Entries from September 2010 ↓

Two women were having lunch together, and discussing the merits of cosmetic surgery.

The first woman said, “I need to be honest with you, I’m getting a boob job.”

The second woman responded, “Oh, that’s nothing. I’m thinking of having my asshole bleached!”

“Whoa,” replied the first woman. “I just can’t picture your husband as a blonde!”

Patrizia’s
170 Water Street
Plymouth, Ma 02360
508-747-0015

I was having dinner at the Village Landing the other night and my friend Steve kept raving about a restaurant around the corner.
I asked him to do a guest review. When you are passionate about something, the world should know. I warned him though that when Monty rates a restaurant high, sometimes you cannot get in the door for awhile.

Here is What Steve has to say:

As a resident of Plymouth for over 14 years now I have seen many restaurants come and go. A new and rising star looks to be staying for a while. The restaurant is called Patrizia’s Trattoria and it is located in Village Landing near the Radisson Hotel. Maybe you have guessed at this point that this is an Italian restaurant. But don’t be fooled you will not find any chicken parmigiana (sorry Mom) or spaghetti and meatballs, both of which I love. Their food is “truly Italian”. My in-laws have been to Italy numerous times and this is their new favorite Italian restaurant on the south shore. The restaurant is very small and quaint but does have a large outside seating area with a canopy. And if you are thinking of sitting at the bar and enjoying your meal get there early. There are only 6 or 7 seats.

I am huge fan of veal (sorry mom, not sure why I am saying that here. I just feel like I should apologize for enjoying veal). One of my favorites is their veal wallets, which are medallions of veal with prosciutto and mozzarella in a white wine sauce. The veal just melts in your mouth. But there is a certain sadness to eating this dish. Because every bite you chew you realize you are one bite closer to an empty plate. My wife tries to stay on the healthy side and will usually favor their swordfish.

All of their dishes are very well presented and are robust with flavor. The prices are not cheap, but you will thoroughly enjoy your meal. Make sure you put Patrizia’s on your list of new places to try. Don’t forget to call first for a reservation because there is not much room to stand around.

Steve

Side note. Steve is over 250 pounds and has a constant food stain on the front of his shirt, so you and I know, that this dude knows his food.
I have actually scene him drool on a menu.

It seems like new restaurants are popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm in Plymouth.
Plymouth is now a restaurant destination.
I tried the new Waterfront cafe @ the Village Landing, across from the East Bay Grill.
I liked it. I had not been there since it was Iguana’s. My kid always liked Iguana’s. I think it was the name. Nothing has changed much but the name and the food. The food is much better and they seem to have a customer to server ratio of 3-1. They had tons of waitstaff and they were all really charming and eager to serve you.
The part I like best is the over sized bar on the second floor overlooking the harbor. There is outside seating in good weather, with bar seating for a casual drink while watching some sports on the TV.
I hear that the bar pizza is terrific. It appeared to be a favorite. Ask for it slightly burnt on the edges.
My friend Bob got the thinly sliced fresh tuna with wassabi. It looked fantastic. I wish I liked tuna. Tuna is like a bloody Mary to me. They look delicious, but I just don’t like the taste.
I had the wedge for an appetizer along with the pork chop. All were very good. I washed my meal down with 10 Captain’s and diet coke, along with a espresso Martini.

One last comment: Everyone is upstairs eating and drinking, but the bathrooms are on the first floor by the door. Just a little annoying and weird.

One day in the future, Barack Obama has a heart-attack and dies.

He immediately goes to hell, where the devil is waiting for him.

“I don’t know what to do here,” says the devil. “You are on my list, but I have no room for you. You definitely have to stay here, so I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’ve got a couple of folks here who weren’t quite as bad as you. I’ll let one of them go, but you have to take their place. I’ll even let YOU decide who leaves.”

Obama thought that sounded pretty good, so the devil opened the door to the first room.

In it was Ted Kennedy and a large pool of water. Ted kept diving in, and surfacing, empty handed. Over, and over, and over he dived in and surfaced with nothing. Such was his fate in hell.

“No,” Obama said. “I don’t think so. I’m not a good swimmer, and I don’t think I could do that all day long.”

The devil led him to the door of the next room.

In it was Al Gore with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks. All he did was swing that hammer, time after time after time.

“No, this is no good; I’ve got this problem with my shoulder. I would be in constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day,” commented Obama.

The devil opened a third door. Through it, Obama saw Bill Clinton, lying on the bed, his arms tied over his head, and his legs restrained in a spread-eagle pose. Bent over him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does best.

Obama looked at this in shocked disbelief, and finally said, “Yeah man, I can handle this.”

The devil smiled and said .. . . . .

(This is priceless…)

“OK, Monica, you’re free to go.”

1073 Main Street
Weymouth, Ma
781-803-2691

Finally, a great restaurant in Weymouth. For a city of over 60,000 people, it has always amazed me that they do not have one decent restaurant. All the towns around them do. Geez even Rockland has Bella’s.

I had the chance to try out the new Stockholders the other night. Parking was good, and the look of the place was very nice. It was busy but the service was great. The eating areas are broken up into three distinct rooms. You get the feel of sitting in a library with book shelves and fish tanks around you.

The real deal here is the bar. This is the new cougar den on the south shore. This is a bar to see and a place to be seen. Wear something nice and have a drink and an app at the bar.

I sat at the bar and was quickly waited on and was satisfied to see a bank of tv’s. ( this was great as the Pat’s preseason game was about to start) The service was spectacular. They offered you a taste of their house wine to see if you liked it ( nice touch).

I carefully watched as apps and entree’s rolled out. Big portions and they all looked scrumptious.

I perused the menu, which was EASY to read and offered something for everyone. The prices were more than fair. I was told that it was like dining at Abe & Louie’s at half the price. That might be a fair statement. a little exaggerated, but none the less a fair statement.

I had the buffalo chicken wings for an app and the scrod for dinner. Both were very good. I kinda wished I had the beef. I asked everyone around who got the beef how it was and they all gave it a thumbs up. My friends got the stacked statler chicken,

stacked chicken

Do yourself a favor and go to the Stockholders in Weymouth. The owner is Kevin Hynes and he should be there to greet you. Ask him how they got the name stockholders, it is a great story, and might be a clue on why the food and service is soooo good.

Monty

Stockholders story….Patriot Ledger

Tell Kevin Monty sent you and avoid any waiting…

My Favorite waiter is Nick. This kid is on the ball.

This place is here to stay. Give it a try. It is great for families, couples or just a hot spot to have a cocktail.

Are you ready for this? I have been holding off on my prognostications for awhile now. I was pretty sure where this was all going, but after watching the last three preseason games, I am sure of the Patriots outcome.

Do not be surprised, it has been slowly coming the last 5 years.

The Patriots will end up no better than 7-9. They will in fact miss the playoffs and in those 7 wins, they will simply outscore the opponent.

The Patriots as a whole are the LEAST talented team in the NFL. They get by on their coach and their QB.

They have the worst defense in the NFL

Come on Monty you say. No really through 6-8 years of awful drafting, and the lack of picking up any decent free agents, they have decimated this team. They have had a couple of good trades. Which brings me to the question of why they do not use the stockpile of picks to get real proven players. You hear all the time that this super star or that will be yours for a second rounder. Hell we have 3-4 seconds every year. Use them on the likes of Braylon Edwards and some other studs. Why waste a pick on Jonathan Wilhite ( #24 is the worst corner in the league) or marquis Hill or Chad Jackson, or Ron Brace. ( should I go on).

Think about the Pats DEFENSE.

We have rookie corners, unproven safeties, one decent linebacker( Mayo) and one decent lineman(Wilfolk). If you are a fantasy player, when your team plays the Pats, you should rack up the points.

Ole Bobby Kraft the skinflint refuses to pay for talent, and Bill the Narcissist refuses to hire coordinators, or talent evaluators.

This team is imploding.

The best player on the team besides Brady is a kicker.

I hate to say it, but the pats are going to get their asses kicked all over the field this year……
Look for scores like 38-35 45-38. It will be like arena league football.

When they start losing, the team will fall apart, They have little or no character players left.

As a former 27 year season ticket holder, I have officially abandoned ship.

Monty