Do you mean you haven’t been there recently, or you don’t think it’s good? I have always enjoyed my meals there, but I haven’t been in over a year, maybe more like two. Their food is nice and wine-friendly, too.
No, I’m still seeing: “You do know that T[ed] is but a few blocks away and that trumps F[ed] any day” in your post below.
Eric, the general rule of thumb in Boston/MA is not to refer to places that let us BYOB directly by name, since it is illegal almost everywhere. Personally, I’ve never heard of anyone getting into trouble, but places like T have always been very good to us and it is best not to risk any problems with regulators.
Haha, your omnivorous standard might be higher than mine, Ron. To be fair, the last time I went I was with a couple of meat eaters who also enjoyed their meals. I’m not saying it’s great, but I think good is fair. We’ve got plenty of other options since it isn’t for you, though.
I always liked Sweet Basil in the old days. But frankly my standards went up a lot after moving to Philly (fell in with a bad crowd). I’m a little nervous about trying some of my old favs in Boston now that I’m back; maybe they won’t impress me as much? But there’s lots of great new place in Boston that have sprung up in the past 5 years too (just went to newly opened Loyal Nine, which was fascinating).