HUSH Bar - National Nachos Day!!!! Viva la Nachos!

November 6th was National Nachos Day so the Nacho Connoisseurs got together to celebrate.  A couple of us had stumbled upon HUSH bar on our way to a Yelp event last month.  For all you vapor heads out there, it is a bar, restaurant and has a vapor bar to smoke at.  Check out more details at http://www.yelp.com/biz/hush-bar-honolulu.  The owners are super friendly and the staff too!  Frank was the bartender and waiter for the entire place so the drinks took a little longer to get to us, but they were always delivered with a smile and oh so delicious.  HUSH had two kinds of nachos:  Kalua Pork ($12) and Regular ($10).  The regular nachos had fucking bacon on them!  BACON!  YES!  This should be the new staple of nachos.  As always with our group, the nachos were gobbled up in minutes, each person scribbling reviews with cheesy fingers. Since this was a first time here for most (HUSH opened fairly recently), we all decided to try some of their other dishes as well.  The kim chee fried rice was so delicious, and the garlic chicken too (a little salty for my taste, but flavorful).  They also had some of those cream cheese crab wonton things.  Nom nom nom nom nom.

Regular....with BACON!

lots of empty chips below deck...amateur nacho mistake

Bill (3) - Average presentation, looked like what I'd make at home.  Kalua pork, jalapenos, cheez-whiz, bacon, olives, salsa, sour cream. RAD: Bacon was delicious! LAME: Cheez-whiz chaps my ass & frosts my balls.  Nachos require real cheese! T:C Ratio=5, toppings were fresh & plentiful.  I like the bar and service a lot!  Real cheese would really up the nacho game- cheez-whiz is a lie, at best.

Kalua Pork

Chris (3, average) - Looks like a wonderful heap of awesomeness. RAD: Lots of cheese! LAME: Chips seemed stale; toppings were literally only on top…then it was only chips.  :( T:C Ratio=2, more toppings in the middle of the chips!  Service was ok, but bartender is also waiter so kinda slow.

Kokopelli (2.5) - Pretty. RAD: Lots of toppings. LAME: Cheese whiz stuff. T:C Ratio=50/50 ratio.  Great mixed drinks, darts are fun, yummy fried rice.

We had to pry the plate away from Nathan before he licked it!

Nacho virgin

La Sexxxy (3, aiiright) - Good toppings, pretty presentation. RAD: Everything is better with BACON! Great lemonade! LAME: Got drinks a little late, but said they were short-staffed. T:C Ratio=3, we had 1 plate that had more chips and the other plate had more toppings.  Kimchee fried rice rocked my face off!

Nacho Virgin #2

Zulma (5) - Very impressive, great presentation. RAD: Amazingly the owner is my childhood friend, he hooked me up! LAME: The seat was wiggly, like not stuck to the ground, table to wide by 3 inches and they didn't have food actually on the menu like gizzards. T:C Ratio=Pretty good, great atmosphere, super great location.

Shananigans (3.25) - Piled on a plate, colorful with drizzles of sour cream on top. RAD: BACON, even if just bacon bits, its still BACON! LAME: Store bought chips that were from the bottom of bag all crumbled and hard to get good bites of toppings because they were so small.  Nachos were just one step up from those you get at 7-11. T:C Ratio=4, empty chip graveyard on one plate, too many toppings and not enough chips on the other.  Not consistent with the layering preparation.  Our bartender Frank was awesome, as always.  Happy National Nachos Day!  Owner came out and talked with us and was extremely gracious and helpful.   

Nathan (4…yeah) - You know what I gotta say, with my first impression on this Nacho Day?  Bacon, bacon, bacon all up on this plate, you know the poh-poh be arresting this Nacho watergate. RAD: Other than this homie laying down these rhymes.  The other RADical collateral at this present time be the choke toppings dressing up the dish, overflowing and showboating so much it accomplished. LAME: The cocktail is tight, the fly ladies looking pretty.  But damn the service was kinda shitty.  Little did I know one of there girls didn't show, little lady was kinda shady must be banging Tom Brady. T:C Ratio=4….Word.  Shannon be rushing this last verse, we slayed these nachos better call the hearse!  Goodby to this card , my vernacular is pau.  I have no more need for Mexican chow.

James (3) - Great color, diversity of elements, big size. RAD: Huge size, lots of stuff, diversity of ingredients. LAME: Store bought chips, no toppings below deck. T:C Ratio=3.  Friendly service, lots of space for the group.  Vapor stuff is weird.

El Fez (4) - Generous without looking sloppy. RAD: BACON!!!! LAME: Borderline too salty (super minor gripe), lots of small broken chips at the end. T:C Ratio=4, would have been 5 but the small broken chips skewed things.  Overall, very tasty!  I would get them again for sure!

Didio (4) - Presentation was good, especially on cocktails. RAD: BACON. LAME: No guac, no drink specials. T:C Ratio=4.  It's Nacho Night!!!

Ron (3) - Good effort, good chips, bad cheese. RAD: Pork. LAME: Bright lights, no forks or napkins until after. T:C Ratio=4.  No waiters, just the bartender doing both.  

ooey gooey mess of nachos...nom nom nom nom

Nacho Libra (3.5) - Colorful!  Lots of toppings!  Lovely. RAD: Kalua pork!  Salty meat deliciousness…fresh cut tomatoes. LAME: No real cheese - you know me and cheese!  Lot's of jalapenos, some people loved em, I avoid them. T:C Ratio=3.5, some plates had empty chips, some had extra toppings, we made it work.  Nadia, Justin & Frank were great!  Darts, drinks, kimchee fried rice, karaoke room and glowing boob art that blends into the wall - all reasons I will be back. 

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