Stop Number 1
No really, that’s the name of the restaurant (kinda awesome, huh?). As an early birthday celebration, I got to experience some fantastic high-class steak in an uber-swank location. I’ll cut right to the chase on this one, we only ordered 1 course…steak. No appetizers, no dessert (I know, I know, I’m just as shocked as you are, after all this was my birthday dinner). To be honest, the one course was almost too much, almost.
So the steak… 8 oz. Fllet Mignon, which was the smallest one offered on the menu, with a wine sauce…medium-rare. I debated going rare but MR was perfect, melt-in-your-mouth perfection. It didn’t even need the wine sauce, but that just made it all the more delicious. My partner in crime also ordered the filet mignon, albeit the more aggressive 12 oz. portion.
For sides, we ordered the “Mooo Side Flight,” which consisted of yukon gold mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, truffled Parmesan fries and a mushroom medley. Here is my advice on this one: don’t get it. Instead, just get the truffled fries and mushrooms. The fries were amazing and the mushrooms were a nice delicate balance. I’m not a huge fan of creamed spinach to begin with, but this wasn’t even good. I took one bite and decided my stomach capacity should be saved for other things. The potatoes were just potatoes, nothing fancy..again, not worth it.
At the end of the meal, I was very happy, beyond full and then realized I just ate half a pound of steak. Gluttony at it’s best.
And now for something completely different….
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A relatively recent addition to the famed food trucks on the MIT campus, my friend Emily introduced me the day after my steak excursion. Not your typical street-meat cart, this place serves vegetarian, local and when possible, organic food.
Started by MIT grad Ayr Muir, the food truck brings easily accessible healthy food to the the Kendall community. I’m just bummed I didn’t find out about this place until after the semester was over! Hopefully it will be back next year.
While more expensive than the competing food trucks, Clover delivers warm meals with uber-fresh ingredients. For lunch I had a Tofu BLT, cucumber and tomato salad and an unsweetened iced tea (my favorite summertime beverage) all for only $9. The only catch is food runs out quickly, so you have to get there early for the full selection. You can also follow them on Twitter for updates.
I also recommend reading these articles on the Clover Food Truck and Ayr’s food concepts in
The Boston Globe and
