Free play arcade, Salon, TROOP, camp nowhere, dr.duffs, AS220, sports and leisure, Ogies, rosendales, malted barley, Fish Co, or even Hot Club

Dolores is some of the best Mexican that I’ve ever had, can’t recommend enough.

Thank you so much for the info! I will have to look up more information. I just moved to providence a month ago, so still learning about the area and really want to get more involved somehow.

There's a chain called Marylou's that's a bit more mom n pop feeling than Dunkin. Some of the Italian and Portuguese bakeries also have donuts on weekends...but you're right, PVD area is not major donut country.

This response makes a lot of sense to me. Back when I lived in Providence I had some friends from Texas and Colorado and they would complain about there being no Mexican food. I also had some Mexican friends who would take us all out to IMO great taquerias and restaurants all over the PVD area and the Texans and Coloradoans would still complain. Fast forward to my first trip to Texas and I get it. There's a very specific type of Tex-Mex restaurant that all have a very similar menu and make up 1/3-1/2 of restaurants out there. Its not Mexican food from Mexico, which does exist in Providence, its a whole other category, and one that is as omnipresent as pizza or grinders in Providence.

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How does one participate in programs the libraries put on?? How do we even learn about them in the first place?? They sound fun- I would love to join somehow!

Chilangos is fine proper Mexican food, but IMO, still lacks a bit of the nuance and depth of the sort I’m familiar with. I wonder why that is, because generally speaking, Mexican food is pretty “simple” overall. I think I should quickly caveat that generally when Texans say ”Mexican food,” we’re actually referring to Tex-Mex. Thing is, Mexican food just isn’t really that common in Texas, even amongst the Mexican diaspora, outside of things like tamales and perhaps tortas. This isn’t to say it doesn’t exist, but OP is almost certainly looking for Tex-Mex and just didn’t articulate the distinction because colloquially, “Mexican food” is an umbrella term in Texas. I just responded in kind with the terminology they used.

The closest thing to what OP is looking for are going to be the enchiladas verdes at Casa Tequila.

I’m pretty “take it or leave it” on most Mexican food, but Tex-Mex kicks it up to 11, where it’s one of my favorite cuisines. I still do find it a bit odd that it’s so lacking - even just one restaurant - up here. Although like I mentioned, I think Indian food rather fills that niche of “flavorful, spicy, deep, nuanced, comfort food featuring strong spices, protein, rice, and soft bread.”

I can’t with this title lmfao

I wish we had more of a presence here I love traditional Brazilian food so much and it’s hard to come by in Ri

Like others have said, the BBQ culture here doesn't touch what you'd find in KC. I lived in NC for a year and have become a bit of a BBQ snob as a result. However, either Our Table Barbecue (bangin' brisket) and Smoke and Squeal would be solid stops if you're hoping for some barbecue during your visit. I'll go against the grain and recommend NOT going to Durk's. Their ribs are dry and just. . .no.

I thought it it was great! And it was only Like $27 a bottle. Pretty inexpensive and great tasting bourbon

Out of curiosity, what do you think of Chilangos, assuming you’ve been? How does it compare to Mexican in Texas

hey, was wondering if you ever found that car? my friends black alfa romeo was stolen off of Williams street last night.

Holy shit this place was the best back in the day.

You walk in, and instead of ordering, they tell you what's just come out of the oven, and you deal with it.

$100 on the shelf for EH Taylor Small Batch? Bottle cost is $36

I;m just going to let you have this, because I will never, ever understand this

Why is a tongue gross but a leg or a shoulder not? Unless you're vegan, you're a dummy

Most recently I had a bottle of Starward delivered via FedEx (with free promotional shipping). Had to sign for it, but that was the only caveat.

It's not the cheapest place but check out Eno on Westminster. They have a big selection and they have things you won't find anywhere else, and they're very knowledgeable, they can talk about almost anything they have on their shelves.

I don’t know about the lawsuit. But online retailers will ship to RI. I have had 4 different bottles of bourbon mailed to me that I bought online.

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I was thinking Chowder & Clamcakes. When is low tide on the Missouri?

Yes you can find decent BBQ in the area but the OP shouldn't expect to find something equal to that from one of the BBQ epicenters of the country. Durks is good but it leans towards the Texas style not KC, so there's that too.

Shrimp Mozambique sounds pretty good BTW. I'd encourage the OP try to some Portuguese/Cape Verde cuisine before leaving the area. It's one of our somewhat under the radar regional specialties that isn't easy to find in most parts of the US.

Is meetup.com still a thing?

Edit: I'll take that downvote as a no.

How are you getting alcohol delivered to you from online? There is an ongoing lawsuit regarding the inability to do this: Anvar v Tanner