New England Food Critic

Location: Legacy Place Dedham, MA W ebsite: http://www.yardhouse.com/menus/snacks.aspx Items Ordered: Sweet Potato Fries, Moo Shoo Egg Rolls, Parmesan Crusted Chicken, Mac & Cheese2, and the Mini Trio Sampler Upon entering the Yard House, I was genuinely surprised to find the environment that I saw around me. The Yard House is situated as part of the Legacy Place shops near PF Chang's and a number of other cookie-cutter type of places and shops. Though the Yard House has numerous locations,it feels anything but.  A fancy bar sits in front of the entrance with a TON of beers on draft and friendly bar service. You can choose from a variety of martinis too (which my date and I did of course!). We were seated in an extremely comfortable leather type covered settee and table near the kitchen. Our waitress was very knowledgeable of most of the menu items and could recommend her favorites. Though I did feel she was flirting a bit with my date, she tried to hide it nicely with so...

This place was an unexpected pleasure. They are known for offering over 300+ different types of tequila so of course we had to check it out! We were greeted immediately when walking into the door and down the hallway to the hostess station. There our names were taken and we were directed down to the back of the restaurant to the bar. Being cold outside we were unable to appreciate the floor to ceiling panels that opened up to Boston Harbor/water so we must come back.  The wait at the bar for a drink was a bit long because it was quite busy with other customers. Unfortunately with so many delicious cocktails and the wide variety of tequilas (including the ornate bottles they come in), it took the average customer a bit longer to determine what they wanted to drink.  We did not have to wait long and were seated at a roomy table for four - there were three of us - and handed our menus. Yup, they are i-pads!!! Pretty creative AND you could see a picture of every drink and e...

Pops was a spur of the moment "pop in". I was meeting a friend for some munchies and drinks and it had tables outside and was right in front of you when you leave South Station. I had heard good things about their happy hour specials as well as their bar menu so we thought we should try it out.  We ordered the Margherita flatbread, the street cart fries with cheese and bechamel (sans duck confit), the rice balls, and the stuffed mushrooms.$11 for a flatbread smaller than a salad plate, unacceptable but for half the price, it was worth trying out. We also had ordered dessert and it was delicious but I cannot remember exactly what it was so I will not bore you with those details. The food was amazing but the drinks small, weak (not properly made), and expensive. The worst part, we received our bill and none of the appetizers were half off. We spoke up to our waitress, who seemed less than cordial, and she said the discount is placed when you receive your bill and no...