O'Connor's

Saturday night, there were 2 of us for dinner, and we didn't do call-ahead seating for O'Connor's. The wait was about 30 minutes, which wasn't bad, considering the parking lot was almost full. At O'Connor's, there's no better place to wait than the bar. They have a great selection of beers on tap (Guinness, Wachusett, Harpoon, Bass, and revolving microbrews). I chose the Opa Opa IPA. Pretty tasty. Not as hoppy as Harpoon but good. My Dining Companion (DC for short) had the Guinness and said it was very good.

We were seated in practically the last table in the place - meaning, it was like, waaayyy in the back, around two corners, and in the corner. Not a bad table at all, really.

For dinner, I had the Tortellini and Chicken. Delicious breaded chicken sliced and placed atop a large bowl of tortellini swimming in a parmesan cream sauce, with peas and bacon. Really good. Before, I had a salad, which was also great. Fresh lettuce, good Italian dressing (I think it was a red wine vinaigrette). I might have ordered the soup instead of the salad but the choices were Broccoli and Cheese, Cream of Mushroom, and Clam Chowder. Why do restaurants do that? Put all cream soups on the same day? How about a broth soup, people?

DC ordered the Tom Brady, which is an 8oz filet with blue cheese on top, all on top of mashed potatoes and sauteed onions. I tried the filet and it was really flavorful. The blue cheese added just enough zest, and it was cooked exactly as ordered.

No room for dessert.

Two tips for the ladies:

1) Don't match your dining companion drink for drink if you don't want to forget your leftovers in the car.

2) Leave breadcrumbs when going to the bathroom. You might get lost going back to your seat.