For many around town, Same Old Place is, well, literally (and thankfully), the same old place.
It's hard to believe it's been just four months since that tragic, albeit fluke, gang shooting and stabbing cast a cloud over one of Centre Street's oldest eateries. But in the months since that senseless violence grabbed so much media attention, Same Old Place has remained, well, the same old place. The family-run pizzeria has been around since the the seventies, and, beyond an oversized flatscreen in one of the two seating areas, there's likely little to distinguish it now from its inception—there's still the sensible formica-topped tables, the faux-brick interior walls and the dated, cheery billboard menus. (And if you close your eyes and concentrate, you can pick up the aroma of stale smoke—this joint, at one time, was surely a haven …
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They're featuring a homemade Leprechaun Brew ice cream for St. Patrick's Day.
If this arctic weather has quashed your craving for ice cream (and, um, speak for yourself), you need to get over it. In celebration of St. Patrick's Day—this IS Boston, after all—JP Licks is featuring a homemade Leprechaun Brew ice cream (it's green, of course it is) made with local Sam Adams beer, a Grasshopper Sundae made with Mint Irish Lace ice cream, homemade hot fudge, whipped cream and Oreos, and the Triple Chocolate Chipwich, which sandwiches Mint Irish Lace ice cream between two freshly-baked triple chocolate chunk cookies. JP Licks also roasts all their own fair trade, organic coffees, available by the bean and by the cup (the Americano is rumored to be the best around) and offers freshly-baked savory croissants, muffins, …
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