# Do Boston restaurants feature baked beans? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 18, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065 "2025-07-18T21:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/21 "2025-07-19T02:35:45Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Bostonians stopped being a fan of that item in [1919](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood). Last Podcast on the Left just dropped an episode on this, so far only covering why a giant vat of molasses existed through its obvious shoddy construction. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/22 "2025-07-19T02:56:00Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > you can get schrod in Boston > **to those curious** > > In Boston and thereabouts, scrod refers to any meaty white fish, usually cod or haddock. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/23 "2025-07-19T03:23:17Z")
And to those unfamiliar with the joke: _A woman lands at Logan Airport in Boston. She gets her luggage and jumps into a cab. She tells the cabbie, “Take me to a place where I can get scrod.”_ _The cabbie turns around and says, “That’s the first time I’ve heard it in the pluperfect subjunctive.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/24 "2025-07-19T03:25:16Z")
I think I’ve heard that joke a dozen times, but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard someone local actually tell it. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/25 "2025-07-19T03:27:54Z")
I’m currently 6 miles from Logan as the crow flies. And I own a bean pot. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/26 "2025-07-19T08:21:48Z")
I know you’re local, I meant having the joke told in the wild. We also have a bean pot! ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/27 "2025-07-19T12:00:58Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I think I’ve heard that joke a dozen times, but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard someone local actually tell it. That was my dad’s favorite joke. He was a born and raised Boston boy. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/28 "2025-07-19T14:47:49Z")
I’m 6.25 miles, but no bean pot. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/29 "2025-07-19T22:39:37Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Okay, some years it’s Boston baked beans and other years it’s Heinz, from a can. (But they are sweet, and similar to Boston baked beans.) And the hotdogs are sometimes kielbasa, or Italian sweet sausage. But usually it’s chunks of hot dog. The much-maligned idea of beans cooked with hot dogs is actually quite yummy. I use jumbo all-beef hot dogs which end up with a nice firm texture and smoky flavour. But I would suggest substituting Bush’s Homestyle beans for the Heinz, and adding some hickory-smoke barbecue sauce to taste. Bush’s are better beans IMO and the homestyle has thick chunks of bacon. I used to use Heinz but will never go back! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/30 "2025-07-19T22:54:17Z")
I don’t cook that, the camp serves it to me. So i take what i get. 😆 The worst was the year they make the beans from scratch, and underestimated the cooking time, and they were badly undercooked. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/31 "2025-07-19T23:26:31Z")
A small but upscale restaurant in Olmsted Falls, Ohio makes Amish baked beans with 3 or 4 varieties of beans and adds pieces of their homemade sausages. The restaurant is an offshoot of their butcher shop that features many sausages. The dish is addictive, just amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/32 "2025-07-20T01:19:27Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The much-maligned idea of beans cooked with hot dogs is actually quite yummy. Beany-weenies have been around for many years for a reason. Extremely easy (and cheap) to make but delicious. It has a good salty-sweet flavor to it. Dice up some cooked bacon and mix it in if you want to level it up. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/33 "2025-07-20T01:24:50Z")
How about Boston steamed brown bread? I never heard of it until I happened to see it in the store, shortly after seeing this on TV. It’s basically a cake-like brown bread with raisins. > **[Canned bread!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8tJRroBYhE%2F)** > > I don't own the rights to Spongebob Squarepants. The Spongebob episode "Squidville" first aired 21 years ago on this day. Because of that, here's this fun sc... ---
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When I was a kid my Mom (from NC, not Boston) made Boston baked beans in the crock pot. They were the best baked beans I’ve ever had, but I had gas for a week. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/35 "2025-07-20T02:03:43Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > How about Boston steamed brown bread? I never heard of it until I happened to see it in the store, shortly after seeing this on TV. It’s basically a cake-like brown bread with raisins. When my kid was in Cub Scouts we overnighted one year at Plymouth Plantation, and that was one of the dinner items. I think the other was some kind of chicken-corn chowder. Molasses-sweetened, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/36 "2025-07-20T02:35:11Z")
The camp serves Boston steamed brown bread and coleslaw along with the main dish of beanies & weenies. I smear a lot of butter on it. It’s delicious. And the sweetness goes well with the beans. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/37 "2025-07-20T02:52:06Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The much-maligned idea of beans cooked with hot dogs is actually quite yummy. Who maligns them? They’re a classic comfort food. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/38 "2025-07-20T04:36:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Who maligns them? They’re a classic comfort food. I’d say I do. I’m not fond of beans in sweet sauce. Putting hot dogs in doesn’t help me like them more. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/39 "2025-07-20T06:21:40Z")
Turns out molasses in January ain’t that slow. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065/40 "2025-07-20T06:38:11Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > The much-maligned idea of beans cooked with hot dogs is actually quite yummy. > > Who maligns them? They’re a classic comfort food. Ralph Kramden! 😁 There’s an episode of _The Honeymooners_ where Ralph and Alice are forced to economize, and Ralph bemoans being served “franks and beans” yet again. But I agree that well prepared beans are tasty (I forgot to mention that in addition to smoky barbecue sauce, sauteed onions are essential) and pieces of hot dogs or kielbassa enhance it. But both of the latter are examples of highly processed meats that I try not to have too often. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boston-restaurants-feature-baked-beans/1021065.md?page=3)