Review: Lincoln Square Cinema Super Nachos

Last month I went to see the new Avengers movie with a bunch of friends from work at the Lincoln Square Cinema, a Cinemark Theater, in Bellevue's Lincoln Square. We were given food vouchers from work. I have no problem buying over-priced theater food with someone else's money.

On the menu they had "nachos" and "super nachos". Well, how can you see a super hero movie without trying out the super nachos?

I was delighted to see that it was more than the typically-VERY-bad theater nachos-

Ingredients

• Corn tortilla chips
• Liquid nacho cheese (as opposed to grated/melted real cheese)
• Black olives, sliced
• Sour cream
• Guacamole
• Generic red salsa (most likely medium spice)
• Optional: jalapenos (I usually decline jalapenos)

First impressions

The ingredients were mostly canned, not fresh, so it didn't look too bad. It was served in a convenient paper bowl. 

Joy of Eating

The first problem I ran into was that there was a LOT of cheese, possibly more cheese than chips. If this was real cheese, as opposed to liquid cheese out of a can, this would not be as much of a problem since real cheese is easier to eat with chips. I couldn't find any forks at the condiment/napkin counter and I did not ask the counter staff. They probably had forks available but I was in a hurry to watch the show. 

Flavor was not as bad as I thought it would be. The cheese mixed well with the sour cream, guacamole, and salsa which gave a mixed palette of flavors.

The eating experience degraded quickly: within 10 minutes the chips had begun to absorb the liquid cheese at an alarming rate making them very flexible. This made it very hard to scoop up ingredients with the chips without a fork (doh!). Note to self: ask for a fork next time.

I ate the entire thing myself but this could easily accommodate 2 people. Since I was hungry the nachos were finished before the lights went down for the main show. I can't imagine trying to eat these in the dark without a fork.

Nachoness Index

• Visual Presentation: 3 points
• Quality of ingredients: 4 points
• Overall nachoness: 15 points
• Chance of causing world peace: 5 points

Total: 27 points out of 100 possible points

Will it help resolve world problems?

Probably not but I doubt it will hurt. If world leaders were served this dish they might try it but I doubt they would eat the entire thing. 

Parting Thoughts

As far as movie food goes this was pretty good. It is definitely better than the typical bag/bucket of popcorn but probably similar in terms of calories due to the large amount of liquid cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

I will need to try the generic movie nachos next time to get a sense of the lowest-possible rating.

Stay Cheesey! }B^)