Frozen Four - Where to Eat? Drink? Must See Stuff

[mookie1995]

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people are really going to have an in depth conversation about T fare? maybe you can stay at the YMCA

well what has yet to be covered

 

[Tater]

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maybe you can stay at the YMCA

It's fun to stay at the YMCA. You can get yourself clean. You can have a good meal. You can do whatever you feel.

 

[blackbear80]

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So you have to get a charlie card and then a weeks ticket? Who came up with the name charlie card anyway

The card itself is free; it's simply a holder for the services you buy and add to it. You can add $$ and each time you use it the fare is subtracted from the balance. You can also add a pass, which is what everyone is suggesting; it'll be the most convenient. On the way into the station you tap the card on the reader.

There is a paper option, called a Charlie Ticket; you can put money or a pass on that too, but the cards seem to work better.

 

[alfablue]

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Since this seems to be the thread of real information for visitors...

Anyone want to have a meet up between games? For someone more familiar with the rink- is there a good place where we can get together?

Some of us know many other posters, so it would be pretty easy to start a group- but where?

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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it's so much more convenient to just wave the card in front of the fare gate sensor instead of inserting a ticket. The ticket mechanisms are really wonky and sometimes take a long time to give you your ticket back.

I will agree with this statement.

 

[chickod]

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The Kingston Trio

A great group and a great song!!! Here's the more "well known" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP1bvY7IqZY" target="_blank"> version</a>: Some of their other hits:
Tom Dooley
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Greenback Dollar
Scotch and Soda

 

[The Zlax45]

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One of my friends has put together this list for people visiting Boston

Here are some other recommendations:

Breweries (there is more to beer and Boston than Sam Adams):
Harpoon
306 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
Beer and pretzels

Trillium Brewing
369 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 (very close to Harpoon)

Aeronaut Brewing Co.
14 Tyler St, Somerville, MA 02143 (very close to Cambridge)

Mystic Brewery
174 Williams St, Chelsea, MA 02150
Take an Uber or cab it.

Night Shift Brewing
87 Santilli Hwy, Everett, MA 02149
Take an Uber or cab it.

Interesting Eats:
Grotto
37 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02114 (near the Garden)

Legal Seafood - Harborside
270 Northern Ave, Boston, MA (near Harpoon - go for the view)

75 Liberty Wharf
220 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210 (next to Legal Seafood - go for the atmosphere, especially if it isn't raining)

Row 34 (seafood & craft beer)
383 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 (near Harpoon and right next to Trillium)

Pastoral (artisan pizza)
345 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 (on the same side of the street as Row 34)

Stoddard's Food & Ale
48 Temple Pl, Boston, MA 02111 (Downtown Crossing, right next to Boston Common)

Brewer's Fork
7 Moulton St, Charlestown, MA 02129 (Charlestown is close to the Garden)

Towne Stove & Spirits
The Shops at the Prudential Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115 (next to the Boston Marathon Finish Line)

Hawthorne Bar (next to Eastern Standard)
University Inn LLC, 500 A Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Game On Fenway (literally built into a side of Fenway Park)
82 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215

Fairstead Kitchen
1704 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445 (down the street from Fenway; take the Green Line - C Line outbound)

Deep Ellum
477 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02134 (down the street from BU)

Lord Hobo
92 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139 (close to Kendall Sq, Cambridge; excellent craftbrew list)

Cambridge Brewing Company
1 Kendall Square, Building 100, One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139

UBurger (multiple locations including Kenmore Sq near BU, Beacon St across from the Common & Huntington Ave near Northeastern)

Tasty Burger (multiple locations including Harvard Sq, Boylston St & Shawmut Ave)

Swissbakers (go for brunch on Saturday or Sunday)
168 Western Ave, Boston, MA (near Harvard & quite close to Harvard's classic football stadium)

If you have a rental, are touring Massachusetts, like craft beer and have heard of Hill Farmstead, drive to Worcester and go to
Armsby Abbey
144 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608 (this is the only place outside of Vermont where Hill Farmstead is available; excellent brunch; artisan cocktails)

Free Fitness (the workout group former Bruins, current Oilers D-man Andrew Ference comes to when he is in Boston):
November Project
Mondays - "Destination Deck" at 6:30 a.m. at a TBA destination in greater Boston

Wednesdays - at Harvard Stadium at 5:30 a.m. & 6:30 a.m. (If you've watched the E:60 on Harvard alum & Rangers player Dominic Moore - this is one of the venues they filmed at)

Fridays - at Corey Outlook on Summit Ave at 6:30 a.m. Summit Ave is off of Beacon Street and close to Fenway Park
http://november-project.com/boston/

 

[Snively65]

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Thanks for mention of Andrew Ference, my favorite Bs D- man since Booby Orr. Lived in the North End year-round, rode his bike everywhere. Bs sure could use him now.

 

[Priceless]

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Since this seems to be the thread of real information for visitors...

Anyone want to have a meet up between games? For someone more familiar with the rink- is there a good place where we can get together?

Some of us know many other posters, so it would be pretty easy to start a group- but where?

I'd recommend the Fours (Canal Street, across from the Garden).

 

[chickod]

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well what has yet to be covered

Golf courses for the all-important day off Friday

 

[alfablue]

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I'd recommend the Fours (Canal Street, across from the Garden).

You can leave between games???

 

[chickod]

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You can leave between games???

No..it says on the ticket "No Readmittance." In the "old days" there used to be three sessions, so you could go to the 1st game, go out to get something to eat and then get back for some part of the next one. For whatever reason, they don't do that anymore.

But you can go to the Fours on Saturday before the final...get there early before all the BU fans...

 

[CLS]

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You can leave between games???

In addition to what chickod said, even if you could, it probably wouldn't be practical. The Four's and the other places near the Garden will probably be packed with fans from the second game who don't attend the first. If you're attending both games and want to eat at one of the places near the Garden, I'd suggest getting there around 2:00 and eat before the first game.

 

[walrus655321]

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Just for reference, I went to the Bruins game on Saturday. 7 PM start time, I was at The Fours around 4:30, and the wait was 45 minutes to an hour.

Now, they move you in and out of there pretty fast, so that would've been enough time to eat, but we decided to head down the street to The Grand Canal instead.

 

[mookie1995]

I'd recommend the Fours (Canal Street, across from the Garden).

Not helping...

 

[chickod]

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If you're attending both games and want to eat at one of the places near the Garden, I'd suggest getting there around 2:00 and eat before the first game.

And therein lies the problem...it's a LOOOOONG time from 2:00 until the end of the 2nd game...but if you like paying $9.00 for a slice of pizza, feel free to eat at the Gahden...

 

[Priceless]

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You can leave between games???

Ah. During the games. Sorry, I was thinking pre-game. I'm not as familiar with the Loge or Balcony levels but I believe the Xfinity Zone would be ideal for a meetup. For those with access in the Club, Deck or Suites (5th and 6th floors) I would recommend Legends (level 3). They have desserts to die for. If they are full, try Banners (enter thru stairway beside NESN broadcast center, restaurant is 6th floor). Heck, if you get a seat overlooking the ice surface, you may decide to watch the game from there!

ETA: Legends is members only. Sorry. They might make an exception for the Frozen Four...don't know. Here is the page from TD Garden with bars and pubs. They don't mention the Xfinity Zone, but it's there.
Also, concession stand info with maps. It looks like they've dropped Xfinity and are just calling it Fan Zone.

 

[Terrier520]

Ah. During the games. Sorry, I was thinking pre-game. I'm not as familiar with the Loge or Balcony levels but I believe the Xfinity Zone would be ideal for a meetup. For those with access in the Club, Deck or Suites (5th and 6th floors) I would recommend Legends (level 3). They have desserts to die for. If they are full, try Banners (enter thru stairway beside NESN broadcast center, restaurant is 6th floor). Heck, if you get a seat overlooking the ice surface, you may decide to watch the game from there!

ETA: Legends is members only. Sorry. They might make an exception for the Frozen Four...don't know. Here is the page from TD Garden with bars and pubs. They don't mention the Xfinity Zone, but it's there.
Also, concession stand info with maps. It looks like they've dropped Xfinity and are just calling it Fan Zone.

Do you think a club would be open and in business for a non-Bruins game?

 

[chickod]

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Do you think a club would be open and in business for a non-Bruins game?

We sat in the "premium seats" for Hockey East. It was weird, because they were just "seats" in the sense that they had no added significance since the luxury suites were unoccupied. Yet, you still couldn't go up there unless you had tickets for that level and there WAS ordering available from their menus (but I would ask anyone...WHY??? $17.00 for a hamburger or club sandwich)

 

[alfablue]

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Ah. During the games. Sorry, I was thinking pre-game. I'm not as familiar with the Loge or Balcony levels but I believe the Xfinity Zone would be ideal for a meetup. For those with access in the Club, Deck or Suites (5th and 6th floors) I would recommend Legends (level 3). They have desserts to die for. If they are full, try Banners (enter thru stairway beside NESN broadcast center, restaurant is 6th floor). Heck, if you get a seat overlooking the ice surface, you may decide to watch the game from there!

ETA: Legends is members only. Sorry. They might make an exception for the Frozen Four...don't know. Here is the page from TD Garden with bars and pubs. They don't mention the Xfinity Zone, but it's there.
Also, concession stand info with maps. It looks like they've dropped Xfinity and are just calling it Fan Zone.

So,then, Fan Zone East of Fan Zone West? The two logical places.

Just need to pick one.

I'd say, in honor of our east coast hosts- Fan Zone East- between games Thursday.