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Sunset Grill
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Restaurants
130 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
(617) 254-1331
Good food and good beer! Very decent prices, and an amazing selection of beers on tap.
Good food and good beer! Very decent prices, and an amazing selection of beers on tap.
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Sunset Grill
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Local Favorite
130 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
I lived in Brookline for 2 years, and this was my go-to place for awesome food. A huge array of...
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I lived in Brookline for 2 years, and this was my go-to place for awesome food. A huge array of food items on the menu, an incredible beer selection, and the best steam beer burgers ever!
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My favor Vietnamese restaurant!
1 year ago
My favor Vietnamese restaurant!
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This is possibly the most underrated Italian restaurant in all of Boston. This place is awesome...
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This is possibly the most underrated Italian restaurant in all of Boston. This place is awesome -- tiny hole in the wall atmosphere, shoddy insula...
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White Horse Tavern
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Bars, Pubs & Clubs
116 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
Well I have seen some negative reviews around here and most of them seem to concern the door guys...
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Well I have seen some negative reviews around here and most of them seem to concern the door guys or inattentive bar staff. These are usually first time visitors that had a weird experience (probably due to their drunkenness) and I don't think they are giving this place a fair shake. The door guys DO have a quick turn around so you always have someone new (kinda a pain) but I have not had any of these problems and I have been coming here for 5+ years (maybe that is the reason?). During baseball season I grace this tavern usually 3-5 times a week for games.
Sure you can get a cheaper draft down at the Avenue, but the food deals here can't be beat. They run $3 burger and fries (meal size) all the time and $6 1-pound of steak tips and fries a couple times a week. Not to mention their cobb salad special and London Broil special. They will usually have a draft or bottle special on rotation from month to month and the High Life's are always cheap.
As for TV's it is a great place to watch a game. The main bar has so many LCD's that you can usually watch multiple games easily from one seat. Make sure you pick your seat wisely during football because they have the games listed for the TVs and will not change them.
I don't like going here on Fri/Sat nights though as this is the college meathead time. I like to sit with a pint and watch a game, not get a beer spilled on me while standing next to some barely legal drunk moron. If you are in to the 'cub' scene, this isn't a plcae for you but if you like to sit down, listen to some tunes, watch some sports and strike up a convo with the person sitting next to you, I am sure you will enjoy it.
If you like trivia, this is the only bar in Boston that has trivia 3 nights a week. Why do I know this? Because Will the host mentions it every damn time ;)
All-in-all it is my favorite bar in the area and I have been to them all. If you take this seriously and go, you'll probably run into me and not even know it.
Pros: Abience, Lots of TVs, Great Prices
Cons: Meatheads on weekend nights
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Sports Depot
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Restaurants
353 Cambridge St
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
(617) 783-2300
cool place to hang out. TV everywhere. GOod laughs Have fun, etc.
1 year ago
cool place to hang out. TV everywhere. GOod laughs Have fun, etc.
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Sports Depot
Category:
Local Favorite
353 Cambridge St
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
(617) 783-2300
Love going to the depot...the bartenders are fantastic! Parking is easy and food is served until...
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Love going to the depot...the bartenders are fantastic! Parking is easy and food is served until 12...can't really go wrong!
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Carlo's is hands down the best italian food for a very reasonable price. they have a nice house...
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Carlo's is hands down the best italian food for a very reasonable price. they have a nice house chianti and the gnocchi is probably the best i have ever had. their red sauce is perfect!
Pros: delicious food, nice wine list, varied selection of dishes
Cons: tiny! (not necessarily a con, but it gets crowded.)
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Wonder Bar
Category:
Bars, Pubs & Clubs
186 Harvard Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
I was visited my friend who lives nearby and we told me we had to get there by 11p. It was a...
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I was visited my friend who lives nearby and we told me we had to get there by 11p. It was a little slow but I'm so glad we did! Shortly after, there was this huge line and I guess sometimes they charge a cover after 11p. I has so much fun! The dancefloor was a good size so you were bumping into people left and right, and the DJ was fantastic. He even played the songs we requested. When we got downstairs, it was a cool place catch our breath and chat with friends without screaming to each other.
Pros: The bartender guy who puts on a show for you when you order something.
Cons: Downstairs bathroom.
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I am not a vegan, far from it. No interest in the vegan lifestyle but I have two friends, one is...
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I am not a vegan, far from it. No interest in the vegan lifestyle but I have two friends, one is vegan and the other vegetarian. They wanted to go to eat at Grasshopper and when they told me it was a vegan restaurant my heart sank. I thought the food would be tasteless, oiled up, strange textures and I would leave the restaurant with the worst gastro pain from all those scratchy veggies. I like vegetables, just not in such large quantities. Since they were such good sports and came to all of my eateries I figured I had to grin happily and play along without complaint. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. Grasshopper is an Asian inspired restaurant and the food was extremely good. I would actually elect to go there without being prodded with sticks. I was there on a Sunday in the middle of a scorcher heat wave and the atmosphere inside was very comfortable. It was buffet style. I'm not sure if it is always buffet, could have just been a Sunday thing but in any event it was a great way to try out the things they have to offer. I can't tell you what anything was but everything was quite tasty and satisfying and the prices very reasonable. Definitely give Grasshopper a whirl even if you're not a vegan.
Pros: Great tasting variety of vegan food that's not hard on the wallet
Cons: There's barely any parking in the area. Worth the risk though.
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