There really is no point in having a
name like Hungry Hoss if I’m not going
to attempt to live up to it… if that was the case, I may as well have called
this blog the Peckish Periwinkle; Mole with the Munchies or the Easily Satisfied Elephant Seal!
On my second ever post I explained
how I came by the nickname of Hungry Hoss and went on to say that as I’ve
matured, ‘quality’ not ‘quantity’ has become my yardstick.
But, I’m also very competitive and
could not resist the chance of becoming the first to triumph, when I saw the
word ‘challenge’ on the menu of Manchester’s new Mexican (Calexican?) Taqueria and Teliqueria… “Luck, Lust, Liquor & Burn”
Luck, Lust, Liquor & Burn is located on High Street in what was Socio Rehab, one of the city’s
premier cocktail bars. The main restaurant can be found upstairs, whilst downstairs remains a bar with a pared down 'bar snack' menu available… I just wish there was
a back room gambling den so I could do my ‘liquor in the front, poker in the
rear’ joke.
Upstairs, I loved the décor – guests
are greeted by flickering blue lights that inform them that ‘Jesus Loves
Tacos’; the kitchen and pass is seemingly housed within a shipping crate;
exposed brickwork; rustic wooden tables; booths; metal chairs; bold artworks
and dinky cacti complete the vibe.
The paper menus that double up as placemats feature: Quick Fixes; Street Tacos; Burrito
Supremos; Volcano Nachos; Burgers; Enchiladas and alike but I was only mainly
interested in the Tapout Burrito.
Sharing it’s name with US based
mixed martial arts show and clothing label, wimpy diners get the option to ‘throw
in the towel’ or ‘Tapout’ if they are too ‘pussy’ to finish the Burrito.
My waitress, the excellent Emily,
informed me that some fifteen people had already tried and failed to sink the
titanic burrito. I don’t know why… it was delicious (at least the first 100 or
so bites were!)
Covering an entire chopping board,
the Tapout Burrito comes jam, packed
full with crispy beef, BBQ pulled pork, shredded beer can chicken, skin on potato
fries, cheese, spicy rice, grilled onions & peppers! It’s then topped with a
salad “lubed” with secret taco sauce, onions, fresh chillies, sour cream and
guacamole.
From the ‘Quick Fixes’ section of
the menu I also managed to tuck away some
Lettuce Cups. These were nicely spiced, with good textures: crunchy little
gem lettuce leaves filled with charred chicken, peanuts & toasted sunflower
seeds with pineapple & mango salsa and teriyaki BBQ sauce.
Served on ‘Liquor’ and ‘Burn’ US
style licence plates, I made the faux pas of ordering three lots of Street Tacos, believing I’d get one of
each and not three sets! As such, I’m ashamed to say I didn’t quite manage to
finish these off. I ordered Shredded
Beef, Dirty Chicken and Artichoke
Hearts. They were all good!
Back to the burrito… it was the few
pieces of iceberg lettuce left at the end that almost had the best of me… each
of the last few mouthfuls may as well have been whole heads of lettuce… but, with
Gordo from Manchester Confidential offering support, there was only ever going
to be one outcome… in behemoth burrito battle of Man vs Food - Hoss won!
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Looks good! What a challenge though...well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you... it's strange how many people have been 'congratulating' me... I thought I'd have haters saying, "How could you when there are so starving people in the world?!"
DeleteAll those starving kids in the world....Good to see restaurants starting to do challenges, will help us catch up with US girth
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DeleteLEGENd!!!!!, off there tonight, Can't wait. You are "an hero".
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