New Urban Gourmet

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

Rich, who owned and ran the Urban Gourmet in Ball Square until he sold it last summer, opened this Thursday a new restaurant in Somerville. It's called City Slicker, and it is next to Conway Park at 588 Somerville Ave.

It's similar to the Urban Gourmet, except a little bigger and a little better. It still has gourmet pizzas, sandwiches, calzones, burgers, pasta dishes, and meat and fish entrees. It delivers to Somerville and North Cambridge and some of Medford. There is a parking lot in the rear. And the food is great! I had the paella; my husband had the pan-seared pork chops. The restaurant has the same crew as the old restaurant had. Rich said he recommends the Portuguese pulled pork sandwich, which is an old family recipe.

The restaurant has opened just in time for the Patriots' game on Sunday. Order your pizza now: 617-625-0700.

Comments

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

I met him last night as I ordered the pizza I'd been missing - it's the very same. (Note the new place bears the name of an UG pizza). I had to fight the urge to ask *how* he makes that wonderful crust (shortening? still can't figure this out). And, a staffer from Charlie's Kitchen stopped by to surreptitiously check the place out, as well. He's recruited at least one of his old crew from the Urban fire, and the newbies are training.

Chowhound is already putting CS on the watchlist - a combination of enthusiastic fans, and, well... you know.

[ursamajor]

Yeah, I noticed that. I watch the Boston Chowhound RSS feed, and in the last week or two, there've been three top-level posts about CS that showed up on the feed, but were baleeted by mods by the time I clicked through to the actual post.

Based on that, and living around the corner from it, I gave it a try Saturday; had the pulled pork and goat cheese sandwich. Yum!

[puckbear.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw that as well ib Chowhound. Do you have any idea why they pulled those posts?

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

chowhound's mom, CHOW, called and explained: http://www.chow.com/grinder/1736

aaaand from Eater: http://www.eater.com/archives/2005/12/banned_on_chowh_3.php