Quick Review: Dino's Sports Bar (Falmouth, MA)

Dino's took great care of us.

I needed a place for 8 clowns (self included) to watch the US / Ghana game after golfing at Ballymeade. This was part of a wedding weekend, so we needed to keep on a schedule and I didn't want to leave anything to chance.

I stopped by Dino's the day before the game to explain my situation and they said they'd set us up with a couple of tables in the room with the big screen.

Next day we ran a little late so I called to give them a heads up and they were still cool about it. Ended up getting there moments before kick off (and about 20 minutes after we said we'd be there). They immediately hooked us up with the two tables square in front of the biggest screen in the place. Genius. Then they kept the pitchers, nachos, poppers, etc. flowing.

Great guys, great service. And not a bad crowd for a soccer game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon down the Cape.

Quick Review: Il Villagio (Boston)

Il Villagio was exactly what we were looking for.

Strolling with my wife around the North End one 90 degree night in late June our wish list was this:

* A/C
* Good food
* Not crowded
* Not some cavernous money minting operation
* Not too far away from the main action and energy of the neighborhood

I'm pretty sure we walked past every restaurant in the neighborhood as I searched for the exact atmosphere I was in the mood for. But Il Villagio nailed it.