This past weekend my special lady and I decided to get out of Dodge and visit some of my old haunts in Boston. It was a quick weekend trip for just the two of us but it was very nice. Saturday ended up being a nice day and we were able to stroll around and do so browsing, some shopping, some eating. We had a nice late lunch at Abe n' Louie's on Boylston Street. We had a nice table outside to do some people watching. First off the bread basket is pretty serious w/ 2 kinds of flatbread and a variety of sourdough, wheat, and other breads. My lady had a very well seasoned Bloody Mary, I had a very well presented dry martini (they kept the excess in a chilled container on ice). For lunch LadyBird had a nice and tasty Caesar's salad, and I had a great lobster club sandwich. Good lobster, good bread, and not too heavy on the mayo. Huge servings, very solid service, a little pricey... 1 7/8th thumbs up. I mean, seriously... one of the 5 hostesses walked me to the men's room. You can imagine what happened next... I peed. Side note in Back Bay, check out the store "47" on Newbury. It has really cool "vintage" sports apparel.
After a bit more wandering/shopping we walked through the park in Back Bay and then made our way over the Beacon Hill. There are some crazy preppy stores up in that area. I really wanted some pink shorts w/ martini glasses on them but they were like $110 or something ridiculous. We hit up one great store which unfortunately I forget the name but this woman had an amazing collection of old maps, and photos, and prints. Really cool place. We then had a drink @ Seven's. Great vibe, great energy, solid beers, good service... do not touch the food unless you have been starving for 14 days. It looked gross and is all cooked in a microwave. Cool place though.
Dinner was a little slice of Indian love @ Kashmir on Newbury Street. We had veggie samosas, a spinach and goat cheese dish and a lamb dish w/ some plain na'an. I won't try to remember the names or all of the ingredients, just know this... the place is very very good. The food is fresh and not greasy and the spices are delicate and fragrant. Service is a little lacking but the presentation is good and the price is very fair. 2 thumbs up. We stayed at the Charlesmark Hotel on Boylston. Great location, reasonable price, tiny rooms (but clean), and awful continental breakfast. Overall 1 thumb sideways. It is perfectly fine for a quick excursion but not for a lengthy stay.
Sunday we went to the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Seaport and checked out the Shepard Fairey exhibit http://www.icaboston.org/ It was really amazing. I am a huge fan and think if you have the time it is really worth a look. The rest of the museum was fine, not great. Cool building and location over the harbor though. We finished our trip w/ a North End lunch @ Strega. Very friendly, very Italian. Big portions, good food. We shared a salad and a pasts dish w/ eggplant, mozzarella, and sun dried tomatoes. It was great. 1 3/4 thumbs up. It was really quite good. Plus you can watch mobster movies on one of the 7 flat screen TVs they are rocking. Overall 2 thumbs up for our trip, it was fun and very relaxing.
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