Nacho Blog

The James Joyce Pub is the hotel bar at the Beaverbrook Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fredericton, NB. It has undergone recent renovations and now features a cozy fireplace, which we enjoyed sitting in front of after a rainy day walking around downtown Fredericton. James Joyce Pub Pulled Pork - April 2021   James Joyce Pub Pulled Pork - April 2021 Distribution of Toppings As you can see from the pictures, the pork was simply placed on top of the nachos and cheese, which is to be expected. No salsa or sour cream was provided with the nachos, but we made do by scooping up bits of the pulled pork and sauce with some of the chips that were left underneath. Nevertheless, we still consider this to be poor distribution of toppings - all chips should be treated equally.  Quality The pork and BBQ sauce was a tasty addition to these nachos. The toppings were kept pretty simple, with just some green onion added in addition to the pulled pork, leaving these nachos with a distinct BBQ feel. The ho...

Cannon's Cross is located in Fredericton's North Side, not far from the walking bridge and the happening South Side of Fredericton. It used to be that the owner of  The Snooty Fox  also owned Cannon's Cross; however it was sold about three years ago. We were told that the owner of Cannon's Cross also owns  Rustico and Cora's. I had always liked going to Cannon's Cross knowing that there was a bit of a Snooty Fox  influence. It was long overdue for a review of their nachos, and time to see if things had changed over time.  Cannon's Cross Beef Nachos - April 2021 Cannon's Cross Beef Nachos - April 2021   Distribution of Toppings There are no pictures of the chips left over so you know that there was something for every chip. There was about 50% chips and 50% toppings which was the perfect distribution. Maybe I'll say 60% chips and then 40% toppings. 60 + 40= 100% points in this section.  Quality I think you could tell from my intro that although the ...