662118 Sun Oct 25 12:59:11 -0700 2009 9 12 Boston Area 0 5129658 Have reservations and coming from out of town. Does my husband need a jacket? Sun Oct 25 12:59:11 -0700 2009 68726 gblcsw 1 5129669 Nope! Sun Oct 25 13:03:18 -0700 2009 5129658 1099849 kayowinter 1 5129681 ugh, what a waste of money. This place sucks. You'll spend just as much but at least geta better steak at Smith and Wollensky's. Sun Oct 25 13:13:10 -0700 2009 5129658 14271 tamerlanenj 2 5129716 disagree about S&W (so much lesser than the New York location, and bad service) Grill 23 is amazing, IMO. The Kobe Cap steak is delicious. Beautiful wine list. My favorite steak place in the city. Sun Oct 25 13:48:55 -0700 2009 5129681 257790 Jolyon Helterman 3 5129844 I agree with Jolyon. I have always had an excellent meal and service at Grill 23. S&W was so bad, especially the service, that it is one place that I will never try again. Sun Oct 25 14:56:37 -0700 2009 5129716 95599 edgewater 4 5129880 I third Jolyon! Grille 23 is great! I've never had a bad meal there - esp the dry aged ribeye, med rare yum! S&W on the other hand I was totally underwhelmed by and we had the special little table for two on top of the stairs overlooking everything (anniversary dinner about 3 years ago) Service meh and even worse steak was MEH! The only other S&W I've been to is in ohio and that beat the one here by a mile - surprising but true. I'd never go back to the S&W in boston. Sun Oct 25 15:11:29 -0700 2009 5129844 1099849 kayowinter 4 5129884 I'd choose Grill 23 over S&W also and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Grand room (used to be the tea trading exchange)..can get LOUD..:) To answer your question about jackets, I'm sure they aren't required but at least during the week, many of the (business)men will be wearing suits. So if you want to travel w/o jacket, you're fine..maybe a nice shirt or sweater. Sun Oct 25 15:14:02 -0700 2009 5129844 10111 9lives 1 5129885 No restaurant in Boston requires a jacket. You can wear jeans to the Bar at the Taj, a polo shirt and khakis to Locke-Ober, and a velour track suit and baseball cap in the dining room at L'Espalier. Grill 23's dress code is typical of our highest-end restaurants: "Jacket preferred but not required, no shorts or athletic wear." Even the Harvard Club dropped its jacket-and-tie dress code. Nobody can afford to turn away the business any more. (Personally, I prefer Grill 23 on all accounts -- steaks, service, atmosphere, wines, bartending -- to Boston's Smith & Wollensky.) http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/ Sun Oct 25 15:14:27 -0700 2009 5129658 10143 MC Slim JB 2 5130260 Does anyone know if Grill 23 was open for Christmas/ Christmas Eve last year? I have a gift certificate that I would like to save up for one great dinner! Sun Oct 25 17:49:21 -0700 2009 5129885 91127 voodoocheese 3 5131075 They are closed on those days. I wanted to go last year. Mon Oct 26 06:08:28 -0700 2009 5130260 1119288 Alibaster