On a Sunday afternoon, after indulging in lots of dim sum (post to come by TT!), we found ourselves wandering up from Chinatown to Hell’s Kitchen to watch football in a local bar – Bull Moose Saloon, to be exact. Though I was still pretty stuffed from dim sum, Cheese and TC apparently were ready to eat again!
Cheese’d mentioned to me the BLT being a great deal – for $6.95, you get a decent sized sandwich with a mound of fries – and he ordered this. He said it was good as usual (he’d ordered it before).
TC and I have been on a kind of nacho binge lately, so for $11.95 he ordered the Nachos Ultima with pulled pork – and there was plenty of pulled pork! – with an assortment of toppings. I “helped” eat this (by which I mean, I pulled the plate in front of me when he looked away for a second and began eating, hahaha). Some of the chips were burnt, but overall, a nice plate to munch while watching the games.
When I saw jalapeno poppers on the menu, I just had to order them. Maybe $7.95 for 6 of them isn’t a good price, but these were fried perfectly crisp on the outside, with a nice crunch as I bit into them.
Filled with a rather mild cheddar, I enjoyed snacking on these, though I did wish there were a couple more for the price.
Yvo says: The bar didn’t get very full though we were there for a few hours watching the early football games. Sitting at the bar, the bartender repeatedly filled my diet Coke without any comment or any grudging glares (I’ve had bartenders really dislike when I don’t drink alcohol, even if my friends were drinking) – free refills to boot! – though two of us weren’t drinking alcohol. Awesome. The atmosphere was casual, laidback, and the scattered patrons were chill and not douchey at all. Things I look for in a good local bar! I will definitely be back sooner than later to watch more football.
recommended, good bar bites with [mostly] good prices
…as I’d mentioned, I actually went back shortly for more football.
This time TC ordered a rib and wing combo platter. He said the ribs weren’t that good and the wings were aiite – but the end result was “I’ll stick to the nachos next time” – guess the pub grub did better for him here than the real food.
Cheese went with the buffalo chicken sandwich, which he’s had in the past and really enjoys. I’m going to blame all the blurry photos on the fact that I’d been drinking for a while before I got to take pictures…
Seriously, I don’t know why every single photo from that night came out super blurry. In any case, I wanted to try their chili, so I did. Not enough sour cream, but this was fixed when I was finally able to flag down our slightly oblivious waitress to get some more. A bit spicy, meaty, and sufficient but nothing I’ll crave or purposely seek out.
DLS went with the burger… I think he liked it just fine, but he’s not particularly picky or descriptive when it comes to what he eats (yet… I’ll change that, for sure).
Also of note, this time, with table service, no free refills on our sodas!
Regardless, the above stands. Great place to watch the game(s) and have a bite to eat!
CheeeeEEEEse says
It’s a quirky bar with some odd patrons. The fried food is done really well and it’s at a good price point, so I keep going back.
It does get a little loud in the late afternoons though, so if you like a quiet atmosphere go in the early afternoon. 1PM games are fantastic, as you can usually request what you want on any TV you sit in front of.
Feisty Foodie says
Totally agree- most of it is pretty well priced, and it’s good pub grub. Good tips about how loud it gets!
T.C. says
Pulled it away? Such a selfish twin. I didn’t mind sharing. Nachos were ok but me favor Phebes’ nachos, especially during their HH. 😛
The chicken & ribs were very meh. The wings weren’t good and the ribs were on the tough-to-chew side. Mashed potatoes were awful/ worst thing on there. The only saving grace was the portion was big and will feed a very hungry man. I will not be ordering it next time. Maybe a burger instead.
Those jalapeno poppers were good. Probably my favorite thing there so far.
T.C. says
Oh, and one of the better pulled pork nachos I had were at Legends/ The Texas Ranger BBQ.
Feisty Foodie says
$5 for a huge platter of nachos at Phebes is hard to beat! I’d definitely go back to Legends – for one of the upcoming football games perhaps?
T.C. says
Cowboys vs. Giants? HAHA.
If not, Playoffs time is fine too.
skippymom says
I have pulled pork coming out the wazoo here [leftovers from Christmas dinner – Dad was gifted a smoker] so, can you please tell me what were on those nachos – they look good and I need a new idea.
I see the chips, pork, jalapenos and cheese – is there bbq sauce or anything like that under the cheese.
Thx if you get a chance to answer this. Iknow you are on vacation.
Feisty Foodie says
Heya! Send some my way, haha! You pretty much have it all – the pork was left un-sauced. Cups of sour cream, salsa and guacamole were served on the side, and I used the sour cream because that’s what I like. I imagine your normal run of nacho toppings would work (beans, if you like), but swap in the pulled pork for any protein you normally top with – say, chili. Or make a chili from the pulled pork and use that… mmm.
skippymom says
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond [How is vacay going btw? 🙂 ] We served them like you said with sour cream, salsa and bbq sauce [the kids] to dip. They’re amazing. Oh and we did put lettuce, tomato and onion on top – but we always make our nachos that way.
Thanks again. Have a fun and safe New years!
Hungry says
I’ve been here after work for Happy Hour. It gets pretty crowded at that time. However, I’ve never tried it on the weekends. I guess the douchey afterwork crowd doesn’t B&T it in to Manhattan on the weekends.