From the look of these nachos, our neighbor to the north has some legit entrants in the North American division.
Nachos
The Cambridge
These are the Layered Three Bean Nachos at the Cambridge. We got them with chicken, which was a mistake. Pretty sure they just chopped up the marinated chicken that they put on their chicken sandwich. It’s got a marinade that doesn’t fit the dish. Bad form, Cambridge.
Cambridge
They look really good, and they were good heavy chips that stood up to the toppings without getting soggy. Those toppings included Three Bean Chili, Cheddar, Fontina, Sharp Provolone, Salsa Verde, Pico de Gallo, Citrus Crema, and Pickled Jalapeño. These were the best things we ate at the Cambridge, which wasn’t as good as I remembered, although there is still a solid tap list. I had an Anderson Valley gose on a nice Friday afternoon with the windows open.
4.05/5 pickled jalapeños – Go for the nachos, stay for a beer
Layered Three Bean Nachos – $12 +4 for the chicken
The Cambridge
1508 South Street
267-455-0647
Distrito
Five bucks. That’s all these nachos are at Distrito during lunch.
The Nachos Ignacio are vegetarian,and have those tiny radishes that let you know that these are fancy nachos. Broiled in the cast iron pan, these nachos were maybe 15 seconds overdone, but I didn’t hate the char on those chips you see on the edge. Big thumbs up for the dish and the value.
This was a lunch after which I didn’t head back to work, so I had a couple Grande Diablo’s with my lunch. I’m a sucker for spicy cocktails. The Grande Diablo is chile infused tequila, maraschino liqueur and grapefruit. Good stuff.
4.34/5 pickled jalapenos – Eat these at a lunch then take a nap
Nachos Ignacio – $5 at lunch (Bigger version is $10 at dinner)
Distrito
3945 Chestnut Street
(215) 222-1657
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But the real question for Clevelanders is who has eaten at one of these places? Can the Midwest make a real nacho?
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Dang
You want some nachos with your brisket?
Scottsdale – Ocotillo Grill
Every spring break the Nachojawn family heads out west to Arizona. It’s a great opportunity to eat some nachos and drink a faceload of margaritas.
We eat almost all of our lunches at the poolside restaurant – and Eduardo the chef was kind enough to go off menu for these nachos. With a days notice he even made some homemade cheese sauce that was the highlight of these nachos.
While the individual components of the nachos were great, they never really came together for a cohesive dish. The carne asada, guacamole and salsas were first class – but the hot fresh chips aren’t the most conducive for nachos.
Still, you can’t really beat being on vacation and eating nachos for lunch.
4.02/5 pickled jalapeños – eat these on spring break with a prickly pear margarita
Carne Asada Nachos – $12
Ocotillo Grill – Four Seasons Scottsdale
10600 East Crescent Moon Boulevard
Draught Horse
Templetown’s first entrant are these bar nachos from the Draught Horse, right around the corner from the Liacouris Center. My son got to rep Taney Basketball on the court pre-game, and then we joined friends for some grub and to watch the Owls take care of business against Houston. First things first, we took care of this business:
Look, these are bar nachos, but better than I was expecting. Chips, pulled chicken pico de gallo, black beans,
cilantro sour cream and “cheddar jack cheese sauce” that I’m pretty sure was your standard nacho cheese. All of it came from a can or a bag, but the chicken was tender, the ratios were good, and I was hungry, so these worked for me.
3.9/5 pickled jalapeños – will fill you up before a game
Draught Horse
1431 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
215-235-1010
House Made Chicken Nachos – $11.49
Café Ynez
I was out by myself one morning and popped into Café Ynez, where I’ve picked up some pretty good rotisserie chicken for dinner on a couple of occasions. A quiet moment to myself isn’t to be wasted, so I immediately ordered these guys:
Breakfast Nachos with chorizo
These are some good nachos. Crack that yolk and let it run all over. The chips are topped with guajillo salsa, refried beans, Oaxaca cheese, pickled jalapeño, sour cream, and of course that beautiful looking egg. Because I like to eat, I asked for some chorizo as well. There was nothing left when I was done.
4.6/5 picked jalapeños – Eat these when you’ve already gone to the gym in the morning
Café Ynez
2025 Washington Avenue
215-278-7579
Breakfast Nachos – $7.00 +$3 for chorizo
Lolita
So I had these nachos at a working lunch. Lolita, one of the first restaurants on the 13th street corridor clocks in with this solid entrant into nachodom.
Lolita Chicken Nachos
These bad boys have got achiote roasted chicken, charred corn, fresno chiles, guacamole, and a queso blend going on. I’m not sure what the need is for places to put radishes on their nachos, but it’s a popular add-on that I could do without.
The flatbread look means that you’re getting a solid chip/topping ratio without the naked limp chips that you sometimes find in the middle of a nacho pile. It’s a good execution, but not the most voluminous plate of nachos you’ll find. Also, spread that avocado out – the soft serve look is a little off-putting.
4.3/5 pickled jalapeños – Eat these at a business lunch with a cucumber jalapeño margarita.
Lolita
106 S. 13th Street
215-546-7100
Yucatán Chicken Nachos – $12
Wahoo’s Tacos
They can’t all be winners. Canned black beans, shredded cheddar and carne asada. That’s it.
With a couple of ice cream scoops of guacamole and sour cream.
Wahoo’s Tacos
Wahoo’s Tacos is a new joint up by Drexel that replaced the never crowded and not very good Mikey’s. They have a great outdoor space to work with, hope they can step up their nacho game for the warmer months. I mean, I’ll eat these, but way too much chip in the chip/fixins equation.
And that industrial margarita mix has to go too.
2.25/5 pickled jalapeños – I’m not sorry I ate them.
Wahoo’s Tacos
3180 Chestnut Street
267-737-9876
Carne Asada Nachos – $8
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