Anyone who lives in Auckland is pretty much guaranteed to have heard of Brucie’s. It’s a takeaway grease-pit right opposite Sky City, and has been around for a million years.
My question is this: if you wouldn’t eat there on a dare when sober, why do people flock to it when drunk?
It seems to be mostly a male thing, but Brucie’s (in the early hours of the morning) is always full of drunken partygoers in search of some late night grease. I’ve always managed to avoid going into the place myself – until last weekend, that is. And it’s all The Boy’s fault.
I ended up there at about 5.30 am Sunday morning, with The Boy, at the tail end of a night on the town together. He ordered our food, and I made the mistake of actually watching the “chef” while we were standing waiting for it. Good lord, it was an education and a half. I did point out to The Boy that I wasn’t sure I was drunk enough to actually eat what he was preparing. I definitely had to look away. Mind you, the sight of the other patrons really wasn’t any more appetising.
If anyone needed confirmation that alcohol consumption causes lapses in judgement, all they need to do is go into Brucie’s in the early hours of the morning.
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what doesn't kill you, will make you stronger...
That is so funny you brought up the good old BRUCIES, I am so sure every aucklander can tell a story or two of that place.
Mine would have to be the time that a friend and I also ended up there after a long night out on KRd's social scene ... anyhow, I ordered a Cheese burger, how normal could a Cheese burger be? Honestly - I thought that was it for me. Besides the disgusting scabby looking arms the cook had, when it came to putting the cheese on my burger - he reached into a DESK DRAW (no, not a container from the fridge) but a desk draw which was full to the brim of grated cheese and grabbed a hand full of cheese for MY burger.
Well the fun ended there. I have never been back since.
Is that cook really BRUCIE himself??
You'd think Brucie himself would be too embarrassed to set foot in the place!
I saw the drawer of cheese too - did you notice the "salad" also comes out of a drawer?
too sad!! :o)
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