Showing posts with label Randolph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Randolph. Show all posts

Monday, February 28, 2022

February 28th 2022: La Scala Ristorante, Randolph

 Today, while in the town of Randolph, we decided to have dinner at La Scala Ristorante, a pretty cosy Italian restaurant in town.

We decided to get the Shrimp and Clam Napolitano,
the Veal Verdicchio (tender veal prepared with mushrooms and artichokes in a white wine and butter sauce)

and the Tiramisu for dessert.

Really good tasting food, although the food dishes were tending toward the salty side, granted that it would be mitigated with pasta. At least driving all the way out here wasn't that much of a waste of time.


Saturday, October 9, 2021

Recommended Places to Visit: Randolph

Recreation
Water Bodies
Great Pond Upper Reservoir
Oak Street and Pine Avenue

Great Pond Reservoir
~375 Pond Street


Cinemas
Showcase Cinemas De Lux
73 Mazzeo Drive


Parks
Imagination Station
Pleasant Street and North Street

Powers Farm Park
North Main Street near Jones Avenue


Architecture
Monuments
Crawford Square
North Main Street and North Street


Places of Worship
Trinity Episcopal Church
120 North Main Street

St. Mary's Church
211 North Main Street

First Congregational Church
1 South Main Street

First Baptist Church
518 North Main Street

Temple Beth Am
871 North Main Street

St. Bernadette Church
1031 North Main Street

240 South Main Street


Town Facilities
Town Hall
41 South Main Street

North Randolph Fire Station
952 North Main Street


Historical Buildings
Stetson Hall
6 South Main Street



Commercial Buildings
Randolph Savings Bank
129 North Main Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Italian
La Scala Ristorante
1070 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Shrimp and Clam Napolitano
Veal Verdicchio


Dessert
Bambu (chain)
1138 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Bambu Combo
Pandan Waffle


Vietnamese
N and H Saigon Sub
1185 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Banh Mi Sandwich (Pork)
Durian Smoothie

Tried:
Italian
Zorba's of Randolph
39 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Santorini


Vietnamese
Pho 98
92 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Mi Xao Don Do Bien
Rau Muong Xao Chao

Pho 89
937 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Pho Dac Biet
Hu Tieu Mi Phuc Kien
Kem Flan


Breakfast
The Breakfast Connection
573 South Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Steak Tips
Cranberry Nut Pancakes
 

Western
City Limits Saloon
326 North Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Pork Belly Mac and Cheese
Steak Quesadilla
Angry Calamari

October 9th 2021: Pho 89, Randolph

Today, after checking out a few places in Boylston, 

Boylston Elementary School

Hillside Park




we headed into Randolph,

North Randolph Fire Station,
952 North Main Street
getting lunch at Pho 89, a pretty nice Vietnamese restaurant in town.
We got the Hu Tieu Mi Phuc Kien (Phuc Kien style noodle soup),
the Pho Dac Biet (special combination noodle soup with eye round steak, flank, brisket, tendon and tripe)
and the Kem Flan (Vietnames creme flan) for dessert.
Not too bad, although with lots of MSG.





Saturday, September 19, 2020

September 19th 2020: Cha Feo, Boston

 Today, after checking out the house temple Chua Lien Hoa in Randolph, 







we decided to check out the new bubble tea place on 248 Newbury Street in Boston, Cha Feo, where they were having a buy one get one free promotion.
We got the Avocado Smoothie Cheezo Tea and Watermelon Ice Tea,
which were not bad considering we asked for no sugar, and they used real fruit, rather than powder. Really busy street today though.


Saturday, July 22, 2017

July 22nd 2017: Dessert in Randolph, Pizza in Quincy

Having tried Coco Leaf in Boston so many times, we decided to try another Vietnamese dessert place, this time Bambu Dessert and Drinks in Randolph, which has branches all over the US.
We got the Bambu Combo (Red, white, mung bean; taro, pearls, pandan jelly & combo jelly, coconut milk)
and the Pandan Waffle.
The dessert was not bad, although my other half thought Coco Leaf was still better, and less expensive, although we really liked the waffle.

For dinner, we went to grab some pizza from Super Chef Pizza in Quincy, getting the Buffalo Chicken (Topped with mix of buffalo chicken, bacon & special hot sauce. Served with blue cheese)
and the Chicken Carbonara (Delicious Creamy Alfredo Sauce With grilled Mushrooms & Crispy Bacon Over Ziti),which also came with garlic bread.
The pizza was plain and nothing special, while the pasta was a little on the salty side. Needless to say, not coming back again.

Sunday, April 9, 2017

April 9th 2017: Checking Out Several Beaches in Cohasset and Scituate

We started out this sunny day at the South Shore Mall in Braintree,
getting an Iced Cinnamon Almond Milk Macchiato from the Starbuck's located in the Target store there, which was not bad actually.
 From here, we headed out to the South Shore to begin our search for a beach to lounge at, starting off with Black Rock Beach in Cohasset, which has black sand,

and one can see the Black Rocks islands,
the Boston Light
and Minot's Ledge Light.
We then visited Pleasant Beach at Atlantic Avenue and Jerusalem Road, which is apparently off limits to the public.
Sandy Beach had a lot more people,

but as we were afraid of being fined for not having a town permit, we did not stay long, moving along to Scituate, where permits were also needed at North Scituate Beach.
I somehow missed Minot's Beach, hidden behind seawalls, as I made my way to Strawberry Point,

where the best views of Minot's Ledge Light can be found,
the entire area of which is actually private property, but I chose to venture in anyway.

After taking my pictures, we hurried back out to public land, heading to Egypt Beach, where we found a large, somewhat empty parking lot at 312 Hatherly Road. Even though this area still requires permits, we decided to chance it anyway and set up our rest area on the beach for the day.
While here, I walked around to check out ponds in the area.
Sheep Pond, behind Egypt Beach
Musquashcut Pond
At this point, we decided that we had had enough sun for the day, and headed to dinner at Main Street Grille, a bar restaurant in the town of Weymouth, getting a lot of food with our coupon, namely the Fish Tacos (fried haddock, topped with cheddar cheese, coleslaw, scallions, lemon sour cream and pico de gallo. Served on 3 soft tortillas),
which came with Sweet Potato Fries,
the Chicken Fion (Penne, sauteed chicken, garlic, white wine, mushrooms, spinach and tomatoes),
the BBQ Chicken Pizza (grilled chicken BBQ sauce, mozzarella cheese and caramelized onions),
and the Main Street Clam Chowder.
Except for the soup, which was a tad too salty, everything else was pretty good, being flavorful, especially the pizza. Not sure I would come back for the ambience though.

On the way back, we decided to grab more pizza to go from Zorba's of Randolph, a pizza takeout place in Randolph, getting the Santorini (Sliced tomatoes, parsley, fresh garlic) Pizza,
which was pretty good, mainly because of the garlic.

With that, an end to a day at the beaches.