Nacho Blog

Since August of 2009, Big Tide Brewing Co. has been providing hand-crafted all-natural ales and lagers. It is located on Princess Street in Saint John, New Brunswick, and of course, I have had their nachos a handful of times now. Big Tide Beef Nachos - June 2023 Big Tide Beef Nachos (what was left over) - June 2023 Bigger Tide Full Beef Nachos - March 2023 Bigger Tide Full Beef Nachos - March 2023 Big Tide Beef Nachos - November 2021 Bigger Tide Chicken Nachos - September 2021 Bigger Tide Chicken Nachos (beneath the cheese) - September 2021 Bigger Tide Nachos (beef) - March 2021 Bigger Tide Nachos (beef) - March 2021 Big Tide Beef Nachos - November 2018 Big Tide Beef Nachos - November 2018 Distribution of Toppings Big tide seems to fluctuate with distribution of toppings, going from bad to excellent and back to bad. The last time we went in June 2023, the distribution was the worst I've seen in a long time. This was one of those times when it seemed like the cook did no

Vito's opened its doors in Saint John, N.B. in 1972 and was founded by four Greek brothers: Costa, Peter, Nick, and Demetri. Vito's prides itself on its customer service, pizza, and pasta. There are two locations in the greater Saint John area: Uptown Saint John and Rothesay. I tried the nachos at the Rothesay location about 5 years ago and recently had the ones at the uptown location. It was time to divide this blog entry into the different locations.  Vito's Uptown: We were uptown and hungry for nachos, going back and forth between Churchill's and Vito's - we ended up at Vito's. Sometimes it's hard to pick a new place versus a place that you know would be good, especially since I did not have a good experience at the Vito's Rothesay location. However, it is important to have variety on the blog and to do the necessary research. Did the risk pay off?  Vito's Uptown Chicken Nachos - June 2023 Distribution of Toppings The distribution of toppings was

The Red Herring Pub is located in downtown St Andrews, New Brunswick, where you can watch bands play live, watch sports, and have some beer and nachos. Their slogan is "where strangers become friends," and I can validate that with the friendly atmosphere and good vibes this pub gives off. There remained one question on my mind when I walked through the doors: What about the nachos? Red Herring Chicken Nachos - June 2023 Red Herring Chicken Nachos (what was left over) - June 2023 The Red Herring Pub Pulled Pork Nachos - June 2021 The Red Herring Pub Pulled Pork Nachos - June 2021 Distribution of Toppings That great top layer in the pictures is the only layer on the nachos. Underneath were chips with nothing on them, so we would say the distribution of toppings could have been better. Nacho Note: There should be no more than one layer of chips per cheese layer! Quality Despite the fact that there was no layering, the top layer with the cheese had a nice basil spice to it and i