Brother Jimmy's 31st St

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Place: Brother Jimmy’s 31st Street (416 8th Ave)

Taste: 7/10

Crispiness/Texture: 4/10

Presentation: 8/10

Ambiance: 8/10

Service: 9/10

BFG Factor: 5/7

BFG RATING: 41/57

My buddy Jamie, his sister Erin and his girlfriend Amanda are all from North Carolina. When I ask where we should meet, naturally his answer is “You ever been to Brother Jimmy’s??” Well, his answer was more like a question, but that’s beside the point. Brother Jimmy’s has a great southern feel to it from the twang they use on their menus to the small glass jars they serve their liquor in. It’s especially awesome if you’re an ACC alum or fan.

Their thin sliced Fire Fries are well seasoned. Not as spicy as their name suggests and good enough to eat without salt and pepper. They’re not as crispy as they could be but there are a perfect compliment to the hot wings and the famous Charlotte AP Sweet Tea.

"PUT SOME SOUTH IN YO' MOUTH!"

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!

Ode to That Good Ol' 57

As my faithful Fry Kids already know, I rate bar fries on a scale of 1 to 57 (thanks to @JamieWarner for the idea). I’m sure you all are just dying to know why I’ve chosen this obnoxious number. Well, 57 is the number you will find on every bottle of Heinz Ketchup. My choice is fitting since ketchup is the perfect companion to the French Fry and, of course, any friend of the French Fry is a friend of mine.
Ketchup aka “Good Ol’ 57” is perfect because it satisfies all five tastes of your precious palate. That’s right FIVE. It is salty. It is bitter. It is sweet. It is sour. And the ripe tomatoes used to make it gives it the fifth taste umami which is the full-bodied taste that “turns a soup from salt water into a food.” This quote says it best:

“The taste of Heinz ketchup began at the tip of the tongue, where our receptors for sweet and salty first appear, moved along the sides, where sour notes seem the strongest, then hit the back of the tongue, for umami and bitter, in one long crescendo.”

That’s music to my tongue…

Read the full article The Ketchup Conundrum by Malcolm Gladwell

Village Pourhouse Downtown: So nice I had to do it twice!

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Place: Village Pourhouse 63 3rd Ave at 11th St.

BFGs: 45 of 57
Taste: 8/10
Crispiness/Texture: 8/10
Presentation: 8/10
Ambiance: 7/10
Service: 8/10
BFG Factor: 6/7 (more Beer Pong :) )

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On my boy Jamie’s birthday, I got a text that read “Open bar tonight at Village Pourhouse from 7-8, just do the following…” It was from my good friends at @BuzzTxt who do drink specials and open bars just for showing the hostess a text message on your phone at the door. (Text BTX to 95495 to join) I have no idea how it works, nor do I care. All I know is it is very easy to lose count of how many drinks you consume when you don’t have to pay for them, like [insert tasteless joke about girls at bars here].

This is the Village Pourhouse located downtown on 3^rd Ave and 11^th Street. It is classier than its 109^th Street fraternal twin but the menus are identical. Do you know what that means Fry Kids? Another order of Village Pourhouse Smothered Fries! (Check out the review from the previous posting for more on this Three Cheese and Bacon creation.) Then we all stumbled, erm, “walked” to Bar None on 3rd and 13th for a few games of beer pong and great music.

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.

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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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First and Foremost, Thank You

The first thing I really need to do is thank everyone who made this idea possible. Everyone who supports my crazy ideas without laughing in my face (totally cool to laugh behind my back :D ). Everyone who inspires me to be great. Everyone of you that I have mined for free advise. Thank you. Special thanks to Jamie Warner- Unapologetic Optimist. Brandon Carter- Writer, Over-cover Genius. Marvin Thomas (@marvinythomas)- Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Friend.

Let the games begin!!