NachoQuest – Turp’s

(let it be known that I will be performing a full review on Turp’s very, very soon)

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: The meatless nacho fiesta comes with salsa, black olives, jalapenos (not fresh), cheddar, gauc and sour cream. For $5.95, add chili for a buck. But if you’re smart/lucky/badass enough (like me) to walk into Turp’s on a Thusday evening, nachos are half price. A whopping 3 dollars for these nachos right up in here. The nachos are a good portion for the price – I had no problem eating them by myself. BUT FOR THREE DOLLARS, THEY ARE INSANELY CHEAP. That’s even less than 7-11 nachos, the lowest species of nacho.

The fiesta nachos did bring to mind, however, an interesting distinction: bar nachos versus restaurant nachos. As far as bar nachos go, the ones at Turp’s are perfectly fine. But in a restaurant setting, where the prices tend to be higher and the servings larger, these nachos would be considered by me to be rather poor. Fortunately, Turp’s has found a magical balance between quality and price to fit the bar nacho mold fairly well.

As for the quality, well, they’re fine in the flavor department and they come with sour cream and guac by default – which is great. They also feature the light, crispy unsalted chips that I have come to prefer. But, there was not nearly enough cheese on the pile and I found myself having to churn and mix the whole thing just to get every chip to have something on it. Not quite in violation of tenet 3, but kind of close.

At the end of the day, especially a Thursday, I’d eat nachos at Turp’s again (so long as they added more cheese).

3 golden nachos out of 5

4 golden nachos out of 5 on Thursdays

(view the NachoQuest map so far here)