It was our last day in Toronto and we decided to take the long ride from our hotel by the airport into town for one last shot at what could be the best plate of nachos in Canada. I wasn't ready to say that the Beertown nachos were the best on our trip or that the Snooty Fox in Fredericton were the best in Canada. I was ready to have my mind blown and when it's your last day in a big city, you have to make it count. I wanted these nachos to be on my mind while we are trying to land in foggy Saint John and then rushing to work immediately after landing with my ears still plugged up from the plane. Plus, who knows when we will be in Toronto again? It's between Toronto or Quebec City for our fall marathon next year. They are doing a battle in my mind. We went to Squirly's because the editor did some research and saw that Squirly's might be good. This restaurant had previously closed their doors after 36 years and recently re-opened to be Squirly's 2.0. How were t...
Since 1983 Grannan's has been serving seafood and grill to locals and tourists. Located in Market Square in the downtown core, if you sit outside in the summer, you will have a great view of some local music or bands that come to Saint John to play. After the Seadogs lost to Moncton in what seemed like a flashback to the 2005/2006 season, we decided to do research for the nacho blog.
You must notice that it is not often that I have a new blog entry on a place in Saint John because I am pessimistic about what there is left to rate. I feel that if I go to a new place, based on my past experience where the picture did not take or word of mouth, that I will be disappointed. Grannan's was one of those places that I went into it with low expectations because I had their nachos in 2013, was unimpressed, and the bad impression stayed with me. However, I think I should get over what happened so long in the past. Or maybe the first impression was the accurate impression? Let's see:
Distribution of Toppings
There was a good amount of cheese and we did not ask the waitress for extra cheese which satisfies me in that sense. There was also toppings on every chip and therefore, it was effectively layered.
Quality
I was going to put this in the distribution of toppings but I decided to put it here: we asked for beef and there was not a lot of beef on the nachos. I remember maybe eating two pieces of beef in my whole experience that night. I liked how they had a mixture of cheese and all the toppings were fresh. I prefer corn chips but the pita chips were also tasty.
Value
The pita nachos are $15 without anything extra which is the average price of veggie nachos. If you add beef, they are $5.00, jalapenos $1.00 and salsa and sour cream the nachos are $3.00. When you consider the quality and the distribution of toppings, the nachos were over-priced.
Quantity
It was a late night snack after a hockey game and we had oysters to go along with them. I think it was a good amount that was shared considering those circumstances.
Conclusion
I am glad that we went to Grannan's for the purpose of research for the nacho blog. While they were pretty good, they were over-priced and I would definitely not order beef to go along with them because of that. They are not the worst nachos in the city, but I have had better.
Nacho Blog Rating: C+
You must notice that it is not often that I have a new blog entry on a place in Saint John because I am pessimistic about what there is left to rate. I feel that if I go to a new place, based on my past experience where the picture did not take or word of mouth, that I will be disappointed. Grannan's was one of those places that I went into it with low expectations because I had their nachos in 2013, was unimpressed, and the bad impression stayed with me. However, I think I should get over what happened so long in the past. Or maybe the first impression was the accurate impression? Let's see:
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| Grannan's Pita Nachos with Beef - February 2020 |
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| Grannan's Pita Nachos with Beef- February 2020 |
There was a good amount of cheese and we did not ask the waitress for extra cheese which satisfies me in that sense. There was also toppings on every chip and therefore, it was effectively layered.
Quality
I was going to put this in the distribution of toppings but I decided to put it here: we asked for beef and there was not a lot of beef on the nachos. I remember maybe eating two pieces of beef in my whole experience that night. I liked how they had a mixture of cheese and all the toppings were fresh. I prefer corn chips but the pita chips were also tasty.
Value
The pita nachos are $15 without anything extra which is the average price of veggie nachos. If you add beef, they are $5.00, jalapenos $1.00 and salsa and sour cream the nachos are $3.00. When you consider the quality and the distribution of toppings, the nachos were over-priced.
Quantity
It was a late night snack after a hockey game and we had oysters to go along with them. I think it was a good amount that was shared considering those circumstances.
Conclusion
I am glad that we went to Grannan's for the purpose of research for the nacho blog. While they were pretty good, they were over-priced and I would definitely not order beef to go along with them because of that. They are not the worst nachos in the city, but I have had better.
Nacho Blog Rating: C+