Word: scorpions
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...chicken finger combos. You’re not really a pro until you know the number of your order at the Kong, and can recite it coherently in slurred speech. An unfriendly visit to the Kong bathroom—often brought on by the lethal “Scorpion Bowl” brew—is a Harvard rite of passage more sacred than sex in Widener or getting tooled in Expos...
...Kong: The big, scary bouncers here are infamous; almost everyone has a Kong horror story, so don’t even bother trying to get in if you aren’t 21. If you can swing it, however, head upstairs to the bar for a legendary scorpion bowl. These things have produced memorable nights for many students (so memorable, in fact, that most of them can’t be remembered...
...will run into. The bouncers aren’t too tough and you can always go on the early side to avoid them altogether. Grafton is a great place to start the night with a round of shots or a Grafton Goblet, a slightly classier version of a scorpion bowl...
...There was even a failed proposal in 1984 to ban alcoholic drinks larger than 16 oz., which, if passed, would have eliminated the Hong Kong’s 30oz. scorpion bowl—an ambiguous but eternally popular blend of liquor and juice...
...second floor of the Hong Kong restaurant was packed with college students last night, but there were no scorpion bowls in sight. Instead, young people gathered for “College Night with Sam Yoon,” a Kennedy School graduate now running for mayor of Boston. “College students are a vital part of our city, and too often they’re overlooked,” Yoon said. “They’re seen as second class citizens.” In a speech at the event, he appealed to students to join...