Perhaps everyone else here is in on the secret, but what are you talking about? Is "305" the name of a restaurant? A Google search brings up this thread first, followed by some places in Key West, Florida (area code 305). No idea what "Marina" you're referring to.

Costco carries the Blue Hill Bay brand of smoked salmon from Acme, and it is very good stuff. It's not "lox," which is salt-cured, but rather cold-smoked. The New York Times had a good article summarizing the varieties of salmon and lox: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.co...

Boston was the first location of the franchised Pizzeria Uno chain outside of the original Pizzeria Uno and Pizzeria Due in Chicago, and I believe the headquarters of the chain is still here. They have as good a claim to "Chicago-style pizza" as anyone, and I think what they serve in their Boston-area shops is a pretty good match to the Chicago original--which itself was the originator of the canonical Chicago pizza. There are some other local variants in the Chicago area, like the "stuffed pizza" at Giordano's, but Uno's is what most people think of as Chicago pizza. (If I'm actually in Chicago, I'd probably pick Gino's East for my pizza spot.)

The Whole Foods on Prospect Street (the original Bread and Circus) ordered and got the ginger Old Chatham sheep-milk yogurt for me. The bigger stores—River Street and Fresh Pond—have occasionally stocked it, and might do again if they had more requests, but Prospect Street is very tight on shelf space. This yogurt is also offered in maple and blueberry favors, as well as plain.

I believe it's only 12 six-ounce containers to the case, so not an implausible quantity for a ginger-loving individual to consume. None of the local Whole Foods are stocking the ginger flavor, but if they had more requests I'm sure they'd find shelf space for it again. Wegmans in Northborough does stock it, but their price is high than at Whole Foods.

Old Chatham's products are also sold at Whole Foods Markets in the Boton area. If you ask the dairy manager, they will probably be willing to order the ricotta for you. (I've gotten a case of the ginger yogurt that way, since it isnt regularly stocked at WF.) And a visit to the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company is a nice day trip if you're in the Berkshires. I went there and enjoyed meeting many sheep and one very competent sheep-dog.

There's a reasonably active Las Vegas board on Chowhound, which is probably the best place to ask about this. My top Las Vegas recommendation would be Lotus of Siam on East Sahara, often counted as the best Thai restaurant in America. I've never been disappointed by anything there except the difficulty of getting a reservation and the wait for a walk-in table.

For future reference, Strip-T's can be reached by two MBTA bus lines: the #70 from Central Square, Cambridge to Waltham (which runs along Arsenal street and stops about 0.2 miles from Strip-T's) and the #71 from Harvard Square, Cambridge to Watertown Square (which runs along Mt. Auburn Street and stops about 0.3 miles from Strip-T's). It's not necessary to rent a Zipcar to get there.

I'm no longer seeing the errors with Safari on iPad.

I'm getting the "script error" message, reliably, at every page load on my iPad running Safari, as long as I'm logged in. Logging out eliminates the error, but of course the JavaScript that tracks read/unread messages is not invoked either.

I also get a (different) error message when logging out in Safari.

The error does not appear when I run the Chrome browser on my iPad, even when logged in.

Massachusetts law prohibits free or discounted alcoholic beverages, the normal meaning of the term "happy hour"; this law was passed in response to a horrible drunk-driving accident in 1984. The law doesn't prohibit discounting food at specific hours, and many restaurants—like Summer Shack—offer pre-dinner-rush promotions. These can be called "early bird" or "happy hour," but as long as they don't include reduced-price alcohol, they're legal.

The "Legal" name derives from a Boston-based purveyor of trading stamps called the Legal Stamp Company, which was in operation when the original Legal Cash Market (then a grocery store) opened in 1904. The Legal stamp business was bought by and folded into Sperry & Hutchinson (whose "Green Stamps" still exist today in virtual form). Legal Sea Foods opened, first as a fish market and later as a restaurant, keeping the original name. The name Legal has nothing to do with legality, quality, or safety.

That said, Legal Sea Foods does a very good job of ensuring that the fish they well is safe to eat, and is what they claim it is. In order to achieve this, they do a lot of central preparation, so their offerings should be pretty consistent across their many locations.

Just to be precise, the Orson Welles Cinema was not in Central Square either, but at 1001 Mass Ave, between Central and Harvard. The building that replaced it after the fire in 1986 is next door to the current Garden at the Cellar restaurant. In any case, not near the original Legal Seafood in Inman Square.

If they do relocate, perhaps they'll use the opportunity to change names and stop pretending to be a Thai restaurant. Potential patrons who don't read Chowhound may not realize that there's a really good Szechuan restaurant hiding there. Just as with "New Shanghai" in Chinatown, they have probably kept their name (and the Thai menu) to avoid discouraging the old clientele, but a move could provide an excuse to pick a name that corresponds to what they do well.

Second Avenue Deli has long been considered a "good" deli in New York; it's the exception to your rule since it is actually kosher (http://www.2ndavedeli.com/about/koshe...). They are not Sabbath-observant, but have some sort of waiver from their certifying authority. Agreed that most of the better New York delis (Katz's, Carnegie, etc.) are not kosher establishments.

Oberon is at Zero Arrow Street, toward Central Square from Harvard Square. So you could profitably expand your search range to include the Central and Inman Square areas, which will be closer to your destination than Porter Square is.

I live almost across the street from Oberon, and among the dining options nearby are Dolphin Seafood (fresh fish, simply prepared) and Garden at the Cellar (no longer Will Gilson's place, but still interesting).

The trouble with exit 1 is that you can only get off the Pike there westbound, and can only get on eastbound. So it doesn't work well for an on-and-off meal stop.

Alan Dershowitz co-created a deli called "Maven's Kosher Court" in Harvard Square (near the present locations of Upstairs on the Square and Om. It was both strictly kosher and Sabbath-observant (i.e., not open Friday night and Saturday until after sundown), which made its economics impossible.

The branch of New York's Stage Deli, opposite the Wang Center, was a separate thing. It too didn't last long, unfortunately.

I just got an email from Sel de la Terre that said their gift cards would be accepted at l'Espalier as well as at their Natick location.

There aren't many locations in this region with the kind of constant foot traffic that is needed to support Gray's Papaya and its quality and pricing. Perhaps the food court at South Station?

The listing cites proximity to Wonderland and Suffolk Downs, which suggests that a new owner might be thinking about prospects for a casino at one of those locations, and the possible spillover of dining/entertainment customers.

You might try looking on the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Chowhound board (79). That region seems to have more New York-style delis than we do here in Boston. The well-regarded Rascal House in Miami closed some years ago, but there are a number of alternatives that people seem to recommend. I think Sam LaGrassa's probably makes the best pastrami sandwich I've found around here, but it's not really comparable to Katz's.

Another fine restaurant that you might want to consider is Radius (http://www.radiusrestaurant.com/). It's a short walk from South Station, probably the closest place for high-end dining.

Near the intersection of Cardinal Medeiros Avenue and Broadway is Taiwanese restaurant MuLan (288 Broadway). If you like interesting Chinese food, it's a great recommendation. Service is prompt, and although they can have a waiting line at peak times, their peak is normally weekday lunchtime rather than Saturday early dinner time.

There isn't a lot of love on this board for Legal Seafood, but they should meet your criteria for well-prepared basic fish dishes. There's a branch on the Boylston Street side of the Pru mall, and a very nice one in Copley Place.

The Blue Hill Bay smoked salmon at Costco (the premium line from Acme Smoked Fish in Brooklyn) is excellent, the best packaged product I've come across. Zabar's, Fairway, Barney Greengrass, and Russ & Daughters in NY do excellent hand-sliced Nova, but unless you're going there and carrying it back you're probably better off with Blue Hill Bay. I believe Whole Foods carries it in smaller packages than Costco's, as well.

In case someone is searching by name, it's "Bruegger's," not "Breuggers." They have a location at 91 Summer Street, pretty close to South Station. Their store at 211 Congress Street is nearly as close, depending on which way you want to walk from South Station. Both of these are open weekday daytimes only, no weekends or evenings.

Lydia Shire was on a lengthy quest to reconstruct the butterscotch sauce used for ice cream sundaes at Bailey's—another local taste memory. I think I only ever had Bailey's hit fudge myself.
http://www.boston.com/ae/food/article...

Creamed corn with smoked bacon won't appeal to a vegetarian, though. Side dishes that are flavored with meat are a common problem.

What have you got against Zoe's (Somerville) as a place to dine in? I've been eating there for years, and always appreciate both the food and the service. Although Chinese food as take-out is a cliché, most dishes are at their best right from the wok. I don't think you'd get the best of Zoe's (or any restaurant) by using them for take-out only.

I do wish that Zoe's luncheon specials were more adventurous, though. They don't reflect the range of what the restaurant offers on its main menu, unlike (say) MuLan, which has similar items (and quality) at lunch and dinner.