When Tai is away...

Vy will play blog? 

Since people are always asking where and what I eat, I might as well share (let's see how long this lasts).

Sorry for the potato quality of some of these (and future) photos, but my dining companions are generally not very patient when hungry.

For Tai's meal before Japan, we avoided the Japanese and went to Legal on the Mystic at Assembly Row in Somerville. It's a pretty decent space (as is expected with these newer Legals). Food and service are both solid.

To start, the steamers: 

Sooo good! The clams are actually cooked with white wine, garlic, and thyme, making them so flavorful. And they're pretty clean - I had just one that had a bit of sand.  

Also for an app, we had the sweet and spicy ribs:

These were more sweet than spicy this time, but very tender. The slaw underneath was meh.

These were followed by the white clam pizza (for me) and the crab roll (for Tai):

The pizza was way too greasy. As in, puddle of grease pooling in the middle of and underneath the pizza. Even greasy still the next day when I had a slice cold. Really detracted from anything else (although the crust was pretty good).

I didn't try this so you'll have to trust Tai, who said the crab meat was fresh and good. But then he also went on to say he probably won't be ordering crab rolls again. So, if you like crab rolls, it's a good one. If you want something meatier, go for the lobster roll. 

Overall, not bad. We generally enjoy Legal and know what to expect; I just won't be ordering that pizza again.