After our lovely spring day in the city we decided to go out for dinner in Kendall Square. It was still pretty nice out so we figured we could eat outside at Tommy Doyle's. As I've said in the past, Tommy Doyle's is one of the few places in Cambridge that you can pretty much guarantee an outside table. When we got there it was totally empty so we grabbed a table and placed our order. Much to our demise, the temp dropped pretty quickly but we gutted it out. We were both shivering when dinner was over so we decided to check out a new bar across the courtyard.
I had heard about State Park on a Boston blog and was intrigued. The bar is underground and you enter through an old screen door that reminded me of what you would see at your grandparents' house. The "vestibule," for lack of a better word, is covered in wooden shingles.
JO and I had trouble figuring out exactly how to describe this place to our friends. The best we could do was to liken State Park to a "nouveau wilderness bar." The interior looks like it's been around for ages. The bar has action figures planted between the liquor bottles and the walls are adorned by tons of retro Budweiser neon signs. There are a couple of pool tables, pinball machines, and a shuffle board table to keep you occupied. The menu is eclectic and features lots of new spins on retro foods.
I give this place major props for pulling off the setting so perfectly. Even though it's only been open for a few months, State Park has the feel of a bar that's been around for many years and has lots of stories to tell.
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