Monday, May 13, 2019

Tipsy Pig II

Brando's little brother was in town so we scheduled a nacho night in his honor. We decided to check out Tipsy Pig II. We never got a chance to rate their nachos when they were at their old location on Kapiolani. The new location is on King Street at the old location of a previous Nacho Blog for Goody Goody Bar & Grill. They changed it up on the inside but they still have the chartreuse booth seats.

Tipsy Pig has TWO options for nachos: kalua pork or ahi. Everyone agreed that the kalua pork was JUICY and the drizzle was well done. The ahi nachos were super flavorful too. The atmosphere is super fun with dart boards, pool table, and a karaoke room. My favorite part was the large assortment of soju flavors. They were on happy hour so as a group I think we tried at least 6 of them. My favorite is the melon melona bar. It tastes just like the popsicle.

Everything on the menu looks super yummy so we definitely need to come back to try some of the other items. The best part about the night was getting to spend time with Brando's little brother. Us Hawaii transplants are often separated from our families for long periods of time. When a family member visits one of your island ohana, it is a special treat.
Kalua Pork Overload Nachos - $16 - Loaded with kalua pork, covered in cheese & topped with olives, salsa, jalapenos, sour cream & green onion
Ahi Poke Wonton Nachos - $17 - Layers of ahi poke, fresh crispy wonton chips, crunchy bonito flakes topped with spicy mayo, onion, sweet glaze and grilled onion.



Nacho Nacho (5) – PRESENTATION: Wow looks amazing. Lots of toppings. Lots of sauces. I'm drooling looking at these. RAD: Ahi poke!!! The poke was really ono!!! LAME: Can always use more poke! TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 4.95, it was loaded but I want more poke, LOL. Great big space. Staff was friendly. Will be back to try other stuff and have more ahi nachos. 

 

Rene (3) – PRESENTATION: Not real cheese, but pretty. RAD: Pork is juicy. LAME: It's cold. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: Pretty good. Nice place!
 

Brando & Julia (4.2 1/2) – PRESENTATION: They look like one of my dirty pour paintings. If I was on LSD, I would probably just stare at these all night. Beautiful! RAD: As far as liquid cheese goes, this stuff is great. It compliments the kalua prok perfectly. I also dug the little salsa bowl to dip in. LAME: No beans, they are the magical fruite, after all , the more you eat, the more you…consult your gastroenterologist. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 2.5, lots of lone chips. The top was covered though. I think another layer underneath would suffice. I took 1/2 off for the missing beans. The kalua pork was juiiicy. Nom nom nom. They do a mean drizzle (sour cream & cheese topping). 

Paddy (4.2) – PRESENTATION: Absolutely Tremendous! They do not skimp the nacho cheese. RAD: The drizzle proportionate nacho cheese to ranch, the pork is very juicy. LAME: Chips break mid scoop. All toppings remain on top, salsa is not made fresh.  TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: Toppings lay on top, break apart easily, chips unsteady. Great atmosphere for a large group.


Zack (5!) – PRESENTATION: Looked booyful. Salsa on the side is weird. Sour cream and cheese drizzle is art. RAD: Plenty of juicy pork. LAME: Weird that the salsa is on da side. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: Cheese & sour cream = check. Jaleps = check. Nice chips = check. Really tasty! Soju!!!!! Tasty flavors!!


Nacho Libra (4) – PRESENTATION: Pretty! The bonito flakes are bonita! RAD: Chips are awesomely crunchy. The spicy mayo is yummy. LAME: I wanted a little more ahi.  TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 4, a few empties and could use a bit more ahi. Happy hour till 8pm! The soju is delish.


Shananigans (3.5) – PRESENTATION: OMG, so pretty! Love the way the sauces are drizzled. RAD: Olives, jalapenos, salty chips, juicy pork. I love that there are no tomatoes. LAME: Wish there were more, needs something to make it pop. Salty pork can make the salty chips a little too salty.  TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 4.5. Pork is definitely the star of these nachos, everything else is basic. Awesome space. Karaoke room, dart boards, pool table.

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