Northeastern meets Louisiana

Well it at least meets a signature of fried chicken from the area.  Finally the Curry Student Center has something for everyone.  Popeyes moved in and has made a big splash.  This place always has a line, and why not it's delicious if not very nutritious. I snuck in for that quick $3.99 meal dead that includes 3 crispy chicken strips, a biscuit drink and fries.  Ridiculous considering how cheap and tasty it is. I ate it so fast I forgot to take a picture 'til it was done, that's why you see an empty box.  Felt gross afterwards as per usual with fast food.

Anyway, we may have lost out on Chic - Fil - A, but in the end Northeastern wins with the addition of Popeyes. 

Guy Fieri Doesn't Lie! Mikes Delivers

I'm a fan of diners.  I think they are just an American classic.  Large portions, comfort food, and crass waitresses, it doesn't get much better.  Add a little recommendation from Guy Fieri and his Diner's Drive-In's and Dives show and you have a Diner Dining Dynamo. This is what Mikes City Dinner accomplished  Hit this place up with a bunch of friends one early morning, and walked about 2 miles to get there.  It was worth it!  As usual my eyes were much larger than my stomach and I over-ordered, getting 3 eggs, hash browns, grits, toast and a nice piece of STEAK.  FOR BREAKFAST. AHH MANLINESS!  Smothered it all in hot sauce naturally and washed it down with a cool crisp O.J. I want to point out the grits at this place.  In the picture top right corner you can see them.  That is 1 order.  Just a heads up, it is easily enough for 5 people.  Tons of taters, and ham mixed in there and completely satisfying.

Oh by the way, the 2 mile walk home was brutal.

Symphony of Sushi

Sorry for the terrible quality of this picture.  I could not for the life of me get the lighting right.  At least it doesn't have a gross purple flare ever so present on the new iPhone 5 am I right?

What you are straining to see here is a plethora of Sushi provided Symphony Sushi.  This was a date night feast and we (meaning I) went all out and ordered up 4 different types of rolls.  We had Lobster Maki, Crazy Maki, Spider Maki, and Spicy Tuna Maki.  I don't know exactly what is in each one, but I do know it's a lot of spicy and a lot of delicious.  It also happened to cost a lot of money.  Ya know that green stuff, no not Wasabi - that green stuff we get for doing work and then quickly give away to please our taste buds.  No surprises here though, just a good meal and an excellent date night.  Can't wait to go back.

So much for being healthy.... Wendy's Binge

Alright, I want to preface this post by saying that I go to the gym at least 3 times a week, weigh in at 175 lean pounds on a 5'11'' frame and and actually very active and healthy.

That being said my last post (see ABP Cranberry Chicken) where I said I'm trying to be healthy is obviously a complete lie if you look at the picture to the left.

I was weak. I binged. Whatever it tasted good.  What you see here is my first ever Wendys burger, a Wendy's Spicy Chicken Bacon Cheese and Avocado sandwich, a Chicken Wrap ($1 I mean how can you say no?) and the obligatory fries. What you don't see is the Coca-Cola to wash this decadence down.
Calorie count?  I don't know a bajillion maybe...
Cost?, less than $10 bucks!
PRICE? A pretty nasty visit to the bathroom a few hours later....

ABP: Cranberry Chicken Wrap

Was craving a wrap from ABP the other day so shot over after a workout for a quick bite. Tried out their new Cranberry Chicken wrap because I'm trying to be healthy. (More on this later)

Anyway is was ALRIGHT I guess?  I can tell there's some cost cutting initiatives going on because they have really cut back on how much meat they put in their sandwiches. Suffice to say it was pretty bready, which sucks.  The redeeming quality of the sandwich was the cranberries, what a surprise.  They were really tangy and actually made it a pretty flavorful experience.  However, it still does not make up for the lack of over-all substance.  Oh well!

Lobster Roll By the Sea(port) Grille

Well alright this is WELL overdue, considering I'm bringing this meal all the way back from July 22nd.  However, seeing as though it was my birthday meal it deserves special mention.

Sort of a traditional Jason Berman Birthday meal right here.  A giant lobster roll, sweet potato fries and a pickle.  My mom took up to the SeaPort Grille on the water in Gloucester, she had been there a few weeks earlier and could not stop raving about the Lobster Roll.  Well the hype lived up to the taste, and this was a MONSTROSITY of a Lobster Roll.  Completely enormous and not filled with to much lettuce, or mayo or other fillers.  It was so fresh, so tender and so good.  The sweet potato fries were classic, I'm not sure you can really mess those up.  Pickle was a pickle.  The kicker came at the end though, we ordered up desert after deciding on the Key Lime Creme Brulee and I assumed I'd get a standard sized desert.  I should have known better, the desert was of equally massive proportion to the Lobster Roll.  It was tart and really refreshing.  Anyway, all in all a very solid Birthday Meal.  Thanks Mom!!

Victorias Diner, ShortRib w/ Homemade Mac 'n Cheese

Becca and I stopped off a diner in South Boston about a week or so ago.  I'm not going to lie, it's not located in the best part of Boston and the exterior of this place had me wondering if I would make it out alive.  Well don't judge a book by it's cover.  Inside it was well decorated, festive and fun.  It has nice LCD TV's and a cool bar.  For a diner, it was actually fairly upscale.  Anyway, I ordered up the ShortRib with Mac 'n Cheese from the entree list.  Not much a breakfast guy.  It was really good!  It didn't look like a huge portion of food when it first arrived, and I was a bit jealous of Becca's massive french toast but the Mac 'n Cheese was incredibly rich and soon enough I was filling up.  The ShortRib melted in my mouth, was cooked perfectly not fatty and very tender.  I topped the entire entree off with some Franks Red Hot because well.....It's a diner so it seemed appropriate.


I did manage to snag a few bites of Becca's French Toast, and that was killer too.  I recommend this place if your you want to try out a real good local diner.  I'm pretty sure it's in South Boston technically, but it's real close to the BackBay as well - near the SouthBay Plaza.. That might be Roxbury actually?