Boston Market is a bit of a nostalgic treat for me. I remember coming here when I was younger - way back before the place was remodeled with nice, comfy lounge tables instead of high top chairs - and begging my mother to let me get chicken with Mac and cheese and potatoes, with my poor mother fighting with me to get me to eat my veggies all the way.
These days I have no problem eating the vegetables here. Our little selves don't always know what they're talking about, which was definitely the case here: everything here is seasoned and cooked really well and is pretty delicious, from the mashed potatoes to mixed veggies to the meatloaf and chicken. You do get the occasional dry chicken, but overall the chain has really mastered its recipes and knows what it's doing. It's even introduced a line of pretty good sandwiches and meal bowls. Kind of wish those had been around when I was a kid!
But let's get real, for lots of us there's one reason to go to Boston Market above all others. I mean, their sandwiches are ok and all, and even the chicken's pretty decent most of the time - but OH MAN, the Mac & Cheese. The Mac & Cheese is worth an entire extra star in my book and bumps Market up from a 3 to a 4. It's wonderfully cheesy and delicious and just makes me happy! Mac & cheese is my comfort food, and sometimes all you want is a nice big bowl of wonderful comfort food.
Really that's what Boston Market is when you get down to it: yummy comfort food. But hey, sometimes even the best of us need a giant plate of comfort food, and there's nothing wrong with that! What else can I say? It's hard to screw up classic comfort dishes, and on that front Boston Market's definitely got you covered.