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Last night I stopped into a neat burrito/taco restaurant called Lime with my wife and kids (at my wife's request). She really likes their fish tacos. Anyway, I had never been there before. Pretty neat place. Similar to a Tijuana Flats with a Chipotle Twist.
Making a long story short this place had a hot sauce bar that consisted of 60 hot sauces. I don't know if any of you are big hot sauce fans but I have always enjoyed a good, flavorful hot sauce. There are quite a few that I like but I've never been in a place with so many options. So I asked the manager what he liked. He named Cholula Chipotle, Cackalacky Spice Sauce and Dave's Cool Cayenne Sauce. But... He went one step further and said that two of his staff members really like Mad Dog 357.
I figured since I had already heard of Cholula and Dave's Gourmet I would try the Cackalacky and Mad Dog 357. So I took a taste of the Cackalacky Spice on my burrito and found it to be flavorful. After having a few bites with the Cackalacky I decided to move on to the Mad Dog 357.
First, I took a tortilla chip and touched the corner to the sauce and found it to be really nice. It had a slight sweet vinegar, raisin-like flavor. So I made the decision to open my burrito and pour a thin line down the middle. THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I'VE MADE IN A LONG TIME! 
After a few more bites I had to suspend my burrito. I felt like I swallowed an asteroid. My freaking mouth was throwing flames. I have never drank so much liquid in such a short period of time. My face turned red, nose ran and eyes watered for, at least, the next hour. This freaking stuff should have a disclaimer!!! 
So... Fast forwarding to earlier today. I decided I would give this burrito one more chance before it hit the garbage. Threw it in the microwave and hit it with some Ortega mild taco sauce and sour cream to cut the heat. At first, it seemed as if my plan was working until the fifth or sixth bite. Again, my mouth ignited. Bottom line is I couldn't finish it and threw the remainder in the garbage.
Finally, my interest was peaked. I jumped online to start reading about this stuff and I learned that it is the HOTTEST "sauce" on Earth. It boast a whopping 357,000 Scoville Units. I put sauce in quotations because after 357,000 scoville units it is considered an extract. That is why they call it Mad Dog 357. To put things into perspective the ORIGINAL Tabasco registers a cool 2,500 - 5,000 Scoville Units (depending on the bottling). I do like Tabasco, by the way.
Have any of you ever had this stuff? WoW!
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