This Is Framingham

I haven’t been to Sabrina Wong III (Nobscot Plaza) since high school when I’d hang out with my cousin Naomi, who lived in Nobscot.  On various Fridays nights my sister and I would come over and we’d get Chinese food from Sabrina Wong.  This is where I had my first crab rangoon from!
For the sake of variety we decided to travel “up north” and get take out from here.
We ordered sesame beef, fried shrimp, pad thai and of course crab rangoon.

Everything was really good and the people working there were very friendly when taking our order.
We didn’t expect great pad thai from here and it was okay, it didn’t really taste like it should, but its was still decent as a miscellaneous noodle dish.
The fried shrimp were huge and it wasn’t all batter, the sesame beef was tasty and the crab rangoons were great.  At some places rangoons can be dried out but these were perfect.
This was a good place to get take out from and I’d say it’s worth driving up from downtown for.

Since a few people suggested Nobscot’s (847 Egdell Rd.) for their lobster roll we decided to go check it out.  

The roll was pretty good, better than the ones we had at Legal Seafood and at $12.99, a much better deal.   I love steak fries so that was a bonus.
Service was a bit slow with one waitress in the dining room, although I’ve been told from other people that is not uncommon to wait at your table for a while.  It is nice to have a small neighborhood restaurant with good food and fair prices.  I’d definitely go back again but probably not if I was trying to make it to a movie.

Someone has strongly suggested I try the cheese ball type pastry at the Brazilian Padaria Bakery.  They have two locations: 165 Concord St and 63 Hollis St. ivermectin shampoo uses
I went to the one on Concord St. 1.87% ivermectin , since it was on my way to work, and got a cheesball thing. ivermectin practo   I heated it up at work and it was okay, not as cheesy as I thought but a light puff-type pastry.

Even though I find the language barrier a little intimidating (I always do) the person behind the counter was nice enough and it was a pleasant transaction.  The place was very clean too, when I’m feeling adventurous I’ll try some other things there as well. I just don’t usually think of going there.

I used to love Papa Gino’s as a kid then sometime in my early 20’s I became a bit of a food snob and refused to go there.  I remember reluctantly going to Papa Gino’s when Ethan suggested it when we first started dating, I’d roll my eyes and say “if you REALLY want to” but after the first few times I realized that I DO like Papa Gino’s.  There is something comfortably consistent about the pizza and the whole operation.
The smells, checkered tables and sounds of order numbers called through the microphone are reliably part of the whole Papa Gino’s experience.

This trip we went to the Papa’s on route 30 at the “food mall”. ????? ???? ?????   This is where my uncle had his 60th birthday party, they let him make his own pizza and everything : )
We just got a couple of slices of cheese pizza.  As we waited for our number to be called, I thought it might be fun to get a job here just to call numbers really close into the microphone so it’s all fuzzy like “Number FVZE FOOVM” but I think the humor in that would wear off fast, and I’d be a jerk but I wonder if it’s fun to make the pizza especially since little (and big) kids get to watch through the window.  That used to be one of my favorite things about Papa Gino’s as a kid was watching the pizzaguy throw the dough in air and make the pizzas.

Our slices were decent sized and mine flopped down when I picked it up and the sun penetrated right through it like it was paper but it had that reliable familiar taste I become re-acquainted with (after Ethan got me back on track). casinocom   I’d also like to note that I think root beer best compliments their pizza.

The only thing I think they could improve on is bringing the tableside jukeboxes back.  Papa Gino’s isn’t the best pizza but that’s okay.  I give it a thumbs up for consistency and nostalgia.
I’m sorry Papa for ever doubting you! spinpalace

We’ve been to Legal Seafood a few times and at different locations over the years and although it’s not bad, we’ve never been “wowed” by them.  I almost feel bad because most people rave about them but I don’t know what it is.  Still, we thought we’d try there for a lobster roll, as far as Framingham goes the lobster roll availability is slim and we had a gift card so we figured Legal was a good place to go for one.  (The Framingham location is at 50-60 Worcester Rd.)

We got there and the hostess was on the phone but one of the wait staff came over and asked us if we’d like to sit in the lounge or the dining room so we chose the dining room.
Our waitress was nice and she was training someone who stood and watched her while she took our orders.  The only slightly uncomfortable thing about that was that they would stand in the corner and watch us a lot since we were their only table.
We didn’t want to get too full but wanted to try the fish chowder so we split a cup.  I thought it was nice they brought us 2 half cups of chowder instead of one cup with two spoons. ???? ? ????
The chowder was good, not amazing but it tasted what fish chowder should taste like.

The lobster rolls came with fries and cole slaw (although you can choose couscous as a side too).  Ethan and I couldn’t put our finger on it at first but there seemed to be something missing with the lobster roll.  It looked good and there wasn’t too much mayo, there were chives in it for flavor and probably something else but for some reason it wasn’t really flavorful.  We were comparing it with our favorite place to get lobster rolls in Maine and at fist Ethan said it was missing “love”, kind of joking but the guy that runs this place in Maine is always there and on top of everything from the food prep to cleaning the tables and you can kind of taste that care in the food.  Mid-meal, we theorized that it seemed the lobster was so cold maybe the temperature had chilled the meat to be void of any flavor. ???? ?? ????   That was the only thing we could think of.  The toasted roll it self though was excellent, I’d the best part of the meal.

The waitress brought the bill over and I put the gift card and a credit card (to cover the balance) in the bill holder, she took it away and then came back with a credit card machine and placed it on our table.

She showed her trainee how to run a gift card through and then she placed the credit card machine in front of me and explained that I need to enter a tip amount, hit ok and then swipe my card.  Something like that, I forget what the exact procedure was but I remember thinking I was confused for a second because I was trying to understand why the machine was brought to the table and that it was awkward to have the server explain the procedure (I remember her saying “otherwise I’d only get a dollar-something tip”) and how to use the machine when I was expecting just a slip where I write in the tip and sign. 
Ethan asked if the machine was brought to the table because we used a gift card and she said no so I guess this is standard credit card procedure that they bring the machine to the table and the customer swipes their card.  The server said she’d give me a minute to decide the tip and they stood about 10 feet away watching me until I was done entering the tip and came back to get the machine and thanked us for coming.  The server was nice enough but that part was a little weird for me. ?????
I wouldn’t go back for another $22.50 for a lobster roll and like I said I can’t say any other meal I’ve had there was amazing but I know people like this place a lot so they must do something right.  I’ll probably end up trying there again sooner or later.

We haven’t been to Bickford’s in years and thought we’d try them for breakfast.  I wasn’t expecting a gourmet breakfast but thought it might be good to catch up on the local chain and see how it’s doing.
We started off with a fruit cup, which was pretty good.  The fruit actually seemed fresh, not sitting in syrup.

Ethan got strawberry pancakes and I got an apple and cinnamon waffle.  We both asked for real maple syrup which was brought in warmed individual serving bottles.

Ethan’s pancakes were bland with a mushy pile of thawed frozen strawberries.  My waffle was also bland with surprisingly tasteless apple wedges.  Maybe they boiled them or they’re canned, I don’t know what sucks the flavor out of an apple.  the waffle was slightly crisp on the outside but complete mush on the inside.  With enough maple syrup they were both ok though.

We shared a side of homes fries and sausage too. The home fries were moist and room temperature, like they had been microwave and sitting around.  I don’t remember anything about the sausage at this point, I think they were just ok.

Our waitress seemed ok as far as friendliness, maybe her section was too big, it was kind of busy and we didn’t see her again after the food was served until the end of the meal.  I don’t hold it against her for not coming over sooner though, I get the feeling not much could have been done anyway.  Maybe heat up the home fries but it’s most likely they’d just pop them in the microwave and it wasn’t worth flagging her down.

It wasn’t a non-edible meal but we won’t be rushing back for breakfast any time soon.  Although, for some reason I feel like they would have good burgers or something non-breakfast.  So maybe we’ll try them again after noon sometime.

Long story short: Stick with the fruit cup for breakfast.

I have heard good things about Bronzetti’s pizza.  I was told they bought the recipe from the Union House and make those pizza’s there and that they’re excellent, so of course we had to try it.

Bronzetti’s is not a place I would normally think of going to, it’s kind of the unofficial restaurant of the Econo Lodge which it seems to be attached to.
Inside is a no frills sports bar, but I really like the lacquered wood bar that includes the tree bark all around the perimeter.  There are pool tables and “4-top” tables with castered chairs to sit and eat at .  I also liked the wood paneled walls and that the place is entirely lit by hanging glass lamps.
(bad cell phone pic of inside)

We got the pizza home and wasn’t sure what to think at first because it was messy looking but it was delicious. 

The dough is crunchy on the edges but just chewy enough everywhere else.  It’s almost like there’s butter in the dough, the sauce and cheese were great too, all together it’s a great pizza! casino 888 login
Ethan was so impressed with the pizza he suggested getting it again the next night, so we did. ???  
A definite “yay” for the pizzaquest!