Adventures in Irish Cuisine, Part I: Tri-be-ca

For an early supper on Sunday, my boss took me to Tri-Be-Ca restaurant in the Ranelagh section of Dublin. I had promised myself to be a little bit more adventurous in my eating habits while I was in Dublin, so in addition to the standard order of "Spicy Buffalo chicken wings with a blue cheese dip and celery", I tried a hamburger known as "The Italian Stallion", featuring "roast peppers, red onions, salami, mozzarella cheese & basil pesto". I had never had pesto on a burger before, and the salami sounded appetizing.

While the wings were your standard, Tobasco-y "buffalo wings", the burger was a massive disappointment - served as a giant meatball, about the 2/3 the size of my fist, it was bland and difficult to eat. The red onions had been marinated in something slightly sweet with a hint of vinegar, which made them quite good, and I actually liked the pesto sauce, but the meat was just tasteless.

Wings: 7/10
Burger: 4/10 - only by virtue of the onions and pesto