Los Andes | Providence

WOW. We took a little trip to this awwwwwsome restaurant for lunch and were pretty impressed.

Did the whole appetizer thing with the foods you see in the photo (white cheese lovers will dig the Cunape) - all of them were wonderful and are repeat orders for me next time I am lucky enough to get back.

We were lunching so we steered towards the soup menu which was exciting and chose a pork meat soup that was full of those little south american corn kernals and huge chunks of stewed pork. Brothy and tomato-y and a side of yucca for dipping. How could this be wrong? It's not. Don't come. I want this place to myself.

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Lucky Station BBQ

Lucky Station BBQ
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Wicked Stella commented on this a few months ago, and I'd have to say that so far I agree with her- the bbq ribs and the duck have been pretty good.

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The Barking Crab | Newport

This restaurant (Newport, RI) is an extension of the one located near Summer Street in Boston and is a casual seafood eating place with simple foods.

Some of the highlights for me are: Bucket (1 pound) of peel and eat shrimp and gigantic crabcake sandwiches. I was there last weekend and eyeing some awesome looking fried clams with bellys which I made a mental note to order then next time I am here.

(UPDATE: I had the clams. Rocked!)

Paper towels on picnic benches. Fresh seafood. Good beer selection and prices that aren't nuts make this a fine addition to Newport and a place to re-visit.

The Newport and Boston locations - enjoy!