Oct31

Fat Guy Eats: Tacos El Tio

by tonyd on October 31, 2018 at 12:01 am

Restaurant: Tacos El Tio

Address:  200 Tuckerton Rd, Medford, NJ 08055

Food:  Mexican

Price:  Kinda High

Portions:  See Below

Taste:  Really Good

Service:  Okay

Atmosphere:  Standard Restaurant

So I was complaining that there wasn’t a high end taco place that JUST made tacos really well and fast.  (Well, actually, in Philly there are lots of them in the 9th Street Market, but I’m talking NJ.)  Anyhow, I see the name Tacos El Tio and I figure—  These guys make tacos!  Hooray!

They do, but they are not cheap.  They’re good, but at $24 for three Chorizo tacos, a Caesar salad and an iced tea, that’s a little too steep.  I mean, there should at least be FOUR tacos in there.  The salad was a decent size, but the base price was $8.  C’mon, for a salad?  The food was good, but not that good.  My waitress was okay, but she was pretty swamped and they were training a new girl.  The place was pretty busy and served booze, so it seemed pretty popular.

Part of my disappointment stemmed from the fact that it wasn’t a specialized place that made just tacos.  It was just a high end Mexican restaurant with a bar.  It’s a decent one, but too rich for my blood.  Personally, it’s too far from me to go back.  Maybe I’d take a date here if I was in the area, but otherwise I’d have to pass.

I give the  out of 6 out of 10 keggers.  Too pricey for what you get.

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Oct29

Fat Guy Eats: Mission BBQ, Deptford, NJ

by tonyd on October 29, 2018 at 12:01 am

Restaurant: Mission BBQ

Address:1901 Deptford Center Rd, Deptford Township, NJ 08096

Food:  Barbecue

Price:  Below Average

Portions:  Average

Taste:  Really Good

Service:  Friendly

Atmosphere:  Very Pro American

Mission BBQ is a super pro-American barbecue chain.  It’s cafeteria style, so you order and get your tray of food and then site down.  It was  pretty good deal, I have to say.  My sandwiched was stacked with plenty of brisket, the fries were fresh cut and I could get a side salad.  I cannot tell you how many barbecue places I’ve been in where there’s NEVER an option.  I just need one healthy thing to cancel out some of this meat and sugar, dammit!

So overall, the food was really good.  The salad was fresh, the fries were great and there were seven different bbq sauces to try.  The atmosphere, however, was a little over-the-top.  The walls are plastered with military stuff, fireman and police stuff.  I guess “mission” means like the army’s mission?  I find it a little too much.  The military are not the police in this country, nor are they the firemen.  I didn’t see EMT’s represented.  Should they be with this theme?

Another thing, they offered a large cup to “support the troops”.  What is that?  Do they give the money to the army?  I was very confused.  I assume it’s some charity, but they are also making money?  I think it’s fine to support the troops, I just found the entire atmosphere a little much.  On top of that, they played loud country music.  The food was good, but I think I will probably get my food to go next time.

I give the Mission BBQ 8 out of 10 keggers.

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Oct28

Your Halloween Fratoscope

by tonyd on October 28, 2018 at 2:20 am

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If your birthday is this week:   Your parents will tell you that you have to trick or treat for your presents this year and that it’s likely all they got you was candy.

Aries:  They will attempt to burn Trump in effigy by burning you in a Trump costume.

Taurus:   Dressing up as your roommate is hilarious and it goes with the identity theft you already committed against him.

Gemini:  Your neighbor that gives out Kit Kats is forced to remind you that you cannot come to the door more than once every two hours.

Lemini:   The police come by to remind you again not to let children fish their treats out of your gym short pockets.

Cancer:   The stars say, pretending to be a dead body on your front lawn is scary, but doing it naked is even scarier!

Leo:   The party goers at the Halloween party are forced to explain that witches ride the broom, they don’t insert it.

Virgo:  It isn’t that you got a boner while dressed as Spiderman that upset everyone, it’s that you keep asking everyone at the party to “finish you off”.

Libra:   You’ll realize that shitting yourself while dressed as a zombie goes almost unnoticed at the party, but biting into the tender flesh of a party goer does not.

Scorpio:  Once again, you’ll have sex with what you think is someone in full costume that turns out to be a Halloween decoration.

Sagittarius:   Your Frankenstein monster is furious that he’s not more diverse.

Capricorn:   Your werewolf Halloween party guests fail to poop outside.

Aquarius:   Some of the kids recognize you giving away candy you stole from last year.

Pisces:   Taking two candies for each candy you give out, leaves you with a ton of Mary Janes.

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Oct27

Movies You Missed: Train to Busan

by tonyd on October 27, 2018 at 12:44 am

Train to Busan is one of the best zombie movies I’ve seen in a while. Made in Korea, the movie is subtitled and doesn’t a brilliant job on every level.

The premise: it’s infected running zombies, as opposed to the undead type. After a company has some sort of accident, the infected spread quite rapidly. One bite and you’re a zombie within about a minute or two. Your eyes glaze over and you become blind in the dark.

The plot centers around a divorced dad taking his daughter to see her mother when the zombie plague breaks out. Protected somewhat on the train, the passengers and train cars become inflected one by one. You really feel for the characters and even the “evil CEO” guy has some depth. There are a few moments that feel kind of trite, but it’s overwhelmed by shocking, exciting and very scary moments. One train scene in particular toward the end, is worth the price of admission.

The price, by the way, is “free” if you have Netflix. And you should definitely watch it, bros. Big thumbs up!

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