We are serously coming down homestretch. We knocked off two more nearly a month ago.
But first the list:
Places we have eaten:
2nd Shift Brewery
Adrianna's
Amaghetti's
Anthonino's Taverna
Cha,Cha,Chow
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate
Dominic's
Favazza's
Five Bistro
Gaslight
Gelato di Riso
Gian-Tony's
Gioia's
Guido's Pizza
Joe Fassi's
Joey B's
J.Smugs GastroPit
Leo Oldani Sausage (Eovaldi's Deli)
Lorenzo's
Mama Toscano
Mama's on the Hill
Marconi Bakery
Milo's
Missouri Baking
Mona's
Pop's Blue Moon
Rigazzi's
Shaw’s Coffee
Steve's Hot Dogs
Vitale's Bakery
Viviano's
Zia's
Places we have left to eat at:
Gian-Tony's
Way back in October, we had two-fer. We went to Gian-Tony's and the Pop's Blue Moon and had a lovely evening.
Gian-Tony's is located on the corner of Dagget and Macklind
and has been there since 1989. I pass it twice a day when I ride my bike to work and can't recall ever eating there.
Their menu is farily exetensive and you can take a look for yourself. Everyone enjoyed their meals, and I took home some left overs. The salads were very good as well. And Mel, of course, got the Eggplant Parmigiana.
But no dessert for us that night, 'cause we were drinking ours. We went to:
Pop's Blue Moon
Pop's Blue Moon is a place that has always intriqued me. You can see it from the highway and it never seems open. But boy was it open that night. In fact they had a yard sale of sorts out front as you walked in.
Need a used pipe? Maybe some scissors, or a vintage ashtray....they had it. Inside was lit with neon and festooned antique bar decorations.
Beer selection was good and they had whiskeys, so, we were set. They even had pinball.
At one point in the evening a dog opened the door and walked in. We assumed that this was par for the course until we realized that no one in the bar claimed the dog. However, the dog eventually, just went back out the door when somone opened it up. I guess the thing that impressed me the most was that there was no real reaction from the patrons. That's why I'm going back....
After a few drinks one of our friends was inspired enough by the place to write an ode of sorts...here it is:
Untitled
by Patrick Connolly
Whose bar this is, I've no idea.
We're celebrating a Hill of a Year.
Thirty-two spots down and two to fall.
Let's have some shots and cheap draft beer.
Skulls and Masks hang on the wall
Meg tries her hand at the Pinball.
A round costs twenty bucks - no lie.
We may just stay until last call.
A giant mutt just walked right by.
How'd he get in? Don't ask me why.
Like Gene Kelly in Brigadoon,
We walked into a magic night.
So, went our night at Pop's Blue Moon.
Good drinks, Good time and awesome tunes.
I hope they'll bring us back here soon.
I hope they'll bring us back here soon.
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Pat writing his ode. |