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All-Star Pizza: A preview?
One thing I've found consistently good about ASSB is the turkey; it's always struck me as a quality product.
I agree that most of the sandwiches are over the top, but my old faithful, the grilled falafel burger (with a generous dousing of inner beauty) always is a well made and delicious sandwich. And their "stingers" -- buffalo chicken fingers -- are among the best buffalo chicken products out there, IMHO.
Boston to Sharon to Providence to New Haven
Two options between Providence and New Haven:
Captain Scott's Lobster Dock, an old school lobster roll and clam shack in New London, CT; and USS Chowder Pot, an old school -- and very kitschy -- seafood restaurant in Branford, CT.
All-Star Pizza: A preview?
I have yet to try All Star Pizza, but I have noticed that they seem to be doing a pretty hopping business; it's been busy each time I've been by. Of course that doesn't necessarily correlate to quality, but someone seems to like it!
Charbroiled Oysters in Boston?
East Coast Grill offers them as a special. Even if not on the specials menu, they might make them for you!
http://eastcoastgrill.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Daily_Specials_may_22.pdf
Dwelltime Cambridge -- Anyone been?
I have been six or eight times and have had uniformly positive experiences. Great service. Great coffee. A very welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Softshell Crabs 2012
Not Manhattan, but I had wonderful soft shell crabs at Roberta's, in Bushwick, last week.
Uptown lunch with out of town visitors?
If the weather is nice, the Boathouse would be a delightful place to take them, even if better food can be had elsewhere.
Annisa: Small and lovely, with gorgeous, sexy food...short review
Is there a bar where one can sit and order a drink and a couple of appetizers?
venue for big group 5/20
Neither Korean nor Chinese, but Le Zie offers excellent and reasonably priced Italian food, and has a private room upstairs that may be large enough for your group.
Have $50-$75 to spend on dinner for one. Want something fun/interesting, possibly a tasting menu.
I love the tasting menu at Hecho en Dumbo, but at $55, it will be above your budget with two beers.
Sunday Brunch in Chelsea?
Cookshop has a great Sunday brunch. The restaurant is ridiculously loud at dinner, but I don't find the same to be true for their brunch service.
Shake Shack Coming to Chestnut Hill
When it opens, it won't even be the best burger in the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center. Acquitaine's burger is much better. (Of course it's also five times the price!)
Belmont/Watertown lunch
Ah, the location would be perfect. Is it a good place to linger for a couple of hours?
Belmont/Watertown lunch
A friend and I lunch monthly at the Bristol Lounge, more for the comfort than for the food. (The food is fine, but we go because it's a great place for a leisurely lunch.) Next week it would be more convenient if we could find a place for a leisurely lunch in or near Belmont or Watertown. She'll be coming from Watertown Square and heading to West Newton after lunch. I will be coming from Cambridge and heading to Belmont Center after lunch. So really anything in the corridor from Fresh Pond to Watertown, including Belmont and Arlington, probably would be convenient. Any suggestions?
Waits at Red Farm
Thanks. We'll be back midweek, when hopefully the wait will be a little less!
Waits at Red Farm
Stopped in around 7pm last night (Saturday) and was told the wait was 2 to 2-1/2 hours! Yet there was no sign of people waiting. What's the process there? Do they take cell numbers and text or call when a table is ready?
(BTW, we didn't really expect to be seated in a reasonable period of time on a Sat night, but were surprised how long the wait was yet how few people we saw waiting.)
Early dinner near Public Theater
What she said! I ate at Hecho en Dumbo for the first time last month and LOVED it!
Although not up to the same level as HenD or the other places emilysarah recommended, my wife and I also enjoy B Bar for a casual meal.
Five Layers of Crunch
That sounds really, really good (a lot better than Shake Shack, IMHO, which is an awesome alternative to a fast food burger but really no comparison at all to a good pub burger, and certainly not worth the typical 45 minute wait in line)!
Looking for a good dinner option for a larger group (20-30) that can accomodate kids too
You can reserve the Lava Lounge at East Coast Grill on any night except Fri and Sat (although I think they may sometimes make exceptions and reserve it for an early dinner on Fri or Sat).
Coach Grill, Sudbury
What do you mean by "relatively reasonably price"? It's high end steakhouse pricing, isn't it?
Chelsea W Village - relaxed weeknight dinner, $20 entrees, ethnic (not a lot of butter or dairy)
Meme, wonderful (but lesser known) mediterranean on Hudson St. The type of place where you comfortably can sit (indoors or out) for a while.
Coach Grill, Sudbury
For what it's worth, The Coach Grill is in Wayland (just across the Weston line), not Sudbury.
has anyone tried the new Lebanese restaurant, Al Mayass, on W. 21st Street?
Beautiful menu. BTW, it's on E. 21st (not W.), between B'way and Park.
Local folks....where would you dine in Sante Fe if you had 4 nights?
Just want to post a quick report. We ate three dinners, at The Shed, Casa Chimayo, and the Cantina at Coyote Cafe. My favorite by far was the shrimp enchilada with a wonderful red chili at Casa Chimayo. The chicken enchilada at The Shed was decent. My fish tacos and southwestern caesar salad at the Cantina was by far the least interesting, although I did enjoy my drinks there. (And, for what it's worth, one of the hostesses at The Cantina was the only unfriendly person we met during our entire visit to Santa Fe.)
Other eats: While out for a run on Friday, I passed by Chicago Dog Express. While scheming a visit, I noticed they had a cart on the Plaza and gave it a try. I thought it was excellent, even though they used chopped cucumber instead of the de rigueur glow-in-the-dark green relish. I also thought the blue corn pancakes at the Fonda hotel were excellent.
All in all some very satisfying eats.
All-Star Pizza: A preview?
There has not been any affiliation between ASSB and ECG in quite some time.
Let’s make a list of obnoxiously loud restos
I've sat at virtually every table at ASSB and never have had a problem. Where is the speaker?
Local folks....where would you dine in Sante Fe if you had 4 nights?
Thanks for the head start!
Best nova and bagels near Chelsea
I have been very happy with the lox and bagels at The Corner Cafe, on 6th Ave. at 24th St. It's also a comfortable place to sit.
