The Bronx Burger ($9.90) -
Touted as a 'South Bronx original', with a 'signature sauce', entire flavour of this burger was woefully commonplace. The flavour was actually strongly reminiscent of the beef and sauces serves at Pepper Lunch. For a burger place, I would have expected their 'original' to be more, well, original.
The patty was also dry as hell - an unforgivable sin considering this was supposed to be a burger place. The buns were also dry, and had none of that delectable bread scent we all love to smell at bakeries. I was so disappointed, I threw the buns away. The bacon and cheese were like those team mates you add to your soccer team just to make up the numbers - their only merit were in being present. Frankly, a turkey bacon burger from Burger King would have been just as, if not more, satisfying.
Mac and Cheese Fritters w Tomato Relish Dip ($8) -
Now this, this was awesome. Lightly fried so there's none of that greasy film that deep fried foods often leave on the tongue, the exterior falls apart easily to reveal a still moist interior of macaroni, jalapenos and melty cheese.
The fritter itself was pretty good, but what shot this dish to OMG-I'm-Coming-Back-For-This status was the tomato relish dip. It delivered both a sour bite and a spicy kick, and I soon found myself drowning my fritters in the dip.
I'm guessing they use the same batch of jalapeno mac and cheese that they serve with the Mac Daddy and Montana's mac and cheese waffles. Not complaining, it tastes great, but it's something to consider if you're thinking of ordering those other dishes in the same meal.