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Cheers Bar and Restaurant Boston

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After walking through Boston Common, we arrived on Beacon Street.  Across the street from us at 84 Beacon was Cheers Bar and Restaurant, made famous by the TV sitcom Cheers.

Street view of Cheers Bar and Restaurant
Street view of Cheers Bar and Restaurant

Upon arriving at the Cheers Bar and Restaurant, the first thing a true fan of the TV show will notice is the location of the bar.  On the TV sitcom the bar is below street level with steps from the sidewalk leading down to it.  The real Cheers does have the steps leading down but they take you to the restaurant instead of the bar.  The bar is in fact on the second floor.

When you enter they will ask if you would like to put your name on the waiting list to be seated at the restaurant or if you are just going to look around and visit the bar.  Do not worry about the wait time as the restaurant moves fast and there are so many things a fan of the show can look at.  You will be seated before you know it.

Daughter and Son in law at Cheers
Daughter and Son-in-law at Cheers

The restaurant has a wide selection of food to pick from.  From the starters list I would recommend the Chicken Fingers. The chicken is lightly breaded but is crispy and is served with a honey mustard sauce.  The other starter that we tried was the Nachos Grande.  The nachos are chips with green and red sweet bell peppers, cheddar cheese, with salsa and sour cream.

My mother at cheers.
My mother at Cheers.

The Cheers Bar and Restaurant offers soups and salads and several options for meals.  We of course chose hamburgers.  The burgers are your normal burgers with basic toppings served with fries and a pickle.  The one difference you will notice is the size.  They are big.  The petite burger is a quarter pounder.  Another thing you should note is for each burger sold, Cheers donates fifty cents to the Cheers for Children Charity.

My wife and I checking the offerings at Cheers
My wife and I checking the offerings at Cheers

If you do not have time while waiting to be seated, you must go to the bar area and have a drink after your meal.  Sip your drink and look around the room while you remember all the joy the TV show brought into our lives.

Union Oyster House Boston

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After a day of riding the Old Town Trolley and seeing the sights of Boston, deciding where to eat was an easy decision. Boston is the home of Union Oyster House, which is the oldest restaurant in America.

The Union Oyster House is housed in a building that is over two hundred and fifty years old.  This historic building served as an office for the Continental Army in 1775.  In 1776, Louis Phillippe lived on the second floor while he was in exile from France.  He later returned to France to serve as King from 1830 to 1848.

In 1826 the building became a restaurant.  Over the years the Union Oyster House has had many famous customers.  One of the most famous regulars was perhaps Daniel Webster, who enjoyed ordering a plate of a half dozen oysters so much that it is said he would have six plates each visit.

You still see famous people in the Union Oyster House
You still see famous people in the Union Oyster House
My Mother with Ben
My Mother with Ben

In more modern times the Union Oyster House was often visited by members of the Kennedy Family.  JFK enjoyed the privacy of eating upstairs in his booth.

JFK's booth
JFK’s booth

Sorry about the photos.  It is a bit dark in the restaurant but that seems to just add to the atmosphere and the enjoyment.

We had a short wait at the Union Oyster House, which was not a problem.  The wait gave us time to look around and to stop by the bar where ladies ordered cokes and my son-in-law and I ordered a Sam Adams OctoberFest (what else could it be.  We are in Boston).

Waiting to be seated
Waiting to be seated

We were seated upstairs, and this is a must.  If you go to the Union Oyster House request to sit upstairs.  It is darker and not as lively as the first floor but it gives you the feel for the history.

We started our meal with Fried Crispy Calamari and without question Union Grilled Oysters.  Both the calamari and oysters were great but the oysters were the best I have had.  The only place that I have eaten which could compete with the Union Oyster House is The Southern Steak and Oyster in Nashville.

The five of us ordered a wide selection of food from the menu. I ordered the “Ye Old Seafood Platter”.  The platter comes with deep fried shrimp, clams, scallops, calamari, oysters and fillet of fish topped with onion rings.  The meal was great and everything was cooked to perfection.

Sitting with my Mother at the Union Oyster House
Sitting with my Mother at the Union Oyster House

My wife ordered the “Sauté Seafood Medley”.  Her meal included shrimp, cherry stone oysters, mussels, fish and calamari sautéed in a spicy marinara sauce served over linguine.

If you are in Boston for only one day the place you must go to for a meal is the Union Oyster House.  It has everything that is Boston.