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"Located in South Boston’s Andrew Square and opening in mid-May, this 2,550-square-foot bar and restaurant from the team behind East Boston’s the Quiet Few delivers larger-than-life flavors and generous portions in a warm-industrial space designed by Joe the Architect. Expect oversized plates meant “for four people,” like the aptly named Huge Ass Pretzel — a 24-ounce pretzel served with house Cheez Whiz–style sauce, whipped scallion cream cheese, beer-honey mustard, and mixed pickles — plus stadium-sized seafood enabled by a much bigger kitchen. The menu, described by executive chef Scott Jensen as a “fun mash-up,” ranges from hits carried over from the Quiet Few (the Hell Yeah Burger with two patties, house sauce and smoked onions) to chilled seafood in the Get’n Chilly With It section (Mama J’s Crab Salad made with lump blue crab and fresh oysters with a reduced vodka Bloody Mary–style cocktail sauce), heap-style herbed fries with caviar “crack,” and the enormous Tray ‘O Beyoncé platter (When He F*** Me Good I Take His Ass to Red Lobster) that piles oysters, peel-and-eat Cajun shrimp, crab salad, fried clams, fries and more. Other crowd-pleasers include a one-pound mozzarella stick antipasti, burgers and dogs with playful riffs (Big Tony, the It’s Always Summer in Southie Dog with a jumbo Peal dog topped with fried clam strips, and the Bourdain’s Burger topped with seared mortadella), and junk-food tributes like the Chester Cheetah Burger with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and the Flamin’ Hot Trash Bag snack. A separate lounge with booth seating and shuffleboard invites watch parties and events, the cocktail program mirrors the Quiet Few while adding a “baller amaro list” and expanded nonalcoholic options, and a frozen espresso martini called the Bruce Chillis is already recommended; the spot aims to feel like a comfortable living room where the staff’s energy makes people feel safe and welcome." - Nathan Tavares