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...last stand for strictly hardcore punk is Chet's (across the street from the Boston Garden). It spotlights mainly local bands. Good visiting New York and L.A. bands usually hit. The Rat (528 Commonwealth Ave.) in Kenmore Square (on the Green Line...
...which is unfortunate since it has a good atmosphere, and there's a bar upstairs. Pizzeria Uno (22 JFK St.): The most restaurant of the Square pizza places, Uno is a yupscale place, complete with veggie dips and other interesting appetizers. The pizza isn't bad either. Ruggies (Mass. Ave next to Store 24): Believe it or not, English pizza is not bad once you get used to it. Avoid the Baby Prince size though, as you will pay a lot and get very little...
Right around the corner is The Hong Kong (1236 Mass. Ave), Harvard's little touch of Trader Vic's, the famous Polynesian restaurant. You should proceed immediately up the stairs, past the off-duty cops and the bouncers and dive into one of the Kong's famous Scorpion bowls. After one night of bowl consumption, you'll probably find out that the Square's largest drink contains little alcohol, a big price tag, and packs an awful headache with only a minor buzz. But like Steve's ice cream, you have to try it at least once in your lifetime...
...Varsity Liquor Store, and about a million tables at which you can get a drink. Most impressive is the array of beers. You'll find a menu stocking more than 200 beers, including some from countries that probably don't have a word for "hops." Down Mass. Ave the other way you'll find Chi-Chi's (1001 Mass. Ave). Chi-Chi's is about as Mexican as the Wursthaus is German, and on a good night you can get a margarita with some alcohol in it, some free nachos and a quiet enough place to have a real conversation...
...scenery you're after, then head over to the Boathouse Bar (56 JFK St.), which features preps, Business Schoolers and lots of crew paraphernalia. A long walk up Mass. Ave. will take you to the Plough and Stars and Jack's (952 Mass. Ave.) These two rarely see a Harvard student, but you might want to try them for a change of pace...