March 25th 2017: The Boston Flower and Garden Show

We started out today in the Dorchester area of Boston, getting a bowl of Haitian Bouillon at Natif Natal Restaurant, a hole in the wall place at 830 Blue Hill Avenue.

Pretty authentic stuff in a sketchy part of town.

From here, we went to visit Coco Leaf nearby, where we got the Che Thai (hot luu, jackfruit, palm seeds, agar jelly and grass jelly with coconut milk, coconut water, durian)

and the Big Bang Popcorn Chicken this time around.

The durian made the drink delicious, while the chicken was crunchy and flavorful as well. Once again, nothing to be disappointed about here.

From here, it was on to the event for the day, the Boston Flower and Garden Show, held at the World Trade Center in South Boston. Really nice landscaping exhibits, ikebana displays and lots to shop around for.

After leaving the area, we passed by the Lawn on D, where there wasn't much going on this time of year,

on the way to Moonshine 152, a nice bar restaurant nearby in the area, for dinner.

With my groupon, we got the Local Mixed Greens Salad (Strawberry-Basil Vinaigrette, Roasted Kale),

the Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings (Poblano Ranch Dressing, Celery Parsley Slaw),

The Crispy Flounder Fillet (Fried Pickled Green Tomatoes, Spicy Uni-Shrimp Butter),

and the Crab Cake Risotto (Confit Cherry Tomatoes, Pesto Risotta, Squid Ink Aioli).

The salad was excellent with the crispy kale, and the chicken wings were literally fall off the bone delicious, cooked just perfectly, and definitely the best buttermilk chicken in Massachusetts for sure, although I still prefer Korean fried chicken overall. Even though we were pretty full by then, the entrees were pretty good as well, although the flounder had tiny bones in them.

For dessert, we got the Butterscotch Pudding (Chantilly Crème, Toasted Amaranth Crumble).

I felt it was pretty good, not being too sweet, while my other half felt that it needed some berries for acidity to provide balance to the sweetness, and indeed it did as it got boring after a while. Wouldn't mind coming back to have more chicken though.