This Is Framingham

A few nights ago Ethan and I were watching the trains roll in at CSX’s auxiliary tracks and then walked further down by the RMV and then up Park Street.  We saw a sign for “Eagles All American Grill“.  I was surprised to see anything “All American” downtown and thought it’s probably something that went out of business. ????? ???????   We walked around  to the front door and saw it was the Fraternal Order of the Eagles building.  Inside was a bar that looked really happening except it was only for members but they also have a restaurant that is open to the public.  Last Saturday we went down to check it out.

We didn’t mind at all that we were the youngest people in there, I’d say everyone was in their 60’s and 70’s but it was quiet an relaxing (I had just spent the day on Rt.9 looking for baby showers gifts) so that was nice.
The menu is printed on the paper placemats and only three items are over $10.  All entrees come with salad too.
Our waitress was so friendly, she greeted us soon after we sat down with cheese and crackers.

We ordered a couple of cocktails and I got fish and chips, Ethan got fried scallops.  I didn’t know what to expect for under $10 but the food was really great.  The fish wasn’t processed rectangles like I was afraid of but looked like freshly floured and fried filets and the fries were really good too (I love steak fries).  Ethan says the scallops were “delectable”(he’s laughing as I write this but he says he means it)

Our waitress checked in on us a couple of times to ask how we were doing and then when we were leaving someone from the kitchen was walking through the dining room and asked us “How was your dinner tonight folks?”It’s nice to see a place take pride in what they do. ????? ??? ????

The F.O.E. restaurant is walkable from our house, quiet, cheap and the food and service is great- what more could we want?  I’m so happy we randomly walked by this place!

A definte “Yay”

We went to Garden in the Woods a couple of weeks ago.  This time of year there aren’t a whole lot of flowers and there are labels for all these things I thought were just weeds but I guess that why they have this “Rock on!” exhibit now.  Although they did have turtles and cactus so that was something different. There were so many turtles in the pond- so cute, I wanted take them all home!
Here’s some of the rock art we saw:


I think I’d like to go again in the spring when everything is in bloom and I bet it’s pretty in the fall. 
Maybe Tires in the Woods will be pretty in the fall too!

We finally got to Gianni’s. Great pizza, I’d say one of the best so far.  It’s an interesting operation. It was really busy and there were like 6 (maybe more?) guys behind the counter, all of them occupied doing something.  Most people seemed to have called in their order and knew the drill which was to walk up to the counter and just say their first name, no “Hi, um, I called in an order, it’s under Smith”.  It was just “Fred”, then one of the 6 guys would say “subs or pizza?” an exchange of money for food would be made and then it was on to the next first name.
I ordered our pizzas and one of the guys asked me for my name, said it would be 20 minutes and got back to work. ???? ????

We took a little stroll around Nobscot plaza while we waited.  When we got back I peered through the people waiting at the counter and a the guy who took my order looked up and saw me and said “Just about 5 more minutes Michelle”. ????? ??? ????   I don’t know why but I was impressed by that, I’ve never been there before and he remembered my name instead of remembering just what I ordered.  Maybe since all the other customers were such regulars I stood out because he never saw me before, I don’t know. ???? ?????
We got a plain and a Greek pizza, both very good:

I like to make my own roast chicken but when I don’t have time or just don’ feel like cooking, I go to Hurwitz Kosher Meat Market on Concord St.,  they have rotisserie chickens ready to go at the end of the day.

This place is little but they have everything you could want: kishki, kugel, soups, pickles, appetizers etc…

Last night I got a chicken and a mini Challah (they were out of knishes or I would have got some of those too):

The butcher is always so friendly and such a nice guy it makes me happy to support a local business. They’ve been there for years and some how can stay in business even though the owner was telling me he has noticed people have been going to supermarkets more for stuff they used to buy there.

So if anyone is looking to buy anything kosher, or just tasty, please go give Hurwitz your business, they have great stuff, you can park right there on the street and you won’t have to wait in line like at a big grocery store.  They also have a list of dishes you can order for the holidays.