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Pearl’s ~ Great Barrington MA, 47 Railroad Street

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:51:37 +0000

Pearl’s!!! Oh, what a pretty, sheek place. And food to match.

20 minutes from the motel, kids maybe…?, reservations recommended 413.528.7767

Guests comments include: “High end, above it all… really”, “Oysters Rockefeller got us in the mood”, “24 oz dry-aged porterhouse for $36; should have been twice that much”.

www.pearlsrestaurant.com

Baba Louies’ ~ Great Barrington, 286 Main Street

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:33:40 +0000

Baba Louie’s ~ Organic pizza and MORE. Also a great location in Hudson.

20 minutes from the motel, kid friendly, inexpensive, reservations on weekends and holidays. 413.528.8100 / 518.751.2155

Guests comments include: “Steele like’s the Dawn’s delight salad with gorgonzola, pears, dried cranberries, roasted walnuts on a bed of organic greens with balsamic vinaigerette… a whole meal”. “Bread, soups, all great… not so into the pizza”. “Best pizza EVER”. ?

Open 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. daily, closed Wednesday.

www.babalouiessourdoughpizzacompany.com

Castle Street Cafe ~ Great Barrington MA, 10 Castle Street

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:25:20 +0000

Castle Street Cafe’ ~ Good old American food, except there is a pretty good chef in the kitchen. Perfect for that dinner and a movie (specials on Monday nights).

20 minutes from the motel, easy on the wallet, kid friendly, reservations weekends and holidays. 413.528.5244

Guests comments include: “3 course dinner which was good for $19.89″, “JAZZ on Saturday nights”, “best burger I ever ate”.

Open nightly 5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., closed on Tuesday.

www.castlestreetcafe.com

Xicohtencatl ~ Great Barrington MA, 55 Stockbridge Road

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:17:44 +0000

Xicohten Cafe’ ~ Okay, I still can’t say it the same twice, but it is the good, old fashioned Mexican Restaurant that one can still afford to eat in… and the guests like it.

20 minutes from the motel, affordable, kid friendly, reservations on weekends. 413.528.2002

Guests comments include: “fresh, crunchy chips free with dinner! but be careful… one tends to drink too much”, “Frijoles con queso was excellent:, “Mole excellent” (that is the chocolate kind, not the rodent kind)”.

Open daily for lunch and dinner from 4 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Bizen ~ Great Barrington MA, 17 Railroad Street

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:14:14 +0000

Bizen ~ “Best Sushi Outside of Japen” so says the Boston Globe. And Bizen is organic…

20 minutes from the motel; very pricey, very wroth it… kids okay, but not so comfortable. Reservations highly encouraged at all times. 413-.528.4343

Guests comments include: “Every year we stay with you and eat at Bizen for our anniversary!”; “service was AWFUL, but still worth it… everything fresh, fresh, fresh!”.

Open noon – 2:30 p.m.; 5 – 9:30 p.m. daily.

Martin’s ~ Great Barrington MA, 49 Railroad Street

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:09:18 +0000

Martin’s! Um…. some people make Martins sound like it is suppose to be perfect, FAR from it. Perfection would spoil this sweet, fresh little gem. A super nice place for breakfast or lunch.

15 minutes from motel, reasonable prices, kid friendly, 413.528.5455

Guests comments include: “apple pear pancakes!”, “the only truly comfortable place for an old-time breakfast”, “VERY small, but it was part of the fun”.

Open daily 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.; breakfast all day, lunch from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Jacks Grill ~ Housatonic MA, 1063 Main Street

steele — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:50:05 +0000

“The best darn pot roast inteh Berkshires”. Just what you might exptect in the deep cultured woods of the Berkshires… lost in the little rivertown of Housatonic, MA. You’ll see things on the menu like Jell-O,chicken pot pie and mash potatoes. (Veggie stuff too).

25 minutes from the motel, VERY kid friendly, VERY reasonble prices, good to make reservations. 413.274.1000

Guests comments include: “the kids loved it, they ate everything”, “Jacks was our full evening entertainment, excellent, friendly service”, “fun drive out of Great Barrington”.

Dinner from 5 p.m., Sunday Bruch 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., closed Tuesdays.