I moved to Worcester from Philly too, and can appreciate your list.

This is definitely the next Indian place I’m going to. Just looked at their pics online and it looks delicious. Thank you!

Are there any specific vegetarian dishes they do well?

Any recommendations for good dishes at paradise biryani that are vegetarian?

My wife and I moved two years ago from Philadelphia, & we’re in Grafton hill. Love it. Get to downtown, shopping in Shrewsbury, lake park, and Shrewsbury Steet quick.

Trails in Grafton Hill:

• Lake park and trails across steet are easily accessible.
• Low-key there is a nice and maintained trail system behind the stop and shop on Grafton Steet (called Perkins Farm trail).
• meadow brook is great, but no dogs allowed.

Gems in Grafton Hill:

• Palma’s: best sandwiches in Worcester. Authentic joint.
• Taco spot: vampiro tacos, it’s a dive but it slaps.
• Gibson’s ice cream (summer only)
• Cranberries - greasy spoon but lovely people
• Rosalina’s & Mare e Monti: I think they’re meh, but I can’t not mention it in a Grafton hill post
• Cosmo Club: great dive, friendly vibe. Always got a game on and a spot to sit
• Vincent’s: place is the GOAT. Live music every night. Get the Meatball sandwich.

Non Grafton hill “best of” (as a Worcester outsider, a local will prob give a much different list):

• Pasta Mani
• Wooden Noodle (chashu is meh)
• Life Garden Cafe (breakfast)
• deadhorse hill (overpriced but it’s so good)
• Chani’s Kosher Deli
• BirchTree Bread Co
• Fatima’s Cafe
• Atlantis Raw Bar
• Mint Vietnamese

Steel and wire for cocktails and music. Only legitimate option for music besides Vincent’s imo.

Breweries:

• Redemption rock: to chill
• Wormtown: quick bite, easy vibe, parking
• Bay state: convenience
• Treehouse: fun outing and elite selection
• Greater good: IPA heaven (Pilsner drinker hell)

This city has a garbage Chinese and Sushi scene. I go cheap and portions which Yummy Steakhouse on Grafton gives you.

that's why i had my butt removed

Everyone said that when I moved to Worcester. And yet...none of the places I like are on Shrewsbury St.

I like breweries on Shrewsbury St - Redemption Rock, Wormtown, and The Pint...that's about it.

OP, for Spanish tapas go to Bocado. For Mexican in Worcester, I prefer Pepes Taqueria near Tatnuck. Puerto Rican, go to Nuestra. I like Volturno for neopolitan pizza; Boomers for greek pizza. Hipster/American- Deadhorse Hill. The best breakfasts are at Alteas (I'm not a pancake/French toast guy. If you are, go to Miss Worcester). Sushi...ehh hot take but I dont love any of the sushi places in Worcester, including Baba. Still on the hunt for good sushi.

All town is terrible, very expensive.

Why eat if it's just going to leave you, am I right?

Hah, maybe I just live a more sedentary life than you, then. That said, if that's a failure on Worcester's part it's also a failure shared by most American cities or towns. Higher end clothing stores than that tend to be limited to actual metropolitan areas and some wealthier suburbs.There are independent clothing shops in Worcester but they tend to cater to suits specifically.

We used SunBug Solar. Our friends used them and highly recommend them. We've sent many of our friends to them, they were terrific.

They came out to do a quick assessment of the roof, shade, attic, electrical panel capacity and discuss our expectations for how much of our electricity we wanted the system to cover. They were also helpful with how it works in MA, the state of the Solar Renewable Energy Credit (srec) program and also the MA Dept. Of Energy Resources (DOER).

They came back with a couple quote options and we haven't regretted it once.

This was a while ago so things may have changed but I know net metering is still happening. SRECs may not be but I believe there is still a renewable energy credit program. There's likely a federal and state tax credit as well and it all helps get the total cost down.

When we got them MA had capped interest rates on solar loans around 3% but we called a number of banks and secured a loan at 1.25%.

We also have zero shade on our roof so we have great production. They have paid for themselves. SunBug should also be able to give you an estimate for your return on investment.

Baba Sushi on Park Ave 👌🏼and Bocado for a fun Tapas Restaurant & wine bar

The Grafton Street store changed its name a while ago. Now it's something like Grafton Hill Food Mart." According to the article, it seems like that was the original location. Is that correct?

what's the point of going out if we're all going to die someday?

Lake Park is a 1 mile loop

This used to be a great path but there have been homeless encampments as of late.

Dog trails:

Purgatory Chasm (specifically Charlie’s Loop). Ample parking, restrooms, great 20-30min easy hike.

Nick’s Woods, West Boylston trailhead of the Central Mass Rail Trail, Trout Brook, Moore state park

Restaurants:

Chashu is the best ramen, Greater Good for beer and Wednesday trivia; they just debuted a new menu from their new chef, it’s pretty good. Olo’s (across from GGood) is good pizza, so is Volturno for Neapolitan za. Lock50 for brunch.

The Treehouse Brewery is 25 mins and dog friendly. Arguably the best NEIPA on the planet (7 of the top 10 beers on Untapped are Treehouse). Seven Saws, Milk, Redemption Rock are all dog friendly.

Cafe Reyes for cuban breakfast, or Lou Roc’s for classic diner.

Haha, your list is exactly why I specified well made clothing. Those places all sell junk that wears out after one season at best.

Lots of similar sized cities to Worcester have kitchen stores, whether chains like Williams Sonoma or better yet, independent shops that carry similar products. I really wish Worcester had one of those, an REI or similar, and a couple clothing shops that sell higher quality items than the kohls, tj maxx, and millbury outlet stores do.

Shrewsbury st has a ton of great bars & restaurants

Which company helped you install the panels?

>No, even at places with live music don’t charge covers

Serious question, if you don't expect to pay a cover charge for live music or entertainment, what do you think a cover charge is? Considering 'a charge added to the amount that a customer pays for food and drink in a restaurant or nightclub to pay for service or entertainment' is literally the definition of a cover charge.

>I’ve only been in Worcester for a few months so if it’s a city thing cool

This is a 'most of the United States' thing.

Altestore.com (in Littleton or boxborough)

Do you have a good resource for a DIY solar parts store that is local to New England? It looks like your company does installations but if you know of a store I would be grateful.

Saw: r/Worcester Rock/Crystal….

Me : 👀

Oddities

Me: 😅

1. You’re rude. 2. No, even at places with live music don’t charge covers 3. I’ve only been in Worcester for a few months so if it’s a city thing cool