501795 Sat Mar 22 16:43:43 -0700 2008 20 12 Boston Area 0 3518148 I felt so guilty about spreading a bad rumor concerning Cambridge Common (never trust a politician, by the way) that I grabbed a couple of friends and headed down there last night. We hung out at the bar and filled ourselves up on tater tots and lots of beer. I didn't feel all that great this morning, but it was worth it; some of the beers I had last night were really terrific (Otter Creek Copper Ale, Thomas Hooker Red Ale, to name a couple), and the tater tots were once again very satisfying. Perhaps not a Chowish outing, but it was a lot of fun, and I'm so glad that Cambridge Common is not closing after all... Sat Mar 22 16:43:43 -0700 2008 14771 hiddenboston 1 3518189 OOOoooOOOOOoOOOOOhhh..... Sat Mar 22 17:02:07 -0700 2008 3518148 12603 ScubaSteve 1 3519361 Yeah, you had me a panic attack there for a few minutes. It's my go-to 5 min walk burger and drinks place. Me, I'm preferential to the sweet potato fries, but tater tots as a concept are hard to beat. Sun Mar 23 09:04:32 -0700 2008 3518148 141869 okello 1 3519378 are they straight Tots? anyone accents? i like to toss mine in cayenne or sumthing spicy before baking. but maybe more important; is anyone doing Napoleon Dynamite impressions while eating them? Sun Mar 23 09:11:24 -0700 2008 3518148 12603 ScubaSteve 2 3519451 they're identical to what we ate in the 4th grade. probably from the same sysco bag. :) but tasty nonetheless. Sun Mar 23 09:37:44 -0700 2008 3519378 11275 Prav 3 3519494 Identical? Maybe out of the freezer they are identical but I think they put them in the fryolator at Cambridge Common, whereas at my elementary school they were baked on oven trays the size of mattresses. Sun Mar 23 09:58:17 -0700 2008 3519451 16794 newhound 2 3520357 I actually started to stuff a couple into my pants pocket Friday night. That is, until my friends told me to start acting my age. ;-b Sun Mar 23 17:08:06 -0700 2008 3519378 14771 hiddenboston 3 3521997 : ) Mon Mar 24 09:27:09 -0700 2008 3520357 10820 Blumie 2 3521994 I would think that tots would be the perfect hot sauce delivery vehicle. Straight tabasco (the habanero version if you can find it) would work nicely because, unlike thicker hot sauces, the tabasco would be nicely absorbed into the pillowy tots. Mon Mar 24 09:26:48 -0700 2008 3519378 10820 Blumie 3 3522107 Yes, I can confirm that tater tots are perfect for hot sauce. I like mine with celery salt and lots of Sriracha (thick, so you can get lots on them like ketchup) or Cholula (thinner so it absorbs a bit). Mon Mar 24 09:51:53 -0700 2008 3521994 12671 maillard 4 3522202 I mix Sriracha and ketchup for fries, tots, etc. Delicious. Mon Mar 24 10:13:58 -0700 2008 3522107 10283 Dax 1 3520080 Can I get some more general impressions on the quality of the food here? A stop for a beer and some tots followed by a browse around Stereo Jack's a block over (best jazz vinyl selection in town) sounds like my way of spending a warm spring afternoon, but should I branch further into their menu? What else is good, or not so much? Sun Mar 23 14:59:09 -0700 2008 3518148 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 2 3520176 I'm a fan, but in truth the food is only solid bar food with the occasional aspiration to be a bit better. The tap selection is good and the menu is far-ranging for bar food, but it's a grill-it/fry-it/assemble-it kitchen. Sun Mar 23 15:48:43 -0700 2008 3520080 16794 newhound 3 3520212 Totz-n-Beer is enough for me.- Sun Mar 23 16:06:03 -0700 2008 3520176 12603 ScubaSteve 2 3520861 I find their burgers quite tasty, particularly if you do the bacon-grilled onions-swiss cheese thing. It's certainly not gourmet, but is tasty. Truth be told I've hardly ever strayed from their burger on the menu, so I can't much speak to the rest of it. They do have a very enjoyable breakfast BLT club, which (I think) is a BLT with fried egg. May have been a special. Sun Mar 23 20:22:57 -0700 2008 3520080 141869 okello 1 3520293 Yah, I thought you were almost a gonner off this board, glad you were forgiven. I'm going to go by and suck up whatever is on the menu. They deserve a break. Luv those TOTS! Sun Mar 23 16:41:10 -0700 2008 3518148 147961 treb 1 3521063 THANK YOU SIR, MAY I PLEASE HAVE ANOTHER! I don't think tater-tots and beer are penance enough. Perhaps salad and red wine. Sun Mar 23 22:13:26 -0700 2008 3518148 20717 sailormouth 2 3521517 Yah, I can do that, the TOTS are just to remind me of when I was a kid. Always wanted to see if they went well with wine. Mon Mar 24 07:10:08 -0700 2008 3521063 147961 treb 3 3521616 I think I actually prefer those old fashioned ones to the fancy ones like at Tremont 647 and wherever else. Altho I do remember someone talking about tots at a local place that sounded great, can't remember where tho. Mon Mar 24 07:45:15 -0700 2008 3521517 14253 Joanie 4 3521782 Garden at the Cellar in Cambridge has great beer + tots. Mon Mar 24 08:31:14 -0700 2008 3521616 45745 wittlejosh 5 3521810 That was it, thanks. Mon Mar 24 08:38:28 -0700 2008 3521782 14253 Joanie