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fakecrimesleep t1_ith9xn4 wrote

Full menu at “nice place to chat” at 11pm on a Sunday is going to be pretty damn hard in post pandemic Boston. Russel house tavern in Harvard was always well liked by my friends that loved ES but closes at 11 Sundays. Carrie nation in beacon hill I think is open late and has a similar vibe to ES but I think they cut off dinner at 10?

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wownotagainlmao t1_itkbbwu wrote

I wonder if we’ll ever see the return of late night Boston (which wasn’t even that late to begin with). It used to be very easy to get food and a drink till around 11-12 on a weeknight and 1 on a weekend… now places seem to close around 9-10 depending on the crowd, even on weekends.

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fakecrimesleep t1_itkssdu wrote

Probably not we’re descending deeper into a recession and food service workers can’t afford to live here

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wownotagainlmao t1_itkznvh wrote

I mean, that’s been the case for 10+ years. It’s gotten worse, but I worked food service downtown in the late 2000s/early 2010s and people were bussing in from far away even then.

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boreas907 t1_itke8nj wrote

> Full menu at “nice place to chat” at 11pm on a Sunday is going to be pretty damn hard in post pandemic Boston.

We don't even have a fucking Denny's. :/

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Acceptable_Tourist_4 OP t1_ithcefr wrote

Ah I should’ve mentioned, they’re a rowdier bunch despite their age. Another appeal of ES was that they could eat in the dining room, then move to the bar for another nearly full round of food and drink. Or should I say… get politely moved to the bar by management…

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Tacoman404 t1_itkr3b3 wrote

The real issue is that it’s so late at night it basically leaves you with diners as your only option with crawling to a nearby bar for maybe a couple drinks before last call.

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fakecrimesleep t1_itksm50 wrote

“Diners” lol the only fuckin 24/7 diner open is south station diner. New England diners love closing at 2 even pre-pandie

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