Hammonton, New Jersey is the blueberry capital of the world, and also home to several Mexican restaurants of note.

On the way back from the shore one Sunday, El Dentista Loco and the Nachojawns stopped off at El Mariachi Loco for some dinner.

The burrito is the multiple Hammy Award winner, but we were here for the nachos.

Interestingly, the nachos featured a different chip than the ones given out in the basket to start. These were sturdier and better suited the dish.

There was not great layering, and Nachojawn loyal readers will know that I’m not a huge fan of the head of shredded lettuce topping the nachos. However, there was a great bean puree that really kicked up the dish a level.

These chicken nachos were pretty good, but not as good as my enchiladas mole and verde.

Nachojawn Jr. went with the mixed taco plate.

As for the nachos…

3.66/5 pickled jalapenos – Eat these on your way to or from the beach, and BYO to enjoy the live singing on Sundays.

El Mariachi Loco
101 Bellevue Ave.
Hammonton, NJ

The website, devoted to Texas and country living, takes a look at the history of Tex-Mex food.

While I always love a traditional taqueria, the crunchy shell taco and fajita have their place in food culture too.

Nachojawn Jr. spends eight weeks of his summer at camp across the river in New Jersey. On Visiting Day, the camp offered us hot dogs, but I ducked into the dining hall to get the nachos I had heard so much about.

So, not much going on here. Cheese from a bag, chips from a bag, and salsa from a tub. I would have been surprised if they were anything else.

2.21/5 pickled jalapenos. Eat these after playing some father-son team handball.

On the edge of Chinatown, in a bizarre tunnel that serves as a seemingly unregulated bus depot sits Tom’s. Once home to Dim Sum Garden, which moved around the corner to much fancier digs, Tom’s renovated and expanded, and it’s turned out well.

Under the ownership of an original Dim Sum Garden manager (I think I have that right), Tom’s doesn’t have the cart, but they do have some dope food.

Soup dumpings

Pork and chive dumplings and scallion pancake

Shanghai noodles and Little Miss Nachojawn eating rice by hand.

Tom’s Dim Sum
59 N. 11th St.
Philadelphia, PA

If you are spending any time in Amsterdam, you might get hungry.

Here are the 11 best nachos in Amsterdam.

From the owners of FON Meltkraft, a new addition to the Reading Terminal Market will be opening in the spring.

Michael Klein has the scoop on Fox & Son, which will offer corn dogs, poutines, and cheese curds.

Nachojawn Jr. will be off to overnight camp next summer, and the family has been visiting some camps in anticipation of the big decision of which one to choose.

While Nachojawn Jr. was off enjoying a day at camp, the rest of the family had these nachos from The Pour House, a log cabin bar and grill.

Nothing fancy, but I appreciated the corn salsa. I don’t think they’re making their own salsa in Mountainhome, PA, and one of the “three cheeses” that top the nachos was industrial nacho cheese, but I’m not going to hate on these. The chips were decent and we finished them off without complaint. The burgers and fries were pretty good, and the bar has a nice draft list too.

2.94/5 pickled jalapenos – eat these and get home in time to beat the NASCAR traffic

The Pour House
1014 Route 390
Mountainhome, PA

From the OC Register comes the Best Thing I Ate All Week

Yeah, they look good.

Pizzeria Beddia, Bon Appetit’s Best Pizza in America, was the site of El Loco Dentista’s birthday fete. Joe Beddia makes 40 pizzas a day, opens the door (only Wednesday through Saturday) at 5:30, and is usually sold out by 5:45.

Here’s the plain. How is it? Ethereal. Read the Bon Appetit article for fancier descriptions of what goes into it, but know this – this pizza is fucking delicious.

Here’s the zucchini, basil, garlic and fresh cream pizza. Delicious.

Finally the Arrabiata. Spicy as hell. Also delicious.

Is it the best pizza in America? Maybe. Is it the best pizza I’ve ever had? Yes. Have I eaten a lot of pizza? Yes.