November RC – Worden Hall

Wings!

I missed last month’s RC at T.W. Food, but I was back this month as we headed to Southie. I heard that the first choice for this month was Coppersmith, but since that is closed on Mondays we headed to Worden Hall, which opened at the end of the summer. Worden Hall is owned by the same folks who run Five Horses Tavern in Davis Square and the South End and it is named after a 19th century guest house in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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We had a cozy table for four and a very attentive server. The menu is “modern American cuisine” and the most delicious things we ordered were the wings, the pizza, and the curly fries. How very American and not very modern of us. The crispy chicken wings were oh so tasty, with Carolina-style BBQ, buttermilk ranch, and big chunks of blue cheese. The pizzas are deep dish, and not too greasy or cheesy or heavy. We got the one with soppressata, garlic sausage, sauteed broccoli rabe, and a yummy tomato sauce. 

I think the other dishes we got were perfectly fine and tasty, but they just could not compete with those wings and that pizza. But I would skip the crispy chicken nuggets.

Falafel, and curly fries

Brussels sprouts salad

• Raw and roasted Brussels sprouts salad with crispy chorizo, toasted sunflower seeds, aged sheep’s milk cheese, and orange-fennel vinaigrette
• Red lentil and chickpea falafel with garbanzo hummus, greens, pickled cucumber and red onion, cilantro relish, tahini dressing, naan
• Baked delicata squash with sugar pumpkin and toasted pepita quinoa, sage and dried currants, gingered carrot, apple puree

For dessert, our server told us the chocolate cake was “amazing” and that it “puts a smile on everyone’s face.” How could you not order it after that recommendation? Well unfortunately it did not bring smiles to our faces…we all agreed that it was not our favorite, but all in all it was another fun and successful RC. Great pick Lorelei!

The damage
$55 per person

The rundown
Worden Hall
22 West Broadway, South Boston
@WordenHall