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In defense of against some of these negative reviews I'm reading...plain and simple...this isn't a sit down family restaurant. Neither was the bar before it 15+ years ago..."Hunter's" (their food sucked...all of it).
Whiskey's claim to fame is the (now) 15 cent wings (last I checked from 11am-11pm?...at or around the bar). When I'm famished, I can usually eat 30 (@ $4.50, not bad). I suggest getting the buffalo sauce on the side, that way you can dip and adjust your lip burn ratio.
Gotta love the iron hot plate pedestal they're served on and the big roll of paper towels and bone bucket that's plopped right in front of you, too. Get there before the after work crowd and you'll have ample seating and elbow room at the bar.
This is a place with something like 20 drafts on tap and is usually packed Wed - Sat nights.
So if you're someone that thinks this is a place to bring prospective in-laws for dinner...learn THIS town or go back to Connecticut you Weirdo, this is a DRINKING restaurant ! You're probably one of those "new to Boston" settlers that thinks Southie and the South End are the same place.
When ex-Amherst sorority girls hit age 28 and are worn out from raging for 10 years but still pretend like everyday is Friday night, they come work at Whiskeys.
I came here on a random "lets go to bars we've never been to" day time pub crawl with my boy. For some reason I feel like I heard this place was really fun. Then I remember that I heard that when I turned 19.
Granted, it was about 5pm on a Wednesday-not prime bar time-but the girls were dressed like and looked as if it was 5am on a Saturday.
We got margaritas. His tasted like semen and sour mix. Mine was so strawberry-ish that I'm pretty sure they just nixed the tequila all together.
The bar was peeling. The floor was sticky.The drink list was sticky. The girls were probably sticky as well. It smelled like they've been using the same mop water for 20 years. There was a lincoln log in the girls bathroom toilet and pieces of hair (or hair extensions, i'm not sure) all over the bathroom sink.
they should hand out complimentary std tests when you leave this place. never going back. unless i need a good laugh.
My friends and I went in here Saturday night, and this is not the place to keep your new year's resolutions
The menu reads starchy, salty and sugary. I had a pulled chicken sandwich and fries, good, but the roll was too bready (sounds strange but you know what I mean) and the "fire and ice" cucumbers are too spicy to be palatable. My friends had grilled chicken and chicken fingers, they looked good, but standard bar fare. The last time I had the wings, they were so spicy we could barely finish them, and we were never asked how we wanted them.
We were there pretty early in the night, so we missed the crowds, but I have been in later on the weekends, and the bar is a crowded, hot mess of people. If you are on Boylston, go somewhere else
Normally I am not a fan of bar food at all - but the wings at Whisky's are really good. They're crisp and tangy and come with lots of blue cheese dressing. The burgers are pretty decent as well. So, 4 stars for bar food that exceeds expectations (but stay away from the nachos, and the $1 pizza tastes like a $1 pizza)
4 stars also for service - friendly bartenders and waitresses. I have seen some negative reviews criticizing the outfits the bartenders wear, but who cares.
The crowd is chill. I've never been here on a weekend night but in the evenings and during the week it's a great place to hang out with friends for some beers and junk food.
On a freezing, windy January night, my boyfriend and I shivered into Whiskey's out of pure desperation.
If pure desperation and hunger are your only motivating factors, then sure, you'll be fed, but it's not going to be amazing.
My complaints are the usual. For one, very poor interior design. Tiny tables, cluttered with objects, not enough space to move around when it's crowded. Oh, and it was crowded. The table directly behind us decided they needed a five foot radius to themselves in all directions for their horde of friends to stand, drink beers, and glower at us, and that included our table. So we requested our server to move us to a booth, and the group promptly snatched our table and attached it to theirs. Way to be subtle, guys.
The service was a bit scarce, but it was pretty busy in there. The waitresses, host, and doorman I dealt with were all very pleasant though. Unfortunately, one waitress, who was not ours, had a very bad case of cellulite and decided the best course of action was to wear short-shorts.
As for the food, the french fries are extremely dry. My boyfriend's burger and loaded baked potato were sub-par. I ordered the three meat combo. They mean that quite literally. I ordered it with the hot links, St. Louis ribs, and bbq chicken. I literally received one hot link, one chicken breast, and one rib. Very stingy. The ribs were tastily flavored, but very fatty and the chicken had a strange taste.
For dessert I was excited to see they serve a Kahlua and brownie sundae, unfortunately it too was sub-par, it was encrusted in stale nuts, completely overpowering any other flavor it may have had.
On the plus side, the trivia game they host sounded very fun, and I appreciated the loud music and music videos on all the screens.
Overall, I'd come back to socialize or drink and meet up with people, but never for the food! Never again.
Oh wow this place! Almost gave it two stars, but than thought about why would this place deserve two...
Let's just say I've been here twice and neither have been a very positive experience. 1.) The Waitstaff is not attentive, which stinks for them because the more they pay attention to us the more $$ they walk home with at the end of the night. 2.) Also about the Waitstaff, they are a little trashy, for example the women who served us had a low cut shirt showing off the tattoos all over her chest and really short shorts with slits cut up the side. If you are into eating/drinking at a place where you are served by half dressed people, this is your place. If not, beware! 3.) It took forever to get a beer when sitting at a table from the waitress, which I blame on the bartender. All around...Boooah!
I would say if you were coming to this bar you would be going because you had no where else to go OR you were going for the 10 cent wings. I would never wait in line for this place and you shouldn't either!
After walking back from Tremont Steet and having missed the dinner scene (we were out and about at 10p) we went on impulse and went for here.
It's a sports bar alright, plenty of TV's, scantily clad waitresses walking around (jean short shorts, and other low fitting attire) and certainly enough alcohol to fuel the American Navy for a day or so.
The BBQ brisket sandwich and mashed potatoes I had were good, I didn't have any beer so I can't review that obviously.
The coffee was another story, it was beyond terrible, so burnt that the cup had skid marks on it. Our waitress was extremely nice and agreed with us that the coffee is terrible and is always like that; she suggested we fill out a comment card and complain....we sure as hell did. ;-)
Fix the coffee and get some additional desserts on the menu (I don't consider a sundae, a brownie and pie to make up a dessert menu) and I'll definitely stop by again.
P.S. make sure you bring your I.D., they card everyone!
You know, women aren't decorations. Last night the bartenders at this joint were wearing jean cutoffs that were so short I could see the bottom part of their ass cheeks sticking out. A woman can be violently attractive without ass all over the place. Have some respect. This place would have gotten one star but they did have an ok selection of seasonal beers on tap.
If you're a football jersey wearing, beer guzzling bro-dawg who wants to listen to top 40 hits and chase slutty undergrads, then go to Whiskeys.
All along, i had no idea Whiskey's was a barbecue place. i'd walked by it for years, tried to get in one night only to be rebuffed at the door because a friend wasn't really standing up straight anymore, and i never knew.
On a windy and cold night, looking for food, my companion had had enough of the weather so i summarily picked Whiskey's because i'd never eaten there and it was nearby.
The tables are tiny, and festooned with nonsense you don't really need. The music was absurdly loud for a Wednesday night (late dinner, around eight). The food was deeply mediocre; my date poked at a steak salad, and while i scarfed down a pulled chicken sandwich, it should be noted that i have extremely low standards. Actually, their barbecue sauces are very tasty, and they get a star for that. The beer was a bit on the flat side, the waitstaff was in a hurry to get rid of us (although the host and bouncer were very friendly), and overall it was just weak.
So now i can keep walking by.
grumble. grumble. Another Boston bar in a permanent state of identity crisis that tries to be so many things and ends up being sub par at everything.
They have a huge bar which takes up the whole place so there really isn't any where to stand around the bar. There are lots of tables but you have to order from a waitress at the tables but its really loud so its not a place that you would sit down and have a dinner, more of just a drinks and appatizers place. But the loud music kinda goes to waste cause you cant dance or really do anything cause of the limited space.
There are TVs but they are small and awkwardly placed. They try to be one of those places that makes the waitresses and bar tenders dress really slutty but cant pull it off since some of them aren't really that attractive.
The appetizers and wings are really cheap which is good but it isn't a place you go and are like "Wow that was fun" more of a place that you go and if you are lucky you say "Eh that was ok"
Great Wings!
I was tempted to give Whiskey's 1 star but then I remember the 10cent wings and the music videos. So, up to 2 we go
The thing that kills me about Whiskey's is the layout. Why does the central bar take up 80% of the place? There is essentially no room to walk around it when the place is packed. Its as if the person who designed the place assumed no one would actually come so might as well give the bartenders as much room as possible
Also, the place is kind of gross. I think the whole place needs a nice bleach rub down!
The 2 (almost) pros that I mentioned before are the 10cent wings served in the bar area and the music videos. The wings are pretty good and for 10cents its a good value. Unfortunately, the deal doesn't work if you're seated at a proper table. The music videos crack me up. When was the last time you watched consecutive music videos? They mix it up with old school tunes so you're able to do the "oh my god remember this song/video?!?"
Whiskey's is OK for after work or for a pre-sox game drink... but I would never, ever go here on a Friday or Saturday night
My fiance threw up and it slid down the front of the bar. He walked out and no one was the wiser.
No one is the wiser because this is a dumb bar that I haven't frequented in quite some time.
But, my fiance was wearing a rather tacky tie last night and I asked him where he got it.
His reply, "Whiskey's". I said, Whiskey's?? Whiskey's?? The bar you puked down the side of? His reply, "Yeah. A guy took off his tie and threw it down on the bar and threw his cell and left. I got the tie, and Matt got the cell."
Whiskey's is not a hidden gem. It should be hidden from anyone who has a mind and wants to drink.
Do not go.
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Don't come here unless you're already drunk (and it doesn't matter where you go because you won't remember it anyway)
This place is lame. It's like the bar equivalent of Hooters (less delicious chicken wings)
The only reason it got a second star is because I've seen worse (unfortunately)
In ascending order:
-Number of stars in review
-Number of rude, awkwardly-scantily clad bartenders claiming the extra 5 feet around their gargantuan bar as even more of their space and ordering you to move
-Number of times I've tried to learn Buck Hunter just to escape from reality
-Number of drunk girls dressed in cleavagey or distractingly glittery ensembles with tp attached to their high heels about to throw up in the grimy downstairs bathroom
-Number of guido fights I've seen occur at the entrance
TWO LOBSTERS FOR $18.95!!!!!!!!
I seriously gained 3249023 pounds during my visit to Boston and Whiskey's is partly to blame. Luckily, I was able to work off some of it by going down the bagillion stairs to get down to the bathroom.
I came here for both for the purposes of eating and drinking at the bar (both were separate occasions). First of all, as a bar, it's your regular "oh it smells like vomit from the night before / they probably spilled so much beer at this place that the odors of the beer are constantly vaporizing in the air of the restaurant."
They have a selection of BBQ type food, and their fries are starchy. Like Burger King's.
I feel like Whiskey's gets a bad rap. It has its pitfalls like most bars, but I feel that they are outweighed by the positives.
Friday and Saturday nights can get a bit crowded here, so I would try to go either early those nights, or stick to the other 5 nights. Why do I give it 4 stars? Because I've been here many times and have always had a good time. Also, the drinks are cheap, the girls are cute, and the bartenders wear small jean shorts.
Oh yea, Monday night has 15 cent wings, which makes for a cheap dinner.
So I went back the other day... and I need to lower my review ASAP. A friend and I went for burgers at lunch and waited nearly 40 minutes between ordering and getting the food. For burgers? Come on!
Not to mention they were overcooked! I ordered medium rare, my friend ordered medium and they were both well, well done! Gross! Not to mention the fact that she never offered refills on drinks, didn't even check in on us and took forever to get the check after we asked.
Sorry, but you're not getting a good tip after that...
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This place is great...if you like bros.
Also, I was stranded at Whiskey's in dire need of a cigarette and there aren't any in that neighborhood after 10 O'clock.
Thumbs down all around.
If you're a college student or in your early 20's this can be a fun place. This is the sort of place that is packed with these kinds of people on the weekends doing shots and drinking beers and can definitely turn into a meet market. If you have any inkling of maturity this isn't the place for you. The place can get very loud and the people can be obnoxious.
Meh....just meh.....
This bar will make you feel like you have been transported instantly back to a college party, only now this party has all of the drop outs at it, instead of current students...It just kind of felt dirty in here...and it kind of just made me feel way more mature than I usually feel too....strange...the floor is sticky....there was some remnants of vomit it looked like on the bathroom floors....i am shuddering a little right now thinking about it!
The beers were pretty cheap, we were able to get a table to sit at, and they have waitress service at the tables, and i hear their kitchen stays open pretty late for food too, so I will give them that, and they have flat screen tvs to watch the games, but they pack so many people in here that you cannot possibly escape without getting a drink spilled on you.....Maybe if I came here really drunk already it would be okay, but coming here sober??? Not for me ;)
It was a pretty nasty day out on Saturday but considering it's one of the last days of summer we decided to end our night at a bar on boylston and this happened to be the place all my friends ended up being in.
It was PACKED! Thank god I'm relatively small and can weasel my way in front of the bartender, otherwise getting a drink seemed like a nightmare. It's your typical bar on boylston, nothing special. Drinks are relatively cheap and there is ample enough room to mingle, but the bar does take up a significant portion of the space so once it's crowded, it's slightly difficult to move around.
The music is alright, nothing special. I didn't have the food there so can't really comment on that, but definitely did end up having a good night, but that I can attribute mainly to friends, not to the venue.
At the end of the day though, I won't mind going there again. Cheap drinks and good friends make me happy :)
This is another typical college bar with a less TVs but serves better food than The Pour House.
Another hang out join for local business people and college students.
I went for the cheap wings, but they were toothpicks, and the booze was crazy over priced. People seem to like the place though, it's usually busy whenever i go. Save you cash for something cheaper and tastier.
I took my dad, my brother, and his girlfriend here before heading to Fenway for a Red Sox game recently. My brother and the lady suggested Fire and Ice, but they go there every time they're in Boston (go ahead, make fun of the country folk who think Fire and Ice is fancy if you must), so I browbeat them into trying someplace different. My father perked up at the mention of barbecue, so we went to Whiskey's. Parts of my time here were ok, other parts, not so good, all adding up to an experience worthy of "meh".
We arrived to a nearly empty restaurant for an early dinner/late lunch and were greeted first by a large pirate statue and then by a chickie-poo hostess who brought us to our table. It was very hot in the restaurant and the wooden booth was exceedingly uncomfortable. I will say, however, that the hostess did warn us that it would be rather warm by the windows, but we chose to ignore her advice and sit there anyways. Whoops! Our waitress was very nice, and dealt very well with my dad's brand of flirtatious banter. Service was definitely the highlight of this meal.
Beverages were ordered and delivered quickly. I mean, there was no one else here, so if we had to wait a long time that would have been an automatic 1 star. My father was disappointed that the apple martinis are served with a cherry and not with a thin slice of of green apple floating in it. No, my father is not gay, he's just particular about his apple martinis, so he had a beer instead. My margarita was ok, but kind of watery.
The food was pretty disappointing. They must use nasty frozen patties for their burgers because the greasy slab of meat they called a burger was this shade of gray all the way through, despite having ordered it medium. Also, I'm all for big burgers, but I actually had to bust out a fork and knife to eat mine it was such a sloppy mess. I tried a bit of someone's pulled pork and that seemd ok. The spinach dip appetizer was actually pretty decent, but damn, Whiskey's, you sure are stingy with it. That was a tiny bowl of dip to be shared among four people.
My apologies to my family members for bringing them to such a mediocre place on a rare trip into Boston. To my brother, next time, I promise I'll listen to you and we'll go where you want, even if that is just Fire and Ice.
This place use to be pretty good, but not anymore. This place has gone down hill in the last few years because of their price point. Management needs to get that back in control. Over $6 for a Bud Light is just to much for this type of place.
The way this place is designed, it is completely packed in some areas and empty in others. They should really re-model Whiskey's to make it more user friendly.
Pretty easy to meet people here. More lower to Mid-twenties crowd. Good location on Boylston, but there are other bars that are better here.
Be prepared to wait in line even if it is not busy. They like it that way.
WARNING:
If you go into Whiskeys drunk, you will most likely be hungover by the time you fight through crowd to get your beer.
Whiskey's typically stresses me out. The line is always very long yet the place is always over crowded with yahoos. Once my entire group was not allowed in because someone we were vaguely associated with jumped over a road block.
Once inside it is just a stressful situation, although, with enough booze, a fun one. You have to wait forever, and I mean forever, to get to the bar...but once you do its ok. I think I've probably broken several limbs of strangers trying to push my way to the bathroom-terribly sorry. The top 40 is fun. I really do not like this place in inclement weather-dealing with your jacket, scarf, umbrella, is just way too much stress.
Once I came here for happy hour and had some delicious, fattening, barbecue. I enjoyed that. Bottom line, if I have enough booze that I do not care about elbowing yahoos-it is a good time.
I was wary when my friend suggested we meet for drinks here. Working in the back bay, I just never had a desire to cram myself in between the crowded bar to get a drink or be shocked by the clothing choices of the bartending staff. So when I arrived, I was happy we could find a booth and that a cocktail waitress greeted us and offered to get us a drink instead of trying to fight my way to the bar. Finally we sit, have drinks watch the red sox game and I find myself content.
Then in midst of conversation, a waiter walks over and reaches his arm in front of me, placing his armpit within inches of my face to grab condiments. Sadly, having an armpit shoved in my face in not a normal occurrence, and only after he successfully interrupted my conversation, offended me and eventually began walking away without even saying excuse me- I said something and he apologized still without taking notice.
Luckily, I was able to to laugh it off awkwardly- and went to close my tab. I venture my way to the bar, and after about 10 minutes of waiting, I am told that if I ordered from the cocktail waitress, I have to find her to close my tab..... did I remember what she looked like? Fortunately, my friend remembered (what guy wouldn't with such distinctive outfits..) and I had to hunt her down just to ask to close my tab. After waiting another 10 minutes, she informs me that the computer is running slow... can I just leave- please?
I walked out, went home and wished I went to Lir or Dillon's.
This bar is good, but nothing spectacular. It can get kind of loud if you just want to relax and have a few beers, especially with game crowds.
The food is decent and the drinks are good also. It's just that it's so close to the Pour House, all I think about is how I could have had a much larger beer for the same price two doors down.
Another odd thing is that if you sit by the window, people are constantly stopping and looking at the TV screens that face the outside for game scores. While I've done this myself while walking down Boylston, it definitely feels like people are staring right at you for a few minutes. Just a bit awkward!
The Good :
Its a choice on Boylston St. if you want to pre-game before the club or just have some quick , not-that-expensive drinks amongst tipsy, sleep-deprived college students ( and their family visiting them) and Boston tourists that just want to get effed up
The Bad :
On weekend nights, (especially if theres a graduation or alot of tourist in Boston for whatever reason) there is usually a long line outside to get in and then bar is crowded , depending on what you are looking for there are other choices in area.
The Ugly :
On some nights you might have a wait to get inside and bartenders are usually overwhelmed so more wait to weave through the crowd to grab a drink.
Eh
Good location
Good size for back bay bar
Just nothing...
I don't know
It's just where people go to give up
Jason H is the shit though
I know, I know. I'm committing some sort of Yelp sin by not giving this place one or two stars. But hear me out.
No, it's not really my favorite crowd Thursday-Sat night. But just because it's not my ideal doesn't make it bad. The staff is friendly and tries to be as helpful as can be. The bartenders are pretty good and wait staff ranges from good to the sometimes awesome.
It's not fine dining, but the food's decent. They make their own cole slaw and BBQ sauce, that I happen to like a lot. Burgers and chicken sandwiches are good. The Turkey Reuben is worth a try and Gator Eggs not to be missed. The Kahlua Brownie Sundae is sinfully good. Also, their wings are some of the best I've had in town.
Tuesday night trivia adds to the appeal. So no, Whiskey's may not be the best in town, but it's a pretty reliable meal and a decent spot to chill after work or watch the game.
I spent all of 45 minutes at Whiskey's last night and that was plenty. The extra star is for being open until 2am, having nice bouncers, speedy bartenders and a decent draft beer selection. It pains me, though, to give it more than one star mainly because of the crowd. Ouch, it was PAINFUL. Many, many creeps looking to take a girl, any girl, home for the night. It's just really not my scene. I'll try again, maybe, if I happen to be in the area, it's not a weekend, and it's not the end of the night. But then again, maybe not.
PS...They don't do shots. Just throwing that out there. I hate them but the people that frequent here likely don't.
We used to come here a lot for the 10 cent wings deal, which was always a good time. The wings were large and plump, with a good amount of sauce. The beers were cold and plentiful. The only thing you had to do was get there early enough to grab some tables in the bar area. The clientele seemed to be alright, maybe bordering on preppy/cocky but we did see some cuties. That could have just been when we went though so don't quote me on that. I haven't frequented this place often enough for either food or drinking but it seemed just okay to me.
Two lobsters for $19? Yes please. Only in Boston, right? You could also get one for $13 but since we had a large group, it was well worth it. We even had a few more people join us a bit later in the meal but they ran out of the lobsters by then. Guess it's a popular special. I don't think it's on the menu so they might only have it on select days. Although delicious - halfway through, I was already questioning why we got them. Too much work. It's served with a cool plastic bib, special fork/pick, the pliers to crack the shell, a vat of melted butter, and a wetnap for after. Oh and fries (way too crispy/burnt) and coleslaw (ewww- don't know that many people that like it) on the side. So messy and there's only meat in the claws and legs. Dunno how you're supposed to eat anything from the body and head.
Anyways someone else got pasta. And they had this deal for a pitcher and a small pizza for $13 that someone else tried. All in all, a decent and cheap meal. And the place is a bit like Applebees with all their Boston memorabilia but that's kinda the feel of Boston. There is a bouncer that checks your ID when you come in. But you can go without it if you don't drink. I don't remember him stamping you hand or anything so I have no idea how the bartender would know. Great system... The waitress recommended a special concoction that was similar to red bull and vodka. It was kinda horrible in taste but also kinda cool because they put a light-up flashing fake ice cube in it.
My hot husband and I came here with out-of-town friends the Saturday before St. Patty's... we met up with a large group of other friends and I would say there were 12 - 20 people in our group at all times. We arrived around 1:30 or 2:00. I got a Blue Moon and Pistol Pete (my better half) got a Guiness and we started socializing.
The bar itself was bar-ish ... nothing you haven't seen before. It was kinda crowded, being a big drinking weekend, but it wasn't wall to wall people and there was definitely room to move around. The bartenders provide plenty of T & A for the gentleman (or ladies) who are into that sort of thing...
One beer turned into four and with the help of one shot of Jameson, we were feeling good and having fun. Though, when Pete's buddy asked for four car bombs (a shot of Baileys dropped into half a glass of Guiness and chugged quickly), we were told that they don't serve them because they are a "real Irish bar." Ummm...ok...whatever. We did decide to order some apps at that point and we got the steak quesadilla and some wings... the wings were good and the quesadilla was surprisingly tasty, and quite large. Anyways -- Double P and I went outside for a menthol treat and as we were walking out, I let the bouncer know we were heading out for a smoke and he acknowledged me and said, "Cool."
Five minutes later, we were walking back in when the bouncer asked to see our ids... we got them out and handed them to him, only to be told that he "couldn't let us back in." I kind of laughed because I thought he was joking... he wasn't. He told us we were too intoxicated to enter the bar and that we were stumbling... I started arguing a bit and in an attempt to lighten him up, I said, "This is not me drunk. I get WAY more wasted than this." He said that he had already asked us to leave once and that if we didn't go immediately, he would call the police. The dude wouldn't even let us go in to close our tab... he had someone bring the cc slip over to us to sign. PS it was 4:15 at this point.... we had been there just over two hours -- so I averaged two beers and half a shot per hour, plus the food. Yeah. Totally inebriated.
Give me a break, Whiskey's... here is why I will never enter your establishment again...
A. It's St. Patty's weekend. You are going to see way worse drunks than a 30 year old married couple hanging out with other 30 year old couples.
B. Our buddy who we met there had been drinking since 8am. Seriously. He set his alarm to wake up and drink. He couldn't form sentences but he wasn't asked to leave. Way to be accurately discerning, Bouncer.
C. You are not a hotspot or even that cool of a place. And, this is Boston. I think I can find a million more Irish bars who don't call themselves "real Irish bars," it is just understood. Get over yourself.
Pretty much everything hat I was going to say about this place has been said.... just wanted add one more thing. There was some crazy nun-like waitress going around and cutting people off. She even "cut off" someone that wasn't drinking alcohol. Last call at 1:30???? very interesting. only gave it 2 stars because they serve alcohol..... sometimes.
Visiting Boston, I found myself eating some Texas BBQ - really!
Upon arriving, I found myself being carded at the door. It wasn't hard to find a table on a Thursday night but I could definitely picture this place getting crowded on a Friday or Saturday night, during happy hour etc...TV's everywhere to watch the game, good crowd!
Only 3.2 Miles from the Sam Adams Brewery, you know you're getting some fresh stuff! Ooooh, I love Boston!! Ordered the buffalo wings, 1 pound (10 wings) for about $6.95 or 2 pounds (20 wings) for $9.95...good stuff!, good quality wings...plenty of meat on them, good texture, good taste (although the spicy wasn't - wish they could deliver some heat!).
Seeing the menu was filled with attempts at Mexican food like burritos & fajitas, as well as BBQ like ribs, etc, the BBQ Brisket seemed pretty safe...and it was, no better or worse than that though. The portions where huge, even for a guy like me who usually cleans his plate. My buddy got the fajitas, which arrived on 3 plates...yeah, that was too much food too...
Service wasn't great, and trying to pay the check wasn't good at all...we met some friends there later in the night who wanted to split their part of the check..."Please put the Blue Moon and the margarita on this card..." - so the waitress brought another blue moon and another margarita, took my cash to cover the entire bill and couldn't fix it without 30 minutes of waiting and headache...she blamed us because SHE didn't understand, that's really bad customer service. After all that, we still ended up losing money on the transaction, we just gave up and checked out McGreevy's on the next block.
Speaking of the service, some of the waitresses there are dressed in daisy dukes and tight t-shirts...its just a shame none of them are attractive :( the bartenders were pretty cute though, wearing fitted tank tops which were just as seasonally inappropriate as their tans :)
Bottom line, follow the rules...have some beer, have some wings, don't make the bill too complicated...you'll have a great night!!
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