Showing posts with label Plainville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plainville. Show all posts

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Recommended Places to Visit: Plainville

Recreation
Racecourses
Plainridge Racecourse
301 Washington Street


Water Bodies
Turnpike Lake
Shepard Street

Fuller Pond
27 Fuller Street

Lake Mirimichi
42 Mirimichi Street


Architecture
Monuments
Telford Park
~142 South Street behind Town Hall

Giant Baseball Bat
~30 Everett Skinner Road


Places of Worship
St. Martha Parish
227 South Street

United Methodist Church
16 East Bacon Street

Plainville Baptist Church
62 South Street


Bliss Union Chapel
~70 Taunton Street


Schools
Anne Ware Jackson School
68 Messenger Street


Town Facilities
Public Library
198 South Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Mexican
52 Washington Street
Recommended Dishes:
Frijoles Ranchero
Birria de Borrego


Tried:
Breakfast
23 Messenger Street
Recommended Dishes:
Blueberry Pancakes
Roast Beef Hash and Cheese Omelette

February 8th 2014: Celebrating My Friend's Birthday at Fire + Ice, Boston

Today, I was invited to my friend's birthday party, to be held at Fire + Ice in Boston. As always, I spent my day sightseeing, passing through Wrentham,
Hale's Pond, 20 Jenks Street
and Plainville
Lake Mirimichi, ~42 Mirimichi Street







Fuller Pond, 27 Fuller Street
on the way to Attleborough,
New Covenant Christian Fellowship
Immanuel Lutheran Church








First Church of Christ, Scientist
Evangelical Covenant Church








Congregation Agudas Achim
Murray Unitarian Universalist Church







Holy Ghost Church
Willett Elementary School









Some interesting places I visited in town were two schools with the exact same architectural design,

Brennan Middle School
Wamsutta Middle School








and the beautiful Manchester Reservoir at the end of Beagle Club Road.

Manchester Reservoir,
End of Beagle Club Road 










At this point, I felt extremely hungry, so I decided to get a pizza from Park Street Pizza in town, getting the Firefighter's Buffalo Chicken Pizza (buffalo chicken, pineapple and jalapeƱo peppers with red sauce). 
Not too bad, though nothing special.

From here, I headed back toward Cambridge, passing through Easton
Holy Cross Church
New Hope Christian Chapel












before stopping for another bite at the Feisty Greek, a Mediterranean cafe in the town of Norwood.
There were a lot of people eating here today, and it took a while for my order of a Pastitsio with a Greek Salad to come.
Nothing too extraordinary though.

Next, it was time for dessert, from Five Bites Cupcakes in the town of Wellesley. This place, located within a small shopping complex, is nothing to look at,

although the cupcakes I got were really good, namely the Mudslide (chocolate oreo cake filled with chocolate sweet cream dipped in chocolate and topped with chocolate frosting), White Hot Chocolate (yellow cake filled with white sweet cream dipped in chocolate ganache, topped with white frosting), Red Velvet (southern style red chocolate cake filled and topped with cream cheese frosting), Cookies and Cream (oreo cookie cake filled with sweet cream, topped with white frosting), the Double Chocolate and the Yellow Birthday cupcakes.
Clockwise from top left: Mudslide, White Hot Chocolate, Red Velvet,
Cookies and Cream, Double Chocolate, Yellow Birthday
Next, it was on to more desserts at Swissbakers in the Allston area of Boston, which has a red cow on top of the building.

This place is really nice inside, and all the different sorts of desserts I got were really tasty as well, namely the Meringues, the Swiss Linzer (raspberry jam), the Mini Swirl (hazelnut), the Chocolate Prussien (French elephant ear. Light puff pastry dough is folded with organic sugar and baked), Macaroons and the Chocolate Mousse Berliner. 
Macaroons and Chocolate Mousse Berliner

Swiss Linzer
Mini Swirl (left) and Chocolate Prussien




Meringues
Because of the amount I spent, I also got a free bag to hold my pastries as well.
With that, I finally headed to my friend's place in Cambridge, where the views were actually really good.
We decided to take public transportation to the Mongolian BBQ place, which I have been to once in the past. This place was filled with people tonight, but thankfully we had made a reservation, so we were shown to our table pretty quickly. Food here is obtained buffet style, although everything has yet to be cooked.







After choosing what meats, vegetables and starches to have on my plate, it was time to choose the sauce to be poured on top after it has been cooked (pouring it onto the food before being cooked causes it to get burnt), and I went with a pesto sauce.
After being done with my choices, it was time to head into the center, where people were lining up to have their food cooked by the hibachi chefs in the center on a circular hibachi table.
Our food was cooked pretty quickly as well,
although I felt mine needed more sauce, so I just went up and got more. Much better this time around.

After dinner, we headed back to my friend's place, where we had a carrot cake that my friend's mom made for her birthday, and talked all night until it was finally time to head back home. It was good to be able to celebrate my friend's birthday with her today.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

October 23rd 2013: Dinner at Rancho Chico, Plainville

Today after work, it was too dark to do any sightseeing, so I decided to just head straight for dinner at Rancho Chico, a Mexican restaurant in the town of Plainville. This place is pretty big and nicely decorated, though a little empty tonight, possibly because of the baseball playoff game.
For food, I decided to get the Frijoles Rancheros (Whole Pinto Beans topped with pico de gallo and ranchero cheese) for soup, and the Birria de Borrego (Lamb shank marinated overnight in wine and Guajillo pepper sauce and baked, garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo and sliced avocado) for my main dish.
Frijoles Rancheros
Birria de Borrego











The soup was pretty hearty, while the sauce for the lamb was pretty tasty as well, although the lamb was a little tough.

Overall, not a bad place for Mexican food, in a small town as well.

Monday, May 6, 2013

May 6th 2013: Dinner at Coriander Bistro, Sharon

Today after work, I decided to use one of my fast expiring groupons at Coriander Bistro, an Indian restaurant in the town of Sharon.

I still had some time before dinner, so I decided to sightsee in Plainville,
Plainville Baptist Church
Old Bliss Union Chapel,
~70 Taunton Street












North Attleborough,
Cushman Union Church
Seekonk,
Memorial Baptist Church


and start roaming the streets of Attleborough before heading to dinner once the sun set for good.
South Attleboro Fire Department,
1476 West Street
Lake Como from David Allard Memorial Park,
~150 May Street








All Saint's Anglican Church


South Attleboro Assembly of God
Bethany Village Fellowship







Triple Play Car Wash 

St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church
Arbour Fuller Hospital










The views of Orr Pond from the Russell F. Tennant Water Treatment Facility were pretty good, while it was good to see that Canadian Geese younglings have finally hatched at Lee's Pond at the South Attleboro Veterans Memorial Playground.
Russell F Tennant Water Treatment Facility









South Attleboro Veterans Memorial Playground
Lee's Pond









































From here, I decided to call it a day for sightseeing, and head to Coriander Bistro, a South Asian (Indian/Nepali) restaurant in Sharon for dinner.
There weren't many people in the restaurant this time of night, so I got my order of Lamb Momos (steamed dumplings) and Haas Ra Saag (Duck meat cooked with fresh spinach or mustard blended with exotic spices).
Lamb Momos
Haas Ra Saag












Both dishes were actually not too bad, although the dumplings had to go with sauces to taste delicious, while I was expecting more sauce in the duck, which was still good.

Finally for dessert, I got the Kulfi Badam Pista, a type of pistachio ice cream, which came out cut in quarters of a circle, but really the best dish of the light.
With that, a day of sightseeing after work came to an end. I was really glad to see that babies have finally started to come out, signalling that spring is in full swing.