The restaurant side is a cozy space - love the bar there, the 'pub' side is more edgy and raucous, with occasional DJs and entertainment., and the. Description: Sally Os is a large restaurant and bar on Somerville Avenue that. My lady, friends and I have had many pleasant dinners at the Independent - great tavern food, top-notch tap and cocktails, great staff, funky play list - in short, a solid and happy place for us. “We continue to pour a selection of small production wines and well-made cocktails,” says Willis. Primarily, Nibble is focused on the local flavors of numerous independent. Whether dining, or drinking, at the Independent for brunch, lunch or dinner, you’ll find he. We’ve praised their “innovative drink offerings” in the past, and they’re still holding the fort down there. (They also recently debuted a summer patio, which in its third season is “still going strong.”) Under Gilmartin’s direction, the new culinary program featured a focus on sourcing local and sustainable ingredients, resulting in such fare as East Coast oysters and grass-fed cheeseburgers. While it’s true that a beloved local pub often stays beloved precisely because of what doesn’t change, the Independent hasn’t shied away from improving on the formula.ĭishes from The Independent / Courtesy photoĮarlier this year, the Independent underwent some important renovations-making not only cosmetic changes to the building, but also rebooting their menu as well, with an assist from consulting chef Patrick Gilmartin. City of Somerville residents are especially encouraged to apply. “Now Casa B, Bronwyn, Journeyman, Backbar, Brass Union are just a stone’s throw away.”Īnd the surrounding neighborhood isn’t the only thing that’s different. Get delivery or takeout from The Independent at 75 Union Square in Somerville. Send your resume and cover letter by Tuesday, Jto: City Hall Personnel Office.
“When we opened 15 years ago, Eat and Macondo were the only other dining destinations on our block” says Jess Willis, the chief operating officer for the Independent Restaurant Group (which also includes Foundry on Elm, Saloon, Brass Union, and River Bar). As we wrote in 2009, the year we handed the Independent its first of many Best of Boston awards: “To those living in eternally up-and-coming Somerville: You may not have solved the public transportation quandary that is Union Square but, boy, are you lucky from a pub-hub perspective.” And indeed, in the first years of its existence, the Independent (or “the Indo,” as it’s affectionately called) became one of the neighborhood’s few let’s-hoof-it-over-from-across-town destinations: a cozy watering hole with belly-warming comfort food-oh, that Irish breakfast-and bookshelves packed with board games.
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