With a varied and reasonably priced menu and extensive beer list, Tyler's Restaurant and Taproom located in Durham, North Carolina, is a great place to go for casual dinner and with a sophisticated-sports-bar atmosphere.
Tyler's offers up two varieties of nachos - "Tyler's Nachos" and "Tyler's Carolina Nachos." The Tyler's Nachos are a plate of tri-colored tortilla chips topped with cheddar and jack cheeses, black beans, lettuce, salsa, and sour cream. You can also add grilled chicken, meat chili, or veggie chili.
The Carolina Nachos, which are one of only three out of 17 items on the appetizer menu to receive a denotation of "Tyler's Specialty," are the same tri-colored chips, but topped with pulled pork, spicy queso dip, green onions, and hot sauce. Perhaps not your typical nachos, but with chips and cheese I think they meet the basic criteria.
I have yet to try the Carolina Nachos, so in this post I'll rate the Tyler's Nachos and get back to you with my thoughts on the specialty Carolina Nachos.
Rating for "Tyler's Nachos" at Tyler's Restaurant and Taproom, Durham, NC:*
1. Layering
While not every chip was cheesy, there was a nice dispersion of cheese throughout the plate. The beans and other toppings, though, were only on the top layer.
2. Crispiness of chips
Almost all the chips remained crispy until the end.
3. Variety of toppings
The basic nachos had fairly good variety (two kinds of cheese, black beans, lettuce, salsa, sour cream) and the fact that you could add chicken, meat chili, or veggie chili gives you a lot of options. The only thing I was missing was the option of guacamole and some green or white onions.
4. Quality of toppings
Pretty good quality, consistent with the price point, atmosphere, and menu of the place.
5. OVERALL nacho experience
Has anyone out there tried Tyler's nachos? Let us know if you agree or disagree with the rating! Also - any of you BBQ lovers ever had pulled pork-topped nachos Like Tyler's Carolina Nachos?? Let us know what you think of the idea!
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