Four Meals in Providence, Rhode Island

For my first time outside the city since the beginning of May, I went to... Providence, Rhode Island (of course) to meet my brother and parents for a long weekend. As usual, I was tasked with finding worthy restaurants in the area, and any excuse to avoid real work is fine with me.

Providence has a large Portugese community, so we had to find a representative restaurant that would provide plenty of chorizo and clam bounty. Madeira, in East Providence (where much of the Portugese community is located) consistently came up, both online and as recommended by locals.

The place is a huge, multi-floor, peach-colored, many-roomed complex. We sat in the corner of what I assume is the main dining room, but there was also a bar and outdoor seating area on the other side of the restaurant that can handle even the planet's most popular Portugese person's party with panache (alliteration is fun!).