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American Fresh Beer Garden

Hit up this spot in shiny new Assembly Row if you want to try some Slumbrew, but don't want to go all the way to the brewery.

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Assembly Row
Behold the mighty force of nature that is modern American capitalism. Once a Ford Motor Company "assembly" plant (get it?) during the 1950s; it was largely left abandoned and run-down until 2006. The proximity to Boston and water access made it an easy sell for real estate companies looking to invest. Today it's an enormous outdoor mall, featuring scores of well known big box retailers, and infilled with pricey luxury condos. Many of the stores here are factory outlets, and you'll also find a wide variety of restaurants, fitness, and lifestyle companies doing business here as well.
Mon-Sat 10AM-9PM, Sun 10AM-6PM
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Legoland Discovery Center
598 Assembly Row
Sun-Thu 10AM-7PM, Fri 10AM-8PM, Sat 9AM-8PM
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Fasika Ethiopian
Ethiopians looking for a new place after they lost their lease took over a local bar and put a partition down the middle, keeping the bar on one side and having seating on the other. The result? Probably the only Ethiopian restaurant in the world with video keno! Townies having a beer watch yuppies chow down on very good yemasir wat.
Mon-Thu 5:30-10PM, Fri 5:30-11PM, Sat Sun 2-11PM$10-14
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La Brasa
124 Broadway
Tue-Sat 5-10PM, Sun 10AM-3PM; 5-9PMStarters $4-12, mains $10-19, dessert $10, cocktails $11-13