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    O'Briens Pub

    3.7 (54 reviews)
    InexpensivePubs, Music Venues
    Closed 7:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Most amazing  Ruben ever!

    Amazing atmosphere, attentive staff, fun crowd! & Wow, the food! Everything we ordered was fantastic! Yay!

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    John A.

    The littlest venue that could! Scenester central for underground Metal and Rock in Beantown. I have seen and played a ton of great shows here, the place is tiny, the folks are rowdy, the drinks are mean and the bathrooms some of the worst east of the Mississippi. Loved it. *I haven't been there since they revamped the place, but I'm sure not much has changed and the walls are still covered in cheap-ass tacky (but appealing) 70' wood paneling. *Oh yeah, parking is a bitch. You will have to try really really hard not to get towed!

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    Jon M.

    Live music 7 nights a week, with cheap drinks and even cheaper cheap beer. Good place to see Rock, Metal, Hardcore, heavy stuff, etc. Sometimes there will be like 7 bands on the bill, and it will start early and be packed all night. Sometimes the opening bands don't show, and the only band left plays 2 sets of covers to their friends and the staff. Either way, PREPARE TO ROCK. The cover has been about $6 - $8 during the week, more on the weekends. They cleaned up the inside a few years ago, and freed up some extra space in front of the stage. You can't really escape the band anywhere if they are ungodly loud. Bands usually like to turn way up here, even though it's pretty small. I always feel bad for the soundguys here. Every night there's a guitar player who'll crank up his full Marshall stack to 11, and wonder why you can't hear anything else. The place sounds alot better when there's a pro band playing, who is loud but controlled, and who understands the room's limitations. Even if you don't drink PBR or High Life, chances are you've had one at O'Brien's. Everyone that knows someone in a band has had to sit through three or four drunk bands on a Tuesday night, waiting for their friends to go on. Every Boston rocker has played here. I played here before I was even allowed to drink in bars. Good place to get trashed, yell out obscene things, take shots of something random, and get on stage and try to sing words you don't know. You used to be able to smoke here like most bars in Boston, and the place would smell like a Pabst can that was being used for an ashtray. Your eyes would have to adjust to the haze and stinging. The places smells better now. Well, a little bit...

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    It's $10 dollars to get in that creepy looking dive bar. Save yourself the time and go somewhere else. The speakers are trash

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    The sound guy that was there the night before thanksgiving (11-25-15) needs to be trained properly or let go immediately.

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    Can't believe i havnt reviewed this place yet. I love O'brians. One of the best rock venues in Boston. Small and dark.

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    O'Hara's Food & Spirits - Chicken Cesar pizza

    O'Hara's Food & Spirits

    4.2(443 reviews)
    4.4 mi
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    Food portions are large. I would prefer they reduce size and lower price…read more The chicken pot pie was excellent, filling and full of chicken, Vegetables. I saw the size of Shepard's pie dish and was two portions, the beef stew is huge, outstanding. Chicken parm with pasta huge... I'd enjoy 1/2-2/3 of portion and lower price now a-days . All is good, beers, food, vibes, staff. 16 oz beers look small with head on top. I wasn't given the specials menu with the normal menu... I wanted the beef stew and wasn't on regular menu ... was on specials ... Bartender should have assured I was given it... his annoyed me when I saw someone ordered the beef stew...

    This was our first visit to O'Hara's as we were in town from CT for an appointment. We chose thanks…read moreto a Yelp reviews and it did not disappoint! We started with the pretzel bites and a curl of French onion soup (so sad I didn't get a photo). Both delicious although the cheese sauce for the pretzel bites was a bit thin - the flavor was there though. The French onion soup was delicious! The first spoonful made my tastebuds dance! The bread in the soup tasted like rye which ended up being a nice touch. They also did not skimp on the cheese! For our meals, my wife got the French dip sandwich handheld which she enjoyed. She was only able to finish half. I couldn't decide and asked our waitress to decide for me from shepherd's pie, chicken pot pie, and the London broil. She talked me into the shepherd's pie due to the weather outside and the fact that it is so big, I would definitely get to take home leftovers. This dish was huge! From the first spoonful, the taste of the sirloin/potato/demiglace was perfect. This is definitely a hearty dish worthy of a winter's night! From the smile on the host's face when we walked in, the ambience with the wood, windows, and lights, and our wonderful (and attentive) waitress, our visit to O'Hara's was definitely one we would like to replicate!

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    Distraction Brewing Company - The "Fruity Flight"

    Distraction Brewing Company

    4.6(22 reviews)
    4.7 miRoslindale Village, Roslindale
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    The Tall Man and I were looking for a low key hangout with baby in tow, and Distraction Brewing was…read morethe perfect place. This new-to-us brewery on the cute pedestrian-only Birch St. had an outdoor patio but we opted for seats inside. It's not a big place, but it has a good number of tables and bench seating in a brightly lit space. The Tall Man got the autumn flight of 4 beers (one being one of their maltinis), which he enjoyed for their variety. I wasn't up for imbibing so I got a Health-Aid kombucha from the fridge. (They also carry Athlete's nonalcoholic beer in cans.) They have some packaged snacks for purchase, but they encourage people to get food from local businesses to eat there. It was pretty darn convenient to pick up lunch from nearby Chilacates. It made for a very chill lunch and sip. We weren't even the only ones with a stroller! It was a relief to find a brewery that's not utterly mobbed and where we could bring the little one. I would definitely come back for another relaxing hangout.

    What's with the tiny pours? 8 oz. maybe? And this wasn't a flight - I know the difference. And in a…read moreplastic cup when sitting indoors. This is beer people, not liquid gold. Won't be back.

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    Seating and a bunch of tables further inside the brewery, spacious on a Saturday at lunchtime / Nov 2023

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