WENDY AND TOM DINE OUT

Eastern Pier Seafood restaurant serves Hong Kong and Szechuan cuisine. It has the most extensive menu that we have seen at a Chinese restaurant. The seafood offerings are particularly abundant. The menu below only shows a sampling of what is available. We originally entered this restaurant to order some food to take home. We had just disembarked from a Bay State Line cruise and were very close to the Eastern Pier. When we entered the eatery, however, we were so impressed by what we saw that we decided to stay. The Eastern Pier has a "fresh" look to it. The central color scheme is turquoise and this color can be seen in the tablecloths, banquettes, Formica table tops, napkins, and venetian blinds. The coordinating carpet also has turquoise, among other colors, in it. The high-backed chairs are black . The plates here are oversized and already placed on the table when the diner enters. The rice is served in attractive blue and white bowls with a Chinese pattern on them. The diners appeared to be a bit more formally dressed than we would expect for this type of restaurant. It turns out that many of them were there to dine before attending a Tony Bennett concert at the FleetBoston Pavilion. The rest of the diners were in "attractive casual" attire. Although there was a male diner wearing shorts, no one was wearing jeans or tee shirts.

RESTAURANT:

EASTERN PIER SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

237 Northern Avenue, Boston

DATE:

August 26, 2000

MEAL:

Dinner

BREAD:

SALAD:

APPETIZER:

ENTREE:

Orange Flavor Beef ($9.95) Different! This dish was prepared with more vinegar than usual, making it less sweet. We can't really fault the preparation because it wasn't inferior to the one we are familiar with, it was just different. The portion was an average size that was certainly plenty for a dinner meal.

Jade Pea Pod ($7.95) Excellent. Stir fried pea pods in a light garlic sauce. The pea pods were very bright green and very crispy.

Rice - "Rice had its usual Chinese rice clumpiness"- Tom Birchmire

DESSERT:

OTHER:

Metered parking along the adjacent streets or paid parking in a lot directly behind the restaurant

Quick service

Clean and neat

Very attractive presentation of food

Take out available

Lunch Specialties available that are in the $5- $7 range

Local delivery available

OVERALL:

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