“Meat is murder…tasty, tasty murder”
Ratings:
Jucy Lucy 4.6
Ambiance: 3.1
“Meat is murder…tasty, tasty murder”
Shamrock's Paul Molitor Lucy with Pepperjack Cheese
Ms. Carolyn immediately stumbled home after our latest foray into the dark underworld of the Twin Cities Jucy Lucy to put on elastic pants and lie down. So you have been officially warned to bring your comfiest eatin’ clothes when you come to Shamrocks for the Jucy Lucy experience. Even though we were tempted by the description of the “near mythical proportions” of the Nookie Supreme burger, we were able to stay on task for our most recent cheezy burger conquest!
Shamrocks has a comfy, friendly neighborhood bar feel with a distinct lack of hipster (unless you count Ethel and her saucy hipster glasses). Less boisterous then our previous Lucy joint, you could actually hear the conversation of the table without having to yell to be heard (the head topic at Table Lucy included whether or not back hair on men is attractive…clearly Team Lucy ponders the depths of the human condition…). Fred, Team Lucy’s resident purist, misses the small town feel of the VFW style menu found in most old skool of Lucy joints, but the rest of Team Lucy was fine with the open concept, genial atmosphere of Shamrocks. Although the ambiance of the joint left Team Lucy a little underwhelmed, the entire team agreed that our server, Kelly, was excellent.
But the star of the Shamrock menu (which is the same as the Nook’s menu), and the reason for Team Lucy’s existence, is the CEF ™ (Cheeze Explosion Factor, for those in the know…) found in a well constructed Jucy Lucy…and the Lucy at Shamrocks does NOT disappoint! The CEF ™ on my Jucy Lucy was a sudden explosion followed by a steady stream of cheezy lava that continued unstopped until the last bite. The burger is pretty tasty despite the feeling that you are indulging in less than the best quality of cheeze and meat. But the quality of the CEF ™ makes up for any questions on the quality of the cow. Even though the sides are pretty average and the beer list is…pedestrian.., everyone agreed that the first bite of the Shamrocks’ Jucy Lucy sets the gold standard of the genre.
- Ricky Ricardo sez: “…our server reminds me of that aunt that buys you beer”
- Ms. Carolyn Appleby sez: “ …the firemen hanging out across the street on W7th bring new meaning to the phrase ‘sweaty meat’”
- Fred sez: “the burger seal on my Lucy was broken, so the CEF ™ wasn’t quite as explosive than I had hoped!”
- Marion sez: “Despite the bottomless pit of cheeze, my burger was a little dry.”
- Lucy sez: “Eeeew to back hair!”
- Ethel sez: “I am NOT a hipster”
