizzled over a couple different cheeses and some jalapeño.

3.85/5 pickled jalapeños – eat these and check out some stylish tables and chairs

Nachos – $6.50

El Purepecha
469 N. 10th St.
Philadelphia

You’ve seen Rosario’s nachos and chicken mole pizza before.

Here’s the al pastor pizza, which was delicious.

The only problem was Mrs. Nachojawn complaining that Casa de Nachojawn smelled like a Mexican restaurant for three days after I ate it. There are worse things in the world.

Although they are delicious, a man cannot survive on nachos alone. The Nachojawns headed out after a hard week of work and school to Square Pie, the Queen Village pizzeria with some of the thickest crust out there.

Accompanying the meal was a delicious bottle of red, a gamay recommended by Max over at the PLCB on Chestnut between 11th and 12th, and the subject of a quick writeup by FON Craig LaBan.

Little Miss Nachojawn likes her pizza with nothing on it, so here’s a plain pie. It’s a unique, thick crust, with a great sauce.

Square Pie
801 E. Passyunk Avenue

Vegas Baby!

Here’s a list of the best nachos in Las Vegas. Looks pretty weak to me, with the exception of the beauties below.

The Nachojawn family headed out to Chestnut Hill to have some birthday nachos with El Pop Pop. I had heard good things about El Poquito, and was happy to suggest it as a halfway point between Casa de Nachojawn and the ‘burbs.

The avocado shortage has hit, and $14 is a little steep for guac, but we got a big bowl that came with some freshly fried chips.

Little Miss Nachojawn might have been overserved. The margaritas were pretty good. I had a spicy ‘rita and a blood orange. That’s a really big patio in the back of the picture that would be nice in warmer weather.

These are the nachos with ground beef. The fresh chips had black beans, poblano, scallion, crema, and arbol salsa. Not advertised were the copious amounts of jalapeño peppers. Nachojawn is a fan of heat, but be aware that you’re going to get it.

Overall, a successful birthday dinner for El Pop Pop, with some pretty good nachos.

3.97/5 pickled jalapeños – eat these for a feliz cumpleaños

Ground Beef Nachos – $16

El Poquito
8201 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Oh boy.

Nachojawn stopped into one of my favorite RTM lunch options, Meltkraft, for their Halloween special, the Wicked ‘Wich.

Another winner from the crew — now we just have to come up with a nacho themed grilled cheese…