Zuobin T.
Yelp
We came to Boston to celebrate Thanksgiving and came to the Sporting Club for dinner after eating and exploring around town during the afternoon.
Normally, I steer away from restaurants/bars that are sports-focused as they often offer subpar food and a loud environment, not the most family friendly. However, I was wowed by Sporting Club on multiple levels.
First of all, upon entering, you get to walk on the wooden floors that they moved from a former practice court of the Celtics. How cool is that! Then, it gets better as you walk through what feels like a tunnel, which leads to an impressive interior with high ceilings and multiple TV screens that wrap around the walls. As a basketball fan, I felt like I was walking through the tunnel as a player onto a court.
They didn't rest their impressiveness on the aesthetics only. The food here deserves your attention as well. We ordered each of our boys a kids meal, not expecting much. They ordered fresh fruits as a side, which turned out to be the nicest fresh fruit bowl I have seen for kids (or even adults!) This was not your typical sliced apples in a bag. This was a fresh cut bowl of sliced apples, sliced bananas, strawberries, and grapes. I was truly impressed by this attention given to the kids meal. Kudos to the kitchen!
We ordered the dip with chorizos and it was simply the largest plate of chips and dip I've ever ordered. The tortilla chips were fresh and warm. The dip was creamy and complex in flavors. We also ordered and shared the rigatoni, which was well balanced and tasty.
I was surprised to actually see the size of the crowd at the restaurant on this holiday evening. Well, maybe I shouldn't be so surprised given the quality of the food and its classy and tasteful interiors. The service was decent overall given how busy the restaurant was.