3rd May, 2011

Don't worry guys, I made sure to keep my notes this time. You'll never again have to deal with me stumbling my way through half a dozen short paragraphs without any reference material.

So this week, it started off promisingly - There was
a BRAND NEW MENU that promised exotic treats.

 I can't wait to visit a free range burrito farm. All those burritos roaming about wherever they wish, unhindered by cages or fences...it's such a beautiful thought.

Sadly, the next chunk of the experience was less inspiring. The wait staff brought out some beer we didn't order, left it on our table, and then came back a few minutes later to fetch it. I'm not sure whether they'd just run out of space on the bar or whether they were insulted we hadn't touched our gifts, but they certainly didn't bring any more over.

This week was a first: When the dip came out, it was incredibly cold. Not just room-temperature cold, but 'must have been in the fridge for a few hours' cold. We mentioned it to the waitress, who took it away...and stayed away.

15 minutes later, she came back. It wasn't just laziness, they'd been microwaving the cheese the entire time it was gone - It was so hot, we couldn't get near it, and had to make do with admiring it from afar.

Once it was a tad less volcanic, the dip turned out to be decent. There was plenty of spice to make up for the lack of flavour, and any lack of thickness was due to the sheer heat they put it through. The chips were crisp and edible, with a few exceptions:

The chip on the right is a normal cornchip size. The one on the left is a behemoth hybrid goliath chip. The ones below are there to sit in the foreground and make the perspective confusing for the viewer.
From the pic below, the chip-dip balance was also pretty good.

In Summary:
Consistency: Probably about average, the temperature varied too much to be sure.
Spiciness: Pretty goddamn spicy.
Appearance: Type 3 bowl, and it looks quite picturesque in that second pic.
Temperature: Freezing cold, then boiling hot. Like Mercury. (The planet. Or the metal if you treat it that way, I guess.)
Flavour: I have nothing written down about the flavour. I'm pretty sure it was bland-ish but not terrible.
Chips: Crisp and delicious, with occasional mutants.
Chip-to-dip-balance: Pretty accurate, it seems.