you're walking distance to Chinatown, so maybe dim sum Monday morning at Hei La Moon?

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Hei La Moon
88 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111

we went to da vinci at 8 months pregnant - and although we havne't been back (no time...yet), the general manager and several staff told us to come back when the twins were born. coincidentally, a lot of the people who worked there happened to have had their own children recently, maybe that's why they were so enthusiastic.

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Da Vinci Ristorante
162 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116

da vinci in the south end? nice prix fixe - you could even splurge on the extra cost items and still be under $100 for two.

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Da Vinci Ristorante
162 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116

perhaps salvadorian or italian food?

other than that, just go somewhere that has really awesome mashed potatoes.

that new place MD1 at 90 harvard in allston (where savanabum kiri used to be) has specials from like 4:30 to 7 or something? they don't probably qualify as cheap east as many of them seemed more than $10 - but it is beer/soju food, not dinner food. and for what it is, you get decent portions.

i absolutely agree. i work at my brother-in-law's thai restaurant (not in boston) and people will walk out if we tell them there's a 10 minute wait. but people wait at bugaboo creek and texas roadhouse for more than an hour sometimes.

i thought everyone went to mary chung for suan la chao shou and that's pretty much it. i still really like them there.

fyi, bird's eye chilis are super easy to grow. i am terrible at growing stuff, and i managed to keep it alive and get a lot of peppers off it.

striperguy's exactly right.
based on ambiance, then temple bar.
based on food, then blue room.

yeah i think the indonesian fried rice is the way to go at rod dee. i don't quite know why the pad thai is so loved, but to each his/her own.

i've definitely seen it battambang market in lowell. never tried it from there so i don't vouch for it or anything. the markets on shirley ave in revere might carry it and that would be a closer option.

Dong Khanh is good for takeout.

I also like Chinatown Cafe for takeout because their portions are the same whether eating in or taking out. Hong Kong Eatery gives you more meat when you eat in, but when you carry out, I've usually noticed it's a lot of rice and not as much veggies and meat.

i would order something at another restaurant.

cosign! look for speeds - but it may be closer to the action that weekend.

the copley westin is like a 15 minute straight walk to chinatown. search this board for recs.

i've only been to shiki twice, but both times their service has been excellent.

hear hear

if canned is ok, then every asian market definitely has them.

cosign! (as i feel like i do every time 7 course beef comes up. )after the first time, settle on your favorite 3 or 4 dishes and replace various courses with the ones you like better.

i agree. i like wang's, but don't understand why it seems to be so loved. noteworthy, but not buzzworthy.

cosign

interesting. i like that it's T accessible. i wonder how diverse the produce is going to be at this location. i hope it's not all apples and pears...

as far as side dish variety, i think korean garden in allston does pretty well. their food is definitely toward the top of the local class.

no beer tho. i have a hard time appreciating korean food without beer.

there's plenty of korean restaurants here, but really none are great. i hate when people compare the food here to new york as if their places were so much better, but i'm about to do just that. the best korean restaurants here are no better than average in NYC.

they definitely kenw how to cook a rare burger. i think i was more put off by the speed of service. some days it was honest to god perfect and couldn't have been better, and some days it just seemed like someone wasn't paying attention, not just slow, but they'd cook two burgers differently event though they were ordered the same.

granted, i only went maybe 5 times, and i did feel the pluses outweighed the minuses.

le's in allston is good for stuff that is not pho basically. their broth is inconsistent, it's either weak or too sweet and that's the most important part! but i do think their porkchop is good.

i feel like i always say this, but nothing is better for pho than fields corner. personal favorite: pho 2000. i swear i don't work for them.

yeah good but inconsistent. i was hoping they'd hold on long enough to develop that consistency...

indeed.

really? i was there just two weeks ago! i had no idea!

worcester??

Kind of echoing what others have said, but don't bother with Chinatown or Quincy. Even Dorchester Ave is not a good bet.

Shirley Ave in Revere has at least 3 markets that are perfectly reliable. None are as large or well-stocked as Battambang in Lowell, but will do fine.

Generally plenty of street and parking lot spots.

am i alone in think bok kyung is one of the worst korean restaurants in the neighborhood? i thinkt he best i've had was korean garden. only drawback - which is big - is no liquor license...