I've previously reviewed nachos from "La Vic" before and go there at least once a week for a taco or two, but the other day I noticed a sign on the wall for "Nacho Cheese Fries". To use a nerdy analogy, nacho fries, with their use of french fries in place of chips, are to regular nachos what the original Star Wars movies are to the prequels: if you take them all in, the nacho fries, like the original movies, will stick inside you and make you remember them, for better or for worse, for a lot longer time. Of course I had to try 'em and see how they stack up to Iguanas' Nacho Fries!
To mix things up a bit, my meat of choice was Al Pastor (marinated pork). The first thing I noticed when eagerly grabbing my order from the counter was the heft of this carbo-blasted basket of goodness. Literally the weight of a brick - no joke! Intimidating, yes, but I was really hungry, so I poured on some of La Vic's famous "Orange Sauce" and went to town.
The al pastor was a good choice of meat from a texture, if not flavor standpoint: about 5 minutes in, when everything started to mix together, the suacy meat and the fries assumed the perfect texture to be eaten in gluttonous bites with a fork (I don't recommend eating these with your fingers unless you want to look like a sloppy, ravenous heathen). The flavor of the Al Pastor, which I love in La Vic's super tacos just didn't mesh with everything else well. In the end, the sheer density of the concoction forced me to throw in the towel with half of the food still in the basket.
Rating: 3½ out of 5
Rating Notes: Nacho Fries are awesome, but will never score as high as real nachos. Good meat, just not right for nacho fries. Guacamole with low avocado content, but tasted great paired with the sour cream, orange sauce, and pico de gallo.
Map to Location: (Multiple Locations) http://www.lavicsj.com
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