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Whoa - heavy on the snark
Whoa - heavy on the snark here. The folks behind Maiden were great - they ran the last great Seaport restaurant (RIP, Sam's) and their food was creative and service was outstanding. They were a gem amid the crowd of bro bars over there and they arguably had the best food in Southie. It's a shame they're going under. They will definitely be missed.
Standard business theorem
If you are not a bro bar you will not last long in the new Southie.
luckily the bros are being
luckily the bros are being priced out to dorchester so the food/bar scene will be changing.
there will be more places like Publico in the near future.
Go Philly Eagles, Go 76ers!
Ew
If we're judging team fans, you picked the wrong ones to do it.
He's got to come up with some
He's got to come up with some unique take since he's just ripping off the restaurant blog
If you believe that ...
You could complain to the author of that blog.
I suppose it would be gauche of me to mention, though, that the way I found out about his post was he tagged me on Twitter about it.
Replacement
Maybe a Mary Lou's coffee would fit there.
Shocking
I spent lots of money at the Quietman and Cornerstone the first dozen or so years in South Boston. A beer, some steak tips for a reasonable price. God I miss Dollar Bill.
They finally made a run to the hills.
Holy smokes that's too bad, nice place.
That neck of the woods just isn't there yet and what with Loco, Capo, etc in the real thick of it, I'm not surprised that it's been 2 minutes to midnight at that place for awhile.
If they had been the trooper(s) that their resumes suggest, a and held on for just a little while longer, the high rise next door would have made it not feel like such wasted years.
If it gives you any piece of mind...
...when you get older you'll think fondly of those days back somewhere in time.
Not The Place with The Iron Maiden Men's Room??
Loved their oysters, their iconoclast wines by the glass, and the fact you could hold a conversation in there.
I did a quick read
and thought it said Tony's in West Roxbury had closed and almost had a heart attack.
Now, THAT would have been a
Now, THAT would have been a catastrophe - love Tony's!. Better pizza than the Pleasant.
That's a loss: Southie doesn't have enough places
for grownups. I reviewed it fondly it its early days.
The Maiden's opening chef now has a place of his own, Southern Proper, in the South End, though the style is rather different (South Carolina frying, roasting and barbecuing). My recent review of that joint here.
Best of luck to that talented team, and thanks for the memories.
$16 For A Hamburger
Thanks for the memories, indeed.
What, you never had a hamburger that
you felt was worth $16? I thought The Maiden's was a good value: excellent roll, a big patty of great beef, wicked cheese, really fine fries.
$16 burger
is insane. Throw in a 5% tip and that's $17 for a burger...before drinks.
No accounting for taste. I've paid more for a burger
($22 at Craigie on Main) and thought *that* one was a good value, too. Count me in the gang that would rather have one awesome $16 burger than four crummy $4 ones.
I hope you're joking about tipping 5%.
Honestly, since "they"
Honestly, since "they" leveled the old Notre Dame Convent and school I wish everything new on that block nothing but the worst. Call me bitter and unreasonable.
I'm pretty sure they just
I'm pretty sure they just built on what was the parking lot.
No. It's all gone. The
No. It's all gone. The building the Maiden is in is a couple of doors down from the horrific building they put up to replace the irreplaceable though.
Ooh my mistake. I thought you
Ooh my mistake. I thought you were referring to the Girard building that Southern Kin is in in the South End.
Methinks
one will be seeing a few (or perhaps many) of these "tony" places go out of business. Only so many folks that will spend $16 for a cheeseburger, even if if the bun is intriguing and pay big bucks for a few slices of meat, chunks of cheese and an olive or two served on a rustic looking board.
I think the neighborhood can support the price point.
Stephi's across the street has a $16 burger on its menu and is doing just fine, ditto Warden Hall next door.
Maybe The Maiden's problem was its drifting concept as it went through several chef changes. It started as raw bar / gastropub / wine bar and ended up doing fancy tacos. That's a weird journey.
Or maybe it was the fact that you could hold a conversation there without screaming, whereas most of the 20-something populace of New Old Southie seems to prefer places that average over 90dB of deafening roar.
I don't go to Southie that
I don't go to Southie that much, but when I do, I'm definitely not looking for a loud bar-type atmosphere. I want nice food and alcoholic beverages, but I don't want it to be loud or have lots of TVs. I think a nice low-key neighborhood restaurant would do well here.
Those types of bars were
Those types of bars were from the Good Will Hunting days. Those days are WAY over.
Yeah, there will be a new
Yeah, there will be a new busload of moneyed millenials, when Amazon opens up down in the Seaport. Yeah. Can't hardly wait....(not).
A maiden that smells fishy
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