99 Restaurant & Pub

It seems so strange to write a review on such a big chain restaurant, but, here I am!

Yesterday, Superbowl Sunday, we were feeling a little down since our team the Patriots weren't playing, so we headed to 99 for some lunch, beer, and Celtics watching.

We went around 3, and it was really quiet. A big group of friends were at the bar (where we sat), but they were very mild mannered. There was one bartender serving all of us, and he did a great job. He was very attentive and even asked me how my dessert was. I said "GREAT!" with a mouth full of apple crisp. How kind!

The boyfriend ordered an XL plate of buffalo chicken tenders. It was indeed a big serving! Probably perfect to share between two people. I ate his celery and blue cheese. It's nice he shares.

I ordered country fried chicken. I've never noticed it on the menu, and it's not something I would usually get, but I was SO SURPRISED at how good it was! The chicken, two pieces, was thin and really crispy with great breading. It came with mashed potatoes, perfectly seasoned, broccoli (which I'm pretty sure was steamed fresh, not heated from frozen), cranberry sauce, and covered in a really tasty gravy. It filled me up, and I was able to eat the other half for lunch the next day (it re-heated beautifully).

I also had apple crisp for dessert. It was very yummy, the apples were not total mush. The topping had nuts in it, which if you don't like nuts, don't get it. It was the perfect temp, nice and hot, and was a pretty good sized portion (I couldn't finish it after eating all that food).

We had beer and strawberry lemonade, both good!!

It's the 99 for God sakes people...  lighten up.  It's reasonable, the food is decent, the servers painfully slow but mean well and are polite and friendly.  The grilled salmon is actually really good and the grilled veggies crisp, fresh and not soggy.  

If you hate it so much, don't be a cheapskate and go somewhere else.  Their radio commercials are annoying as hell though..

Better service here than the one on Newport ave!!!! John S. and Bethany definitely made my night.