Munchies 400 Feet From the Garden

November 5, 2009 Patrick Hickey Jr. Theatre 0

SGBWith a name as generic as “Sports Grille Boston,” you’d expect mediocre service and bland tasting food at horrible prices. However, SGB is a solid watering hole, that in spite of being a tad on the expensive side, is a quick grub stop before a Celtics or Bruins game that is sure to satisfy.

Conveniently located at 132 Canal St in Boston, MA, just a block away from the TD Bank North Garden and various hotels like the Holiday Inn and the Onyx, SGB doesn’t attract the same amount of attention like other eateries in the same area, such as “The Fours,” but for a tourist in need of a quick bite, you can do much worse.

Featuring sports memorabilia and a menu that salutes some of Boston’s biggest sports legends, SGB is a great place for tourists to feel like they are at an authentic Boston bar. Filled with fans of all shapes and sizes, it’s a great venue to socialize as well and feel like you’re at a place where everyone knows your name. The waitresses also are quick and refill drinks and ask you how your meal is going. Far from rushing the customer,the staff is courteous and professional.

However, while the décor is perhaps the main reason to visit SGB, the food is equally as inviting. Possessing a hardy lineup of soups [clam chowder, of course], appetizers such as potato skins and mozzarella sticks, burgers and steaks, SGB has something for everyone. The sauted steak tips in BBQ sauce and fries are especially scrumptious, as many wouldn’t expect a steak cooked so well at a bar. With a full lineup of alcoholic beverages to compliment the food, SGB won’t wow you, but they’ll have what you need and be able to get it to you quickly. For those in a rush to get to Boston Common or catch a game at the Garden, it’s pretty tough to beat.

The prices are comparable to the food at the Garden, as an appetizer, dinner and a soft drink will run you about 25 dollars. For that, it makes more sense to at least be comfortable before the game and enjoy the food, rather than scarfing everything down during it.

Again, it may not be the best bar around the Garden, but for those who don’t want to wait on-line at other the other bars, SGB is a decent alternative that will fill your tummy.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14251 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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