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.

Something I wish I'd Done Today: Harpoon Brewery 5-Miler Race Volunteers

Running always seems like such a good idea, until I actually start moving and struggle to breath after a block or two. I am definitely better suited to this sort of opportunity: Volunteer at the Harpoon 5-Miler to Help Fight ALS.

As part of their June Harpoon Summer Session activities, Harpoon Brewery was seeking volunteers to register runners, pass out water, and other easy tasks this Saturday morning. In return, volunteers received a haute couture Harpoon Helps t-shirt, an invitation to the post-race party (free beer & food!), and a warm-fuzzy feeling-- The run raised money for Lou Gehrig's disease research.

So I missed this event, but Harpoon Helps regularly offers similar opportunities for the 21+ crowd. On June 14th, from 11am - 1pm, you can volunteer to help clean up Salisbury Beach. Salisbury Beach is near the NH border, so you'll probably need a car or a friend with a car. You'll help clean up the beach and get the area ready for the throngs of summer visitors. When you're done Harpoon and SurfSide5 will treat you to a BBQ beach party with free food and, yes, beer.

**A friendly reminder: If you drive there-- drink responsibly.