Who
wants their nachos Irish?
Why does whiskey bar Barrel 31 put tomatoes
and scallions on their pub nachos? Because otherwise this would simply be a
pile of everything that’s good about the world — and such a thing may be too
beautiful to exist.
The pub nachos are an artful arrangement of
house-made kettle chips* topped with fondue, bourbon brat crumbles, bacon,
jalapeno sour cream and blue cheese. In fact, there’s enough blue cheese that you
won’t even have to stab your tablemates to get your fair share. (What, just
us?)
The chips are cut thick to hold their crunch
even as we scooped up every last bit of the fondue. There was also some
jalapeno sour cream left at the bottom, but we weren’t as into that due to it
tasting pretty much like regular sour cream. We sure do like the idea, though.
Of course, this isn’t nachos, per se. It’s a
plate of chips. And if Barrel 31 thinks we’re smashed enough to let it slide if
they load ‘em up with two kinds of pork — well, they’re absolutely right.
*A
note on kettle chips — they’re pretty in right now. But what we really want are
house-made Funyuns. Somebody hook us up.
Rating:
4 sporks out of 5
Pub nachos are $8.50, or $6 during happy
hour.
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400 East 31st Street | Kansas City, MO 64108
