June 19th 2023: The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge

 Today, while in Boston,

Smith Field

we started out with a quick bite from the Tatte Bakery location at 369 Huntington Avenue, 

getting a Latte

and the Apricot Danish.

Nothing special in my opinion, although my little one ate almost half of it. We also got a strawberry shortcake ice cream from the Ice Cream Social food truck, which is apparently based in Peabody,

before heading to Cambridge

Central Square Farmers Market

and stopping for lunch at The Mad Monkfish. Nice decor inside, although the smell of sanitizer was strong in the air.

We got the Crispy Pork Belly Bun,

the GUAY TIO HAANG (DRY) (Popular Thai street noodles. Spicy rice noodles, ground pork, roasted Chinese red pork, ground peanuts, soy sauce, a dash of vinegar, cilantro, scallions & fried garlic)

and the SOBA NOODLE SOUP (Buckwheat noodles in kelp shiitake broth, fried tofu, sesame seeds, garlic oil, carrots, cabbage + bean sprouts).

The skin for the pork belly was on the rubbery side, while the mushroom flavor was not to my liking for the noodle soup. The rice noodles were not bad though. Overall though, don't think this place is worth a second shot.

With that, we ended the day with dessert from Paris Baguette nearby, getting the Tiramisu Cake

and the Courtside Vanilla Coconut Oat Milk Nitro Latte.

Not sure why, but the drink was a tad sweet for my liking. Otherwise, it sort of made up for the crappy lunch.