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Poppa 'n Goose

3 posts · Jul 13, 1998 to Jul 14, 1998

Steve D.S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MAJul 13, 1998

 I've always enjoyed the Asian (Asean?) restaurant Poppa and Goose
 in the Lechmere area of Cambridge on First St. across from the
 CambridgeSide mall.  I haven't been there in a while, but on two
 recent Friday evenings, I went there with friends for dinner,
 and the place was _deserted_--we were the only table for as long
 as we were there at the peak of dinner hour.  Once could be an
 anomaly, but when I went there last Friday and found the same
 situation, it felt a bit like I entered the Twilight Zone.

 I can't really figure out what the problem is: the food was
 as good as always.  Is it just summertime, and all the students
 are gone?  Do people think of it as a place to get lunch and
 skip it for dinner?  I'd hate to see it close for lack of
 business (not that I have any reason to think that's the
 case, except for the scarcity of patrons on my last two visits.)

 Was I just catching it on two unusually slow evenings?

Xiphias G.Illuminati OnlineJul 14, 1998

 Steve D. wrote:

 >I've always enjoyed the Asian (Asean?) restaurant Poppa and Goose
 >in the Lechmere area of Cambridge on First St. across from the
 >CambridgeSide mall.  I haven't been there in a while, but on two
 >recent Friday evenings, I went there with friends for dinner,
 >and the place was _deserted_--we were the only table for as long
 >as we were there at the peak of dinner hour.  Once could be an
 >anomaly, but when I went there last Friday and found the same
 >situation, it felt a bit like I entered the Twilight Zone.

 Nobody wants to go back into work on the weekend.

 Pappa and Goose is right near a whole bunch of offices; most of its
 clientele is nearby busnesscritters and techies.  Lunchtime is generally
 hopping, and weekday dinners are fairly busy, but when Friday rolls
 around, everybody wants to get *out* of there.

 Don't worry; they're not likely to go out of business.

       - Ian

Michael G.The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MAJul 14, 1998

 Someone wrote:

 : Don't worry; they're not likely to go out of business.

 They're also raking in the cash from their mobile food truck, serving lunch in
 front of 545 Tech Square in Cambridge every day from 11:30-2.  Go see what the
 line is like at noon to ease your mind about their financial situation.

 mike