Town Tavern

CHILI CHEESE FRIES!!
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Place: Town Tavern 

Taste: 9/10

Crispiness/Texture: 8/10

Presentation: 7/10

Ambiance: 7/10

Service: 8/10

BFG Factor: 5/7

BFG RATING: 44/57

Our Lovely Bartenders GRACE and REBECCA

Located at 134 W. 3rd street, Town Tavern is officially the closest bar to the W4th Street Station (A, B, C, D, E trains). "All the better to stumble home from my dear..." It's a great place to catch a game (they play the TV audio upstairs) or to have your Fantasy Drafts. They also have incredible Happy Hour deals - $3 Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light and PBR! Don't forget to ask about Beer Pong :)

The heavenly plate of Chili Cheese Fries pictured above is made with lightly seasoned home cut fries and real chilli. Like, chilli chilli. Beans and all (if you've ever had a BS plate of chilli fries, you know what I mean.) The fries are so-so by themselves but adding chilli and cheese makes them irresistible!

Village Pourhouse Uptown

Hey, remember me? I was in rehab this summer trying to reform this whole fried food and alcohol diet. If you’re reading this, CONGRATULATIONS! You’re the reason I relapsed!! Go ahead; pat yourself on the back. I’ll wait. ...… Ok, back to business! :)

I’m an honorary member of the Nickelodeon softball team (still undefeated at the time of this communication) and after winning a game uptown at 108th and Riverside we headed over to the Village Pourhouse on 109th and Amsterdam for celebratory drinks and frites. Before I get into that though, a word of advice. Don’t be like me when you grow up. I had not one but TWO Makers on the rocks before going to the game, got there right before we started, and prayed the ball didn’t get hit to me. I did, however, hit the game-winning single so I guess I have favor with the Alcohol gods… but I digress.

We ordered two beer bongs (or Hi Toppers) of Bud Light for only $20 each. Peaking at the menu, it only took me four seconds to decide what I wanted. I ordered the Smothered Fries. Oh. My. Jesus… If you’re on a diet, please cover your eyes.

Village Pourhouse’s Smothered Fries are handcut and deep-fried then drowned in three cheeses and (wait for it….) BACON. As teammate Jeremy Schloss so eloquently put it, “If you put cheese and bacon on something, it’s impossible to suck.” This is a bit of an overstatement, but I like where his head’s at. What’s amazing about them is there’s cheese and bacon throughout the dish. Unlike other bars that just put cheese atop the fries as a mere afterthought, Village Pourhouse said smothered and they meant smothered. They are served with sour cream, Ranch, and Good Ol’ 57. They also come with a warning to consult your doctor to make sure your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. Oh wait, that’s Cialis… Either way, these fries are not for the faint of heart, and I don’t recommend them to any Calorie Counters. :D

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BFG FryCap
Place: Village Pourhouse 109th St. and Amsterdam Ave.

BFGs: 45 of 57

Taste: 8/10
Crispiness/Texture: 8/10
Presentation: 8/10
Ambiance: 7/10
Service: 8/10
BFG Factor: 6/7 (Several games of Beer Pong! VIDEO)

Bar XII

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At the goading of everyone’s favorite bartender Ngoc, my buddies Jamie (@jnwarner), Brandon (@sleepchant), and I indulged in Bar XII’s splendid Chili Cheese Fries. The hand-cut fries were topped with chili, two cheeses, and beans. Oh yea, and three tiny strips of lettuce (for everyone on a diet [^_^] )

Sure they’re bad for you, but I don’t care about my health and neither should you. You have not lived life until you’ve stuck your face in a plate of these.




Last week I asked you Fry Kids to vote how you like eat Chili Cheese Fries: Forks, Fingers or Face First. Needless to say, Forks won. So what’s wrong with this picture?



Don’t try this at home. Professional Pig On Closed Course.
I’m never going out with Jamie again.

Fry Cap
Bar: Bar XII
BFGs: 43 of 57
Price: $$

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Bar XII: Chili Cheesey Goodiness!

Bar XII 4, originally uploaded by BarFryGuy.


Man I love my job!

Not only does Bar XII have these incredible Chili Cheese Fries (above), they also have Ngoc (right) their incredibly cute Vietnamese bartender, and I, of course, get to enjoy the company of both.

"Hey, It's the BarFryGuy!" -Ngoc, upon seeing me

"I will drive across town and execute you." -Brandon, upon being jealous of my star power.

The explanation of this pic (right) and the full review of Bar XII coming soon!

This week's Fry Poll:
Fingers or Forks for Chili Cheese Fries?

Bar: Bar XII
Location: 34th and 3rd
BFGs: 43 of 57

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