I missed the last lunch date in Billerica at Pedro’s on Middlesex Turnpike. MY GPS was outdated and kept me driving in circles. After asking several people for directions, no one knew how to get there. So I gave up and went home. After looking up the directions at home on MapQuest I saw the mistake I was making. Live and learn, I hope.
Well, I asked a few who attended the lunch and they have sent the following info below.
Mark
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From Joe Lapiana ……..
Hi Mark,
We missed you and wondered where you were. All the usuals made lunch except you. Ed Deschuytner had a little difficulty also but he made it. The food was good and was a combination of Venezeulan, Cuban and Latin food in general.. We started off with appetizers of calamari, mussels and white cheso fresco baked in a round. The entrees were varied as usual but consisted of fish, carne asasda, chicken and sandwiches. We sat outside on their patio and had bers (sierra navada on tap)and I had a Caprihina a Brazillian drink.
We hoisted a toast to Joe MacQuade who had passed away earlier this month after a long bout with congestive heart failure and finally bone cancer.
Joe was a very active part of science education until retirement and moving down the cape. You will be surprised to know the restaraunt is just over the Billerica Line going north on Middlesex Turnpike (on the right). Someone said it was an old Naked Fish that had been renovated. We finished the meal with regular and coconut flans and of course cappaccino.
Conversation was lively as usual and we plan to go to Garry's (Greg’s) in Cambridge next month right after visiting the Mount Auburn Cemetery where we will meet at 11 AM at the main gate. This cemetery is one of the oldest and first cemeteries in the country and is known for its extensive plantings and other features. This lunch will be on Monday June 20th. See you there!
................Joe
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From Jim Terlizzi …………….
Hi Mark,
We wondered what happened to you. Ed Deschuytner also had trouble because he put in Burlington instead of Billerica into his GPS but made it. The Middlesex Turnpike does make a sharp turn to the right but your map looked strange. (MapQuest Map). There are signs (small ones) that show that the Middlesex Turnpike turns to the right. After making that turn, the restaurant was about a half mile on the right.
We plan to meet on Monday June 20. The plan is to drive to the Mt. Auburn Cemetary at 11 am and take an hour walk and then eat at Greg's Restaurant on the Cambridge - Watertown line. It is a 5 minute walk from the cemetary. Attendees were Joe P. Ed, Joe LoDuca, Joe Lapiana, Paul G. Jack Tweedie, Steve Winter and me. More info later.
Jim T.
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From Jim Terlizzi….
Next Lunch -Romeos
Mark your calendars. The next lunch will be on Monday, June 20 at Greg's Restaurant on the Cambridge/Watertown line at 12 noon. Greg's is located at 821 Mt. Auburn St. in Watertown.
There is no web site but there are reviews if you Google the restaurant. The plan is to meet at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery at 11:00 am and walk the grounds. We will then walk to Greg's restaurant at 12 noon. Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located at 580 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge.
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