The second iteration of 24 in 24 wasn’t any easier than the first one. Thankfully, the morning hours didn’t bog us down as much as the Boston’s AM diner stretch. I put aside the fact that I had to go to 24 places today to eat when at The Diner and Afterwords, so [...]
We arrived at the 18th Street lounge and it was BUMPIN’. Then I got up there and realized that they had my favorite room closed! Oh well, they can’t have live music in all four areas every single night. If you didn’t know, that is one of the huge draws about this [...]
We get to the Gibson and Tiffany is busy, but not so busy that she can’t mix us up some drinks. It’s kind of a slow night over there and we’re happy not to have to eat a damn thing. This is a newer place in DC (brand new – opened in 2008) [...]
It’s Saturday night and they were out of Teddy Folkman’s Throwdown winning mussels. Not a huge disappiointment since I have a thing about ordering fish or shellfish on Saturdays and Sundays anyway. At more upscale places, you usually wouldn’t have to worry about this since they won’t serve you old seafood, but there’s [...]
It’s Five Hour Energy time!
Brett and I slam one each and take a ten minute nap before it kicks in. Jeff at the Bell In Hand meets us at the door and assigns Brett an escort as the BPD watches. Kind of a weak night for Fanueil due to the heat and the [...]
You can usually say a lot about a place in the type of clientele it brings in, but in this case, the food fails to meet the same high standards that the US Marine corps hold themselves to.
I had the Chicken Cordon Bleu (which is a pass). It was burned at the bottom, I [...]
I don’t know . . . does this place pride itself on having a wide selection of beers? Maybe I am just spoiled by the hometown bar of one of my high school lacrosse buddies (Novare Res in Portland, ME)
I had an Allagash that was amazing here, and there was a decent volume [...]
I grew up with pretty much everyone that works here, but don’t be fooled, this is the best beer bar in Maine, regardless of my predispositions. I am going to the Publick House next weekend, so I will report back on whether or not it is the best in New England. The tap selection [...]
As far as Irish Bars in Boston go, this one is a pass. There are more authentically Irish bars closer to Faneuil, in Southie, and Dorchester. The Kinsale is a fairly homogenized Irish bar.
It may be noted that I didn’t get to have the food, the kitchen was closed when I [...]