Destination: Island Burgers & Shakes
Location: 766 9th Ave bet. 51st & 52nd street
Partner(s): Xtina
Death by Jalapeño pepper, this is not how I thought my life would end. However, at about 7pm tonight that was exactly the thought running through my mind. I like to think that I am pretty good with spice and hot foods. I tend to put hot sauce on many common items such as pizza, eggs, chicken, spaghetti, etc. I even eat whole jalapeño peppers.
Well at least I thought I ate whole jalapeño peppers. I have since learned that this:
...is a pickled banana pepper.
and these....
....are the devils that caused my lips to swell, my tongue to set fire, and my eyes to water.
Needless to say, I am a pepper novice.
:sigh:
I feel so inadequate.
Peppers aside I did end up eating at an awesome burger/shake joint tonight. This little hole in the wall on the west side has an amazing menu.
I of course had to start off with a shake:
Then we needed a little appetizer called "Chiliworks with chips":
And then I got to the burger. I ordered the El Camino (medium well burger, bacon, jack cheese, ranch dressing on sourdough bread) I somehow thought it would be a good and tasty idea to order jalapeño peppers too.:
I highly recommend this place. The location is tiny, but the menu is huge!
* Side-note: they do not serve their burgers with French fries. Instead they have a huge baked potato or potato chips! yummy yummy in my tummy sans jalapeños!
xoxo skinny fat girl
