With their “No bloggers” attitude (an
obvs red rag to a bull) Almost
Famous Manchester and I, did
not really get off on the right foot.
Time has passed since then and
attitudes have changed. The opening of their ‘Calexian’ Lust,
Luck, Liquor & Burn also played its part in winning me over.
Now, it just so happened that Franco
(the brains behind Almost Famous’ Manchester ‘rivals’ SoLiTa)
and I were in ‘The Pool’ (at Camp
& Furnace) on the night of AF’s Liverpool launch… it would have been
rude not to have paid them a visit.
By the time we arrived, the party
was in full swing. Word had obviously got out that the now famous “dirty
burgers” and “bitch juice” cocktails had made their way along the M62.
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"Manchester's Burger Kings" Franco & Beau |
Owner, the hospitable Beau, who was buzzing and
boasting, “Burgers get you ripped!”, seemed pleased to see some friendly
Manchester faces. Soon, “Burger Kings” Franco and Beau were downing shots of
Honey J.D and burying the hatchet over their banterous Twitter spats.
I was soon enjoying a Famous Burger… and a River Phoenix Burger. The burgers are
real chin dribblers… personally, I’d prefer the patties to be a little thicker
with a pink middle but the overall effect its still all good - perfect drinking
food (had I not been driving!).
The décor and venue which included
life size cows, Hello Kitty wall art, neon and oil drum tables, worked for me too. There was a good vibe and the door staff were friendly.
We found a comfy Chesterfield to sit on and
loaded the Jukebox with Hendrix, The Clash and, of course, The Stone Roses to add
a little touch of home… we then loaded our faces with some loaded Chilli Cheese Fries, which had a decent
kick.
A great night… (which bizarrely
ended up with Franco and I ‘kidnapping’ Beau and taking him back to Camp and
Furnace for ‘Rockaoke’)…
get yourself along before the queues start reaching all the way to the famous
Liverpool docks, well almost.
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