Kingston Station

Ok, so I know that Teatro was the first restaurant I went to and I was planning on looking back at my bank statements to attempt to have some chronological order, but they only go back one year so I've given up on that and am just going to have to rely on my memory.  Kingston Station is about as good as it gets for your run-of-the-mill dinner.  I've probably been here 5 times and have no intention of not going again.  It has a cool location in Downtown Crossing that makes it close to the Commons, Opera House, Theater District, and shopping (the closest I've come to taking advantage of the shopping is looking at the elaborate window displays in Macy's).  From the Park St. T stop it's a 12-15 minute walk through a nice part of town.  The restaurant is frequented by yuppies as an after work watering hole and that gives it a fun atmosphere.  The young, vibrant crowd can be heard talking about anything from the huge merger their company just went through to the last concert they went to at the House of Blues.  Oh, and the food!  My favorite thing to get here is the Ahi tuna burger.  The chef slathers a wasabi mayonnaise on top that gives the mild burger a great kick.  I've also had the steak frites, a fairly standard dish that is hard to mess up.  A recent discovery here is the truffle fries.  They are covered in gruyere cheese, green onions, and truffle oil.

If you didn't pick one of the cold drafts to wash these down with, they might clog your arteries on the spot, but even if they did it would still be worth it.  Also, the French onion soup here is very good.  Once again, a standard dish that is hard to mess up, but they didn't so that's good.  A bowl of this soup along with a couple of pieces of their bread and a Sierra Nevada makes for a great, cheap dinner.