Paddock, Pop
Was at a house party around the corner from the Paddock on Sat. so while things were getting organized, we walked over to try the infamous pizza. Everyone there was really nice, love the old school vibe. We split a meatball pizza for $11.99 and it's a lot of pizza for the price. I know I'm the odd man out but it wasn't my favorite. The "meatball" looked kind of like odd squares of meat. And as someone who prefers white pizzas, this was way too tomatoey for my taste. The crust was pretty crisp and required some extra cutting to get thru which surprised me since it was on the thin side. No real complaints but just not the style I seek out. But if I ever go to this crazy house again, I'd go back to the Paddock.
After wandering around some of the South End open studios and grabbing a tasty Florentine cookie from the Danish Pastry Shop at the open market, a friend and I had dinner at Pop on Tremont for my first time. It was probably still early enough that we could have eaten outside and not been too cold but we got the table in the window. I think it's really cute in there, it feels French to me (yet another place). I had roast chicken on the brain and that's what I ended up with. I think the prices may have crept up from the beginning, there were a few things at $21 and 22 including the special of scallops which my friend got. 3 good sized ones on polenta with a little haricot verts. She thought 3 was skimpy but I know I've paid $27 for 3 at Aquitaine, so maybe that's the going amount. She said she would have still been hungry if she hadn't also had a roasted beet salad that she enjoyed, good sized w/ cheese and nuts ($10 or 12). The chicken was crisp, served with broccoli rabe and fingerling potatoes in a mushroom jus ($17). So the food was fine but the service wasn't too good. Friend was asking the waiter about what red wine might go with scallops and he didn't really have any ideas plus he was looking out the window while she was taking to him. The table next to us got their olive oil and bread but our guy never brought it, so I asked the waitress. Then he didn't refill water. So it wasn't horrendous but certainly not too on top of things. They had a fried oyster on spinach salad app. that I'd like to go back and try and the butternut ravioli next to us looked great.
Joanie
Sep 17, 2007 06:12AM
Hey Joanie -- glad you got to try Paddock's pizza. The only time I've been disappointed by their pie was when I got one with eggplant -- it was oddly shaped -- thin little squares and deep fried to within an inch of it's life. The resulting effect was like eating eggplant jerky. Not pleasant. BUT you've gotta love the vibe in there and next time you're in the area, their tips really are delicious.
I've been getting my local pizza fix at Regina's in Station Landing. The game was on the big screen tvs last night and as I waited to pick up my order it occured to me that would be a very fun place to watch the Pats.
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Hey yumyum, I like my eggplant in that style on my pizza, although it sounds like they may have been overcooked. By comparison, have you had eggplant from Armando's, which has similar breaded and fried thin pieces? If you found them to be similar, that will help set my eggplant barometer.
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Yo yo bob ... I like my eggplant that way too, but this was way overcooked -- I had asked for well done and that might not be the way to go with toppings at the Paddock.
I usually get a pepperoni slice at Armando's, have never had a full pie or eggplant for that matter so can't help you draw a comparison there.
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Thanks, dude.
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