July 25th 2015: Checking Out Country Clubs and Hotels From Melrose to Burlington

My friend and I started out early in Melrose, Checking out the Mount Hood Golf Club. I have hiked here before in the past, but today was my first time looking inside the clubhouse.

Next, the Bellevue Golf Club.

We got hungry at this point, heading into the downtown area to get some food from the Mad Cake Genius Bakery and Cafe, getting a Chai Latte, A Wild Berry Muffin

And a Buffalo Chicken Wrap.

The muffin was pretty good, while the wrap was just so-so.

From here, it was on to the Bear Hill Golf Club in Stoneham,

then the Montvale Plaza, a functions facility in town.

Next, on to Woburn and the Hilton Boston/Woburn,

The Crowne Plaza Boston Woburn,

The Courtyard Marriott Boston/Woburn,

And the Courtyard Marriott Boston Woburn/Burlington.

We decided to grab lunch at Churrascaria Rodeo Brazilian Steakhouse in town, a pretty nice Brazilian bar  restaurant with no Grill visible.

We got the Cashew Juice,

The Mixed Rodeo ( all Meats from the Grill on one plate)

 And the Vegetarian Plate (Rice, beans, cassava root, house Salad, sautéed vegetables and Fried Plantains).

I do not think the vegetables were worth the 16 bucks I paid for it, and the Meat was just so so  as well. The juice was ok and not to my liking either. Nice decor though.

From here, it was on to the Marriott Boston Burlington in Burlington,

and finally The Verve Hotel in Natick.

For dinner, we decided to check out Shaanxi Gourmet, a relatively new Chinese restaurant in town.

For food, we got the Chinese Burger Qishan Style (pork),

The Small Size Qishan Style Handmade Noodles

And the Lamb Soup with Chinese Bread on Side.

Everything was really authentic and delicious, especially the noodles. The lamb soup was way too much for us to finish though, having glass Noodles in it as well. Good meal overall though.