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Where is the best place for nachos in Victoria?
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ISLANDSTYLE2K
, May 27 2010 09:00 PM
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 08:56 AM
My idea nachos: Plastic tray, stale chips, cheese-flavoured oil in a little cup off to the side, ridiculously high price.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 08:59 AM
7-11. Always better after 2 a.m. And you can wax your car with the left over synthetic cheese. 
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 09:04 AM
A lot of pubs in town do pretty good nachos. Some also do pretty bad/overpriced nachos. Sometimes these two extremes can be found at the same place. I'd also love to know a place that had consistant fairly priced tasty nachos. I love good "meal nachos" that have veggies and everything on them, not just cheese.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 09:16 AM
I think you just have to go and try for yourself. I usually meet up with some friends at the Keg once a week and their nachos are pretty decent but it can be a bit hit or miss sometimes.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 09:52 AM
I like how nacho chips you buy at the supermarket have "Restaurant Style" on the label and the nacho chips restaurants get have "Home Style" on the label.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 11:21 AM
My idea nachos:[...]ridiculously high price.
I think what happened was a few years ago, a couple of restaurant owners figured out (and the rest followed suit) that most people would be chipping in on a plate of nachos - let's say an average of 3-4 people. That being the case, you now have an $18 plate of nachos (I'm using Christie's, as an example) that used to be under $10 - figuring that most folks would throw in up to a fiver to partake. It's hilarious because food cost on nachos is zilch. I would love it if we sold nothing but nachos.
As for ideal nachos, I give automatic points to any nacho plate that doesn't charge extra for guacamole. Given how much margin there is on nachos, it's the equivalent of quicking someone when they're down to charge for guacamole.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 11:25 AM
Of all pub grub, Nachos have to be the absolute worst ripoff. $14 and $18 these days... for what? Crappy chips, a black olive sliced up, cheese that does not occur in nature and "salsa" from a jar that no Mexican would touch with a broomstick.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 07:25 PM
Ideally I would be looking for lots of cheese layered throughout and not bits and pieces of broken chips with of few pieces of cheese on them! In short, natchos that eat like a meal!
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 11:42 AM
How about a good spicy Mexican style salsa?
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 12:06 PM
At the Keg, appies are half priced after 9pm every night. $6 gets you a decent sized plate of nachos (fills me up pretty well but if you are sharing with someone it might not be enough if you are looking to fill up). They include salsa, sour cream and guacamole, but I think the guacamole is probably pre-made out of a can. Sometimes I down a plate of calamari after the nachos depending how fat I want to get that night.
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