Gonna be in Boston for one evening next week. A friend wants us to go out
for Q.

Recommendations?

TIA,

--
TFM3

Note: Spam-resistant e-mail address

"Thomas Mooney" > wrote in message
> Gonna be in Boston for one evening next week. A friend wants us to go out
> for Q.
>
> Recommendations?
>

Yes, go out for seafood. Boston has some of the best in the country. You
can watch them off load the boats near some of the restaurants on the piers.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

Edwin Pawlowski > wrote in message >
> "Thomas Mooney" > wrote in message
> > Gonna be in Boston for one evening next week. A friend wants us to go
out
> > for Q.
> >
> > Recommendations?
> >
>
> Yes, go out for seafood. Boston has some of the best in the country. You
> can watch them off load the boats near some of the restaurants on the
piers.

Thank you! That is precisely the answer I told my friend that I'd receive.
<g> It's also the answer that I'd have given.

--
TFM3

Note: Spam-resistant e-mail address

>> Gonna be in Boston for one evening next week. A friend wants us to go out
>> for Q.
>>
>> Recommendations?
>>
>
>Yes, go out for seafood. Boston has some of the best in the country. You
>can watch them off load the boats near some of the restaurants on the piers.
>Ed

>http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in cheek, I think
you may be way off-base.

There are several good places for BBQ in Beantown. Redbones is quite famous
nationally, they are located in Cambridge on the Somerville line, and usually
quite good, even if it is often loud and crowded.

Blue Ribbon BBQ in Newton is another really good spot. For another, try
Tennessee's. They have a number of restaurants around Boston.


Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about anywhere. No
need to come to Boston to get it.

Darius
"Living and working just west of Boston"

> Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about anywhere.
No
> need to come to Boston to get it.
>
> Darius
> "Living and working just west of Boston"

I'm just west of Boston too, just about 1,000 miles. :-) Around here good
fish is not so easy to get, it's not so fresh, and it's not so inexpensive.
Unless you count catfish.

Anyway, my motto is Eat Regionally.

-John

Legal Seafood is my favorite in Boston.

The guy who wrote the forward to "Smoke and Spice" has a BBQ
restaurant in Boston area. Sorry I don't have my copy handy to look
it up.

~Konrad
http://www.teddybearbbq.com

"Thomas Mooney" > wrote in message >...
> Gonna be in Boston for one evening next week. A friend wants us to go out
> for Q.
>
> Recommendations?
>
> TIA,

As a former resident of Cambridge, I'd say that the seafood in Boston
is overrated. More to the point, they charge you a lot for a plain
piece of broiled fish.

My suggestion is to seek out a Portuguese restaurant. There are
several in East Cambridge. (Or there were when I was there in the 80s
and early 90s.) You can get good seafood, and it'll be prepared in a
way not like every other place you've ever been to.

--THC

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tom Cormen Voice: (603) 646-2417
Associate Professor Fax: (603) 646-1672
Dept. of Computer Science Email:
Dartmouth College URL: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~thc/
6211 Sudikoff Laboratory
Hanover, NH 03755-3510
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Braaivleis wrote:
> Legal Seafood is my favorite in Boston.
>
> The guy who wrote the forward to "Smoke and Spice" has a BBQ
> restaurant in Boston area. Sorry I don't have my copy handy to look
> it up.
>
Chris Schlesinger wrote the forward and he owns "East Coast Grill" in
Cambridge.

Good memory!

--

"Duwop" > wrote in message
> > it up.
> >
> Chris Schlesinger wrote the forward and he owns "East Coast Grill" in
> Cambridge.
>
> Good memory!

Ate there a few years ago. Good bbq, but even better seafood. It's been a
while and things may have changed. Cambridge is loaded with good ethnic
restaurants.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

"DArbabi" > wrote:
> >> Gonna be in Boston for one evening next week. A friend wants us to go
out
> >> for Q.
> >>
> >> Recommendations?
> >>
> >
> >Yes, go out for seafood. Boston has some of the best in the country.
You
> >can watch them off load the boats near some of the restaurants on the
piers.
> >Ed
>
> >http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>
> Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in cheek, I
think
> you may be way off-base.
>
> There are several good places for BBQ in Beantown. Redbones is quite
famous
> nationally, they are located in Cambridge on the Somerville line, and
usually
> quite good, even if it is often loud and crowded.
>
> Blue Ribbon BBQ in Newton is another really good spot. For another,
try
> Tennessee's. They have a number of restaurants around Boston.

Firefly's in Marlboro and Framingham serve some decent Q.

"DArbabi" > wrote in message
> Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in cheek, I
think
> you may be way off-base.
>
> big snip here
>
> Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about anywhere.
No
> need to come to Boston to get it.
>

I'm sure the places you list are OK, but Boston is not noted for bbq. I'd
rather take a six pack to the No Name for a dining experience. Jimmy's and
Anthony's are good food, but tend to cater to the tourist. Or a nice little
Italian spot in the North end.

To each his own, but if I was going to Boston, or San Francisco, or New
York, I'd rather take in some of the local ambiance rather than faux Texas.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:19:48 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
>"DArbabi" > wrote in message
>> Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in cheek, I
>think
>> you may be way off-base.
>>
>> big snip here
>>
>> Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about anywhere.
>No
>> need to come to Boston to get it.
>>
>
>I'm sure the places you list are OK, but Boston is not noted for bbq. I'd
>rather take a six pack to the No Name for a dining experience. Jimmy's and
>Anthony's are good food, but tend to cater to the tourist. Or a nice little
>Italian spot in the North end.
>
>To each his own, but if I was going to Boston, or San Francisco, or New
>York, I'd rather take in some of the local ambiance rather than faux Texas.
>Ed

>http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>
I agree, Ed.

Harry

In article >,
Thomas Cormen > writes:
> As a former resident of Cambridge, I'd say that the seafood in Boston
> is overrated.

I agree and the lack of decent fish markets around the Boston area
in what's supposed to be one of the seafood capitals of the world
is puzzling. When I go to California I am amazed at the offerings
by many marinas along the shore and even in markets.

As far as BBQ, if you want some great ribs and knowing you can get
in and sit and enjoy it, go to Uncle Pete's in East Boston. Good
stuff, plenty of seating unlike Blue Ribbon and without East Coast
Grill prices. I like both these places, but Uncle Pete's fits what
I'm looking for in BBQ just right.

--
- Kyle

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
news
>
> "DArbabi" > wrote in message
> > Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in cheek, I
> think
> > you may be way off-base.
> >
> > big snip here
> >
> > Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about
anywhere.
> No
> > need to come to Boston to get it.
> >
>
> I'm sure the places you list are OK, but Boston is not noted for bbq. I'd
> rather take a six pack to the No Name for a dining experience. Jimmy's and
> Anthony's are good food, but tend to cater to the tourist. Or a nice
little
> Italian spot in the North end.
>
> To each his own, but if I was going to Boston, or San Francisco, or New
> York, I'd rather take in some of the local ambiance rather than faux
Texas.
> Ed
>
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>
>
I agree completely Ed, and as it turns out, I'm going to be in Boston for a
few days in May. Italian food sounds just right to me, especially since my
Massachusetts relatives are Italians. Of course I'll have to put away a few
lobstahs, too.
Jack Curry

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message . com>...
> "Duwop" > wrote in message
> > > it up.
> > >
> > Chris Schlesinger wrote the forward and he owns "East Coast Grill" in
> > Cambridge.
> >
> > Good memory!
>
> Ate there a few years ago. Good bbq, but even better seafood. It's been a
> while and things may have changed. Cambridge is loaded with good ethnic
> restaurants.
> Ed
>
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

Well, One(1) evening. . .thats a tough one. I'd do the seafood too.
But, in the interest of fairness if Q is a hot topic with your
brethren the New England BBQ Society http://www.nebs.org has a good
site indicating Q is alive and well in the tundra, complete with some
restaurant reviews from their outings. Worth a read.
http://www.nebs.org/bbq/restaurant_reviews/default.htm

Moo

In article >,
Jack Curry <Jack-Curry deletethis @cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>news
>>
>> "DArbabi" > wrote in message
>> > Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in cheek, I
>> think
>> > you may be way off-base.
>> >
>> > big snip here
>> >
>> > Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about
>anywhere.
>> No
>> > need to come to Boston to get it.
>> >
>>
>> I'm sure the places you list are OK, but Boston is not noted for bbq. I'd
>> rather take a six pack to the No Name for a dining experience. Jimmy's and
>> Anthony's are good food, but tend to cater to the tourist. Or a nice
>little
>> Italian spot in the North end.
>>
>> To each his own, but if I was going to Boston, or San Francisco, or New
>> York, I'd rather take in some of the local ambiance rather than faux
>Texas.
>> Ed
>>
>> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>>
>>
>I agree completely Ed, and as it turns out, I'm going to be in Boston for a
>few days in May. Italian food sounds just right to me, especially since my
>Massachusetts relatives are Italians. Of course I'll have to put away a few
>lobstahs, too.
>Jack Curry
>
>

If you want something great, cheap, and a bit unusual in the way of labstahs,
try the lobster in black bean sauce at the Chinese seafood place. I recall
it as 14A Hudson St., the southernmost street in Chinatown, off Kneeland.
Don't expect much English to be spoken by the diners.

Rob Lake

wrote:
> In article >,
> Jack Curry <Jack-Curry deletethis @cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> news
>>>
>>> "DArbabi" > wrote in message
>>>> Ed, unless you wrote this with your tongue firmly planted in
>>>> cheek, I think you may be way off-base.
>>>>
>>>> big snip here
>>>>
>>>> Ed, these days you can get a decent piece of fish just about
>> anywhere.
>>> No
>>>> need to come to Boston to get it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure the places you list are OK, but Boston is not noted for
>>> bbq. I'd rather take a six pack to the No Name for a dining
>>> experience. Jimmy's and Anthony's are good food, but tend to cater
>>> to the tourist. Or a nice little Italian spot in the North end.
>>>
>>> To each his own, but if I was going to Boston, or San Francisco,
>>> or New York, I'd rather take in some of the local ambiance rather
>>> than faux Texas. Ed
>>>
>>> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>>>
>>>
>> I agree completely Ed, and as it turns out, I'm going to be in
>> Boston for a few days in May. Italian food sounds just right to me,
>> especially since my Massachusetts relatives are Italians. Of course
>> I'll have to put away a few lobstahs, too.
>> Jack Curry
>>
>>
>
> If you want something great, cheap, and a bit unusual in the way of
> labstahs, try the lobster in black bean sauce at the Chinese seafood
> place. I recall it as 14A Hudson St., the southernmost street in
> Chinatown, off Kneeland. Don't expect much English to be spoken by
> the diners.
>
> Rob Lake

Thanks Rob. I looked for it on the web, found it (Ho Yuen Ting) and I'll
try it.
Jack Curry

If in Chinatown in Boston, and you want seafood, try East Ocean City.

On 24 Jan 2004 16:07:24 GMT, wrote:

>If you want something great, cheap, and a bit unusual in the way of labstahs,
>try the lobster in black bean sauce at the Chinese seafood place. I recall
>it as 14A Hudson St., the southernmost street in Chinatown, off Kneeland.
>Don't expect much English to be spoken by the diners.
>
>Rob Lake


I like that rather Massa"CHOO"setts pronunciation of "labstahs" or
would Teddy say "Lobstahs"?

Bill

"DArbabi" > wrote in message
...
> If in Chinatown in Boston, and you want seafood, try East Ocean City.

Thanks DArbabi. With two choices and limited time, I guess I'll check the
menus and decide on the spot.
Jack Curry

In alt.food.barbecue, Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:

> Ate there a few years ago.

Yep - I was there too, along with some other afb people.


> Good bbq, but even better seafood. It's been a
> while and things may have changed.

They have changed. The seafood at ECG has gotten even better, but now,
the Q is just for show. Kenny Jakes used to cook the Q, and he is no
longer there. The Q subsidiary, Jake and Earl's, is now a seperate
restaurant in Waltham.

Go to
East coast Grill for great Carribean influenced seafood. If you want Q,
go to Blue Ribbon in West Newton.


--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who