If you think that you might have an unhealthy addiction to salt and vinegar anything then stay FAR away from Corey's. I tried the salt and vinegar french fries ("freedom fries," if you prefer) and I almost had to be taken out in a straight jacket because they were so good that I could hardly stop eating them.One order of fries results in the waitress bringing a huge pile of the heavenly spuds in a mini wire-wastepaper basket. Everything was perfect about them. The fries were just the right amount of crunchy and you could tell that they used fresh oil and good quality potato. The oily, salty, vinegary blend was perfect. What the Boston Pops is to fireworks on the 4th of July, Corey's is to string potatoes on your plate.
The pretzel roll ("bretzel broetchen") used to be one of my favorite things to eat when I lived in Germany. But, they are almost impossible to find in the US. Central Market has them but, they are not anywhere as good as the real deal from a German bakery. So, I was really excited to see it on the menu. I thought that the chicken on a pretzel bun was going to be the star of the show for my meal tonight but, I was pleasantly dead wrong. It was good but, it got upstaged by the spud.
I'm giving Corey's a 8 out of 10 on the triple-d scale. In typical triple-d style, it was kind of divey. It was a neighborhood bar restaurant. The two waitresses that I dealt with were extremely nice and attentive. High marks for service. I was obviously wow'ed by the fries but, the chicken sandwich was just good. On the triple-d scale, we're looking for culinary experiences that blow us completely away. I would recommend that people check this place out. I think that anyone would enjoy it but, it was not a bucket-list worthy restaurant.
Corey's Catsup & Mustard
623 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
860.432.7755
http://www.catsupandmustard.com/
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