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Akimenko Meats on Cambridge St?
Soo... did it happen? Did anyone go? Does this mean it might actually open some day?
where can I find some shark steaks?
New Deal got in a huge Mako while I was there at 4:00 this afternoon. $10 a pound, maybe less?
Buying Fresh Fish
New Deal - they have a HUGE slab of high quality Mako that arrived at 4:00 today. $10 a pound.
Upstairs on the Square TORTURE!!
I've been once, and will never be back. There are just simply so many better options that don't have the >50% chance of being a disaster.
Lord Hobo
Right, so we went last night. I agree that the beer list is impressive, but I also agree that they need SOME description on the menu. I really don't want to have to ask the waiter for help on each of the 25+ beers that I don't recognize on that list. Ours steered me to two beers last night - a Belgian that was great, and a Mass beer that was average. My brother had a good German, but he ordered it based on the entertaining name and the waiter provided no input. Bukowski's has this right - if you have a beer list where nobody knows any of them, you HAVE to provide a handout with a sentence about each.
We went at 7:15 on a Saturday night, and were in and out in 1:30, wait time included. That was impressive to me. Of course, we skipped dessert, which helped.
The curry fries and the truffle fries were both fantastic. I personally preferred the curry, but others at the table didn't. I thought the truffled ketchup was a bit strange, in that the ketchup way overpowers the truffle, but the other two dips were great.
Also fantastic: the lobster mac and cheese.
The fried oysters were very good, but too simple to declare great. That's ok - I'd rather it be simple than "too much" with oysters. The shepherd's pie was definitely not worth $21, but it was very good. The polenta/veggie plate was very good, but a little too sweet, and heavy.
Which brings us back to the point made upthread. There is nothing light on this menu. After we shared two orders of fries, the last thing I needed was a pound of mashed potatoes on my pie. I left it. There are two salads on the menu - one comes with confit shallots and duck confit, the other comes with bacon lardons and cheese. They're in desperate need of some food items that AREN'T stodgy.
While I would say that just about every individual item seemed overpriced, we got a party of 5 out the door at $200 even, tip included. That's not so shabby!
Lord Hobo
Does anyone have any info on food and beer prices? The web site says nothing, which is usually a bad sign. I'm probably going there tonight with my family, but I'd like to know if we need to worry about sticker shock.
Fall 2009 Openings and Closings
Lord Hobo is finally open. Someone get in there and do some recon!
Lord Hobo
Has nobody been yet? We need reviews, people! How frou-frou is it? How expensive?
Toro - first time - what to order?
I know I'm too late, but the churros are really tasty. Next time :)
Market at the W Hotel-Jean-Georges in Boston
Thinking about giving this a try on Friday night, as we're going to see Carmen at the Citi Center and it couldn't get much closer. Do you think we could get through the tasting menu for a 7:30 show if we had 6:00 reservations? There's also a table open at 5:45...
What is going on with the Lord Hobo?
Yum! And the beer list may almost be worth the wait.
What is going on with the Lord Hobo?
I popped my head in today. They claim another week, as you say.
ISO Black Truffle Butter
The River Street Whole Foods often has it in the prepared/fancy butter case, near the wine.
What is going on with the Lord Hobo?
I also peeked in today while they were working. They claimed to be in the home stretch, and that they thought they'd open in 2 weeks or so.
I'm skeptical.
What is going on with the Lord Hobo?
The dumpster permit on Hampshire expires this week. Either they renew it and we're still in limbo, or it goes away and we know something is going to happen.
B-Side to be sold? Say it ain't so
Anyone? They've taped over all the windows so we can't get easy updates anymore. Someone must have heard SOMEthing?
Any recent take on Oleana
Are the board reviews really mixed? I'm not here all that often, but I've never seen anything negative about Oleana!
Bars in Inman and Central?
I used to live down the street from the Scholar, and ended up eating there more often than I should. I found the mussels to be reliably very good. After a while, that's all I ever ordered.
B-Side to be sold? Say it ain't so
I'm entertained that so many of us live within a block or two,.
where can I find some shark steaks?
Really? I'm there all the time, but I admit that I rarely go to the fish counter. Hmm...
where can I find some shark steaks?
I'm hoping for good things from this thread. I've been looking for years. I've found shark exactly twice in Boston in 12+ years... once at the craptacular Star out near the JFK T-stop and once at New Deal. The guys at New Deal keep telling me that they get shark all the time, year round, and that I'm just unlucky. I'm skeptical.
Uptown on the Square?
To be a little more fair, a lot of other folks have had a good experience there. There are just so many better options for omnivores. For vegans and gluten-free vegans... I don't know if that's true at all.
Uptown on the Square?
Oi. I went to Upstairs once, the Soiree Room for an anniversary. I definitely will not go back. By far the best thing we had was the raw oysters... everything else was overcooked and underseasoned. Never tried the vegan menu, but it's hard to imagine it being all that impressive with that lack of artistry.
B-Side to be sold? Say it ain't so
Any word on when we can expect an opening? I can crawl to that location, and could do with having a reason to.
Craigie on Main- fantastic special occasion dinner
The original CSB always had a veggie tasting menu, and a scattering of veggie a la carte options. Yes, your options are fewer, but too bad.
Confirmed: B Side closed
We all knew it was coming, but here it is. I didn't see a thread on the subject, so I thought I'd bring it up to the front page in case people were wondering.
Does anyone have more information on what's going in its place? And, just as importantly, when? The B Side was my local bar, my default restaurant AND my brunch spot. I need *something* to go in its place ASAP.
