beef, brie, rum shown to improve aim and throwing ability
the place: common ground, 83 harvard ave, allston
the date: thursday, 04.02.09
the plan: dinner before darts
we needed to grab a quick dinner in allston before heading to the silouhette to play darts, drink pbr by the pitcher, and mingle with hipsters, so common ground was the obvious choice. a reliable standby, rarely too crowded, and generally speedy enough.
drinks, of course: mojito. it really hasn’t been warm enough yet, but. I can’t resist.
to start: every time I go to common ground and they have the goat cheese and carmelized onion dip on the menu, I want to try it. apparently, I’ve had it before, but I always forget. so we got it, on the premise that I wanted to try it, and as soon as I tasted it, I remembered “oh, I’ve totally had this before.” heh. and it’s not very good. I mean, it’s not bad. but it’s not (clearly) memorable. I’m going to attempt to recall this next time.
the main event: beef and brie salad. I’d tasted it the last time I was there and was thrilled to have it all to myself. the brie was warm and melty, the beef well-done but tender, and the lettuce and grape tomatoes fresh and sweet. every bite was delicious. and I ate a lot of the beef (for me, at least, I don’t really eat red meat very often) and there was still a ton left, so it’s definitely a good portion of protein.
the food was exactly what we wanted and then it was off to darts. and it may have nothing to do with the amazing salad, but I did throw four bullseyes in one game that night. so all-in-all, I was pretty happy.
