Recommended Places to Visit: Lynnfield

Recreation

Shopping Malls
Christmas Tree Shops
28-34 Broadway

MarketStreet Lynnfield
600 Market Street

Hiking
Recommended:
Partridge Island
Heritage Lane and Main Street

Bow Ridge Reservation
End of Ledge Road

Parks

Pillings Pond
~538 Summer Street

Suntaug Lake
End of Oak Street

Architecture

Monuments

Town Common
Main Street and Summer Street

Places of Worship

Centre Congregational Church
5 Summer Street

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
127 Summer Street

Messiah Lutheran Church
708 Lowell Street

Lynnfield Community Church
735 Salem Street

Our Lady of the Assumption Church
17 Grove Street

Calvary Christian Church
47 Grove Street

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
400 Essex Street

St. Maria Goretti Church
112 Chestnut Street


Commercial Buildings
Century 21
433 Broadway


Town Facilities

Town Hall

55 Summer Street

Fire Department
59 Summer Street

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Western
The Ship Restaurant
24 Broadway
Recommended Dishes:
Swedish Meatballs
Caribbean
Cheesecake Trio

Italian

The Fat Cactus
215 Broadway
Recommended Dishes:
Beef Empanadas 
Tequila Lime Wings
Diablo Wings
Baja Spicy Popcorn Shrimp
Bandido Ribs
Deep Fried Ice Cream

February 29th 2020: MarketStreet, Lynnfield

Today, we went to the open air shopping mall, MarketStreet Lynnfield, in Lynnfield, to check it out.

Nice place, but unfortunately it was too cold to stay out for long.

October 5th 2014: A Day of Eating in Boston

Early this morning, I headed to the town of Lynnfield to do some hiking there. I had no trail maps, so I had to wing it and hope I could find the views the two places purportedly had. My first hike was at the Partridge Island/Reedy Meadow area, accessed at the junction of Main Street and Heritage Lane. The path I took was pretty straightforward, shown below in pink.

The boardwalk brought me through the swamp,

onto the island and on to another boardwalk, which led to a viewing platform that had a commanding view of the wetlands.

After retracing my steps and returning to my car, I headed to my next hike at the Bow Ridge Reservation at the end of Ledge Road. The rough path I took here with the help of Google Maps with the terrain feature is shown below in pink.

To get to the ridge, I had to pass by the power lines,

and when I reached the ledges, I thought I had already reached my destination, but with only partial views of the Boston skyline.

I had a feeling there had to be a much better view eastwards, so I pushed on, and I was finally rewarded after emerging onto a large plateau area.

The fall foliage was beautiful as well.

In my attempt to get back to my car, I got lost, emerging elsewhere on to the road and having to walk on Canterbury Road and Salem Street to get back to my car.

From here, it was on to Boston, where I had food truck stuff to do. Before that, I decided to use my deal at Metropolitan Desserts, not knowing that it provides desserts to Angora Cafe, which I have been to before in the past, and this was where I was directed to by my deal.

I decided to go with a box of Baklava,

and the Turtle Cheesecake

Not too bad, but I was disappointed that Metropolitan Desserts wasn't a new place on its own.

As I hadn't had breakfast yet, I decided to head nearby to Cookin' Cafe and Grille, a pretty small place with a pretty uninteresting menu as well. The Pepperoni and Cheese Omelet did fill my stomach though, and there's not much you can go wrong with it.

After a day of doing food truck stuff, my friends and I headed out to celebrate at Jo Jo Taipei in the Allston area of town.

Besides the Pig Ears

and the Jo Jo Special Soup Dumplings,

we also got the Tofu with Preserved Duck Egg,

the Bamboo Shoots with Dried Beancurd,

the Spiced Beef,

the Crispy Smelly Beancurd,

the Salted Crispy Chicken

and the Crabmeat Soup Dumplings.

Except for the beancurd which was a little too strong and smelly for my liking, and the chicken which had a lot of bones, everything else was pretty tasty, although they could have sliced the beef a little thinner as well.

After dinner, we headed nearby to Infusions Tea Spa at 110 Brighton Avenue, where almost everyone got a hot tea, with me getting the Russian Caravan Tea (blend of fine black teas from China yielding soft, slightly smoky and sweet brew, bold ans savory flavor),

which was pretty good with honey as well.

With that, a day of eating out in Boston was over. My mom willing be coming over tomorrow, looking forward to that.

February 9th 2014: Eating 3 Meals in a Short Span of Time

Today, I was to have dinner with friends at Alden and Harlow, a new restaurant in Cambridge. Before that, I took my time sightseeing in Ayer,

Upper Long Pond, ~134 Sandy Pond Road

Littleton,

Long Pond Beach, End of Town Road

Spectacle Pond, 687 Great Road

Mill Pond, 90 Harwood Avenue

Westford,

Abbott Mills, 1 Pleasant Street

Forge Pond Dam, ~1 Pleasant Street

Cameron Senior Center, 20 Pleasant Street

JA Healy Sons Funeral Home

Stony Brook Reservoir,

North Main Street and Broadway

Old Westford Anodizing Corporation Building,

12 North Main Street

Flushing Pond, 18 Tyngsboro Road

Tewksbury,

Ames Pond, end of Ames Pond Drive

Richardson Pond, End of Raymond Street

North Reading,

St. Theresa's Church

Union Congregational Church

Lynnfield

St. Maria Goretti Church

Suntaug Lake, End of Oak Street

and Lynn

First Church of Christ Congregational

Congregacion Candelero de Dios

before finally heading into the town of Brookline for my first meal of the day at Shan-a-Punjab, a new Indian restaurant in town, apparently owned by the same guys from Sher-a-Punjab in Quincy, which I visited once last year. I chose not to have the lunch buffet in this small and haphazardly decorated  place as I had a Groupon, going instead with the Nir Giri Chingri (Shrimp marinated in spices with coconut cooked in south Indian style) for appetizers,

the Salt Lassi for a drink,

the Gobhi Parantha (Multi-layered whole wheat bread, cooked with mashed cauliflower) for bread, 

and the Subz Panchmael (Red, yellow and green peppers, artichokes, asparagus and bean spouts stir fried with panch phoran flavored tomato and green cardamom sauce) for curry.

The shrimp weren't too bad, although that was the only part of the dish I wanted to eat, the rest being onions and coconut flakes. The curry was pretty good as well, although I stayed away from the peppers. I'm definitely not for salty drinks though.

From here, it was on to my next meal at the Mohr and McPherson Cafe in the South End area of Boston, where I had a meetup event to go to.

This place is actually more of a high end furniture store than a cafe. Some pictures I took of the furniture sold here, each worth at least more than a few hundred bucks, follow.

They are not as good at making sandwiches though, the Veggie Reuben I got tasting way too sour for my liking.

Finally, it was time for dinner after a good time spent chatting with new friends at the cafe. Passing by an interesting looking rocket at the VFW Post #8818 in Cambridge,

I headed to the dinner place with my friend. This place used to be Casablanca, a Mediterranean restaurant I went to 2 years ago. The decor has been totally revamped, although I still recognize the rough area where I sat the last time around.

While waiting for my other friends to come, I decided to get a Wunderkind Cider for a drink, and it was actually pretty good for a non-drinker like me.

When our friends finally arrived, it was time to feast. Our starters, consisting of pickled string beans, were interesting, though a little sour for me.

Our dishes were all presented well in tapas style, starting with the Market Crudo (raw scallops, Cauliflower Kimchee, Chili Oil, Uni Aioli), which was simply decadent, especially with the uni.

The Skate Cheeks were up next, equally fresh without any fishiness.

The Island Creek Oyster Gratin (Uni, Creamed Leeks and Guanciale) was so fresh, the oysters actually didn't feel like oysters.

The Clams from Pat Woodbury (Smoked Pig Tail, Parsley and Chile Toast) were excellent as well, especially with the pig tail.

The Wood Roasted Beef Neck (Parsnips, Vinegar, Radishes) was pretty tasty, although I could not tell if the meat was actually any different from regular beef.

The Chicken Fried Local Rabbit (Celery, Apple, Blue Cheese, Chili Oil) was a little disappointing though, tasting just like breaded chicken cutlets.

The Crispy Berkshire Pork Belly had a decent amount of sinful fat, along with a crispy skin to top it off.

The Grilled Foie Gras met expectations,

The only disappointing dish was the Secret Burger (8oz House Creekstone Grind, Your Faith, House Made Roll), which was a little burnt to say the least, and a little bland as well.

It was finally time for dessert. I initially did not think too much of the selection, and I was alaready bursting with food by now, but my friend decided to get the Single Composed Cheese Selection

and the Roasted Parsnip Cobbler (Ginger Ice Cream, Blueberries, Star Anise) anyway.

Unfortunately, the ginger and spices made the cobbler taste really weird, and we ended up leaving most of it untouched, while the cheese was just okay. A disappointing end to a pretty good meal, and a day of eating. I hope I can digest all of it by tomorrow.