The Pour House - Half Price Nights

I can't believe that in the two years that I have known my friend Bryan, an Illinois transplant, I have only today brought him to the Pour House to experience a half price night. He was amazed when he looked at the menu.

"Burgers and fries for $5? Awesome!"
"No, grasshopper," I replied. "Burgers and fries for $2.50."
"No!"
"Yes!"
"This is AWESOME."

You too can have this revelatory experience at the Pour House on Boylston St. (Another clever play on words: Like Poor House, but they spelled it Pour because they serve beer. As in they pour it from a tap. What we cheapies lack in wealth, we make up for in puns.)

So it's not the best food in town by a mile, but it's certainly not the worst. You can check out their solid pub menu here. And you simply can't beat their half price nights if you're in the neighborhood.

Wednesday: Half-price chicken sandwiches
Thursday: Half-price Mexican!
Saturday: Half-price burgers (You can substitute a veggie burger for $1)

*Just a note. In case you've never worked in food service, it's polite to tip your server based on the FULL price of the items you order. Even for the frugal amongst us, a $0.50 tip on a $2.50 check is just tacky.

The Pour House, 907 Boylston St. , 617-236-1767. Take the Green Line to Hynes.