by Michael Z. on Went here for lunch with a friend, it was so good I had to come back around dinner time. The Nicks ways for tacos is absolutely delicious. Great service, GREAT food. The chips and gauc was .... unbelievable. Hands down one of the best place i had been to.
by Lisa H. on Saw the dueling Cheesesteaks Episode on the Travel Channel. Thought that I absolutely had to come here to eat a Philly Cheesesteak. I actually was dissuaded to go to Genos because I felt like they were on steroids regarding advertising. I did a quick glance between Pat's and Genos and actually liked the relaxed view of Pats better. There were tour buses doing drive by's and there were high school students swarming at the time that I went. My honest opinion: Just a meat sandwich. I've actually had better steak sandwiches in California. I think I should have probably tried Jim's in downtown. Report: MEAT: was tender and more on the salty side than Pat's. Juicy. Sandwich is about a foot long. WHIZ: (Cheese) was on the liquidy side. It should have been thick and cheesy ONIONS: I liked the onions on top. They are square cut and sauteed CHOICE: You have a choice between American cheese, whiz or Provolone. If you want a classic Philly, then get Whiz and onions SERVICE: Super quick, in fact instantaneous. I didn't even get a chance to blink and I had my sandwich piping hot in my hand. DRINKS: You slide down to the next window and order your drinks. A bottle of water is about $2.00. A regular soda is around $1.50. In regards to the Ambience, its outdoor seating overlooking a community baseball park. The area has history in regards to immigrant populations. You could see old dumbbell tenements, an Asian community and Italian influence. It feels like a nice place to have lunch. The weather was right, so it was a nice day to eat outside. Lunch: $10.00 for a drink and a philly cheesesteak. I should have had a local beer and some fries or something else to try. About an 8 to 10 minute drive from downtown. Pretty easy to get to. Oh and I got a complimentary Geno's pen (great marketing skills). I would go here again, but not crave it. It was a good experience and it was cool to see it. I asked local cab drivers and local Philly people. It was a split review down the middle of which cheesesteak was better Genos' or Pat's. It's kind of like the chicken and the egg. So instead of saying which one is better, just accept the fact that Philly people love cheesesteaks and they love their meat. I can appreciate that.
by Katie Seastrand on Beautiful space (in a semi Disney Haunted House way) and that's about it. $10 drinks that are weak--I wouldn't mind paying if they were super strong, but I seriously considered taking my drink back to the bar because I was that convinced they forgot the booze. I've been to just about every club around Boston and the only ones that charge more than $6-8 are ones that are trying way too hard to be sophisto. The DJs on the gay nights are fantastic (and, BTW, the drinks are only $8 on Sundays), but I made the mistake of going recently for the Betsey Johnson fashion show and all I can say is Vom-i-tous! First of all, the clientele were people who clearly either just turned 21, or had a fake ID. Lots of "Omigod" girls (as in, "Omigod, Omigod, This, like, Smirnoff Ice? Is, like, the best drink everrrrrrr?") dressed in the not-so-trendy-anymore pregnancy tops, trying to appear enticing whilst grinding with other girls to, "SexyBack" (No, seriously, they really did play that and no, it wasn't supposed to be a joke) After I got sick of laughing at the rhythm-less people inhabiting the dancefloor, I ended up leaving at 12:45--which is unheard of for me; I usually don't leave until the lights go up, no matter how bad the club is. And even then, I'd say there were maybe 30 people there, tops. Anyway, maybe this was just an isolated incident, but generally I haven't heard great things about the Estate. The only reason I'd go back is to see Mizery on Sundays--she's always worth going out for!
