{"id":36,"date":"2019-05-08T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feedmittens.com\/justwingit\/southborough-take-three-we-see-a-pattern\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:29:54","slug":"southborough-take-three-we-see-a-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feedmittens.com\/justwingit\/southborough-take-three-we-see-a-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Southborough, Take Three: We See a Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feedmittens.com\/justwingit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20190508_180854.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The third and, as far as this archive shows, final Southborough wing outing &mdash; a dark ramekin of dip, a plain white plate, black placemats. By now I think we can agree Southborough and I had a whole thing going in 2018&ndash;2019 and I never once learned the restaurant&#8217;s name. Some relationships are like that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re in the area anyway:<\/strong> you know the drill by now &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/thetrustees.org\/place\/chestnut-hill-farm\/\">Chestnut Hill Farm<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southboroughma.gov\/652\/Beals-Preserve\">Beals Preserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update: Probably The Halfway Cafe (Confirmed Pattern)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost certainly <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/massachusetts\/marlborough\/don-patron-restaurant-takes-over-marlborough-halfway-caf-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Halfway Cafe<\/a> \u2014 technically just over the line in Marlborough, not Southborough, but the coordinates match consistently across all three of these visits. Locally famous for free popcorn on every table (see: Take Two&#8217;s popcorn bowl) and a huge sauce list. Closed for good in 2021 after 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"220\" style=\"border:1px solid #f0d9b8;border-radius:10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/export\/embed.html?bbox=-71.5011529%2C42.347352799999996%2C-71.4891529%2C42.3543528&#038;layer=mapnik&#038;marker=42.3508528%2C-71.4951529\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Map\"><\/iframe>\n<p style=\"font-size:0.8rem;margin-top:0.3em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?mlat=42.3508528&#038;mlon=-71.4951529#map=17\/42.3508528\/-71.4951529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View on OpenStreetMap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third and, as far as this archive shows, final Southborough wing outing &mdash; a dark ramekin of dip, a plain white plate, black placemats. By now I think we can agree Southborough and I had a whole thing going in 2018&ndash;2019 and I never once learned the restaurant&#8217;s name. Some relationships are like that. 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