Union Oyster House, Boston

Menu & Cornbread, Union Oyster House, Boston

Clam Chowder, Union Oyster House, Boston

Lazy Man Lobster, Union Oyster House, Boston

Seafood Stew, Union Oyster House, Boston

Boston Baked Beans, Union Oyster House, Boston

The day after the big Fourth of July party Dallas and I took the T into Boston for the afternoon. First thing, we got lunch. I didn’t really care where we went, I just knew I wanted seafood and probably lobster! Dallas took me to a favorite restaurant of his, Union Oyster House, a really old and well-known seafood place. In fact, the Union Oyster House is the oldest restaurant in Boston and the oldest restaurant in continuous service in the U.S. – the doors have always been open to diners since 1826. A lot of things in Boston are crazy old! … er… I mean WICKED old.

Union Oyster House is what you’d expect from a 180+ year old place. Old exterior, old interior with heavy, dark wood. It was a lot bigger than I thought it looked like on the outside, though. Really cool looking place. I love old places.

For lunch we definitely had to start out with clam chowder. We were also given a slice each of cornbread. It was really good with a cake consistency and just a hint of sweetness. For my meal I had Lazy Man’s Lobster, which was chunks of lobster meat baked with seasoned bread crumbs, sherry wine, drawn butter served en casserole. Dallas had Seafood Stew and we split a side of Boston Baked Beans. Everything was really tasty. I love beans though, and seafood, and creamy soup. Dallas said he’s only had a bad experience at Union Oyster House once of all the times he’s been there and it was for a catered event with an odd and limited menu. Definitely if you’re in Boston and want to go to a really historic restaurant with great food, give Union Oyster House a try.

After that enormous lunch, Dallas showed me around the downtown area where he and his friends used to go out all the time. I don’t think we passed a bar that he didn’t describe by saying “I got drunk there once.” We walked around the Faneuil Hall area and around Boston Common, which is the oldest city park in the United States, dating as far back as 1634. We were going to go shopping next, but were both so tired from the day before, we opted to sit down and watch a movie: Ocean’s 13.

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