Those Romeos present were Steve Winter, Paul Girard, Joe
Pignatiello, Joe Lapiana, Jim Terlizzi, and Mark Ryan.
We all arrived about 12 noon and were seated at a table
for six along the wall. The restaurant is small and can seat maybe 20 people.
Our waitress Kayla brought bread and water and left menus for us to review. You
can see photos at my Picasa web site. Go
to ………. https://picasaweb.google.com/108806068200291783388/Romeo92414?authkey=Gv1sRgCMO7q8n1uZWIpQE
Several Romeos brought bottles of wine to share and filled
glasses around the table. The restaurant does not serve alcohol and you can
bring your own (BYOB). We all toasted a
good life and good health. Although
several bought local wines, Joe P. brought one that he made this year at the
Boston Winery. It was great and
especially since it was a home brew.
Joe P. brought Steve who lives in Belmont and only 5
minutes away from the restaurant. I came
by way of rte. 60 and others came by rte. 128. Jim decided to go home rte. 60
since 128 had heavy traffic on the way down.
Joe P. then said
that a student he knew (Paula) from Somerville worked at the restaurant later
in the week. He then asked our waitress to
leave her a note and say Hi from Joe.
The restaurant serves a limited menu each day of home
cooked meals. There were four choices on today’s menu with a few sandwiches and
some side orders. The prices were quite
reasonable with main dishes about $10 and sides $4-$6.
We then gave our lunch orders to the waitress that
included bowls of sausage soup with kale and potato, lentil soup with chilli
oil, Farfalle with vegetables, pulled pork sandwich with cabbage slaw, chicken
salad with assorted greens, and salmon croquettes with greens. The food came quickly and was delicious.
The conversation was lively as always and bounced around
the table. Joe P. mentioned that he will be going on a river cruise to Norway
next spring. He said Steve just returned and raved about the trip. Joe L. also
said he had been on several which were always a delight.
Jim asked jokingly if anyone wanted some Sox tickets.
They have had a terrible season although they did beat the Yankees 10-4 the
other night where Derek Jeter got a standing-O.
Joe L said he quit skiing. The cost is over a $1000 for new skis and accidents happen more frequently the older you get. Jim said he still enjoys skiing and will continue as long as he can. Joe P. said that he also skis and will again buy a season ticket to Wachusett Mountain. He also volunteers for a week to help the disabled Vets at Mt Sunapee each winter.
We then talked about where to go for lunch next month and
two places were mentioned (Nappi’s in Medford and the Tuscan Kitchen in
Burlington). Jim will send emails later.
We then discussed a little politics and the governor’s
race where Coakley and Baker are running neck and neck.
As we left the restaurant there were several electric
bikes parked on display outside. The Bike shop proprietor came out and struck a
conversation with all of us about his new venture and bike shop (PEDEGO). He spoke with a German accent which interested
Jim since his wife was born in Berlin. They talked a lot about skiing but also
the electric bikes which cost about
$2000. You can see some photos at my Picasa web site.
