NachosUK - Henry J. Beans
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As part of our public service here at iwst99, we bring you the latest in our review of Nachos from throughout the UK.
This edition is a review of the nachos at Henry J. Bean’s, an “American” style eatery located in ritzy-hoity toity Chelsea, London.
Normally I steer away from any kind of restaurant’s with a “wacky” name consisting of abbrevations (see TGI Friday’s for another example), but we were there for the UT Longhorns football game (currently ranked no. 1, beyoatches) and there was something ironic about watching American football in an American style cafe in London, England and being served by a bunch of Polish people. It was something I felt that I had to experience.
Not actual Henry J. Bean’s Nachos
Needless to say, I was more than a little bit let down. First of all, this place continued in the long and glorious British tradition of USING CHILI FLAVOURED CHIPS for the nacho base. WTF?!!! YOU DON’T HAVE TO FLAVOUR THE CHIPS!!! THAT’S WHY I’M GETTING NACHOS!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
The cheese was okay. Actually, cheese here in the UK is pretty damn good. But what fucked up the nachos even more and outweighed anything good that the cheese might have brought to the dish was the fact that the “sour cream” was some wierd runny combination of mayonnaise and hollandiase sauce.
Here’s the main thing I don’t get - if you’re going to have an “American” style eatery and serve “American” food, you might - at some point - want to get an actual AMERICAN in there to fucking try them out. I couldn’t imagine one American, even someone from one of the fake states thinking this plate of bile would pass for nachos.
(NOTE: The Nachos pictured above are in no way representative of the nachos I was served at this establishment. I just needed to look at a picture of good nachos to get the abomination that was Henry J. Bean’s nachos out of my head while I was writing this.)
NACHOMETER: 2 out of 10 (only because UT won the football game)