Showing posts with label Millbury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Millbury. Show all posts

Friday, September 13, 2013

September 13th 2013: Lunch in Shirley, Dinner in Holliston

Today at lunch, I decided to head out to the town of Shirley for lunch at Piccolino's Restaurant, a typical bar restaurant at 4 Mill Street in town. I passed by a few places in town along the way.
 At the bar, I ordered the Seafood Chowder for soup, the  Hawg Wings (tender pork legs grilled with Spicy BBQ sauce) for appetizers, and the Vermont Burger  (0.5lb Angus burger topped with hickory smoked bacon and Vermont cheddar) with seasoned fries for my main dish.

The chowder was alright I guess,

 while the legs were actually pottery tender and went well with the BBQ sauce.

Unfortunately, there was no sauce on the burger, which made out really plain and I had to salvage it with ketchup.

Overall, not a place worth coming back to for the food.

After work, I decided to head into the town of Holliston for dinner, passing by the town of Millbury,
New Creation Baptist Church

then going to find the historic manmade cave in Upton at the Upton Heritage Park at 18 Elm Street, which I missed out on the last time I was here. This time, I managed to find it.

 The "cave" itself was pretty small, but strangely devoid of any wildlife, so I wasn't bugged in any sense of the word the whole time I was inside taking pictures of the round enclosed space in the dark.
Heading in
Totally dark inside
the inside of the cave









Inside looking out

From here, I visited Fiske Millpond on the corner of Fiske Mill Road and Pond Street,

before I headed into Hopkinton to visit Sandy Beach on the shores of Lake Maspenock at the end of Hayward Street.



















I also visited the Ice House Pond at ~66 West Main Street.

Finally it was time for dinner at Casey's Publichouse in Holliston. Again like at Piccolino's, another typical bar restaurant. Here, I had $40 to spend, which meant having to get a lot of food, including the French Onion Soup (Home Made Onion Soup baked under a crouton with Swiss Cheese), the Grilled Blackened Kielbasa (butterflied smoked kielbasa, dusted with blackened seasoning and served with horseradish sauce), the Jamaican Jerk Wings, the Pub Burger (2 8oz All Angus Beef Patty grilled to your preference, topped with 4oz of our smoked pulled pork, applewood bacon, BBQ sauce, coleslaw and cheddar cheese with sweet potato hand cut fries) and finally the Oreo Pie (Vanilla Ice Cream and Ground Oreo Cookie served in Pie Crust). 
French Onion Soup
Grilled Blackened Kielbasa











Jamaican Jerk Wings
The Pub Burger











Oreo Pie
The soup was just alright, while the wings were disappointingly bland. The kielbasa was salty, but pretty good, especially with the horseradish sauce, while the burger was pretty massive and I could hardly finish it at all. The sweet potato fries were really soggy though. Thankfully, the dessert helped to salvage the meal, but my impression of the place is already set. Definitely not for me.

Recommended Places to Visit: Millbury

Recreation
Shopping Malls
The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
70 Worcester-Providence Turnpike


Water Bodies
Brierly Pond
West Main Street near Sutton Road

Lake Singletary
West Main Street and Singletary Road

Ramshorn Pond
~93 Davis Road

Dorothy Pond
~216 Riverlin Road

Howe Pond
~55 Howe Avenue


Architecture
Places of Worship

Historical Buildings
Asa Waters Mansion
123 Elm Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended
Italian
Feng Asian Bistro
70 Worcester-Providence Turnpike
Recommended Dishes:
Blackstone Roll (if available)
2012 Roll (if available)
Yamyazaki and Apple Shang-Hai Braised Short Rib
Yaki Soba
Angry Dragon Roll
Yayoi Roll
Kiss of Fire Roll
Irene's Paradise Roll
Tempura Ice Cream
Twenty Layer Crepe Torte
Spicy 2 in 1 Roll
Green Zone Roll
Green Peace Roll


Tried:
Western
Longhorn Steakhouse (chain)
70 Worcester Providence Turnpike


Chinese
Foodworks
110 Elm Street
Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Teriyaki
Orange Beef
Boneless Ribs
Pork Fried Rice


Italian
Calabria Ristorante
7 South Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Tripe

Monday, September 9, 2013

September 9th 2013: Dinner at All Star Pub, Webster

Today after work, I decided to have pub food at the All Star Pub at 51 Thompson Road in the town of Webster. Before that, I passed through the towns of Millbury,
Dorothy Pond Recreation Area,
~216 Riverlin Street









Howe Pond, 55 Howe Avenue

Auburn
Pondville Pond, 375 Washington Street
and Oxford
McKinstry Pond,
Waite Street and Forest Street
Carbuncle Town Park,
~497 Main Street











before finally heading into Webster.

The place itself was typical, while the Home Town Hero (0.5lb burger served with homemade chipotle BBQ sauce, bacon, onion strings, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato) I got wasn't too bad, though nothing amazing. 

Another so-so day of sightseeing I guess.












Thursday, August 15, 2013

August 15th 2013: Dinner at Drafter's Sports Cafe, Dudley

Today after work, I decided to use my groupon at Drafter's Sports Cafe, located at the Tri-State Speedway in the town of Dudley. Before that, I did some sightseeing in the towns of Worcester,
Iglesia Casa de Oracion, 21 Canterbury Street

Daniels Gymnasium
Warner Theater








Auburn,








Millbury,
Ramshorn Pond, ~93 Davis Road
Oxford
Lowe's Pond, ~6 Huguenot Road

and Dudley itself.
Larner Pond, ~114 Charlton Road
Wallis Pond, 114 Charlton Road











Merino Pond Beach, End of Lakeview Avenue
Packard Pond, ~82 Carpenter Road
Finally at the dinner place, which was just a small bar area in the middle of an arcade, with the race track on the second floor.
With my groupon, I got a card with $20 of credit on it, so I did not need to use it all on food, although my waitress later told me they had made a mistake in doing this. I was thankful though, as I would have to order a lot of food, which was mainly appetizers on the menu. For food, I decided to get the Corn Dog Nuggets (Mini hot dogs covered with crispy sweet batter) with seasoned curly fries, and the Artie Style Wings (cajun seasoning drizzled with Buffalo sauce, crispy). 
Artie Style Wings
Corn Dog Nuggets


The corn dogs weren't too bad, although the wings were disappointingly lacking in sauce.

I still had credit on my card, but the arcade was already closed by the time I was done eating. Maybe I should give it to my friend who lives in Dudley.