Long weekend trip cut short due to the snow (which of course got downgraded as we were kinda in transit).
Friday we had dinner with my parents. We chose Crossroads in Warren, which is a comfortable place for us all. We got an early table in the cozy (and dark, as you can tell) lounge, where there is a gas fireplace. Starters of clam chowder or simple salad included with adult meals. Steak tips for dad, shrimp scampi for mom, chicken tenders for Spring Onion, salmon pesto for B, linguine and white clam sauce for me (nice and garlicky). Everyone was sated. I wouldâve asked for crushed red pepper but they were slammed by the time we got our food (Rhode Islanders eat early).
We attended a cool MLK event at the neighborhood community center. They even had 2 food trucks giving out free food - Incredibowl, which I think was out of food by the time we showed upâŚthey have a brick and mortar in East PVD and Cultro. They had only steak tacos (B said they were excellent) and chicken + cheese empanadas left. Spring Onion reported that the empanadas were equally excellent; B and a friend of ours had some and confirmed. I took a bite, eating around the chicken - flaky pastry, not greasy at all. Forgot to take food photos but the lighting was yucky anyway.
Yesterday, we left RI a day early to get ahead of the âstormâ but we still wanted to do something fun. So, I proposed Level 99 which turned out to be a lot of fun for all 3 of us. Mental and physical challenges, escape room-esque. We had lunch right afterwards at the Nightshift location inside the venue. Iâve felt quite meh about the food at the Lovejoy Wharf location but we thought the food was much better in PVD. Mac and cheese for Spring Onion (our least favorite thing for him to order out - $9 for that?! but sometimes, you gotta just accept it and move on), piri piri chicken sandwich for B (lots of mmmâs from him whilst eating), and the caprese Detroit-style pizza for me (knowing weâd take it home for a snow âstormâ snack). Iâm no Detroit pizza aficionado, but this was good and much better than the specimen I had at the Boston spot. (Our favorite Detroit pizza in Greater Boston, thus far, is at Avenue in Ball Sq.) Nice crust, a little too thick and bready, though. Delightful melty burrata. I could only manage 2.5 squares, B polished off the rest for dinner.
