Sep
19
To the Sunset!
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Linda Miskin’s excellent series continues, most recently interviewing Marc Kadish of Sunset Bar & Grill.
On picking his location-
A broker told me of a good deal in Allston where there was a bargain price and financing. So, I looked at the space and the neighborhood. I soon came up with a concept of how I could open a business and really make something of it. Without much thought or time, I blurted out a low offer and got it.
Getting started-
Eventually, the squash club nearby, which I was a member of, did over their bar, and I was able to get their old draft system. We kept struggling along, making most of our purchases on credit cards and carrying a lot of debt. We put every cent we made back into the business. We opened without all of the things we should have had.
On rare beer steins-
We got a lot of those when the Wursthause in Harvard Square went out of business. One stein we bought was about six feet tall. It had monkeys all over it. It cost thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, it was stolen. People who are into these types of collections really enjoy seeing them here. Sunset Cantina has an extensive array of our collections.
Jul
2
Mr. Mayor, dissed for ribs
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I for one am legitimately grateful towards Wicked Local (& Rachel Weiner) for doing on the ground reporting on The Taste of Allston. Re: Sunset’s booth -
For event volunteer Diane Williams, a self-proclaimed “Internationalist,” her love of the ribs was surprising to her — she even turned down a picture with the mayor in order to ensure she got her second helping!
A note – the above photo is not meant to imply that the right-most person in it (jrob) would rather have a mayoral photo-op than eat ribs. I would not even begin to make predictions about the meat eating habits of anyone who is “the only one there bike as fuck”.
Jan
10
New Year Nacho Mamas
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Nacho Patrol has been eating their way through Allston. Their gut, your gain. HEED THEIR WISDOM.
Sunset Bar & Grill: massive
We were in heaven…yet it quickly turned to hell. These nachos suffer from too much of a good thing– so many ingredients were piled on them that it was near impossible to get an even distribution. It took us a good ten minutes to crack through the cheese to get to the pork, and even then, only Guest Judge Doreen had easy access.
Common Ground: unflavored
After a few bites we flagged down our waitress and asked for a side of chili in hope of a hail mary. We poured it on top and hoped for the best, but unfortunately, all was lost, as even the chili was bland…
Our House West: best when intoxicated
Yet despite all the awkwardness and embarrassment, we continue to return, for the $3 Brubaker’s, consistently favorable male-to-female ratio, and the fact that it is within stumbling distance of Nacho Patrol World Headquarters.
That sounds about right.
Mar
18
Sunset Beer Flags
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Via Rubbishcorp, Ads of the World -
Mar
12
Sunset Grill
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If my calculations are correct tonight we drank roughly 570 total minutes of Dogfish Head IPA in two rounds. That’s impressive by any standard.
