Thursday, August 25, 2011

Ristorante Saraceno, Boston's North End

Last weekend, my family and I headed to Boston for a quick break before the frenzy of the school year dominates our lives.  During our visit, we made our way to Boston's North End, a mecca of high quality traditional Italian food, to a restaurant named Ristorante Saraceno.  The facility itself, located in what appears to be a hodge-podge of two (or three?) adjacent, but non-connected, buildings, is unimpressive, but the food is very good.

As usual, I took the opportunity to order my signature martini.  I had great expectations.  While the food impressed, the martini did not.   It arrived somewhat cold and maybe shaken, and the vodka had been watered down to what I can only describe as "essence of vodka", it was there, but almost imperceptibly. 

Well, live and learn.  I give the martini at Ristorante Saraceno a 2 of 10.  Unfortunately, my worst rating to date.

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