tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post8029463117054756987..comments2024-01-29T16:25:18.123-08:00Comments on Old School Boston: Nick's Beef and Beer House in Cambridge, Mass.Eric, the New England travel writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07406224033685286245noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post-24865050082384458832021-06-09T16:50:13.340-07:002021-06-09T16:50:13.340-07:00The double cheeseburger plate was the greatest cul...The double cheeseburger plate was the greatest culinary product of the 20th century. If I ate there as often as I wanted, I would have weighed over 300 lbs.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800516489067070689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post-11741261729459145992021-04-14T17:01:54.613-07:002021-04-14T17:01:54.613-07:00In the late 80's I wore the seats out in that ...In the late 80's I wore the seats out in that restaurant. Me and some friends would spend so much at the bar that a few times the owner would close, lock the door, and sit with us drinking shots of ouzo. He would laugh and say you guys pay the electric bill. There was a somerville school teacher named Carl who would tend bar part time, who had a dry sense of humor. One night when someone got trashed and fell off a bar stool, and Carl said "musta been that double cheeseburger". Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767333153034007996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post-31417689612674751622019-11-28T06:24:00.238-08:002019-11-28T06:24:00.238-08:00We referred to it as EFF and BEE HO because of the...We referred to it as EFF and BEE HO because of the missing letters on its outdoor sign, which were gine by the time it became one of our favorite post-softball game restaurants in the area. The food was amazingly cheap. For around five dollars you could get a full meal that also included soup or salad and a dessert, usually something like Jello with whipped cream. Those fireplace lights on the wall were highly coveted and the first things to get scooped up when the restaurant closed (I believe they gave them away on a first come, first served basis.) I was able to grab a few of the small red-topped tables before they disappeared, too. But my biggest score were the neon signs that hung in the small front windows. I worked nearby and got permission from the owner to grab them right after the place closed. The bad news is that they were extremely fragile and two of them have shattered over the years. But I still have two left, one that say's "LAMB" and the other (which is mounted on a board and hangs on a wall in my kitchen ) "DOUBLE BURGER." While I still have the transformers that power these signs, I have never hooked them up because, again, the bulbs are old and fragile. Long live the EEF & BEE HO! Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460672353658030464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post-72858136408274329272017-07-15T07:52:36.604-07:002017-07-15T07:52:36.604-07:00The red and black walls accented with orange and r...The red and black walls accented with orange and red fireplace logs. Double cheeseburgers with "tops"... Nicks Beef and Ale House was awesome! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493013718585234637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post-20836105502752644602017-03-14T05:43:03.904-07:002017-03-14T05:43:03.904-07:00I drove a taxi in Boston during the '70's ...I drove a taxi in Boston during the '70's and any time I would get a fare to that part of Cambridge, there was no doubt what my next stop would be: Nick's (originally Charlies) Beef & Beer. My arteries are probably paying the price now but I can still taste the $1.99 three pork chop special with fries and salad. Somehow, the flavors of the chops, fries and the dressing merged into what is still among my all time favorite meals. I had forgotten about the wonderfully tacky fireplace logs on the walls but I haven't forgotten Madelyn. She was one of the old girls, there a long time. She was in her 60's, still sassy and tart. She would always sit down with me as she tallied her dinner checks and we'd chat about whatever. She passed away shortly before Nick's closed and I felt the loss of both her and the restaurant deeply.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088143055913258135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965862789329646294.post-82593493055865910672016-04-28T08:06:32.436-07:002016-04-28T08:06:32.436-07:00God, how I loved this place. Way back in the day, ...God, how I loved this place. Way back in the day, it was common for me to eat here 3 or 4 times a week. I loved the Mousaka but everything else was very good. How i really miss this place.brock66https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379850823525415375noreply@blogger.com