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| - Coming from out of town, I actually was entirely unaware that Tommy's was a long standing vegetarian institution in the area, because after a 6:00am flight out of Boston, all I wanted was a really stellar burger, and Tommy's is where we ended up.
We knew there would be a wait for a table by the amount of people standing around, but the "host" is actually a pad of paper for you to write your name on the list which is pretty inconvenient if you have a movie to catch or something. We were ravenous so it was fortunate we only ended up waiting 20 minutes or so for a table. I briefly scoped out the vegetarian options on the menu but was sticking with my original craving for a juicy burger, as did everyone else at the table except my sister. Our food came relatively quickly and we split some fries and milkshakes to wash it all down.
My Curtburger was well seasoned and topped with tons of mushrooms and onions, but the mayo was slopped a little thick and the bun was nearly soaked all the way through from the meat juices. The fries were fine after a solid dousing of salt (yes, they are marked as unsalted) and the milkshake was quite delicious. My sister however was rather displeased with the veggie platter she got and I couldn't blame her. The hummus had a really poor texture, the spinach pie was super vinegary, and a "dip" that seemed to be just straight tahini. For a known vegetarian restaurant, I certainly never expected a beef burger to be executed much better than the non-meat offerings but overall the experience is worth another try should I be in the area again.
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