Meatball mania

The meatball song that kids love to sing indicates that a sneeze was the catalyst for driving the meatball from the table to the ground outside, where it later blossomed into a meatball tree. Even if someone were to sneeze, the giant meatballs ($3.95 for two) at Anchovies bar and restaurant in the South End will not be rolling off the table, on the floor, or out the door. No, these meatballs are bound directly for the diner's tummy, where they'll trigger memories of Sunday dinners and old-fashioned real Italian tomato sauce. Comfort food always has a place in our gastronomic repertoire. In the dimly lit, cozy bar at tiny Anchovies, eat the meatballs with spaghetti ($10.95, with a salad) or as a side, early or late into the night. Anchovies serves until 1 a.m.

JILL SANTOPIETRO
Meatballs are at Anchovies, 433 Columbus Ave. (South End), 617-266-5088.