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...
The Evandale Resort is located in Evandale, New Brunswick which is about a 30 min drive from Grand Bay, Westfield New Brunswick. In some cases, you can take three ferries to get to Evandale, and in our case, that is what we did coming from Quispamsis. At this point, we have tried most of the nachos in the Saint John area, so it is getting to be a challenge to try somewhere new! I had not heard anything about the nachos at the Evandale resort, so I went in without any big expectations.
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| Evandale Resort Beef Nachos - August 2021 |
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| Evandale Resort Beef Nachos - August 2021 |
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| Evandale Resort Beef Nachos - August 2021 |
Distribution of Toppings
I tried to capture the layering with the third picture above, but not only was there something for every chip, but there were many layers of something for every chip. I want to add that we did not ask for extra cheese and these are the Evandale Resort nachos au naturel (kind of - see below).
Quality
The chips that were provided on this crisp August day were not the normal chips because they ran out of the normal corn tortilla chips. At first, we were told that there were no nachos available due to lack of chips. At this point, our "wingman" spilled the beans that we were the nacho bloggers. After hearing this, our server consulted with the cook, and they were able to make us a plate using chips made from hand cut tortillas! They were fresh, crunchy, and had a nice cajun spice on them. You know how I feel about spice (see Snooty Fox). The ground beef was really good, but it's still not as good as the chopped steak I have seen in the past at places like Snooty Fox and at the Old Triangle (though we've heard they don't use the steak pieces anymore). There was plenty of mixed cheeses and veggies and combined altogether you have this wonderfully surprisingly awesome nacho.
Value
The Cheesy Nachos are $17.99 and if you add chicken or beef they are $5.99 extra. This value blows it out of the park. They just hit a homerun Babe Ruth style.
Service
Fantastic! We really appreciated how they went above and beyond to use what they had to make chips for this plate of nachos.
Quantity
It is a good quantity if you are sharing for a meal.
Conclusion
Please remember the detail where I said they did not give us the chips they usually give. What are the normal chips? We were told they normally use Doritos Zesty chips, and that sounds absolutely amazing, so we need to go back soon. We did suggest that the hand cut flour tortilla chips should be put on the menu in the future. This experience has me re-evaluating the top three in New Brunswick. I value the layering above anything, along with the effort from the cooks, and a great add-on (always) is the spice on the chips, so I will put them in the runner-up position for New Brunswick (which was previously Le Moque-Tortue). They are no Snooty Fox or Sneaky Dee's but they are simply fantastic.
As an aside, I am re-thinking my rating scale as I know I have some places above others (i.e., the hometown top ten) with the same letter grade. I try to provide as much analysis as possible but, that is something I am considering. Look for more detailed final rating scores in the future.
Nacho Blog Rating: A