So this is a round 2 of Smorgasburg. My roomie and I ventured out to hipster-land in search of food. We got there a bit late in the afternoon, due to the regular construction the G train has on weekends. The crowds tend to multiply exponentially after 12. Regardless, we still got to sample our fair share of food. We wanted to try Mighty Quinn's, but couldn't be bothered waiting. The line literally wrapped around the outside...around the outside...around the outside. 

I only wanted to try it to compare with Lonestar Empire's brisket, which I think is as good, if not better than the rumored Mighty Quinn's brisket. We also wanted to try Red Hook's lobster roll, but couldn't be bothered paying 16 bucks for a sandwich.

We started out with some Mimi and Coco teriyaki balls. Really these are just westernized takoyaki. If this was Japan, or China, these would be dirt cheap. These westernized balls come in three varieties, potato, sausage, and shrimp. It's 5 dollars for 6 balls, and they are pretty delicious. That's what she said.

The balls come topped with teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, "crushed" corn flakes, sliced almonds, and sriracha (optional). The sweet and spicy flavor from the toppings really mixes well with the salty filling and brings out the initial sweetness of the dough. The contrast between soft and crunchy is really nice, and the slight bitterness from the almonds prevent the flavors from being too over the top. If you get there early enough, they make it fresh, but as the waves of hipsters come, they start making them in advance and putting them in unheated trays so they can serve them up faster. If you get them fresh, they are super hot, but taste so much better. I am eager to go to Otafuku, so I can compare.

Next we hit up Bon Chouvie. I ordered the "Original" Bon Chouvie, which is fried anchovies, sliced pickled carrots, a wedge of lemon, and paprika mayo. They fry the fish as you order, and it's just SOOO GOOD! Well worth the 7 bucks. The anchovies literally melt in your mouth, after you bite down past the crunchy batter. The salty, fishy, slightly bitter anchovy works SO well with the smokey, slightly spicy paprika mayo. Simple, delicious, affordable. You can order them with the heads off, I don't really mind either way. I also really wanted to try their Bravas, described as twice fried potatoes with spicy tomato mayo. Next time Bon Chouvie...next time.

After, we went right next door to Buttermilk Channel known for their fried chicken. We ordered the buttermilk fried chicken + cheddar waffles. They have this combination of flavors and textures down perfectly. The fried piece of dark meat chicken was still amazingly juicy, with the slightly sweetened buttermilk batter. Just as you would expect, it's perfectly crispy. They have some hot sauce (why would you not put this on your chicken?), some honey (meh), and some light maple balsamic (MUST). The combination of spicy, salty, sweet, and sour work so well, that I am salivating just thinking about it. The pickles you see underneath are more sweet than sour. The waffle was crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and had a slight hint of cheddar. The best part of the waffle though, was the maple balsamic. It really ties together this entire dish to contrast the spicy salty chicken with the sweet sour waffle. Seriously you MUST try this.

To wash down the amazing stuff we just ingested, we hit up Brooklyn Soda Works. We sampled all of the flavors they offered, with the exception of their experimental coffee soda (only because carbonated coffee didn't sound appealing to me). I settled with the Apple Ginger, and my roomie got the Niagara Grape. I won't say I'm the biggest fan of carbonated drinks, but it was surprisingly refreshing. I don't usually like ginger beverages (with the exception of ginger ale) because generally the spiciness of the ginger dominates everything else, but the drink only had a subtle hint of ginger. I imagine that they adjusted the apple to ginger ratio a lot.

We finished off the day by splitting a goodwhich ice cream sandwich from The Good Batch. I don't even know where to begin with this piece of heavenly glory. Their menu describes it as: oat chocolate chunk cookie with sea salt, Adirondack Creamery vanilla ice cream, fudge drizzle. It's SO GOOD. For 5 bucks, you get amazing ice cream, two cookies that actually hold together when you bite into them. The cookies are soft to the bite, with bits of crunchiness, similar to a crispy oatmeal cookie. The sea salt really enhances the overall flavor of the sandwich. As we were leaving, a girl had to stop us and ask us where we got it. That's how good this thing is. I've had many an ice cream sandwich, including Coolhaus, and believe me the Good Batch has em beat.