Recently a few friends and I wanted to watch the ACC championship while eating a nice lunch. Buffalo Wild Wings was jam packed so we chose the restaurant right beside it, Boston Beanery. Now I know it seemed sacrilegious to be eating in a restaurant that had the same name as our opponent in Jacksonville but nevertheless we ate there.
Entering Boston Beanery the first thing noticed is the scenery. As it is the Christmas season, wreaths decorated the very clean interior. The server noticed my friends and I had Tech paraphernalia on and made sure we were seated near one of many TV’s. Not soon after being seated the waitress came to take our drink and appetizer orders. The atmosphere around us came across very positive. The other customers were not obnoxious but when Tech did something good on TV, the entire restaurant erupted with cheers and applause.
The waitress brought everything at the perfect time. When a drink became empty, she swooped down to snatch it and quickly refill. The food also arrived relatively fast. I started with a lobster bisque soup. The soup came at the perfect temperature, not too hot but not semi warm. The chef made the bisque with cooking sherry giving it an excellent taste you rarely have except in fancy restaurants. All three of my friends and I had a burger of some type for lunch. Mine was a barbeque chicken burger while someone else had the prime rib burger and the others had pub burgers; a Boston Beanery specialty. All the burgers came with fries and a pickle spear but you better bring your bib because these bad boys are messy.
When we were done our bills came when needed and the waitress thanked us for coming. The restaurant was better than others like it and a good deal. I would compare Boston Beanery to an Applebee’s or TGI Friday’s. Including the soup my meal came under 15 bucks which is good on the pockets of any college student. Also, the building is spacious and large groups are welcome but it would be a good idea to reserve seats in that situation; otherwise just walk right in.
So if every you are in need of reminiscing about our triumph over BC, take a walk to the Beanery. It is closer than Massachusetts just near the architecture studio and well worth the walk.
-Scott Webster
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