Dining Out Boston

File this under places that suck for a myriad of reasons.
There’s a roof deck at the rattlesnake, but the view is only of the gross walls of the buildings next to it, and on the roof they have cheap plastic furniture. On a nice day, the roof is probably packed, so don’t even bother trying […]

John Harvard’s Brewhouse may be Harvard Square’s only tourist attraction where Harvard students actually hang out, despite the garrish decorations devoted to the university namesake and the strick ID policy.

At one time the over-sized, underground brewpub offered half-price appetizers on Mondays after 10pm, drawing schmoozing business school grads and clamoring freshman. Now, however, John […]

Inman Square newcomer Atwood’s Tavern is well on its way to becoming a neighborhood favorite. The cozy bar and restaurant, with dark wood paneling and exposed brick, is English pub meets New York loft…and it works.
Although it’s a bit of trek for non-Cambridge residents, Atwood’s is a good fit for those looking for a […]

Jacob Wirth has received ample attention in the past few weeks, in part because of the Metro article detailing its rambunctious Wold Cup match parties. Indeed, when I called to make a reservation (completely unnecessary, I realized later) on early Friday afternoon for that evening, an Irish waitress shouted into the phone over the […]

It’s funny how after seven years of eating out in Boston, I still am often completely stumped as to where to have dinner. My general distaste of chain restaurants readily eliminates places like Rock Bottom, Chili’s, and Applebees even when I really am just in the mood for straight-up generic American cuisine.
Last night I […]

I unexpectedly visited Galway yesterday.
At least that’s what it felt like upon stepping into James’ Gate Restaurant & Pub, an anything-but-faux Irish pub in Jamaica Plain.

The windowless, urine-colored exterior belies the quaint, compartmentalized bar and restaurant inside, where simple wooden tables are crowded around a darkened hearth. If the random Irish road signs and […]

People often assert the fact that Ireland has no distinct cuisine, but those people are wrong. Although there are plenty of blurry boundaries regarding the origin of fish and chips, bangers and mash, or shephard’s pie, there are a number of distinctly Irish dishes dishes, e.g. soda bread, colcannon (potatoes and cabbage), and champ […]

What a weekend of eating. What do you expect when both friends and family come into town and need to be entertained.
I like to think of myself as a nightowl but I’m really not anymore. I’ve just found too many advantages to going to bed at eleven and getting up at six or […]