Rating: 3.5 stars
Price- 7$ a sandwich
Portions- Average
Parking- They have a little parking lot in the back. The one on the side is only theirs at night.
Seating- Limited seating, about average for a bar in Parkville
Website: None?
Review:
Emerald Tavern is a neighborhood bar. It is the kind of place you can walk to on a snow day. 30 inches of snow could not keep me from my daily quest on Harford road.
Becca was in search of wings, Old bay wings to be exact. We tried the wings and beer but they do not have old bay wings. I will just have to go back there when we are not on a mission.
The Emerald Tavern has awesome specials. When we went on Monday they had 4$ cheese buggers, WHAT A DEAL! After looking at the menu is seemed that almost everyday had a special deal. Steve had the burger and said that it was really very good, for a bar. So, not the best burger in town, but good with a good beer. I had the "emerald dip", which was a french dip sandwich, it was very good and a big portion for under 8 dollars. I was pleased with my sandwich, excellent for bar food. Beccas old bay wings were not a disappointment. The looked and tasted fantastic. They were kind of like the wing dings we used to get at Shepherd Universitys wing night. Becca liked them so much she ate some of them cold latter that day.
I was a little sad that their menu was not really descriptive. We ordered cream cheese poppers who's write up said fried cream cheese, it said nothing about the jalapeno peppers that were involved. As some readers know, i don't "do" spicy foods. (for many reasons) So I was a little disappointed that they were really jalapeno poppers.
The Emerald Tavern exceeded my expectations in our quest for old bay wings. I might not go back to this place JUST for food. But if i am looking to get some good drinks, with some good people, and I am in need of some good food then I could see going back to the Emerald Tavern. Also, from what I hear, they don't close, even in snow storms.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Big Bad Wolf
Rating: 4 stars
Price- 7$ a sandwich
Portions- Very Large
Parking- Street parking only but i have never had an issue
Seating- Limited seating at a counter top, outside seating when it is warm.
Website: http://bigbadwolfbarbeque.com/
Review:
Big Bad Wolf BBQ should be called big AWESOME wolf BBQ because nothing about this place is bad.
OK, maybe that lead in was a little JOEke like but it is true. I LOVE this place. I have loved this little yummy house for a while now. Everything about this place is terrific, well almost everything.
They are local, they use great ingredients, they are friendly, and most importantly, they have a limited menu which insures quality on everything. The only down side is they are not open on sundays. I repeat NEVER on Sundays. If you want good Sunday BBQ you will have to look else where. Joe and I have made the mistake of getting our hopes up for Wolf BBQ on Sunday multiple times and it almost killed me with disappointment when we saw those dream crushing 6 letters CLOSED. When you want BBQ, big bad wolf is the place to go, in less it is a Sunday. (yes the my 4 Sunday trips to wolf have made me a hair bitter...)
Anyway, back to the review.
In honor of the live Man Vs. Food episode we needed superior grub. Wolf was clearly in order.
The sweet honey bbq brisket had all the smokey sweet flavor you would expect from a place that is about the size of my room. As always the brisket was tender yet crispy in all the right places. Joes KCspicy sauce literally had him licking the box it came in. As always, I order the mac and cheese and the sweet potatoes. The Mac will make your order take longer to prepare. They must make it right when you order. Joe and I think that they might heat it in a smoker. That would explain why it takes a little bit of time to prepare. It would also explain why the Mac is so crazy good. It has a smoky undertone, that could ether be provided by smoking it or using some sort of strong smoked cheese. Honestly, it doesn't matter how they make it. Its good and well worth the wait. (its is not that long of a wait, I am inpatient when it comes to BBQ) The sweetpotatos are also delisious, they are soft and sweet. They are cooked southern style which I enjoy.
If this is your first time to Big Bad Wolf house of BBQ I have a few tips for you:
Price- 7$ a sandwich
Portions- Very Large
Parking- Street parking only but i have never had an issue
Seating- Limited seating at a counter top, outside seating when it is warm.
Website: http://bigbadwolfbarbeque.com/
Review:
Big Bad Wolf BBQ should be called big AWESOME wolf BBQ because nothing about this place is bad.
OK, maybe that lead in was a little JOEke like but it is true. I LOVE this place. I have loved this little yummy house for a while now. Everything about this place is terrific, well almost everything.
They are local, they use great ingredients, they are friendly, and most importantly, they have a limited menu which insures quality on everything. The only down side is they are not open on sundays. I repeat NEVER on Sundays. If you want good Sunday BBQ you will have to look else where. Joe and I have made the mistake of getting our hopes up for Wolf BBQ on Sunday multiple times and it almost killed me with disappointment when we saw those dream crushing 6 letters CLOSED. When you want BBQ, big bad wolf is the place to go, in less it is a Sunday. (yes the my 4 Sunday trips to wolf have made me a hair bitter...)
Anyway, back to the review.
In honor of the live Man Vs. Food episode we needed superior grub. Wolf was clearly in order.
The sweet honey bbq brisket had all the smokey sweet flavor you would expect from a place that is about the size of my room. As always the brisket was tender yet crispy in all the right places. Joes KCspicy sauce literally had him licking the box it came in. As always, I order the mac and cheese and the sweet potatoes. The Mac will make your order take longer to prepare. They must make it right when you order. Joe and I think that they might heat it in a smoker. That would explain why it takes a little bit of time to prepare. It would also explain why the Mac is so crazy good. It has a smoky undertone, that could ether be provided by smoking it or using some sort of strong smoked cheese. Honestly, it doesn't matter how they make it. Its good and well worth the wait. (its is not that long of a wait, I am inpatient when it comes to BBQ) The sweetpotatos are also delisious, they are soft and sweet. They are cooked southern style which I enjoy.
If this is your first time to Big Bad Wolf house of BBQ I have a few tips for you:
- Don't confuse this place with fast food, your food will be great and great food takes time. Come in, have a seat at the counter and chat with the workers. The people who work at wolf bbq are extremely friendly and knowable. Be prepared to have some great entertainment and conversation while you wait.
- Order the big bad wolf. There signature sandwich will give you a good taste of what you had been missing by passing this place by. But I do warn you, it is enough to feed 2 if you get sides... (also this sandwich is the best bang for your buck on the menu!)
- Even though this place looks small they do take credit card (some bbq places do not)
- There really is not a lot of inside seating (pretty much none). I love eating outside there in the summer but just a warning, the seating outside is basically in the traffic of Harford road. (not ideal for little kids who like to run) My advice, in the summer, pick up your food and go to a park to eat.
- Oh and- They really arn't open on Sundays..... (never on Sundays)
Pat's Pizza
Rating: 2 stars
Price- about 10$ a pizza about 8$ a sandwich
Portions- Average - Small
Parking- Easy, a lot on the side
Seating: Plenty
Website: http://www.patsfamilyrestaurant.com/site/index.jsp
Review:
So pats is a chain, who knew? It had all the feeling of a chain, the place has very little charm. But I must comment that I dig the orange furniture.
It was a snowy baltimore night when Joe and I were starving and driving home from helping our friend Eva paint. We needed something good, cheep, and fast. Why not Pats? My mother was also hungry so we picked up food for her as well.
I had a calzone, more like disappointment zone. I spend many a wonderful college park nights feasting on DP dough so I will admit I have high cal-standards. This zone missed the mark. I was hungry and even my starvation couldn't make it tasty. It had very little cheese and was mostly those cheep canned green peppers.. Color me disappointed!
Joe had a cheeseburger sub which, compared to the Hamilton Tavern Burger, was simply awful. It was small, and looked greasy. I didn't waste my time with tasting it because I was two busy picking out green peppers..
My mother had a chicken pesto painni. It looked and tasted really good. It was the main reason I am rating Pats as 2 stars rather then 1. It was fresh and filling. I ate half of it for lunch the next day which was just as tasty! It was a well flavored and well made. Way to get it right pats!
I have had another Pats experience, they do have an excellent white pizza. I had it once, right when they opened. It was so good I didn't realize that Pats was even a chain. I am hard to please when it comes to white pizza and Pats hit it out of the park with that one. I will have to see if it is still as good.
So all in all, I guess it depends on what you order. It is definitely not the best local grub. I might go back to Pats, its easy, fast, and right by my house. If i am looking for a white pizza, i would give it another try. BUT it is NOT my favorite on Harford road, not by a long shot!
Price- about 10$ a pizza about 8$ a sandwich
Portions- Average - Small
Parking- Easy, a lot on the side
Seating: Plenty
Website: http://www.patsfamilyrestaurant.com/site/index.jsp
Review:
So pats is a chain, who knew? It had all the feeling of a chain, the place has very little charm. But I must comment that I dig the orange furniture.
It was a snowy baltimore night when Joe and I were starving and driving home from helping our friend Eva paint. We needed something good, cheep, and fast. Why not Pats? My mother was also hungry so we picked up food for her as well.
I had a calzone, more like disappointment zone. I spend many a wonderful college park nights feasting on DP dough so I will admit I have high cal-standards. This zone missed the mark. I was hungry and even my starvation couldn't make it tasty. It had very little cheese and was mostly those cheep canned green peppers.. Color me disappointed!
Joe had a cheeseburger sub which, compared to the Hamilton Tavern Burger, was simply awful. It was small, and looked greasy. I didn't waste my time with tasting it because I was two busy picking out green peppers..
My mother had a chicken pesto painni. It looked and tasted really good. It was the main reason I am rating Pats as 2 stars rather then 1. It was fresh and filling. I ate half of it for lunch the next day which was just as tasty! It was a well flavored and well made. Way to get it right pats!
I have had another Pats experience, they do have an excellent white pizza. I had it once, right when they opened. It was so good I didn't realize that Pats was even a chain. I am hard to please when it comes to white pizza and Pats hit it out of the park with that one. I will have to see if it is still as good.
So all in all, I guess it depends on what you order. It is definitely not the best local grub. I might go back to Pats, its easy, fast, and right by my house. If i am looking for a white pizza, i would give it another try. BUT it is NOT my favorite on Harford road, not by a long shot!
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