This Is Framingham

Recently I’ve noticed a guy working for the new Chicken Bone dressed up as a chicken at various corners on Edgell/Main/Pleasant/High streets (overpass of Route 9) It was too dark out to take a picture the first time  I saw him but today I was at a stoplight and took a picture (the crappy camera phone was all I had at the time).  
When he saw I was taking a picture of him he turned to me and started dancing.  (His shirt reads “the chicken man”)

I’m still getting over a vicious cold and tried not to laugh since that would start a coughing fit but I had to give in, I think it was as entertaining for him to watch me laugh and cough while taking a picture.  I wish I got video of him, I give kudos for this guy dancing around on a cold windy day like today, espcially to promote a downtown business! ??? ?????? ??????

We went against the grain and got Chinese food for lunch (instead of dinner) on New Year’s Eve.  Usually after watching Phantom Gourmet we’re in the mood for whatever the featured food was so we took a trip to Nobscot and gave the newly established “Yummy Tummy” a try.
It’s really a take out place but there are clean tables and booths too so we decided to eat there.  We got some appetizers, fried rice and vegetable delight.  The guy we ordered from thanked us and said it would be just a few minutes and we sat down.

We figured they’d call us up to the counter and we would bring the food to our table since it’s a paper plate kind of place but it was pleasantly served to us by nice woman. ivermectin bird mite medicine
The food was pretty good, not gourmet but not disappointing at all, just what you would expect, maybe a little better.  The chicken fingers were actually very good and the vegetables just crunchy enough and not overcooked.

We left a tip on the table since the food was served to us (nicely), wrapped up all of our leftovers and they would be cleaning up the table after we left.  As we were getting into the car,  the guy we ordered our food from ran out holding the tip and said “Hey guys, we don’t take tips but thanks” We said that’s ok we wanted to leave it since we were served and stuff and he insisted we take it back because they are really a take-out place. albendazole vs ivermectin
I really didn’t want to take it back but I almost felt like it would be insulting to him if I didn’t, that’s how persistent he was and I figured he wouldn’t have run out after us if he wanted it in the first place.
So since he wouldn’t let us tip him, I just wanted to point out that this place takes pride in what they do and do not feel they need any extra gratitude other than ordering from there.

On 135 across from La Cantina is “Trolley Dogs”.  Sorry, I didn’t think of taking a better picture of the whole trolley but if you drive by there you’ll see it in the parking lot.  It’s open for lunch from 11-4 and closed on Sundays.

They also have other items besides hot dogs.  I think it is in some way owned by La Cantina and the trolley offers La Cantina’s great minestrone soup.

I just got a simple hot dog. Pretty good, basic hot dog and the guy in the trolley was really cheerful and friendly, which is always nice. ?? ??? ??? ?????

I think this is great to have in this area for a quick bite. ????? ???????

Since were on the subject of December holidays I also went to Shuki’s , a Judaica store on route 9.  Another small business that sells religious items of the Jewish faith.  Everything was familiar to me in here, although I haven’t been to temple probably since I was bat mitzvahed and I’m not really practicing (besides guilt) but there was lots of interesting stuff in here.
They have an impressive collection of creative menorahs, dreidels and mezuzahs.

Everything they sell is from Israel to help support the Israeli people and economy.
I had a nice conversation with the owner about small businesses and downtown too.
I thought Joan and Ed’s was the only place to buy this stuff without going into Brookline so it’s great to have this nearby if I want to get something for a gift or myself.

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Since it’s that time of year, I thought I’d stop by St. Anthony’s Religious Articles to check it out. It’s right next to Simple Living Cycles on 135.
I know it’s kind of silly but since I’m Jewish I always feel weird going to a church for a wedding or whatever and I felt like going into this place would set off an alarm or everyone would “just know” and stare at me because I didn”t belong in there.
Of course that didn’t happen and in fact the people there were very nice and let me take some pictures.

They have books, mugs, sun catchers etc… I can’t imagine not finding a Christian item you might need in there.   It was pretty interesting just to look around.

There were some interesting items like the “Bible Bar” and a Santa with Jesus light-up ornament.

Obvioulsy I didn’t have too much to buy in there but just the fact that the woman I spoke with was so nice I’d like to let people know if they need something Jesus related to go to St. ???? ????? ??? ???? Anthony’s and support it.

I stopped by to check out Bedrock Comics on route 9 the other day.  When I asked the owner if I could take pictures and explained what I do, he said “Awesome, I’ve been waiting for you to come in here!”  His wife and mother-in-law run the candy shop next door and told him about the blog, I feel bad it took me a while to get here but I finally did.
The owner is one of the happiest people I’ve met and with good reason, he’s been collecting comics since he was 13 and then worked for Bop City Comics (previously downtown and in the old Marshall’s mall) and then bought the store and now calls it Bedrock Comics –and he gets the left over candy from next door : )
I can’t image how great that must be to be in a business that you can’t wait to go to everyday because it’s so awesome to be there.

I thought maybe comics have died down but they definitely have their loyal followers and collectors so it seems like people will always “need” their comics. 

I couldn’t help but feel like a kid again when I went in there even though all the customers were adults.
I was short on time that day but I’ll be back. ?? ???   I used to collect loser comics like “Stray Toasters” and thought it wil be fun to look through stuff like that when I have more time to spend in there. ???? ???????

A rare “yay” for route 9.

Since Ethan doesn’t eat sushi, I always save going out for it with my friends who do like it.
My friend Jill and I decided to try Wasabi, it’s a little place on route 9 east right before the ramp up to Framingham State. ????? ????????
Wasabi is one of the few places to get sushi in Framingham, I think it’s about 9 or 10 years old. ???? ????? ??? ??   I had never tried it before so I read up on reviews online.  There were more good than bad but I still wasn’t sure what to expect.

The inside was a lot better than how it looks on the outside, which was good for starters because one of the reasons I’ve never been here before was because of how the outside looked to me.

We got some sake and started with seaweed salad which was great. Very tasty and just enough chili flakes (which I don’t usually like) to not be overbearing like some places make it.

For the dinner we got salmon sashimi, a salmon-avocado-cucumber roll and a rainbow roll that was featured on the special board.


The sushi tasted very fresh and high quality. ????? ?????? ?????? They have a very limited menu and do not have super creative rolls like at Oishi (which is an incredible sushi experience but I limit this blog to Framingham so that’s I’ll say about Oishi) although it says on the menu that if you don’t see something you’d like they welcome requests for the chef.

We were really happy with our selection and the service was excellent, unlike one of the reviews I read, so we were pleased with everything.  I shouldn’t have avoided this place for so long!