Firehouse Cafe,

One Exchange Place, Worcester, 753-7899.

Choose the patio on a warm summer afternoon or evening, and try rock-shrimp quesadillas with spiced tomato and black-bean jam instead of the usual pub standards. Salads are very good; along with dinner you can choose from three: a garden salad, Caesar, and the Firehouse salad, mixed greens with toasted sunflower seeds and blue cheese in a balsamic vinaigrette. A winner among new bistro selections is seared spice-rubbed lamb chops.

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