This week on Taste of the Town, Tim Dutton visits Bobby McKee's Irish Pub, which is located in the Stones River Mall on Old Fort Parkway in Murfreesboro, TN. Tim sits down with owner George Pinger to taste some of more popular dishes Bobby McKee's has to offer including their most popular meal, the British staple Fish and Chips. This week's Taste of the Town Special? 50% of any appetizer at Bobby McKee's just for mentioning Taste of the Town!
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TIM: Tim Dutton here with another edition of Taste of the Town. Folks, today I’m here at Bobby McKee’s and I’m sitting with George Pinger. George, thank you for having us to begin with.
GEORGE: I appreciate you guys coming down and showcasing some of our food.
TIM: Hey man, I’ve looked forward to this one because I’ve heard the food is great. George, do you want to tell folks where you guys are located? Give them a little idea?
GEORGE: We’re over by Stones River Mall in the Stones River Mall area right across from Shoe Carnival in front of Dillards.
TIM: Off Old Fort Parkway right here in the mall area. Now George, the atmosphere here at Bobby McKee’s, tell me a little bit about the basis of the atmosphere and what’s going on.
GEORGE: Tim, what we tried to develop here was a fun environment with friendly, inexpensively priced food and then a wide variety, probably the largest variety, of imported beers in Murfreesboro. We have over 60 beers on draft and we have another 62 in the cooler. So we have a total of 122 different beers basically from all over the world. So people can come in and try things—a double chocolate ale or a Swiss beer that they haven’t had the opportunity to try before.
TIM: And it could take a little while to get through those.
GEORGE: Take quite a while to get through it.
TIM: Also, you’ve got the bar, which has got the environment. Just sit down and take a minute out and have a drink or two.
GEORGE: You know, we just wanted to create a fun, comfortable environment where people can come in, sit down and talk, and enjoy some good food and some good beverage.
TIM: George, tell me a little bit about—I don’t know where to start. Man, this stuff looks just great, just off the charts great.
GEORGE: Obviously, small portions are not a factor here.
TIM: I see that, man. I see that. What do we have right here?
GEORGE: This here is our Irish nachos, and it’s a Bobby McKee’s twist to a traditional Mexican dish of nachos where we’re using the waffle fries. And then it has pico de gallo with the cheese on it and some bacon and sour cream and chives. And it’s all fat free. We don’t charge anybody a dime for fat.
TIM: Fat free, folks. Right up my alley.
GEORGE: The fat’s all free. So this is our Irish nachos. And then to your right, Tim is our—
TIM: Let’s talk about these Irish nachos a minute. What kind of cheese?
GEORGE: It’s a cheddar cheese.
TIM: It’s a cheddar cheese.
GEORGE: A cheddar cheese.
TIM: And you’ve got bacon, the sour cream…
GEORGE: Tomato, chives, sour cream on it.
TIM: Guys, you better not be watching your weight with this one. And it is good to say the least. Now George, excuse me. I’m not going to even try to attempt the burger on camera, but trust me man, this thing we’re going to try it here in just a little bit. What we got?
GEORGE: This is our Big Bobby. And this is a full one-pound hamburger. It’s an angus ground beef and it’s actually four quarter-pound burgers that are all cooked on the grill and served with French fries. And that’s another kind of a signature of ours here, and it comes with a variety of different cheeses if you’d like also. And on an onion roll.
TIM: And on an onion roll. Guys, it looks terrific. And I’m sure you need a couch after you got finished or a cot to take a little nap.
GEORGE: Exactly.
TIM: That and a few brewskies. We’re in.
GEORGE: And you’re good to go.
TIM: Absolutely. Now George, what do we have right here?
GEORGE: There is our fish and chips, which is our most popular dish. This particular one is served with the sweet potato fries and it’s an Icelandic cod. You get three pieces that are about three ounces a piece. It’s dipped in a beer batter, deep fried, and also served with either tartar sauce or malt vinegar. A big difference between this and your traditional fish and chips that they serve over in England is we’re not putting newspaper on the plate.
TIM: I’m going to personally guarantee this right here. That is top-quality fish and it comes with the sweet potatoes.
GEORGE: Comes with the sweet potato fries.
TIM: Sweet potato fries. Finally, George—
GEORGE: The last, which I’m trying to get standing here.
TIM: Hey man, it’s too tall.
GEORGE: This is one of our signature desserts. We actually have three desserts that we feature at night. One is our six-layer carrot cake. Once again, this is more of a dessert for two people. We also have our Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake, which is made actually by a local company right down the street. Cornerstone Cheesecakes makes it to our recipe.
TIM: Great.
GEORGE: So we use a Murfreesboro company to make our cheesecake. And then we also have a chocolate bread pudding that we serve. But I thought I’d bring this one out to start with, get you started on this. This gives you your morning sugar jolt. If I can get it to stand up.
TIM: Let’s if we can ease it over here.
GEORGE: And those of you who like carrot cake, it’s definitely the ultimate in carrot cake. And that there is a dot of Lipitor that we put on the side of it.
TIM: Y’all, you will not regret a visit and a taste of any of this stuff, and I’m sure all the other that they provide. And man, the portion size of this is just to write home about. George, do you have a special for the people that say they saw it on Taste of the Town?
GEORGE: You come in and tell Shawn, our general manager, or whatever manager is here you saw Tim’s show and we’ll give you half price off on an appetizer. But come in and say hello. Let us know that you saw Tim.
TIM: Well, guys. That’s about it for this edition of Taste of the Town. And remember, if you’re thinking real estate, think Tim Dutton.