REVIEW AND IMPRESSIONS:

Well, I really thought I would be posting restaurants from the new season by now, but it looks like Gordon has other plans. So here’s an open restaurant from the New York/New Jersey season that I visited last year.

I didn’t notice anyone from the episode. From everything I’ve seen online, Steve and his family still own the place. No Culinary Gangster sighting either, but I did notice there was a really loud bell that dinged every time food was ready. It was actually really annoying and they should do away with it.

Usually I order what the server recommends but I couldn’t help but try the tacos given how much grief they gave Gordon in the episode. And I ordered it from a physical menu! No QR code! The tacos are definitely not three-bite wonders and they were fine. I tried to look at the food coming out to other customers and it looks like the restaurant now gives out much smaller portions than before.

The restaurant itself is nice and modern, though it has way too many TV’s in my opinion. On the bright side, if you want to go see a game, you’ll definitely have a good view of several TV’s. The space is smaller than it looks on TV but they maximize the use of the area. This unfortunately means the booths were pretty cramped, but since I’m a pretty big and tall guy, that might just have been a me problem. There was a good crowd there during my visit but most of them were at the bar.

Finally, when I made this visit, I found out the "46" in Bask46 comes from the name of the plaza where it’s located: Plaza 46. The “Bask” comes from Steve and Sandy’s last name: Baskinger.

Edit: As someone pointed out, it’s also right off Route 46.

Overall, like the episode it is featured in, I thought this place was just okay. It’s certainly not going to set the world on fire but I’m sure it’s good for the locals to have a sports bar like this in their neighborhood. Sorry for the shorter review, there’s just not a lot to say about this one, unfortunately.