The Spot Winchester

TWK in Winchester morphed into The Spot a little while ago. There are now two restaurants named the Spot in the Serenitee group. Of the unkempt looking manager there was no trace, he has been replaced with a very pleasant hostess. The website said the place had been renovated, but it looked the same. Different artwork on the walls.

The entrance is now after the very pleasant patio. Way too hot today for sitting outside.

I started with the DUCK FAT TATER TOTS (10). "bone marrow aioli". I do believe tater tots are copyrighted. The tots were crispy and salted on the outside, but the inside was just mush and lacked texture. I got more aioli to go with my leftovers.

This was followed by FRIED CHICKEN (15) sandwich served with hand-cut fries. "chicken thighs, apple and cabbage slaw, jalapeno honey". It was, of course, only a single thigh despite the description. The outside was dry but the inside was fine. I did expect a crispy chicken since it was a fried chicken sandwich. It was way more honey than jalapeno, so it was really sweet. If there was any apple in the slaw it eluded me. The fries were way overcooked and dry. The service was a bit slow, even if they had very few customers at lunch today.

14 Thompson Street, Winchester, MA 01890 Phone number (781) 729-0204