BBQ and Italian Restaurants-Kid Friendly

I will be in Boston newt week with my 9 year-old daughter, who is a little fussy with food. We are staying at the Marriott Long Wharf with no car, but will be traveling around the city (including MIT Museum and Harvard Square). I am looking for a BBQ place that will serve chicken, corn of the cob, corn bread, etc. I am also looking for an Italian restuarant (North End?) where she can get the basics (chicken parm, spaghetti), but I can get something a little more upscale (seafood oriented). But not Bertuccis (which we eat here at home).

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

BBQ and Italian Restaurants-Kid Friendly

We don%26#39;t have a lot of BBQ places Downtown, but you can get whatever you want in Quincy Market. Sounds like that would be the perfect solution for you and your fussy little one. In terms of Italian places, most all of them will have chicken parm and some seafood dishes. One of the board%26#39;s favorites is LaSumma. Some of the Irish pubs in the Fanueil Hall area will have things kids like and seafood dishes as well.

BBQ and Italian Restaurants-Kid Friendly

Boston is not know for their BBQ, the only place I can think of is RedBones in Davis Square in Somerville. Red-Line subway to Davis Square T stop. To get to the Red-Line from your hotel, I would recommend just walking to South Station and getting the T from there. If it rains then take the Blue-Line at your hotel to Government Center then transfer to the Green-Line get off at Park Station and change to the Red-Line.

You might be interested in Legal Seafood right at Long Wharf where your daughter can order kids ravioli and you can order seafood. You might also be interested in Daily Catch for more of an Italian seafood and you daughter can order a side of pasta. Another option for your picky 9 year old is to go to Quincy Market.

Most restaurants will accommodate your daughter, so try to go to a place that you both would enjoy.

You could go to Redbones on the day you were at Harvard Square, just one T stop away. All the other decent barbeque joints (they do exist in the Boston area) are not so easy to get to without a car.

I apologize for my typo,

Boston is not known for their BBQ........

If you%26#39;re in Cambridge and open to taking a cab or walking a bit you could get both seafood and BBQ at East Coast Grill on Cambridge Street in East Cambridge (you can walk from the Central Square red line stop or up Cambridge Street from the Lechmere green line but both are a bit of a haul):

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For old-school Italian-American fare I was going to recommend La Groceria, also in Cambridge, but it looks like they%26#39;ve closed down... Perhaps someone else can suggest a place.

In Harvard Square, there%26#39;s always Mr. Bartley%26#39;s Burger Cottage --- I%26#39;m 99.9% sure they sell chicken tenders

RamblinDan has it right. Redbones%26#39; quality has seriously gone downhill of late. East Coast Grill, on the other hand, is excellent. Very, very casual, with great food, a good atmosphere and good service. It is a tiny place and can be cramped, but you%26#39;ll have a great meal.

Another option might be the Summer Shack on Dalton St. in the Back Bay. They are primarily a casual seafood place. They do not have barbecued chicken, but do have fried chicken (which I heard is pretty good) and corn on the cob as well as hot dogs. You would take the Green Line (any car except an E Line Heath St. car) to the Hynes Convention Center stop. It%26#39;s a short walk from there across the street from the Sheraton entrance. Or you can take any Green Line car and get off at Copley. It would be a bit more of a walk, but not a bad one.

I don%26#39;t think the barbeque meats at Redbones are that great, but I think they still do a good job with the rest of the menu, and it%26#39;s definitely kid-friendly and easy to get to by T (two stops from Harvard Square). But yeah, Boston isn%26#39;t exactly a hotbed of great bbq/Southern food.

Summer Shack isn%26#39;t my favorite place in the world, but it sounds like what you might be looking for as well. There%26#39;s another one in Cambridge, next to the Alewife T stop.

For the North End, I%26#39;d suggest La Galleria 33, L%26#39;Osteria and Antico Forno.

Redbones is good bbq and you can get there easily on the T. My favorite BBQ place is a small place in West Newton, ';blue ribbon BBQ';. Consistently wins ';Best of Boston'; in Boston Magazine... http://www.blueribbonbbq.com/ I%26#39;ve only been to this location, but understand there is one in Arlington on Mass Ave. that is probably T accessible. Check mbta.com. You can plug in an address there and it will tell you what forms of transport to take there between bus or train. The vibe is awesome, the decor is really kitchy-cool, and the pulled pork is unbeatable (w/ all the trimmings). You can get a few authentic Southern sides or even a green salad. They have different varities of bbq from sweet to sour that are homemade. It%26#39;s very family friendly as it has counter seating and no bar like Red Bones. The atmosphere is really fun. They play old blues music and have big ole vats of old fashioned ice tea and lemonade (my husband and I usually mix them 1/2 %26amp; 1/2). You can get to West Newton on the 505 Bus which leaves from Downtown - Federal Street. It%26#39;s only about a 15 minute ride. It%26#39;s a commuter bus so I%26#39;m not sure about traveling there on a weekend. There%26#39;s not much to West Newton, but it is a cute little part of the city with a few eateries and an independant theatre. The only other bbq that comes to mind is Firefly%26#39;s in the %26#39;burbs. Blue Ribbon handily beats Red Bones and Firefly%26#39;s. Well worth the short trip!