Finding the Best Arancini in Boston pt. 3: La Summa
Alison and I are still looking for the best arancini in the Boston area. Our latest search brought us to La Summa in the North End. We read good things about it and it obviously served a more traditional arancini. We met up at Haymarket, where Alison was avoiding zombies (from the Zombie Walk) and solicitations from homeless men when I arrived after sitting on a delayed Red Line train (Surprise! for all of you that live elsewhere there is always a delay somewhere on the T in Boston). We walked over to Hanover Street in the North End and ventured to our destination. Neither one of us have been here before so we were excited to see what there was to offer.
We ordered our arancini immediately. Once it arrived it looked delicious, but unfortunately that’s where it stopped. The arancini was really dry and just didn’t have that much flavor. The marinara it was served with was pretty flavorless and watery. We both stuffed at least two down, but couldn’t muster up the energy to eat the others.
The entrees on the other hand were delicious. I ordered the Pollo Limone. I ate almost the entire chicken and the portion size was a little out of control, but i figured it was ok since I didn’t eat that many arancini.
Alison ordered the Gnocchi. I think we should also be doing a search for the best gnocchi in Boston, because everywhere we go to eat she get that too. Her meal was delicious and the gnocchi was cooked perfectly.
Our journey is far from over and we are super excited for a few up coming places. Are there any new restaurants that serve arancini that we must try?
(Steven)
