The Daily Catch has been a place that the four of us have always wanted to try but it has never worked its way into our busy schedules. Finally, I had the chance to sample its fresh cuisine a few months ago.
The Daily Catch (4 stars)
The dinghy interior and exterior of this little restaurant located in the heart of the North End hides its long history well. Its branch locations have more seating and better ambiance, but we wanted to experience it from the cozy location it all started from. In my experience, it's the hole-in-the-wall joints that can deliver the original experience usually lost at the larger expansions.
Hailing itself as having the best Sicilian-style seafood and pasta in Boston, we arrived with growling stomachs and eager eyes. The menu is written in colorful chalk on a large blackboard mounted on the wall that can be easily changed from day to day. The cramped seating, lack of decor, and brusque service was all forgiven with the arrival of the food. The chef cooks in an open kitchen right before your eyes and we are served the piping hot food straight from the stove tops to our table, still in the cast iron frying pan! I ordered a special of the day, with spinach pasta and bits of fresh scallops, lobster, and shrimp that had just the right amount of creaminess in its heavenly sauce to not overpower the other components. The seafood was also incredibly fresh and, with this one dish, I believe the restaurant lives up to its claim!
However, the squid ink pasta ordered by my companions fell below expectations. Besides the novelty of eating black pasta, the squid ink did not add anything to the dish. The garlic sauce completely overpowered any flavor that may have come from the addition of squid ink and thus it became eating a plate of normal overpriced linguini. Still, I believe the Daily Catch has a lot to offer as proven by the spinach pasta and I would highly recommend coming here with a friend (not for a first date though!)
- Fizzy
Squid Ink pasta
Special of the day with spinach pasta
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