Friday, July 1, 2011

The Wildcard: The Track Shack

This leg of the quest brings us roughly to the halfway point of our summer-long adventure. For this stop we decided to go to the Track Shack, which is located in Springfield. This truly was a wildcard for us because we knew absolutely nothing about this restaurant or what we had waiting for us. Our immediate reaction upon seeing the establishment was, “what have we gotten ourselves into?” The place looked like a complete dive, and we both thought this has potential to be one of the worst shoes that we will have on our quest. The results didn’t quite go like we thought they would.
The first thing we noticed about the horseshoe when it came out was that the cheese sauce was the deepest shade of yellow that we had ever seen for a cheese sauce. This was not a promising start, because both of us are very partial to white cheese sauces. The sauce ended up being a weaker part of this shoe, but received a solid grade overall. It had a very strong flavor, which kind of reminded us of a nacho cheese sauce. The fries were very typical bar fries and did not stand out in any way. On the other hand, they did not take away from the show at all. They almost just blended in because of the strong flavor of the cheese and were almost just filler in some way. We gave the fries an average score, which is exactly what they deserved. The meat is where the complete shocker came for this horseshoe, both of us ordered buffalo chicken and it was absolutely fantastic. The chicken was cooked very well and had excellent flavor. The hot sauce had a great taste to it, as well as the perfect amount of hot sauce and spiciness. Both of us felt as if it was the best buffalo chicken that we have had on a horseshoe in years. The buffalo chicken was so good; it almost rivaled Norb Andy’s for the top meat score.
The Track Shack may not be the classiest establishment in Springfield, but they do know how to make one heck of a buffalo chicken. If the Track Shack could only upgrade the cheese sauce, they could be a serious contender for one of the top spots in the quest. The horseshoe was decent overall, but it could have been a little bit better. The Track Shack truly shows that sometimes you can find a great horseshoe in a place that you least suspect it.


Cheese: 80
Meat: 92
Fries: 80
Overall Score: 86

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