The Mission Bar and Grill

I wanted to expand briefly on the Mission Bar and Grill, which I may add, stands in place of the. Choppin' Block. The transition from the CB to the MB&G is a good example of how the Mission Hill area is slowly but surely becoming nicer.

As far as I have seen, the Mission Bar and Grill is the nicest bar in the Mission Hill area. It might even be the best looking bar in the entire Northeastern area. Upon walking through the entrance, which is in view from the Brigham Circle T stop, you first spot the beautiful wooden bar and the two flat screen TV's to the right and left (sports fans). Considering I haven't actually sat at the bar, I am going to focus on the food (although I've heard good things about the Ipswich Ale and other British beers and ales). The cuisine also may very well be some of the best in the Mission Hill/Northeastern Area.

I already wrote about the cola-flavored steak tips and the curry mussels, both of which I consider to be some of the best I've ever had of their kind. On my first visit to MB&G, I also had the steak salad and the clam chowder.

Now that I've also had the steak tips, it makes perfect sense that the salad was great too. The salad was huge, came with a fair amount of the excellent steak. The chowder was atypical in a very rich and creamy way. Unlike your normal chowder, which usually appears to be white or off-white in color, this chowder had a reddish tint.

The salad and mussels at under $8 each are more than enough to fill up two people and have you into the night not down but $20.

The service was also superb. Although our waitress was kinder and quicker the first time around, both experiences were above average.