西村的爸爸o不了酒吧食品伟大

Photographs by Robyn Lee

In an ideal serious eaters' world, everyone would have a bar in their neighborhood with a great burger made from freshly ground, high quality beef with the right meat-to-fat ratio sourced from a butcher shop in the neighborhood.

这burger would be reasonably priced, the bartender and waitstaff would make regulars and first-timers feel equally welcome, the fried potato matter (either fries or tater tots) would be fresh, crisp on the outside, creamy on the inside, well-salted, and plentiful. The cheese would always be melted, and the burger would always come out of the kitchen just as you ordered it. And if by chance you were not in the mood for a burger, there would be a couple other perfectly executed comfort food items on the menu, not to mention a well-curated selection of rums, tequilas, and scotches. Oh yeah, said bar would also serve food until 4 a.m.

听起来像是一个梦，对吗？这就是承诺爸爸在西村。认真的食客在一个12月的一个下午下降了弥撒，看看爸爸 - o是否确实是一个梦想成真或一个梦想。

我们的爸爸Burger（$ 12，奶酪14美元）在带有生菜，番茄，红洋葱，番茄酱，蛋黄酱的普通芝麻bun上，以及Cheddar，Bleu或Monterey Jack Cheese的选择。侧面是Tater Tots和Pickle。菜单提醒我们，牛肉是来自佛罗伦萨肉类市场的事实，佛罗伦萨肉类市场距离爸爸-O仅几个街区。

I ordered my cheddar burger as always medium-rare. Alas, there wasn't a hint of pink to be found, much less red. It still tasted reasonably juicy and moist and beefy, but找不到汉堡伟大，at least in our burger. The tater tots that came with the burger were crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, just as they should be.

I did notice that all around me on other folks' tables were burgers that appeared to be medium-rare. I began to feel persecuted, or should I say, burger-cuted. Why was mine the only overcooked burger in the joint? Next time my guess is that the burger will be properly cooked and realize its promise.

我希望在其他舒适的食物供餐中慰藉。这原始BLT($8) was on toasted pullman loaf (from Blue Ribbon Bakery) and had all the right stuff: iceberg lettuce, double slab bacon, beefsteak tomatoes and mayo. Alas, it suffered from the same sort of "just missing" problem. Everything about it was right except that the bacon was stiff and had obviously been cooked hours before it was put on our sandwich. It was so close to BLT greatness, but it never realized its potential. Bacon rigor mortis will do that to a BLT every time.

这鸡手指（8美元），配以Bleu奶酪和蜂蜜芥末酱浸入酱汁，也落入了“ willa，cana ash sysea”类别。他们酥脆，毫无油腻，但干燥，即使是美味的蘸酱，也无法充分提高他们的游戏。

One plate of food at Daddy-O realized its promise and then some.这Zweigle's "Porkerz" or Cheeseburger Plate（$ 12）配备了两个Zweigle（一个北部热狗供应商），无硝酸盐的白色热狗或芝士汉堡和Norm的牛肉辣酱，芥末和洋葱在家薯条和通心粉沙拉上。该盘子显然是受传奇的“垃圾”板的启发尼克塔胡热, a timeless greasy spoon in Rochester, New York. The Daddy-O version is probably far superior to the original (though, admittedly, I have not eaten a garbage plate in more than twenty years). It may sound like a silly, kitchen-sink kind of hodgepodge, but it's a mighty tasty and filling plate of food.

One special worth mentioning—available on Sundays, usually with enough left for a Monday batch too—is a fine肉丸三明治在ciabatta卷（$ 12）上。卷卷浸透了肉汁，肉丸又轻又肉，许多肉丸都没有。

对于甜点，温暖而繁荣面包布丁（6美元）是酒吧餐的合适结局。

对我们来说，爸爸o只是错过了我认为这是努力的柏拉图式酒吧食品高原。我有一种感觉，下次我凌晨2点访问时，汉堡将是完美的，所有这些都会在世界上。哦，是的，我已经渴望下一个“ Porkerz”板。

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