Some of the places I've been to recently. I can give my opinion on those now. I'll get to the others when I get the chance and I'll review them as I go. I'll use the 5-Star rating system. Wish me luck. It's crazy out there. I reserve the right to substitute burritos, pizza or pulled pork sandwiches for the burger. Extra points for places with friendly service, good atmosphere and being a place I'd want to watch a game at.
One Star : Not so hot. Go elsewhere.
Two Star : Ok, Not Bad. Lacking something though.
Three Star : Pretty Good Place.
Four Star : Very nice. Recommended.
Five Star : Knock your socks off Outstanding.
-- Stole this Framingham Restaurant Map from another site --
The Tavern
102 Irving St, Framingham, MA
Friendly place that serves local brew (Jack Abbey). They serve good burgers, pizzas, nachos and more. There are tv's to watch the game. Exactly what I was looking for.
John Harvard's Brew House
1 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
The real John Harvard's is is Harvard Square. This one's in Shopper's World. The beer's very good. The menu is too fancy and the prices are too high. It's an okay place to go out, but I wouldn't think to watch the game here. I mean .. it's in Shopper's World...
Joe's American Bar & Grill
1 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Full service restaurant located in Shopper's World. The food is pretty good and the beer is served nice and cold. The service is fine. There are tv's. It's more pricey than a lot of the other places. And it's in Shopper's World...
The Chicken Bone
358 Waverly St, Framingham, MAI like this place. Cold beer. Friendly service. Good burgers. Great atmpsphere. The specialty is the wings. They'll make 'em as hot as you can stand. They have live music here at night too.
British Beer Company
120 Worcester Rd,
Framingham, MA I was hoping I'd really like this place. There's a good selection of bad British food. But that's ok, it's fine for pub grub. But it's way expensive. And the beers are crazy costing too. Maybe it would be a good place to watch a game if you are a rich dude. But I doubt it. The atmosphere is lacking too.
Framingham Beer Works
345 Cochichuate Rd,
Framingham, MA Opened Summer 2013. They spent on this place and it shows. Nice modern interior. Half restaurant; half bar. Giant tanks of beer. Lots and lots of tables outside too. Food and beer are good here. Prices aren't too bad. Guessing this place will drive British Beer Works out of business in short order and take a bite out of John Harvard as well. Many medium size tv's. Be ok to watch the game on the bar side.
Angry Ham's Garage
2 Beacon St,
Framingham, MA
Lively atmosphere. The menu is fine, but the food isn't very good. Typical beer selection with below average service. Not a bad place to watch the game, eat a burger and enjoy a beer. Walkable from my house.
Tennessee's Real BBQ
341 Cochituate Rd,
Framingham, MA
I come here for the pulled pork sandwiches. All the food is good though. You can get a beer with your sandwich, but it's not a pub or a place to watch the game.
Eagles All American Grill
55 Park St, Framingham, MA
Pepperoncini's
486 Concord St Framingham, MA
Suffering a bit of an identity crisis between being a pizza place and being a bar. Still, the pizza is very good, the beer is cold and there are lots of tv's. And there's Keno (always a good sign). The service is slow. There's a bar atmosphere. The prices are good. And it's a good place to watch a game.
Pupusas Y Tacos Doña Sofia
Concord St Framingham, MASecond location close to the railroad tracks. Food's great. El Salvadorean style tacos and pupusas, which are more doughy but taste good. They have beer and tv's. Not where you'd typically go to watch a game.
Bertucci's Brick Over Pizzeria
486 Concord St,
Framingham, MA
I like the food here. Everything they make is good. The beer is always served cold and the service is good. It's a chain though, and it's a little pricey. Not a place to watch the game either.
Uno Chicago Grill
70 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Pizza's good, but pricey. A large is small and a small is -- well it must be very small. I don't know about anything else. Standard beer list. Average service. They did have a 16 oz Lite draft for $2.50, so it's not all bad. No atmosphere. Not a place to watch the game.
Bru Burgers / Fours
666 Waverly St, Framingham, MA
A reputed dive. But I haven't been there.
Happy Swallow Pub
398 Waverly St, Framingham, MA
Well known local dive. Effort was made to refurbish a little while back. Haven't seen the results.
Isla Restaurant & Lounge
672 Waverly St, Framingham, MA
This used to be The Stadium. Before that it was Los Compadres. Now it's under construction to reopen as Isla. Same owner. History says it will be a great place for a few months and then have problems. We'll see.
O'Connell's Pub
700 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
The 400 Restaurant & Bar
430 Franklin St, Framingham, MA
Nobscot Cafe
847 Edgell Rd, Framingham, MASet in a small plaza in Nobscot the place is strictly divided as one-half bar and one-half restaurant. There's a full menu and the food is ok. But the beer is awful. How can you run a bar and have bad draught beer? Try cleaning the lines once in a while. You might also invest in a few tv's. This place gets the hard things right and easy things wrong. It should be a great place to watch a game .. but it's not.
Limeys Pub
101 Concord St, Framingham, MA
Granted, English food is awful. But Limey's has good burgers. They've got friendly staff and a good beer selection. The atmosphere is great. Five Stars!
Sports Pub & Lounge
1186 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
TGI Friday's
1 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Chain restaurant in Shopper's World. The food's fine. The beer is fine. The service is bad. It's pricier than most places on this list. There are tv's. It's in Shopper's World...
99 Restaurant
659 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
New to Framingham; replaces Ruby Tuesdays at the same site. Chain restaurant in a strip mall. For some reason I like this one better than the others. The food and beer are fine. The service is fair and the prices are reasonable. I'll take the kids here. Or I might to watch a game with a burger and a beer.
Outback Steakhouse
30 Worcester Rd,
Framingham, MA New to Framingham, in the former Big Papi's Grille location. Another chain restaurant for Route 9. Food is good here. Service is excellent. Theme is modern. They get a good crowd. Didn't strike me as a place to go for a burger and beer to watch the game.
Firefly's Bbq Restaurant
325 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA
Closed. No information on what's coming next at this location.
Deluxe Depot Diner
417 Waverly St, Framingham, MA
Coming Soon. Going to occupy the old train station depot building that most recently housed an Indian restaurant. This will be the third location for the chain. Their other locations are in Watertown and Newton. Reviews are postive. Was supposed to open Summer 2013...
Samba West
1138 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Coming Soon. Formerly Chef Orient on Route 9 near Mass Pike entrance. Not sorry to see Chef Orient go. New place will be an Asian Sports Bar. Cool.
Red Pepper
17 Edgell Rd, Framingham, MA
Imperial China
413 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Han Dynasty Restaurant
5509 Concord St, Framingham, MA
Punjabi Grill
1243 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Aztec Restaurant
2 Waverly St, Framingham, MA
I used to love this place, but it's gone downhill. The food's not as good and the prices are higher. It's still not as bad place; it's just not as good as before. It's a decent place to go for real Mexican food. They have indoor and outdoor seating. They serve cold beer and there are tv's. The service is usually good. The atmosphere is fair. Not a place to go see a game.
Blue Agave
270 Cochituate Rd, Framingham, MA
Used to be called La Carretta. Good Mexican restaurant. This place used to be a be a Bickford's. They put a lot of money into refurbishing it. There's a nice looking bar with big tv's. You can get a nice cold beer, enjoy a great burrito and watch the game on a big tv. A little pricey. Good service. Walkable from my house.
Acapulco's
1714 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA
Pretty average Mexican restaurant. It was good a long while back, but as it got more popular the prices went up and the portion sizes and service went down. You can enjoy a burrito, enchilada or taco with a nice cold beer. You wouldn't come here to watch the game.
Zeta's Pizzeria & Kitchen
1645 Concord St,
Framingham, MA
Closed. No information on what's coming next at this location.
