Staying local

The weather was against the bandidas on Wed night so we decided to stay close to Canton. Hudson Street Bar & Grill has just re-opened (again) so we started there. I don't remember much about the old Hudson Street, but it looks great inside now. Everything is modern and spacious. They have a bunch of different beers and a great deal on a beer tasting. 5 mini drafts for $5, which you can't beat considering there's a beer on the list (Aventinus) that's $6 for a pint by itself. We thought we'd be really sneaky and order two of the $6 beers in our tasting, but they are too clever for us... You can't double up. But otherwise, a great deal and we were sufficiently buzzed when we left. The kitchen wasn't open yet so we'll have to go back. And only one bathroom, but you could have eaten off the floor it was so clean!

Then onto dinner at Jack's Bistro (www.jacksbistro.net). Wed is wine specials night and we got a bottle of Rabbit Ridge for $18. We shared the mediterranean nachos and the suckling pig and egg thingy. We shared the special entree, stuffed pork tenderloin, potato pancakes and grilled salad. The bandidas are divided on the quality of the food. But as one bandida explained, we didn't necessarily have the best things on the menu, so... The service was excellent however and the bathroom was clean. And very RED. You'll know what I'm talking about when you go. We had after dinner drink at the bar at Jack's in the form of Charles Well's Banana Bread Beer. We meant to share one bottle (about 22oz) but we each ended up getting our own, natch.

As you can imagine, we discussed many important topics... Like our friend Kevin. So we thought it would be a good idea for the bandidas to go to his house, which we call the black hole. We needed more alcohol like we needed holes in our heads, but we went to his house anyway. We only overstayed our welcome by an hour, which was about as long as we were there.

It was getting late, so one of the bandidas went home to watch "Wuthering Heights." No joke... The remaining bandidas went to my house and ended up having to stay the night, you do the math. Nothing like doing the walk of shame past St. Casimir's on the first day of school!