Hooray for Long Weekends

Long weekends are lovely - every weekend should be one. Sadly, they all seem to be clustered in November, December, and January.

Saturday, my family and I went to Royal in Quincy for dinner to celebrate Jen and Phuong's engagement. Overall, I thought it was pretty good, for all you can eat.

Sunday, Tai and I went back to Pokeworks in Davis Square. I really like the place. No fuss, and fresh food.

Today, Richmond and I went to Dona Habana by Boston Medical. Parking is validated in the garage across the street for up to 2 hours, which is clutch in this area.

Drinks drinks drinks. Their drink menu is very extensive, and my mojito was strong. Definitely recommend.

Cubanitos - ehhh. Too bready, bland in some areas, super salty in others. Needed something - a kick, a sauce, a mustard. SOMETHING.

Goat cheese and spinach empanadas - interesting. The shell was like a thick crab rangoon shell. The filling was sparse though.

Plantain chips - I liked these, but didn't love the garlic butter sauce they came with. Actual mojo sauce is supposed to be citrusy, I think. This wasn't at all.

Grilled octopus - meh. Okay.

Tamal - dry. So dry.

Bread pudding - pretty good.











Come for drinks. And apps, maybe. Don't expect the food to blow you away.

Crabby Crabbies and Funnel Cake Fries

Two weeks into 2017, and we've gone to Loui Loui in Stoneham twice. If you like crab boils, this might be one of the places to go to in the area. It's right off I-95, there's a parking lot, and well, the food is good.

On Mondays, they have $1 oysters.

Shrimp po' boy - okay. I asked for cajun fries and got regular.

Garlic noodles - good. But wow, that's a lot of noodles.

 

Crab and corn, in the restaurant's Louisiana sauce.

Funnel cake fries - obviously my favorite thing here.

Catfish - bland. But I got the cajun fries this time, and those were good.

Two this time!










And then I got sick. And all I wanted in the world was soup. We went to Fairy Cafe in Quincy.

Salt and pepper fried chicken - good flavor.

Tom yum noodle soup - ehhh.

Ramen - ehhh.










BONUS:

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has a great 2017. And great food in 2017.

I've been so awful about updating. But here are some ways I closed 2016:

Sichuan Gourmet in Burlington (really good):

Pikaichi in Allston (consistently solid):

Wu Er by Wow Barbecue in Brookline (interesting, but I need carbs):

Red bean mille crepe cake from Lady M:

Irashai Sushi in Chinatown (also consistently solid):

Tryst in Arlington (really great for ambiance and food):

Koi in Quincy (do not recommend for hot pot unless you're okay spending $18-22 for broth):

Cafe Polonia in South Boston (for when you crave pierogies):

Gustazo in Waltham (really delicious food, they need an alcohol license asap):

Fairy Cafe in Quincy (reasonably priced, great smoothies):

Park Restaurant + Bar in Harvard Square (huge portions, great food):

Gyu-Kaku in Harvard Square (I missed out on all the food, apparently. But always good.):

Pokeworks in Davis Square (so happy to have poke here!):

Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen in Boston (really good, but give yourself plenty of time as the kitchen is definitely not the fastest):

Legal Seafoods Park Square (always great):