I had heard that there were several South Philly taquerias that had to disguise themselves as pizzerias for some reason.
Rosario’s Pizzeria
No Nacho Content – El Fuego
El Fuego was Chipotle before Chipotle was Chipotle.
They’ve been pumping out tacos and burritos off Washington Square for a decade now (I made that up, but it’s in that vicinity), and while the outpost at 21st and Chestnut is long gone, you can still get your Mexican fix at the original.
El Fuego does have one thing that the chains dont – chorizo. And chorizo is good.
Do you know what they don’t have though? Nachos. Sorry guys.
Nacho Fine Art
Friend of Nachojawn El Profesor Feliz lets us know that internationally recognized ceramics artist Peter Morgan has created this original sculpture, titled “Nacho-mess Monster,” which may be of interest to Nachojawn readers.
The piece is scheduled to be featured at a group show (“Dino might”) in Kansas City. March 14-May 27th 2016, but according to the artist is otherwise available for sale.
Los Gallos
The last time the Nachojawn family tried to eat at Los Gallos, it was Mother’s Day. Los Gallos was packed and I think Mrs. Nachojawn ended up eating a yogurt from Wawa while watching Nachojawn Jr.’s Little League game. Not my finest hour.
Deep in the heart of South Philly, Mrs. Nachojawn and I had an early weekday lunch here, and ordered up the Nachos Texanos con bistec.
Those are some big peppers! The avocado and peppers didn’t get cooked with the rest of the dish, making that first bite a little weird – kind of when you’re expecting hot soup and it’s not. Cook those peppers Los Gallos! And while Mrs. Nachojawn likes the lechuga, I think it’s a waste and sullies up a plate of nachos. Good use of refritos though.
Los Gallos has been on my nacho wish list for a while, and these were pretty good, but maybe my expectations were too high. They were good, but nowhere close to in the running for the coveted Nachojawn title belt.
3.96/5 pickled jalapenos – eat these and go get a doughnut at Frangelli’s Bakery.
Nachos Texanos – $9.99
951 Wolf Street
Best Nachos in El Paso
Looks like El Paso has got the real deal going on.
El Paso 411 brings a solid list of contenders to the table. Directly across the Rio Grande from Mexico, El Paso looks dope.
Michigan’s Best Nachos
John Gonzalez suggests the Beltline Bar in Grand Rapids
Decent looking margarita and wet burrito back there too.
Frontier Tavern – Omni Bedford Springs
Going through the Nachocam, I found these in the archive. The Nachojawns spent July 4th weekend this year out in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, and these are the closest to nachos that I could find out there.
These are housemade potato chips, topped with bleu cheese and basalmic drizzle. Also looks like some ranch on there. Pretty tasty, but real nachos are better. The chips, while homemade, weren’t hot, and I’m not a big fan of cold foods that seem like they should be hot.
2.95/5 pickled jalapenos – eat these on a family getaway in the middle of nowhere.
$10 at the Omni Bedford Springs
National Nachos Day is Coming – Are You Prepared?
As a preliminary matter, the origin of these “holidates” is a little dubious if not a completely and wholly made up phenomenon that exists to promote brands.
With that said, Happy National Nachos Day!
Where will you guys be eating? Nachojawn and friends will be celebrating a day late on a multi-stop extravaganza that will be covered in detail in future posts.
Vagabond – Atlantic City
The Nachojawn family spent a week at the shore at the end of the summer. One night El Dentista Loco joined us for dinner at Vagabond.
The Extreme Nachos, half price at happy hour are topped with avocado cream, black beans, jalapenos, pico de gallo, melted jack cheese, queso fresco, and bacon sour cream.
They are a decent take on bar nachos and there’s a good tap list, even if I got a completely different beer than the one I ordered.
3.72/5 pickled jalapeños – eat these after body surfing all day
Extreme Nachos – $9.99 ($4.99 at happy hour)
Vagabond Kitchen and Tap House
672 N. Trenton Avenue
Atlantic City
From the Nacho News Network
Friday saw breaking news, with Foobooz publishing the widely reviled Why Nachos Are Fundamentally Flawed article. Right-headed people everywhere gathered their torches, and opinion seems to be running about 95/5 in favor of nachos.
Nacho News Network contributor Nachonomics gives us this well-reasoned response.
Also, I made some prickly pear syrup that’s going in margaritas that will be featured in an upcoming post.
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