The Dish: Post Cinco Heartland Cheese

I don't know about you, but I made good use of last week's Cinco de Nacho holiday. At the lunch bell, it was nacho time. Destination: Heartland Brewery, Union Square. Now you may be wondering why the last few nacho reviews came from random food chains, but we certianly can't leave them out just because their not from south of the border, can we?

Heartland's nachos have a lot of promise and a little creativity. They went the route of the tri-colored chips, which had they not been over Stuffed, would've held up quite well. That's right folks, a classic case of over Stuff-to-Chip. The Stuff: tasty seasoned ground beef, melted shredded cheese, plenty of diced tomatoes to go around, pinto beans, chickpeas (an interesting, yet delicious inclusion), lettuce, guac, and the sour cream and jalapenos on the side. I must say, if they had toned down the quantiny, not quality, of the Stuff and drained the meat before dousing the chips, they'd have really aced our rigorous test. As for taste, it was more than superb--dare I say yummy even--but let's not forget the golden rule of nachos: keep the chips strong and the Stuff-to-chip ratio even Steven.

On the plus, their beers are some of the best around and certainly wash down any of your nacho critiques with ease. I always, with or without nachos, highly recommend Heartland's Snake Bite. It's a sweet mix of their Red Rooster Ale and their apple cider for that little extra bite (pun intended).