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| Getting creative with garlic croutons and bacon |
Generally, I’m not a big buffet fan. But it’s not the heart-crippling calorie count involved in consuming massive quantities of deep-fried animal flesh that turns me off. Really, I just can’t accept serving myself in a restaurant. Whatever the deal, I paid for a waitress. Where’s my waitress?
There is, however, one major exception to my general dislike for self-service dining scenarios: the booze buffet. That, my friends, is innovation. No more weak-ass pours, no more fancy bullshit. And most recently, I was won over by the weekly Sunday Bloody Sunday alcoholic free-for-all at 8 oz. Burger Bar.
The scene plays out like this … Show up with a $20 bill and swap it for a VIP wristband that entitles you to bottomless Bloody Marys. Within minutes, the waiter will bring a vodka pitcher to the table before pointing you and your boozing buddies toward a DIY drink station where the mixings and fixings await. There’s the Tabasco Bloody Mary mix. (It’s a buffet. You gotta expect ready-made mixer.) You’ll also find fresh-ground pepper, Lea & Perrin’s Worcestershire sauce, some liquid smoke, and Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up salt, among others. Then, you’ve got the garnishes, like jalapenos, cocktail onions, chopped hardboiled egg, cherry tomatoes, capers, pickles, and sliced almonds.
So you are your own bartender … Get buzzed, go loco.
