April 17, 2011
Live from New York, it’s Cheeseburger Saturday Night! Starring Molly’s Pub and featuring the ready for prime beef player, Marty Wombacher. With special guest stars, two-thirds of the BBC (Baltimore Bar Crawlers), Gene Rubbico and Smoopy (hurry back, Terry!) And now, ladies and gentlemen, it’s snack time and then on to Molly’s Pub!
Okay, tonight we have two special guest stars appearing, Gene and Smoopy, two thirds of the BBC. Terry couldn't make it because he's in rehab he had other plans for the weekend. Gene and Smoopy are coming over to my place, so I thought I'd make up a snack mix to enjoy. I'm a board-certified snackologist and here are the ingredients for tonight's snack mix: Two styles of popcorn, jalapeno and red chili; pretzel crisps; cashews and the all important spicy cajun trail mix.
First you have to get your board-certified snackologist bowl out.
Then you slowly add the ingredients in small batches at board-certified times. If you haven't been trained as a board-certified snackologist, please don't try this at home. Horrible things could happen.
After hours of careful additions, pruning, trimming and careful shaking, the snack mix is ready for serving. Now where's Gene and Smoopy?
And like magic, here they are, two thirds of the BBC, Gene and Smoopy! They were a little late, they had stopped at 3,679 bars and had had a little over 4,769 drinks between the two of them. I'm glad I had prepared the snack mix to soak up some of the booze so we could make it over to Molly's for a cheeseburger. I was starvin' like Marvin at this point.
After snack time, Gene took a picture of my furious little monkey and it was time to hit the road.
It was a cold and rainy night outside so...
We hailed a taxi to escape the nasty outside elements.
And here we are at Molly's Pub, the bar where I first met the BBC last year on the bar crawl.
Despite the rotten weather, it was crowded inside, but we managed to snag a booth.
And here's Gene and Smoopy settled in at the booth.
Here's our lovely waitress Joanne delivering me an ice-cold Budweiser.
These guys were seated next to us.
A long shot of the wooden bar at Molly's.
The floor is covered in sawdust. Hmmm, did they know we were coming?
And when I returned to the booth, dinner was served. Perfect! Here's Smoopy's cheeseburger. That's either provolone or swiss cheese on top.
And Gene, being the rebel that he is got a cheese-less buffalo burger on Cheeseburger Saturday Night.
I got the cheddar burger and onion rings.
Delicious!
Burp!
And before you know it, we're back out in the rain. Smoopy leads the way to the next bar, umbrella in hand.
And luckily, just a half a block away we found the Pizza Pub. Memories!
Yam was bartending, just like on my last visit. And just like that visit, she didn't want her picture taken. She did however pour shots for us from her patented Yameson bottle.
Cheers!
And we ended up having a nightcap at Old Town Bar. More memories! We were reunited with America's cutest couple, Patrick and Colleen! Goodnight everybody adn see you tomorrow after dark!
My Meal
I got the cheddar burger with onion rings. While the cheddar burger was very tasty and huge, the onion rings stole the show for me. They had a really light and flaky crust and were cooked perfectly. The onions inside had a slightly sweet flavor and were the perfect accompaniment for the flaky savory batter on the outside.
Cheeseburger Rating
3 out of 4 Wimpy’s.
Molly's Pub
287 Third Ave. (Near 22nd St.)
212-889-3361
Further reading: New York Magazine, NY Times, NY Citysearch and NY Eater.
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Reader Comments (20)
Thank you Marty for a great time ... we really enjoyed ourselves !
We're at a beer garden now having our farewell beer ... the hop on the train south :(
We had a great time with Marty...thanks for the hospitality...you are a great snack master! Did you forget about the Bait bar :)
@GENE and Smoopy: Great to see both of you and I had a wonderful time as well. And yes, I did forget about Live Bait! That last drink at Old Town put a hammer in my head! I look forward to your next visit, say hi to Terry!
Looks like you had a great night out! Cool to see 2/3 of the BBC and some of the other 365 characters again!
Good to see 2/3 of the BBC again.
Would that make it the BB or the BC?
Great looking Burgers!
Kind of like a "Homecoming Crawl" for all of you.
Ahhh memories (or lack thereof).
Good to see Gene and Smoopy again and other 365 flashbacks. Now those onion rings look wonderful!
You've got to love the internet and gems like Cracking Your Head Open. Common sense, something lacking in the world.
I noticed Nick still tending bar at Molly's, though a rather fuzzy picture, pretty sure its him. Was that potato salad on Gene's plate? looks great. Glad to see a bar or three here for a change and to end the evening at Old Town, well, how great is that. Your snack mix is great for just "a little something to wash my drink down with".
The more we read your adventures, the more we drool and hope that we will be like you when we grow up.
@Barfly: It was a great night in spite of rotten weather. TO THE BBC!
@"Boris:" Let's go with the BB! Lack of memories indeed, I totally spaced out the fact we stopped at Live Bait! It's tough matching drinks with the BB!
@kari: The onion rings were great! And I'm happy you read the "You Might Also Like" section. It's my favorite thing to put together every day.
@Al: Yes, that was Nick and that was potato salad that Gene got. Giant potatoes in that salad!
@Mike Hunt: The whole trick is NOT to grow up. And what's up with the comments at your blog? Do you have to approve them, because I've left three and none are showing up. Are you playing mind games with me?
Jamesons...onion rings...another spectacular cheeseburger....now you've got ME starvin' like Marvin and craving irish coffee to wash everything down with. When it comes to irish coffee, nothing but Jamesons will do.
you're a writer an artist and now we find out a snackoligist! Is there no limit to your talents? lol! nice to see the bbc and those other familiar faces. good cheap trick tune too, never heard that one.
Damn! I'm jealous would have loved to be there with you all. I am heading out to Chicago for the next three weeks. Come on out for some fun and drinks.
@Jaws: My recipe for Irish coffee is four shots of Jameson's and then hold the coffee.
@rita r: Yes there is a limit, I reached it when I turned five-years-old.
@Terry: We missed having you along! I can't make it to Chicago, but you should go to Simon's and Club Foot and send me some pictures!
well well well...mike foxtrot...ah once again i'm late to the party...and the usual suspects have covered all the bases...can not add much...'cept an emphasis on great to see 2/3 of the bbc and a reflect on some of the stops from 365...hard to believe it has been 11 months (to the day) since we were introduced to the bbc...
“It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very, very small snack foods.”
- Geraldine A. Ferraro
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@raginrr ... 11 months to the day? Wow ... I didn't even realize that! It's been a busy year! Also ... Yam at Pizza Pub is smokin' hot gorgeous ... to bad Marty can't get a picture of her :(
GENE...damn i went with the post date...16 may 2010 was when the bbc meet up w/this guy MAD...posted on the 17th...gotta find a new researcher...
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@rr: Pefect quote, especially the ending! Nice work!
Cheeburger, cheeburger, cheeburger!
I want the swiss burger with fried onion rings. YUM. Also like a California burger--nothing to do with Cali btw--just cheese-lettuce & tomato and Russian dressing.
@Biff: Cheeseburger!
@Melanie: The onion rings rule here!