Willie McBride's

Willie McBride's

1270 Easton Turnpike

Branchburg, NJ 08876

(908) 722-1113 

An Irish Pub and Restaurant.  It was a big place.  Outdoor seating for when the weather is nicer.

We started with "Willie's Loaded Potato Chips".  Fresh house made potato chips, covered in cheese sauce, scallions, bacon, jalapenos, and ranch dressing.  Like some kind of awesome take on nachos.  Very good.  We didn't leave any on the plate.

Pete had a Reuben.  Its an Irish pub, so you expect a good corned beef reuben, and it didn't disappoint.  The meat was piled pretty high.  Not an open face sandwich.  Very good, as expected.  (Not a Suspender's Reuben, the best in the world.  It will ruin all other reubens for you.)

I had "The Buster".  Corned beef, turkey, cheddar, monterey jack, L&T, onion rings, garlic mayo.  Oh my.  Delicious.  And it lived up to its name, it was huge.  Oh, did I mention it came on a pretzel roll?!  If you are hungry, this will solve that problem.

Both sandwiches came with house cut fresh fries.  Pretty good.  Fresh cut fries are never very crispy, but I love the flavor.

Division Cafe

Division Cafe

9 Division Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-450-7979

Pete shot from the hip, and hit a home run today.  We went to the Division Care, a Costa Rican restaurant.  It is in a pedestrian plaza (didn't know that existed!) in downtown Somerville.

We sat outside, it was a gorgeous day.  Pete noticed on the sandwich board menu outside that they were voted the best empanadas in NJ.  I am not sure who officiated that, but the empanadas were awesome!  I had chorizo and cheese, Pete had chipotle chicken.  Both were fabulous, with potatoes, peppers and onions in the filling...

Pete had the Chicken Milanese Wrap (is that Costa Rican?).  He loved it.  Nothing fancy, just big and delicious.  It came with steak fries that were actually crispy, a rare thing.

I had the Arroz Cantones.  Ham, shrimp, bacon, pulled beef, pulled chicken, bell peppers, onions, and veggies in stir fried rice.  It was like a flavor convention, and everyone showed up.  It was awesome.

I can't vouch for the authenticity of the Costa Rican food.  It was my first time.  But we loved it.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings

970 US-22
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

It is a chain. Probably most people have been there.  The wings are good.  Lots of flavor choices.

I had a large traditional "hot" order of wings.  It was a lot of wings.  Maybe 18?  Good traditional hot buffalo sauce.  Not great, but good.  An order of fries is very large, and they are showstring fries.

Pete had a traditional / boneless combo.  Medium and Parmesan Garlic.  It came with fries, at more reasonable size. 

It is good.  It is what you expect.