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Restaurant Week - Copia
We're not going to be hitting restaurants every day this week, as we have during past RWs, but while A. seems content to sleep in her carseat we figured we might as well check out some more restaurants.
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heliopsis. We had hoped that H. would also join us, but he is unwell and not up to coming out. We were seated at a corner table, with plenty of room for me to park A. behind my chair, where she slept without making a peep through the entire evening.
All three of us ordered off the RW menu, although there were several items on the regular menu that looked interesting. We mixed and matched to try every dish. The Serrano ham was nice and although it seemed a little skimpy on first impression, by the end of the meal I was pleased that the portion sizes hadn't been larger. The bread was toasted pita--fine, but not spectacular--served with a nice olive oil and a chickpea tapenade. The octopus was very tender and tasty. The pork ribs needed the saltiness of the accompanying fried chickpeas, but were very moist and flavorful otherwise. The sardine could have easily been boned for us, but was warm and salty and went well with the fingerling potatoes served with it. The red wine sauce on the steak tasted like a high-end barbecue sauce, but did not overwhelm the flavor of the meat. Jason's cut was marred by too much fascia, but once he got past that, it was fine. My scallops were lovely and the fried leeks added a wonderful note to the dish.
We chose to take the three four oz. pours for $15 and were served a nice selection of paired wines. My favorite was the Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc that came with my sardine--it had the wonderful grapefruit notes that I often enjoy and is another winning SB from New Zealand.
Dessert was not included on the menu, but the offerings were so tempting that John had the Sticky Nut Cake with ice cream and orange blossom cookies while I took the Zepolli: fried dough balls drenched in honey and nuts. That was a bit overly sweet and I think some ice cream or a dollop of chantilly would have helped balance it out.
Copia has replaced Meze Estatiatorio on what I think of as "the corner of Charlestown". Given that the former incarnation was Greek and this is billed as "Mediterranean" I thought it was possibly just a re-branding, but the waitress said no, it's new owners, who also run something-that-starts-with-a-P in the North End. The prices on the regular menu are steep enough that the RW deal was a good one, but I think we will go back sometime and try their other offerings.
Last night we went to Copia with
heliopsis. We had hoped that H. would also join us, but he is unwell and not up to coming out. We were seated at a corner table, with plenty of room for me to park A. behind my chair, where she slept without making a peep through the entire evening. All three of us ordered off the RW menu, although there were several items on the regular menu that looked interesting. We mixed and matched to try every dish. The Serrano ham was nice and although it seemed a little skimpy on first impression, by the end of the meal I was pleased that the portion sizes hadn't been larger. The bread was toasted pita--fine, but not spectacular--served with a nice olive oil and a chickpea tapenade. The octopus was very tender and tasty. The pork ribs needed the saltiness of the accompanying fried chickpeas, but were very moist and flavorful otherwise. The sardine could have easily been boned for us, but was warm and salty and went well with the fingerling potatoes served with it. The red wine sauce on the steak tasted like a high-end barbecue sauce, but did not overwhelm the flavor of the meat. Jason's cut was marred by too much fascia, but once he got past that, it was fine. My scallops were lovely and the fried leeks added a wonderful note to the dish.
We chose to take the three four oz. pours for $15 and were served a nice selection of paired wines. My favorite was the Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc that came with my sardine--it had the wonderful grapefruit notes that I often enjoy and is another winning SB from New Zealand.
Dessert was not included on the menu, but the offerings were so tempting that John had the Sticky Nut Cake with ice cream and orange blossom cookies while I took the Zepolli: fried dough balls drenched in honey and nuts. That was a bit overly sweet and I think some ice cream or a dollop of chantilly would have helped balance it out.
Copia has replaced Meze Estatiatorio on what I think of as "the corner of Charlestown". Given that the former incarnation was Greek and this is billed as "Mediterranean" I thought it was possibly just a re-branding, but the waitress said no, it's new owners, who also run something-that-starts-with-a-P in the North End. The prices on the regular menu are steep enough that the RW deal was a good one, but I think we will go back sometime and try their other offerings.
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Prezza! :-)
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Have you guys ever tried Neptune Oysters, speaking of the North End?
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Haven't tried Neptune Oysters yet--we don't get down to the North End very often these, because parking is such a pain. Sounds good, though!
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Thanks for the review of Copia. I'll be checking it out tomorrow night. Online reviews say other than the valet option, parking may be tight. I'll see, because I hate doing valet unless if I'm at a fancy casino or hotel or such.
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In Charlestown we've usually had pretty good luck with on street parking, but there's also a $7 lot around the corner from Copia.
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It's funny you mention the bread was pita; we had that, but only when we asked for a refill on the basket which at first had a sliced loaf.
We didn't do dessert, but did pair with the wines. My favorite was the Ramos Pinto Adriano Red, paired with the sirloin which was amazing!
You mentioned an interest in going back there; the owner mentioned that the chef, Anthony, is planning a series of European-styled fixed-price dinners over consecutive Sundays in late March and April; two Sundays will be Italy, and two will be Greece. Perhaps other nations too; the Greek menu includes lamb which was all I needed to hear to know I'll be back.
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