Iggi’s Nachos at Mother’s Grille (1113 S Charles St., Federal Hill). Normally in the $10 range, add $3 for chicken and ANOTHER $2 for guac if you want them. I was lucky enough to hangover-zombie shuffle my way into the place on a Saturday when nachos were half price (from 12-5pm), and they certainly turned out to be a nacho jackpot of sorts. They take the form of tri-colored tortilla chips with chili, chipotle and cheddar-jack cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and a side of salsa and sour cream.
Mother’s made a very smart choice when giving their patrons the salsa and sour cream on the side – you can dip the chips, not use the stuff, or dump them all over the pile. I feel like not enough places do this, and it’s great. On the whole these nachos were pretty awesome, especially the novelty of the tricolor chips. There’s not much else I can say about it in that regard. However, if you’re going to have them on a day where the normal menu price is in effect, potentially spending a whopping $15 on “the works” seems ridiculously expensive, considering you can get virtually the same size serving – or bigger – for less elsewhere (more on that later). So at the end of the day, it’s kind of a ratio of quality/quantity/price; you get a big serving of nachos, they taste great, but they’re pretty expensive. But then, you are eating at Mother’s and most things there are fairly expensive.
5 out of 5 golden nachos ON SATURDAYS
3 out of 5 golden nachos EVERY OTHER DAY
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NEED.