Pulled Pork Sandwich - d'jeet?

I am a simple man - if I see that the pulled pork sandwich is available on the specials menu for d'jeet?, I immediately order it. Everything about this sandwich is fantastic! I'm not going to say much about this, because I think the picture does it justice. Still, I'll say, it's chock full of pulled pork, oozing with melted cheese all over, and the bun is magnifique! Pair the sandwich with their regular fries or upgrade to truffle fries and you're in for a surely satisfying meal. I've paired this in the past with an easy-drinking, lighter ABV beer like a 6% IPA - Lil Shimmy Ye from Twin Elephant, Sneakbox from Kane Brewing, or Low Visibility from Magnify Brewing are all excellent choices! Salud! And bon appetit! 

Happy Hour Specials - B2 Bistro & Bar

It's been a while since I had visited B2 Bistro & Bar. In 2016, it was a staple of my Red Bank dining, but with the purchase of a new house and beer adventures taking me out of town, I've been on and off with revisiting. Yet, it's always nice to go back and grab a nice craft beer and enjoy with some good food. For this particular visit, I was able to partake on the Happy Hour food specials. I gathered my bar stool, hunkered down with a pint of Brix City Porter Authority and ordered three of the food items offered during my visit.

First up was the Chicken & Waffle Sandwich. The chicken's skin was crispy and crunchy to perfection. The waffle is described as a rice waffle but was a good combination with the chicken. What sets this dish apart is the whatever that syrup was used that was drizzled all over the chicken. The description on the menu said hot honey, but it was in a syrup type quality with a very nice spicey kick to it. I wish it had been drizzled a bit more over the waffles but I do understand that it is a sandwich. Whether it was honey with some jalapeño kick to it or a spicey syrup - it doesn't really matter, it's fantastic.

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The Earl of Grilled Cheese was next. Shaved pork with fontina cheese dance together along with some pickled red onions and whole grain mustard. This is such a good sandwich. Simple, yet tasty, the mustard brings all of the components together. The shaved pork is delicious and the cheese is melted to perfection, but the mustard elevates everything. I'd absolutely recommend this. 

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Last but not least - The Daily Dog. It looks like B2 changes this daily, so whatever version you may order, might not be the same as mine. Or, who knows, it might. Either way (and I can't believe I am going to say this) but the Daily Dog was my favorite of the three items. That all-pork hot dog was so damn good. The bread was toasted to perfection and held in the cheese perfectly. The pickled red onions add a nice tang to contrast the cheese and hot dog. As soon as this hot dog was finished, I wanted another. 

The worst part of having these three wonderful items was the fact that I saw multiple others being brought out to very happy customers. I saw the Rally Fries come out and that's next on my list. The Hash Brown sounds amazing and so does the Octopus Arancini. I love this Happy Hour specials menu and hope that something of a similar magnitude continues on after the summer. There's plenty more items for myself to check out and hopefully in 2018, we'll see that ever revolving draft list include some of Red Bank's own brews!

If you want to see happy hour times and days just click on this: B2 Bistro & Bar Happy Hour

Salud!

Red Rock - Delicious Bar Food

We're right in the middle of summer and with the much warmer temperatures outside this year, it's an absolute boon to find a spot in Red Bank to have some good beer and some good food outside. Although I'd already been to Red Rock back in January/February as chronicled by this earlier review, I haven't really stopped going since. The menu is ever changing and with Kane's Head High and Carton's BOAT consistently on tap, it makes it a no-brainer to sit outside and have some great specials along with some wonderful brews. As per the usual, Kiersten took care of the bar and food orders with top-notch service.

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The first item were the bacon cheeseburger lollipops. Although only 3 are pictured, the order does come with 6. The lollipops have a risotto base for the outside that holds the inside together. Nice chunks of bacon, burger, and cheese are filled throughout. It comes with a side of house coleslaw and some spicy pickles. These are the same pickles used in the Cuban sandwich from my earlier review - fantastic! The bacon cheeseburger lollipops themselves are well worth the ordering and even sharing.

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Short rib tacos are phenomenal at Red Rock. I already loved the short rib used in the actual sandwich, so the tacos almost seemed like a slam dunk of a decision. Chock full of the short rib meat and topped with some crumbled cheese, lettuce and a pico de gallo, you can enjoy these by yourself or share with someone as well. 

Over the course of these past few months, I've had these two great food items and then some. The specials are consistently updated and I've had such a thing as a hot dog with chilli wrapped in a tortilla that's much more amazing than it sounds written on paper. The jerk baby back ribs are also amazing, but buyer beware - these are some of the spiciest and hottest ribs I've had in recent memory. As we come closer to Red Rock's first year, I'm glad at all the progress this establishment has made since opening and I hope it becomes a permanent pillar within Red Bank eateries. Salud!

d'jeet? - Short Rib Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Last year when I visited d'jeet?, I had recommended listening to the specials. Thankfully, upon revisiting just this weekend, I listened again and came across this wonderful sandwich for a quick bite - the Short Rib Grilled Cheese Sandwich. It's a simple yet satisfying sandwich packed full of delicious short rib in a sauce of its own with some fantastic Muenster cheese. the time I was done, I was scooping up that delicious short rib sauce with the last corner of the sandwich. So good!

Pair this up with regular fries, a salad, or their famous truffle fries, and you're golden! Maybe the next time you visit, this might not be there again... but again, just listen to the specials! And never forget, d'jeet? is BYOB so whatever you are dining on (I recommend the wings) - feel free to pair it with your favorite beer or wine. So... d'jeet?