There were 7 Romeos in attendance: Joe Pignatiello, Steve Winter, Jim Terlizzi, Ed DeSchuytner, Mark Ryan, Joe Lapiana and Paul Girard. You can see some photos at the Picasa link below ……
The restaurant was packed with the usual lunch crowd. Even
though the economy is in a downturn, there were a lot of people still eating
out. We were seated a large round table
in the back next to a giant TV which was tuned to a sports channel. The
Patriots were all interviewed and each gave their take on this past weekend’s game
disaster.
Our waitress’s named was Tracy and she quickly took drink
orders and told us about the specials on today’s menu. Red’s has been open
since May and serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and the prices are quite
reasonable.
Tracy returned with drinks which included beers, ales,
Margaritas and soda. She then took our orders for appetizers and entrees. We
shared three appetizers which included Buffalo wings, calamari and onion rings.
The entrees we ordered were seafood plate, surf & turf and baked haddock.
The conversation around the table included sports, gun
control, trips, skiing, doctor visits, bank CDs and restaurants we have been
to. When the drinks arrived we gave a toast to all our Romeos who have passed
and wished them well at the Big Coral in the Sky.
Some of the Romeos asked about the latest blog that I
wrote about electronic battery chargers and the MiFi device. I then took them
out of pocket and demoed how they work. Jim and Paul thought they were very
useful and were serious about getting their own. Go to my blog to get more info
about where to buy the electronic gadgets ……
http://opennutshell.blogspot.com
After the main meal we ordered desserts to share, coffee
and cappuccino. We then talked about
where to eat next time which included Somerville, Winchester, Gloucester,
Peabody, Chelmsford and Melrose. We finally decided on Melrose at two places
for January 16th. Jim will contact you all later with details.
