Pouch Eats Again

I'm fat. So, I went on a diet. True story... Lost 5 pounds. But that coulda just been a mix of water weight and poop because my muffin top is still flowing over my underpants like Niargara Falls. Hell, since I just made more room... It's time to fill that empty pouchhole. Let's do this...

Southbound.

Short Rib. This ginormous beast was only available on Wednesdays... Now, it's available all the time. Good job. About time.

Octopus. If you don't have octo on your menu, you haven't bought into the gimmick yet... Or you're just a true hipster leading the way out of current trends. But whatever... This octo was still pretty good.

Watershed.

Wednesday Night Fried Chicken. I have tried it a few times when they moved to their new Brookwood location but it was not impressive... It reminded me of a Shake 'n Bake chicken. It just didn't do it for me back then but the biscuits were good. Fast forward to the present and it has improved a lot. The skin/crust is crispy and covers all the pieces, there's no bare spots. It's juicy and tasty but the pieces are on the smaller side. It's a little underwhelming when the biscuits look bigger than the cheekan. It's a lot better now but still not as good as it should be given the history and hype of this cheekan.

Duck Hush Puppies and Bar Burger. The duck stuffed hush puppies were crispy outside and moist inside. I don't usually like HPs because they're just filler but if you put duck in there, it's a totally different creasture. The 2/3 size burger was spot on at mid-rare, great bun, seasoned well and just tasty for a bar snack.

Banana Pudding. They actually put banana bread instead of vanilla wafers, very cool idea and tasty, too... But I still think Community Q's classic banana pudding is still tops in my pouch.

Arepas Mia.

Pabellon. Shredded grass fed beef... Naturally, who isn't using this common protein found all over the place? If you're not using grass fed beef, you're prolly a vegan (booooo!)... But their arepas are always tasty. 

BoccaLupo.

20 Yolk Tagliatelle with wild mushrooms, Tuscan kale kimchi and butter. It's a real tasty pasta but does the 20 yolk really make a difference? Some will say yes and some will say no, I say it's a gimmick but still tasty.

Southern Fried Chicken Parm with creamy collards and strano. I love this dish. Pasta on top and a surprise at the bottom. Eat it fast or else the fried cheekan will get soggy... I wouldn't know, though.

Golden Crab House.

They should just call it the Golden Crap House like some Korean resto's menu typo... How does this pile of slop take 30 minzies to make? The breading on the skrimps were falling off, the fries were limp as a tased bro and the wings were worse than at a cheap buffet. The crap cake was all filler with a few strands of canned crab meat. Tasteless.

Kimball House.

Oysters... We meet again. Best oyster program in the city.

Creme Brulee. Bless their hearts... One thing that they aren't that good at. While it looked nice, the custard was warm and too wet. They didn't let it set. Vanilla bean seeds settled all at the bottom. Oh, well... Another cocktail, pweez.

General Muir.

Burger. One of the best... If not the best in the city.

Friday Fried Chicken. Up to $20 for 3 pieces and a couple of asparagus. Prolly has become the most pricey fried chicken intown and it was just ok. It's juicy and crispy at parts but it's thin crusted. The Asian steaming/frying cooking style is kinda lost in translation here. And the boneless breast tender mad me sad. I wouldn't get it again.

NY Cheesecake. It ain't no Juniors but this will do... For now.

Chef Liu's.

Beef Tendon in chili oil. Tender yet toothy piece of tendon but the chili oil was weak.

Pan Fried Pork Buns. C'mon, these are always good here.

Soup Dumps. They are decent but there will be casualties with leakage before you even try to pick it up.

Puras Tortas.

Tacos- Lengua, Chorizo, Al Pastor. These tacos are real cheap and excellent. There's also many other options for the filler... Like stomach.

De..Mar Ceviches and Seafood.

Shrimp Cocktail. Get the small portion, it's more than enough. You don't know how much shrimp is in there until you're tired of eating shrimp and more keeps coming. Remember- get the small portion.

Pulpo Ceviche. Maybe one of the only places intown that does not rip you off on octopus.There's a ton of octopus chunks in there. This is a hefty platter on the cheap.


Time to go back on a diet until tomorrow... Stay tuned for more eateries and shiteries.