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Tag Archives: casual dining

July 11, 2014 Back Bay Social Club

Stop 5 for the burger research for Tastetrekkers takes us to Back Bay Social Club. (See Trade, LAH, jm Curley, Gibbet Hill Grill). At this point, after 4 days of burgers, I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to make it…that’s a lot of red meat – I’m feeling like a juice cleanse […]

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July 10, 2014 Gibbet Hill Grill

Stop 4 for my burger research is Gibbet Hill Grill. (See Trade, LAH, jm Curley) The location is breathtaking. In 2004, an extensive trail was opened to the public that winds through the working farm. I was taking M out for her birthday dinner – even if it was 3 months later! Gibbet Hill Grill […]

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July 9, 2014 jm Curley

Stop 3 on our burger research adventure for Tastetrekkers landed us at jm Curley. (See stop 1, Trade and stop 2, LAH) The restaurant is crowded – they don’t take reservations for dinner. We show up after work and have about a 30 minute wait. The noise level is always pretty high here Conor, our […]

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July 8, 2014 Crush

  Looking for a way to beat the heat? Stop in to Crush Pizza for some housemade gelato. Unlike those touristy places nearby, Crush makes all of their flavors fresh, using only premium ingredients. See my original post on Crush here. The State Street location is owner Tony Naser’s second location – the flagship store […]

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July 8, 2014 Trade

I was asked by Tastetrekkers to do a guest blog post about my top 5 _______. With summer just around the corner, and Battle of the Burger in August, the likely choice for me was top 5 burgers. There is a certain familiarity with a burger – no matter where you travel, you feel like […]

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July 7, 2014 Mr Sushi

Mr Sushi is located on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner. Even though they are a Japanese restaurant, they have some delicious Korean options. The restaurant is very casual and almost all the menu items are under $20. We start with the gyoza ($6) that we have pan fried. The meat and veggie dumplings do not […]

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July 4, 2014 Casa B

I’ve been to Casa B once before. This time, we sat upstairs and had a totally different experience. Our waiter was amazing – great service, good suggestions, a really nice guy. They bring fried plantains to the table to snack on. I decided to try their raspberry lime rickey that was both sweet and tart! […]

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June 30, 2014 Barking Crab 20th Anniversary

Tuesday night the tent was packed with well-wishers helping the Barking Crab celebrate their 20th anniversary. Glad not to be anywhere near the JPMorgan race this year in the Back Bay, Marisa and I headed over to the iconic red and yellow tent to celebrate. You could not have asked for more perfect weather! They […]

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June 24, 2014 Shiki

Shiki is a small Japanese restaurant located just off of Harvard St. in Coolidge Corner. It has probably been on my “to visit” list for 5 years….glad we finally made it! We arrived at a great time and we were seated right away – there was a bit of a wait as we came close […]

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June 18, 2014 Shan-a-Punjab

Shan-a-Punjab is located on Harvard Street in a former gas station. The last time I was here, it was B.Good. I never made it to Cognac Bistro, even though I really meant to get there. Indian music videos play on the tv behind the bar. We start off with some delicious flatbread crisps that have […]

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