Chickadee - Review - Seaport District - Boston - The Infatuation

"Chickadee, with its Mediterranean-ish menu, cavernous space, and a playlist straight off a 1999 Discman (that’s a good thing), is a regular hang for locals and tourists in the Seaport who don’t get sucked into the cheesy ghost tours. This big, noisy spot sits in the Innovation and Design Center, so it’s got major cool kid energy—besides the great music, the staff look like they’re heading to a basement shoegaze show when their shift is done. Order the chickpea panisse fries, fresh baked pita and mezze (consider this caption a love note to the feta pimento), and labneh-ranch dressed, ultra-crackly fried chicken with golden brown skin. photo credit: Natalie Schaefer photo credit: Natalie Schaefer photo credit: Natalie Schaefer Pause Unmute Food Rundown Muhammara This Syrian red pepper dip is a must order from Chickadee’s (all very good) mezze lineup. Made with Spanish piquillo peppers, the dip has more sweetness and tang than lesser muhammara made with ordinary red peppers. It’s topped with a hearty dollop of pomegranate molasses and crushed walnuts. Chicken Shawarma Available only at lunch, the marinated chunks of chicken in this shawarma are cooked on a skewer to blackened perfection. The chicken always hits the right balance of juicy inside, crispy outside, and lemony garlic throughout. Served with a fatoosh salad with crispy pita chips or a Jasmine rice pilaf sweet with currants. Slow Roasted Porchetta This is one of Chickadee’s signature dishes. The two slices of pork from a roll of porchetta are deceptively small, covered with a handful of smokey sprout leaves. You’ll feel a satisfying crunch on your first bite, followed immediately by the sensation of pork fat melting like butter in your mouth. photo credit: Natalie Schaefer" - Tanya Edwards