Comments on: NYC Chicken & Burgers: Cookout Grill Disappoints

By: Wiggle

Wiggle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:44:30 +0000

This place is now closed!

There is a chicken place across the street worthy of trying…definitely not Chirping Chicken in my opinion, but I found it to be damn good!

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:56:50 +0000

Bobby,
Interesting. How did they change the recipe? what do you recommend there? Should I give it another chance?

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:37:34 +0000

I think they read your review. They changed their menu. Don’t know if they changed their choice of ketchup, they did improve a few things.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:39:11 +0000

Nick,
That’s pretty interesting that your fear of disappointing Heinz devouts keeps your forbidden love for Hunt’s hidden. I still can’t bring myself to eat Hunts. What and where is your burger joint in Connecticut?

By: nick

nick — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:16:30 +0000

As an owner of a burge joint in Connecticut, I use Heinz. BUT, personally, I find hunts a bit more tasty. Now, just because I find it a better product, I would be beating my head against the wall trying to convince Heinz fans of this simple fact. I started on Hunts when I had the misfortune of getting to know Kerry’s wife.

Heinz is great. Hunts is just as good, if not better. But I can’t seem to convince anyone of this.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:26:48 +0000

Moe,
You’re correct, sorry to hear you suffered the same disappointment as me.

Doc,
Thanks for the comment, I’ve tried your ketchup addition to the tuna and you’re right it is damn tasty. I’m a Hellmans man though over Miracle Whip. Never loved Miracle Whip with tuna unless you’re dipping chips into the tuna, the mircale whip and tuna on a sandwich never did it for me.

AJ,
Don’t bother checking out Cookout Grill, it was wholly disappointing. If you are heading to the east village, however, please email me and Ill give you personal list of reccomendations. Lawrence@nycfoodguy.com

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:06:49 +0000

Came across the Chirping Chicken quite by accident when visiting NYC last year. It was the best chicken I’d ever had that wasn’t cooked by someone I knew and loved. Will have to checkout Cookout next time I’m in your city.

By: Dr. Dyspepsia

Dr. Dyspepsia — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:08:00 +0000

Put a little bit of ketchup in with the Mayo in your next home-made tuna salad. Adds a little Russian-dressing je ne sais quoi overtone.

Anyone wanna go to battle on Hellman’s v. Miracle Whip? Completely different tastes, Hellman’s the standard but some Miracle Whip as a surprise is often welcome. At least I think so.

Dr. D

By: moe

moe — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:30:41 +0000

no curry and curry spice mix, but it just didn’t work. shame on cookout grill
when too far. Garlic,Salt and pepper is good enough1

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:35:11 +0000

To heinz or not to heinz,

I know what I tasted and it didn’t taste like Heinz. I will head over to Cookout tomorrow and see if these bottles are the unrefillable ones.

Phil,

How about ketchup with eggs or with grilled cheese?

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:18:03 +0000

Couldn’t agree more with KOK. Heinz > Hunts. Plain and simple.

KOK – do you use ketchup on anything other than the “standard” foods (i.e. fries, burgers, hot dogs, etc.)?

By: kingofketchup

kingofketchup — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:06:30 +0000

OK guys, the king of ketchup is here to answer these allegations of hunts-in-a-heinz-bottle. no question is this blasphemous (and illegal) act reprehensible and unforgivable, but we need to be sure of it before we go making any more false allegations. the only real way to do this is to do a taste test, which it doesn’t appear the food guy did at cookout grill. this problem can be easily avoided by carrying a few packets (**this is one of the VERY few situations in which packets are an acceptable mode of ketchup) of heinz around at all times, just in case an emergency taste-test situation arises…you can keep them in the same pocket as your condoms — but the same mantra applies — always be prepared!

judging by the 2nd picture above of the empty table in the foreground with the bottle of heinz on the table, that bottle appears to be one of the un-refillable bottles of heinz — it’s not the standard glass diner bottle, but it’s one of those opaque plastic bottles. I once made the mistake of thinking that ketchup from this same type of bottle was a heinz-imposter, re-filled by the restaurant with the cheap shit to save money, but upon further investigation discovered that the caps to these bottles are not removable! I twisted the hell out of the cap trying to get it off, but trust me when i tell you that thing wasn’t coming off; these bottles physically cannot be re-filled. Maybe it’s something about these bottles of ketchup — because something definitely did not taste right when i was eating it that night. Another problem with these bottles is that you can’t see how much ketchup is left inside! sure, you’re able to get a feel as to how much is left, but it’s just not the same.

and as for the claim above that hunts is the “best ketchup” — that had to have been for comedic purposes…

By: To Heinz or not to Heinz

To Heinz or not to Heinz — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:01:23 +0000

NYC food guy, I went to the Cookout Grill after reading your blog and just had to ask. “Is this really Heinz?” I am a Heinz guy myself so I found your article amusing. Are you sure its not Heinz? the texture and the fluidity of the substance at hand seems to point to the correct labeling on the bottle in which it was presented. Then again who knows but the masterminds behind Hunts ketchup slowly taking its share in the ketchup world even if it has to hitch a ride in the Heinz bottle.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:41:24 +0000

foodie,
Im more worried about Cooks Illustrated’s credibility. Not really. Everyone knows Heinz is the best ketchup.

Dr. Dyspepsia,
You got the right idea. No Hunt’s in my house.

Maris,
I pretty much still put ketchup on everything I can get my hands on.

Jack,
Well said. Or like America’s Choice generic “KETCHUP”

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:48:25 +0000

Anything other than Heinz tastes like Cousin Eddy’s “real tomato ketchup”