Justin P.'s Profile

Twenty thousand square feet, twenty self-indulgent turds. How can such a huge museum contain so little art? What a waste.

This might supplant Uppercrust as my new go-to pizza joint based on a few things:
1. Location: It's not perfect by any means, but it's in Union with a number of other greats places making it an easy quick lunch. Plus it's abot five minutes from my place.
2. Quality: Their pizza is solid with exceptionally creamy cheese and the crust is chewy and delicious.
3. Price: $4 even for two slices and a 20oz soda. Amazing.

Recommended!

This joint hasn't changed in 50 years. It has a musty smell and a classic rock-leaning juke. You score it yourself and ignore the ashtray built into the ball returns.

Games run only $3, shoes for half that. This place is a gem.

Wonderful, cozy restaurant was exactly what we were looking for on the Cape. We were staying in Falmouth and after looking there, we decided to jump over to Wood's Hole to check out the place. Being off season, many place were open, but the Fishmonger was there, glowing bright.

The inside was lit with hurricane lamps on each table and had a live jazz pianist all evening. We got a seat by the water and we warmly greeting by our server. They were very accommodating of our requests (my wife wanted the lobster roll from the lunch menu and I just want the main dish from the Prix Fixe.) They have a great menu with a smart mix of seafood standard and more eclectic choices (like the short ribs with cheesy polenta and red wine...amazing...)

The service was stellar and all of her recommendations were spot on. If we're ever in town again, it's certainly a place that will return to. Absolutely recommended.

Went here for lunch on my wife's birthday and was sadly disappointed. Due to our schedules we had to find a nice restaurant for a birthday dinner instead of a lunch and this place seemed to fit the bill. Their menu looked wonderful.

When we got there, the place was empty (only one other table) but the service was painfully slow (not leisurely, slow.) We got our waters and waited nearly 15 minutes to order. When we did, he never even offered anything else to drink (could have asked, but thought it was weird.)

My wife got the Poulet Roti. It was good, but nothing amazing. The greens were cold and the gratin had a strange fake butter taste to it. My steak frites was dreadful. The steak was cut into small slices and drenched in a sweet gravy (not a reduction as stated in the description.) The fries were foodservice frozen style. Bleh.

After sitting on empty plates for ten minutes the server (who'd said nothing since we ordered) brought the check. We asked to have the chicken dish packed to go. He came back with all three course stacked in a Chinese takeout box. By evening, it was just mush.

I was really hoping this would be a fusion place I could have in the back pocket for a nice night out, but after this experience, I won't even give it another chance. Not recommended.

Hit up Spike's last night for a quick bite and will probably head back. The menu is quite varied, but went ahead and ordered a dog, the Ball Park, with brown mustard, onions and cheddar. I was surprised when I got the dog that this was more like a sandwich. It comes in a freshly made roll (not just a spongy hot dog bun) and the cheese was thick and melted over the onions. The hot dog itself was awesome: all-beef, juicy and filling. The fries were simple curlys but have a really good flavor to them.

I was a little bummed that a hot dog place doesn't do a Chicago style (what I was hoping to get.) Also, maybe I went during a lull, but the place was dead as disco. Overall a place that's easy to recommend for a good gut bomb.

Perry is a beautifully designed park that features a nice strolling path, playground with odd spinning spheres, a large open field and a strange, potentially stomach-churning spinning disc. Because of its layout, the field's distance from the road, and plentiful supply of poop bags, it's also a de facto dog park. Most evenings around 6 or so the place is filled with dogs and neighbors chatting. This is one of those places that makes the neighborhood very special.

Finally got in the last weekend of the Fairey show since this was the only thing this place has going right now.

First, if this was a review for the building, it would certainly be 5 stars. Simply a marvel with beautiful interior design and and a vertigo-inducing elevator.

As stated the Fairey show was wonderfully presented, especially with the free audio commentary you can download from the ICA website. However, the rest of the museum was a disappointment. While some of the work was quite nice, there was too much of an emphasis on self-indulgent installations and video. Ugh.

As stated before, we were in and out in 45 minutes, spending the rest of what we thought would be a two-hour trip at the oceanfront theatre enjoying the breeze and the smell of salt air (smelled like Florida.)

I'm going to put this at a 3 star with this caveat: Recommended if there's an exhibition that you're definitely in to seeing. Otherwise I wouldn't roll the dice.

I'll be updating this after another visit and another experience.

I was stoked to check out this place after reading the reviews and hearing recommendations from a few people, but man, what a bummer. First, the pizza was eh. Not bad by any stretch, but because it's made in those big sheets it tends to sit for a while and reheating does little to bring it back to life.

The place is also sort of dumpy. Not dirty, just sort of depressing inside. Prices are good (three slices and two sodas for about $12), but for not much more, I could have had Upper Crust.

I feel like my disappointment is dragging down a score that might have otherwise been higher if I hadn't been teased by such good reviews. Again, not bad, but not recommended.

This is the "hungry but don't want to drop more than $5" place for my wife and I. Some of the best thin crust pizza I've ever had. Their sauce makes grown men weep with it's little chunks of tomatoes. Their slice of the day is typically a great combination of fresh ingredients with some obscure pop culture image on the sign.

Seating can be a little tight during busy hours, but they will often work through the crowds to bring on those wonderfully large slices. Only complaint: the trash can in the front is full 90% of the time. If there's time to lean, there's time to clean, people. Solid recommendation.