Bottom Of The Barrel

Move over Stevie, Spike is here

While I was an undergrad student at Northeastern University, I have been known to frequent a pizza place called Little Stevie's located at 1114 Boylston Street. This restaurant opened in 1968 and for a post 21 year old college student it didn't get any better than this place - Open Till 3, Huge Slices of Pizza [think a 1/4 of a typical pie] and it was really cheap at $1.25 per slice. I can't tell you how many late nights I would end up there picking up my post-barfest/pre-bedtime slice. I have only been to Stevie's during the daytime once and I found out on that trip the pizza actually wasn't that good and to this day I haven't been back.

Well don't despair, the neighborhood has another option. Spike's Junkyard Dogs located at 1076 Boylston Street is a newer establishment that looks to take a bite out of Stevie's late night business. I wandered into Spike's Saturday night around 1 am for some food to feed that inner hunger that you know you should ignore but the idea of something fried and salty is just too enticing. Can't tell you how good a chili dog and french fries are at that hour of the morning. The place was packed with co-eds whom all seemed to have recently left a local watering hole which is about what you would expect at the hour of the morning in Boston.

So if your in the city and looking for something quick [and pretty tasty] I say check 'em out. And if you think you can consume 6 or more in one sitting, you can get your face up on the wall of fame. Yum.

Labels: Food

posted by TheWino @ 10:00 AM