September 20th 2026: Legal Sea Foods, Braintree

 Today, we decided to have brunch at the Legal Sea Foods in Braintree, 

getting the Popcorn Shrimp (Popcorn, French Fries, Cucumbers)

the Crab Cakes Benedict (hollandaise, home fries)

and the Lobster Waffle (brown sugar butter-poached lobster tail, herbed mascarpone, spicy maple syrup, home fries).

I have to say, the taste of the waffle was exquisite, the herbs of the cream and kumquat in the syrup really bringing the dish alive.

February 22nd 2026: Dimsum in Quincy, Cake in Braintree

 Today, we started out with some Dimsum at Ming's Seafood in Quincy,

this time getting the Steamed Rice Rolls with Shrimp,

the Steamed Salty Egg Yolk Lava Buns,

the Crispy Pear Sticky Rice Dumplings,

the Singapore Rice Noodles (curry), Steamed Surf Clams with Minced Garlic and Vermicelli

and the Bean Curd Pudding with Boba.

The rice dumplings were interesting and tasty, while the noodles were a tad spicy, but the clams were not bad in taste. Otherwise, pretty gimmicky overall, and I have to say the standard seems to have gone down over the years.

Dessert was a Lemon Raspberry Cake (Gold cake with lemon and raspberry mousse filling) from Konditor Meister in Braintree.

At least we got something decent out of a long drive out.

April 22nd 2023: Eating Out in the Quincy Area

 With my friend in town today, we brought him to the Quincy area for food after collecting a Raspberry Chambord Mousse cake 

from Konditor Meister in Brantree, heading first to Hundred Miles Chinese Restaurant at 217 Quincy Avenue in Quincy for dinner, where we got the Hot Chili Pepper Chicken,

the Stir-Fried Taiwan Style Rice Noodles

and the House Special Fish in Boiling Spicy Broth.

We also got complimentary dessert at the end of the meal.

The chicken and noodles were really good, although the bones in the fish just killed the delicious flavor of the broth, and the dessert was just not fresh at all. Oh well. To make up for it, we went to Yocha nearby next, getting the Happy Trio (Red Bean + Sesame Soup, Herbal Jelly, 3 pc Mochi (Peanut, Sesame + Red Bean).

Good as always from this place, been a while since we last came.

Recommended Places to Visit: Braintree

Recreation

Arcades

Space Zero

250 Granite Street

Dave and Buster's (chain)
250 Granite Street

Go Kart Racing

F1 Boston
290 Wood Road

Swimming
Goldfish Swim School (chain)
579 Granite Street

Shopping Malls
South Shore Plaza
250 Granite Street

Cinemas
AMC Braintree 10
121 Grandview Road


Beaches
Sunset Lake
Safford Street

Smith Beach
185 Edge Hill Road 


Museums
Braintree Historical Society
31 Tenney Road


Hiking
Recommended:
Cranberry Pond Conservation Area
End of Braemore Road

Pond Meadow Park
470 Liberty Street

Tried:
Braintree Town Forest
Peach Street and Kimball Road

Water Bodies

Eaton's Pond
End of Skyline Drive

Old Quincy Reservoir
Lakeside Drive and Pond Street

Parks
Watson Park
Gordon Road and Arthur Street


Shopping Malls
South Shore Plaza
250 Granite Street

Architecture

Monuments

Cannon
786 Washington Street

Monument Mall
1 John F Kennedy Memorial Drive

Places of Worship

Union Congregational Church of Braintree and Weymouth
74 Commercial Street

Heritage United Methodist Church
236 Grove Street

St. Clare's Church
1244 Liberty Street

South Congregational Church
1075 Washington Street

St. Francis of Assisi Church
856 Washington Street

Emmanuel Church
519 Washington Street

First Congregational Church
12 Elm Street

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
196 Elm Street

St. Thomas More Church
8 Hawthorne Street

Seventh Day Adventist Church
250 Washington Street

St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church
119 Common Street

Vietnamese Buddhist Center
155 Quincy Avenue

Chua Bo De
773 Granite Street

Schools
Braintree Highlands Elementary School
144 Wildwood Avenue

Thayer Academy
745 Washington Street

Town Facilities
Highlands Fire Station
1625 Washington Street

Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital
250 Pond Street

Town Hall
1 John F Kennedy Memorial Drive

Thayer Public Library
798 Washington Street

Fire Department Engine 3
1 Hayward Street 



Historical Buildings
Old Thayer Public Library
John F Kennedy Memorial Drive

Landmark Residences
550 Washington Street

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Mediterranean
Sintra
906 Washington Street
Recommended Dishes:
Warm Chocolate Cake
Canneloni
Crispy Crab and Cod Cakes

Western
Joe's American Bar and Grill (chain)
250 Granite Street
Recommended Dishes:
The Cure


Dessert
Yuciren Egg Waffle 

250 Granite Street

Recommended Dishes:

Matcha Egg Waffle

Konditor Meister
32 Wood Road
Recommended Dishes:
White Almond Chapeaux
Tiramisu
Strawberry Grand Marnier Square
Mango Torte
Strawberry Peach Torte
Cognac Truffle
Mandarin Orange Torte
Lemon Roulade
Mini New York Cheesecake
Chocolate Oreo Torte
Lemon Raspberry Torte
Banana Cream Torte
Mimosa Torte
Bailey's Torte
Kahlua Torte
Carrot Cake
Chocolate Chocolate

Raspberry Chambord Mousse

Lemon Raspberry Cake


Italian
Easy Pie
1701 Washington Street

Recommended Dishes:

Mayflower Pizza

Lord of the Rings Pizza

Seafood

Legal Sea Foods (chain)
30 Forbes Road

Recommended Dishes:

Popcorn Shrimp

Lobster Waffle

Japanese
Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse (chain)
250 Granite Street

Recommended Dishes:

Meat Combo

Seafood Platter

Tried:
Japanese
Nori Sushi
250 Granite Street
Recommended Dishes:
Nori Roll

Noodle Station 
250 Granite Street

Recommended Dishes:

Tonkotsu Ramen

Steamed Buns

Chinese
Chung's Asian Cuisine
731 Granite Street
Recommended Dishes:
Minced Beef Soup
Vietnamese Shrimp with Lemongrass


Dessert
Montillio's Baking Company (chain)
703 Granite Street
Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
Eclair
Boston Cream Cupcake
Mintillio Iced Coffee

Starbuck's (chain)
250 Granite Street
Recommended Dishes:
Iced Cinnamon Almond Milk Macchiato

Doc Popcorn (chain)
646 East Broadway
Recommended Dishes:
Sweet Butter

Italian
Spazio
200 Quincy Avenue
Recommended Dishes:
Clams and Mussels
Chicken Marsalla
12oz Pork Chop Milanese
Lemon Pudding Cake



Western
Granite Grill
703 Granite Street
Recommended Dishes:
Scallops and Bacon
Mussels and Clams Messina
Maryland Blue Crab Ravioli

Tennessee's BBQ (chain)
173 Pearl Street
Recommended Dishes:
Oink, Cackle and Moo
BBQ Beans
Baked Sweet Potato
Killer Corn Bread

Dave and Buster's (chain)
250 Granite Street

Recommended Dishes:

Bistro Steak and Shrimp with Lobster Alfredo

Triple Layer Chocolate Cake

The Cheesecake Factory (chain)
250 Granite Street

Recommended Dishes:

White Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut Cheesecake

Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

OREO® Dream Extreme Cheesecake

Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake

Mango Key Lime Cheesecake

April 10th 2022: Space Zero, Braintree

 Today, we decided to go check out the new trampoline park for kids, Space Zero, located within the Southshore Mall in Braintree. Before that, we had lunch at Hundred Miles Chinese Restaurant in Quincy, a pretty nice restaurant with interesting design at 217 Quincy Avenue taking over from JazzMoon, a karaoke place I visited a while back.

We got the Hot and Sour Soup,

the Spicy Beef Shank with Noodles Soup,

the Poached Fish Fillet in Chili Sauce,

the Beef Shank and Tripe in Mala Chili Sauce,

and the Spicy Wontons in Hot Chili Oil.

Excellent flavor for all the dishes, not too numbing, sweet or salty, just the right combination of taste. One of the best Szechuan places I have been to to date.

From here, it was on to Space Zero. I must admit, this is the first trampoline park I have seen that is more oriented towards kids,

although a little dangerous as the kids did not care to look if there were other kids in the ball pits before jumping in. We had to buy socks to wear just to get into the area, which I had to do to look after my little one.  At least my little one had lots of fun there.

December 22nd 2018: Lunch at South Shore Mall, Braintree

After visiting the Goldfish Swim School in Braintree today, which was dirtier in my  opinion than the Marlborough location, and with barriers in the water that did not allow me to swim with my little one smoothly, we headed to South Shore Plaza,

where we got Matcha Egg Waffles from Yuciren Egg Waffle,

and the Pork Tonkotsu Ramen

and Pork Steamed Buns

from Noodle Station.

The egg waffles were an interesting take on Chinese egg puffs, while the ramen and buns were actually pretty good. Not a bad day for eating in Braintree, although we were short on time.

July 24th 2018: Vietnamese in Boston, Popcorn in Braintree

After a morning at the South Boston Library,

We decided to have lunch at Pho Le in the Dorchester area of Boston, 

Getting the Bun Dau Mam Tom Ha Noi  (Ha Noi  Style Fried Tofu and Noodle Specialty, fresh lettuce and herbs, crispy tofu, steamed sliced pork, rice vermicelli, and cha com (pork patties mixed with rice flakes), served with mam tom (shrimp paste dipping sauce) on the side).

Pretty tasty when put together in a roll.

For dessert, we went to Coco Leaf nearby, getting the Che Khuc Bach.

Delicious new creation that did not come in a cup.

Later on, while at the South Shore Plaza, I decided to get some popcorn from Doc Popcorn, getting the Sweet Butter flavor.

Pretty good way to spend my time while waiting for my other half to shop around.

February 24th 2018: Lunch at Scollay Square, Boston

After shopping at the South Shore Mall in Braintree,

we decided to get some dessert at Yocha in Quincy, getting the Ying Yang and the Peach Milk Tea.

Pretty good stuff as always from this place.

From here, it was on to lunch at Scollay Square, a pretty nice bar restaurant in the heart of downtown Boston.

With my deal, we got the Mushroom Flatbread (oven roasted mushrooms, thyme scented duxelle, fontina, truffle oil),

the Grass Fed Beef Sliders (gouda, balsamic glazed onions, lemon dressed greens),

the Oven Roasted Beet Salad (red and yellow beets, field greens, laura chenel goat cheese, cider
vinaigrette, pecan bread croutons with steak tips),

and the Bread Pudding (raspberry & white chocolate custard, vanilla sauce, whipped cream) for dessert.

The pizza was not bad in terms of flavor, although it was a little on the burnt side. The sliders were pretty good though, as was the salad with the steak tips, although we were initially having trouble finding the buried beets. Unfortunately, the dessert was a little underwhelming. Overall though, a pretty good meal here.

Before we left Boston for good today, we decided to go check out the original Cheers Restaurant, located within the Hampshire House,

as we have been catching up on the show recently. Not much like the show though, since it was filmed almost entirely on the other side of the country in LA.