Boston -- Classic or Dirty Water?

publick house!

Yes! <3 PH. I'll have to take the T out there but that's ok. Since I've moved off it the B line seems like such a huge pain in the ass but it's ok, I'll make an exception for a FAP.

btw the Roadhouse which is owned by the PH ppl and just a little further up on Beacon is good too and the specialty store is right next door. You get 10% off there with a receipt from either restaurant so you snobs can buy your fancy drinks on the (sorta) cheap. ;-)

AND they have fried pickles.

ph is on the c tho right? a little better than the b

i was totally wondering about the roadhouse

first time i went past it coming from my apartment i was like 'ohh shit did the publick house close down ???" b/c they look similar but yea then a block later is the PH

fried pickles are crazy, so tasty

Yeah, it's on the C which is indeed better than the B but not quite as good as the D. lol. I went to roadhouse for the first time a couple months ago because the PH was closing early and it was surprisingly good. Probably not quite as good as PH but it's a little less insanely crowded and did I mention the fried pickles?

what kind of fried pickles are they - spears, say, or the pickle chips? (prefer spears but either is pretty special)

Hmmmm. They are pickle chips. I had never had them before and was sort of o_O at the idea but my god I was wrong.

yea fried pickles are prob one of the best things ever. best bar food at least

Wait have you been to the PH yet? If not then that's definitely where the FAP should be because it's the original and best. Also where are you guys living? I spent a lot of time living in various crappy apts in Allston/Brighton so I know the area well.

no i haven't been to ph. want to really badly.

we live right near cleveland circle. i work at bc, in one of their libraries, so my boston experience so far has basically been limited to that area w/ few exceptions

hi guys!

let's get this done.

apartment itself is GREAT, we love it. neighborhood i have some reservations about, mostly b/c i work at BC and it basically feels like an extension of the campus. was surprised when i first got here b/c we were living in a small town (northampton MA) before but this neighborhood is somehow less diverse than the 30,000 pop. town we just moved from

totally xp!

Ahhh, ok. I used to live right by there off Comm Ave. The bars immediately around there really suck imo because they're all full of BC kids. Tasca on Comm has great tapas and Bangkok Bistro in Cleavland Circle has decent Thai. Best pizza I found around there is from Sabatinos - also on Comm. There used to be a movie theatre right in CC but I think that's closed down. ;_;

tasca is great

Are you on Tasca's mailing list? If so then you will get emails from Dan the manager. He sends all kinds of really good coupons. It's worth it.

Would the 1st weekend in October work? Maybe the Saturday?

ps - you guys better be fun.

yea bangok bistro is good, and sadly the movie place is done. will try tasca. it's kind of nice tho living near the c & d, getting into the city is pretty easy. getting to simmons is easy too. sean u live in allston right? haven't been there much so far but some areas seem pretty cool

lol enbb i can't promise anything

i might be taking my mom out for her birthday on that saturday (10/3), tho that friday would totally work

I was in Allston last night. I can't believe how much new stuff there is on Brighton Ave. So many of the stores/bars have changed!

I could probably do the Friday too.

yup i live in allston though i guess technically close to where it becomes brighton? i self-identify as an allstonian. there's a few good things down here actually.

yea i think that works for me xxxp

yeah the turnover on brighton and harvard in the last year has been nuts

I used to <3 the Common Ground.

x-post Srsy. I was driving down Brighton Ave just like . . . wtf? When all this happen. Makes me want to go back and investigate.

also doesn't have to strictly ILX people - if you guys have cool non-ilx friends i'd like to meet them too

so are we saying friday 10/2? (need to block off my v. busy calendar jk)

as far as i know that works for me - parents-in-law might be visiting that weekend but prob not until saturday

sweet. should we make a new thread so boston peeps and lurkers and whoever see it? i would do that but i'm going to start sleeping instead.

Yeah we can that tomorrow. 10/2 sounds good but we can always play it by ear too in case something comes up for someone.

sounds good

I believe Brighton begins around the Washington Street T Stop on the B line, because the Whole Foods right there has its address in Brighton. I actually used to live a couple years ago on a street that bordered Brookline, Allston, and Brighton (I'm now living closer to Brigton Center.)

Mark - are you going to Simmons for GSLIS by chance?

i am!

Cool, I graduated from there back in '06 and my GF just started taking classes there. Maybe she knows you, ha.

michael i go there too.

sup?

simmons crew here

of my two intro classes this semester one of them is both really easy and really interesting (the 488 tech requirement), the other is interesting but professor assigns reading overload (415 info org)

whoa glad 488 is interesting for you it was a snooze when i took it. who is your 415 prof?

candy schwartz

good to know--415 is one of the required ones i still have to take.

yea there's kind of a lot of work. she's really enthusiastic and makes the material pretty interesting, but it's a really big commitment. i'm sure i'll be happy that i did it but right now as my first time back in school since undergrad, i'm feeling pretty overwhelmed. one of those classes that just hangs over your head b.c there's so much shit to do for it

michael, you and your gf should come to the fap

hold on, hold on it's an ILX BOSTON FAP - Friday, 10/2/09