The Other Side - Back Bay

The Other Side is a great place because:

A. It's a casual place to grab a bite to eat
B. Lots of sexy bike messengers congregate there
and
C. They have $2.75 Brubakers

As a cyclist, I have a natural inclination for the Other Side. Simply seeing all of those bikes locked up outside makes me happy to be a patron. And the simplicity is what makes it. A simple menu of sandwiches and breakfast meals
alongside a good selection of beer means you can't go wrong. Plus, I've never had trouble with the servers there and they've always been pretty awesome.

Recently I went there for a break with a couple co-workers and it was smooth sailing per usual. A classic BLT and PBR draft for a cool $12? Yes, please.

BLT was pretty standard and could have used some, thicker, nicer, bacon, but I'm not going to complain. It's satisfactory for the $8 bucks it costs. The $3 Pabst or $2.75 Brubakers more than make up for it. The sandwich wasn't completely lacking either. It was drenched in Thousand Island dressing instead of the standard mayo and the lettuce and tomato was crisp and fresh as well. Chips replace the usual fries as well for this number.

So let me get this out of the way:

The Other Side is pretty good, not amazing, but good. For it's location it's still cheap and a laid back place, but it used to be a lot better. BLTs for $8 is decent, but try $3 grilled cheeses and much lower prices in general before. Maybe it's the economy or maybe the rent went up--either way, I'm not sure what happened, but that shouldn't dissuade you from going there now.

Hell, if you're not hungry it's still a great place to get some drinks.

407 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02115, 617-536-8437