Church Street, Burlington, VT

Our evening plans were a work in progress, but we ultimately decided to stage our own pub crawl by heading down to Church Street - an area in downtown Burlington that is sectioned off from vehicular traffic and is home to a variety of shops and restaurants. We actually spent a little time here yesterday when we ate at Ken's but the nightlife is an altogether new animal. Our plan was to go to an Irish pub we saw there yesterday called Ri Ra. It was a good plan until we got there and were told that they couldn't seat us. We could order drinks, but weren't going to get a table. Okay - on to the backup plan. OS headed across the way and got us some tables at a place called Sweetwaters. Only problem was, it would be an hour before they could seat us. So we compromised. We kept the reservation, but stayed at the pub to have some beers while we waited.

The hour passed quickly, and most of us were seated (Scottie got scared off by the $16 meatloaf, and Erik and Vrettacos just decided to stay put at the pub). It was another excellent meal, complete with tempting dishes such as chipotle braised mussels, steak frites, and a sesame crusted tuna. Following the meal, we rejoined our holdouts back at the pub, where a live band had set up. The band was very good, and between the rockin' tunes, some Jello shots, and more beer, a good time was had by all.

 

Church Street at night