Alice D. via Yelp

The mozzarella sticks at Vera’s are housemade at the Union Square, Somerville, speakeasy, not thawed out and reheated.

I love a good mozzarella stick – who doesn’t? – but there is nothing more disappointing than biting into one that was frozen and catching that stale aftertaste, let alone the too-hard and too-thick breading that traps moisture as it thaws and produces unsavory mushy spots. Just … no. If I’m going to pack on guilty calories, there had better be be a win for my sin.

And even if that stick is housemade with fresh mozzarella and seasoned breadcrumbs, if it’s paired with a watery or weak marinara, I want my dietary hall pass back.

You can tell the mozzarella sticks at Vera’s in Union Square are made in the back, because they aren’t pretty: They don’t have

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