MOS-First Friday

First Friday

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On the first Friday of each month since late 1995, my best friends and I have gone to a different restaurant for dinner.
It's sort of the Algonquin Round Table. Without Dorothy Parker. Or the round table.

$ at the end of the review indicates price range for one person with drink, app, entree and desert:
$15-20 $$20-35 $$$35-50 $$$$ 50+ (price in parenthesis is the per person price we actually paid).

Restaurants with bold name and

are a First Friday Favorite -
deemed particular standouts for their uniqueness, fun atmosphere, or excellent food.
(Requires overall ratings over 4, and at least 2 "FFF" votes.)

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1995 - 1997

#	Date	Restaurant	Cuisine	Food	Decor	Service	Overall
		Address/Phone/Subway	Diner Comments
1	11/3/95	Bertucci's	Italian	The night that started it all, where Cory was called a "bizarre little piece of work" and we asked the waitress impertinent questions about feminine "problems." $
2	12/1/95	Mario's*	Italian
3	2/2/96	Boston Beer Works	Pub
4	3/1/96	John Harvard's Brewhouse	English/Pub
5	4/5/96	Mercury Bar* / Mario's*	Italian
6	5/3/96	Brew Moon*	Pub
7	9/6/96	The Noodle Bar *	Asian
8	2/7/97	The Black Goose*	Eclectic
9	3/7/97	Bombay Cafe JFK Street, Harvard Square	Indian
10	4/4/97	Addis Red Sea	Ethiopian
11	5/9/97**	Mario's*	Italian	"Slightly scary" but a "reliable backup choice" despite the "carnival in a cave" atmosphere and waitress "crones" who serve surprisingly "tasty" food. $
		69 Church Street, Bay Village Arlington
12	6/6/97	Gay Pride Cocktails	NA
13	7/11/97	Good Life	50s Amer
		28 Kingston St., Fin District 617-451-2622 Downtown Crossing/Downtown X-ing/49 Bus	"Pricey" but generous "classic cocktails" with "good, fairly inexpensive food" adds up to "unpretentious retro-chic" $$
14	8/1/97	Henrietta's Table	Rustic Amer
	Charles Hotel, Harvard Sq. 617-661-5005 Harvard Square	A "pleasant" "surprising gem" in Harvard Sq. "unobtrusive" wait staff serving "high-class country cookin'" with kudos to the "fabulous potatoes" $$
15	9/6/97	Woody's Grill & Tap	Pub
		55 Hemenway St., Fenway 617-375-9663 Northeastern (D Line)	Diners almost unanimously described this Fenway pub as "bland" and "boring." $
16	11/4/97	Pho Pasteur (renamed "Le's")	Vietnamese
	The Garage, Harvard Square Harvard Square	The "bargain" drew raves for "fresh ingredients" and "great flavors" with lots of choices, "nice decor" and "friendly" staff, although it is slightly "hectified." $
17	12/5/97	Fire & Ice	Eclectic
		Church Street, Harvard Square Harvard Square	This grill-it-yourself joint gets "two snaps up" for "a great value," "fresh" food with a "fantastic choice of fixins" and a "fun" atmosphere. $

Date

Restaurant

Cuisine

Food

Decor

Service

Overall

Address/Phone/Subway

Diner Comments

11/3/95

Bertucci's

Italian

The night that started it all, where Cory was called a "bizarre little piece of work" and we asked the waitress impertinent questions about feminine "problems." $

12/1/95

Mario's*

Italian

2/2/96

Boston Beer Works

Pub

3/1/96

John Harvard's Brewhouse

English/Pub

4/5/96

Mercury Bar* / Mario's*

Italian

5/3/96

Brew Moon*

Pub

9/6/96

The Noodle Bar *

Asian

2/7/97

The Black Goose*

Eclectic

3/7/97

Bombay Cafe
JFK Street, Harvard Square

Indian

4/4/97

Addis Red Sea

Ethiopian

5/9/97**

Mario's*

Italian

"Slightly scary" but a "reliable backup choice" despite the "carnival in a cave" atmosphere and waitress "crones" who serve surprisingly "tasty" food. $

69 Church Street, Bay Village
Arlington

6/6/97

Gay Pride Cocktails

7/11/97

Good Life

50s Amer

28 Kingston St., Fin District
617-451-2622
Downtown Crossing/Downtown X-ing/49 Bus

"Pricey" but generous "classic cocktails" with "good, fairly inexpensive food" adds up to "unpretentious retro-chic" $$

8/1/97

Henrietta's Table

Rustic Amer

Charles Hotel, Harvard Sq.
617-661-5005
Harvard Square

A "pleasant" "surprising gem" in Harvard Sq. "unobtrusive" wait staff serving "high-class country cookin'" with kudos to the "fabulous potatoes" $$

9/6/97

Woody's Grill & Tap

Pub

55 Hemenway St., Fenway
617-375-9663
Northeastern (D Line)

Diners almost unanimously described this Fenway pub as "bland" and "boring." $

11/4/97

Pho Pasteur (renamed "Le's")

Vietnamese

The Garage, Harvard Square
Harvard Square

The "bargain" drew raves for "fresh ingredients" and "great flavors" with lots of choices, "nice decor" and "friendly" staff, although it is slightly "hectified." $

12/5/97

Fire & Ice

Eclectic

Church Street, Harvard Square
Harvard Square

This grill-it-yourself joint gets "two snaps up" for "a great value," "fresh" food with a "fantastic choice of fixins" and a "fun" atmosphere. $