> We're planning a short trip in Boston in March and would like suggestions > for low to medium budget (max. 20$/pers.) restaurants in the area. Thanks. Care of the Boston Restaurant List Search Engine (http://www.osf.org:8001/boston-food/boston-food.html) here are the recommended restaurants in the Boston area within your price range: Arlington Cafe Barada ($) [Lebanese / Middle Eastern] China Cafe ($+) [Chinese] Shanghai Village ($+) [Chinese] Belmont Andros Diner ($+) [Greek Diner] Cafe Fiorella ($) [Italian/Pizza] Ling Gardens ($+) [Chinese] -- Waverly Sq Boston (Allston) Armadillo Cafe ($$-) [Tex/Mex] Big Burrito ($-) [Tex/Mex] Blackbird Baking Company ($+) [Cafe] Cafe Brazil ($$-) [Brazillian] Cafe Lampara ($$-) [Italian] Cafe Shiraz ($$-) [Kosher Persian] Choe's Cafe ($$-) [Korean] Chung Wah ($) [Chinese] Goemon ($+) [Japanese Noodle] Ichiban ($$-) [Japanese] Pho Pasteur ($) [Vietnamese] Quan's Kitchen ($) [Chinese] Rama Thai ($+) [Thai] Saigon ($) [Vietnamese] San Francisco Noodle House ($+) [Chinese] Siam Cuisine ($$-) [Thai] Sunset Grille and Tap ($+) [Pub] Thai House ($$) [Thai] V Majestic ($) [Vietnamese] Viet Hong ($) [Vietnamese] Boston (Back Bay East, Copley to the Commons) Bernard's at Copley ($$-) [Chinese] Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] Blue Wave ($$) [Eclectic] Kaya ($$) [Korean] Milano's ($$) [Italian] PapaRazzi ($$) [Northern Italian] Rattlesnake Bar and Grill ($$-) [Latin American / Caribbean] Small Planet ($$) [Eclectic] Spasso ($$) [Italian] Boston (Back Bay West, West of Copley) Cactus Club ($$) [Southwestern] Caffe Jaffa ($) [Israeli] California Pizza Kitchen ($+) [Italian Pizza/Pasta] Casa Romero ($$) [Mexican] Eliot/Kotobukiya ($+) [Japanese] Famous Atlantic Seafood Company ($$) [Seafood] House of Siam ($$-) [Thai] Hsin Hsin Chinese Noodle Restaurant ($) [Chinese] India Samraat ($+) [Indian] Kebab-N-Kurry ($+) [Indian] King & I ($$-) [Thai] Oceanic ($$-) [Chinese Seafood] Other Side Cosmic Cafe ($) [Cafe] -- Back Bay Steve's ($+) [Greek / Middle Eastern] Thai Basil ($$-) [Thai] Boston (Beacon Hill / West End) Commonwealth Brewery ($+) [Brew Pub] -- West End King & I ($$-) [Thai] Phoenicia ($) [Middle Eastern] Siam Cafe ($$-) [Thai] Tangiers Cafe ($$) [North African] Boston (Brighton) Bangkok Bistro ($$-) [Thai] -- Cleveland Circle Bluestone Bistro ($+) [Italian Bistro] Chef Chow ($$-) [Chinese] -- Cleveland Circle Han Mi Ok ($$-) [Korean] -- Brighton Center Jasmine Bistro ($$) [Eclectic] -- Brighton Center Korea House ($$-) [Korean] Pars Cafe ($+) [Persian] -- Oak Sq Boston (Chinatown) Art Zone ($$) [American Casual] Asian Garden ($+) [Chinese] Ba Dat ($) [Vietnamese] Blue Diner ($+) [American Casual Funky Diner] Buddha's Delight ($) [Vegetarian Chinese / Vietnamese] Carl's Pagoda ($$-) [Chinese] Chau Chow ($+) [Chinese Seafood, Dim Sum] China Gate ($+) [Chinese] China Grove ($+) [Chinese] China Pearl ($+) [Chinese w Dim Sum] Chinatown Cafe ($-) [Chinese] Chinatown Eatery ($-) [Chinese] East Ocean City ($$) [Chinese] Eldo Tea House ($) [Chinese] Fortune House ($$-) [Chinese Seafood] Golden Gate ($+) [Chinese] Golden Palace ($$-) [Chinese w Dim Sum ] Grand Chau Chow ($$-) [Chinese Seafood] Ho Yuen Ting ($$-) [Chinese Seafood] Hong Kong Eatery ($$-) [Chinese] Imperial Seafood Restaurant ($$-) [Chinese Seafood, Dim Sum] King Fung Garden ($+) [Chinese] New Shanghai ($$) [Chinese] Ocean Wealth ($$) [Chinese Seafood] Pho Bang ($-) [Vietnamese] Pho Pasteur ($) [Vietnamese] Rod Thai ($) [Thai] Siam Square ($+) [Thai] Vietnam Restaurant ($+) [Vietnamese] Boston (Downtown / Financial District) Country Life ($) [7th Day Adventist Vegan Vegetarian] Fajita & 'Ritas ($+) [Tex/Mex] Milk St Cafe ($) [Kosher Vegetarian] Nara ($$) [Japanese] Sakurabana ($$) [Japanese] Sultan's Kitchen ($) [Turkish] Boston (Dorchester / Mattapan) Beijing Garden Restaurant ($+) [Chinese/Vietnamese w Dim Sum] -- Dorchester Pit Stop ($) [Barbeque] -- Mattapan Boston (East Boston) Mama Julia ($) [Colombian / Salvadoran] Nana Cora's ($$-) [Italian] Sablone's Veal 'N Vintage ($$) [Italian] Boston (Jamaica Plain) Acapulco ($+) [Mexican] Black Crow ($+) [Cafe] -- Hyde Sq Center Street Cafe ($+) [Cafe] Doyle's ($) [Pub] El Embajador ($) [Latin American] Five Seasons ($$) [Macrobiotic] International Restaurant ($) [Dominican] Pupuseria Quintanilla ($) [Salvadoran] Water Cafe ($$-) [Eclectic] Boston (Kenmore Sq / West Fenway) Boston Beer Works ($+) [Brew Pub] -- West Fenway Buteco ($+) [Brazillian] -- West Fenway Cornwall's ($$-) [Pub] -- Kenmore Sq India Quality ($+) [Indian] -- Kenmore Sq Maluken ($$) [Japanese] -- Kenmore Sq Sorento's ($$-) [Italian] -- West Fenway Stars Ocean Chinese Seafood Restaurant ($+) [Chinese Seafood] -- West Fenway Boston (North End) Al Dente ($$) [Italian] Artu ($+) [Italian] Bella Vista ($?) [Italian] Daily Catch ($$) [Seafood] Da Natale ($?) [Italian] L'Osteria ($$) [Italian] La Conte ($$-) [Italian] La Piccola Venezia ($+) [Southern Italian] Massimino's ($$) [Italian] Mother Anna's ($$) [Italian] Nicole's ($$) [Italian] Pomodoro ($$) [Italian] Boston (Roslindale / West Roxbury) Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] -- West Roxbury Sami's ($) [Middle Eastern] -- Roslindale Boston (South End) Addis Red Sea ($+) [Ethiopian] Appetito ($$) [Italian] Bob the Chef ($+) [Soul Food] Butchie's ($$-) [Barbeque/Creole] Buteco ($+) [Brazillian] Claremont Cafe ($+) [Eclectic] Giacomo's ($$) [Italian Seafood] Moka ($) [Cafe] Thai Village ($$-) [Thai] Boston (Symphony Area) Arirang House ($) [Korean] Bangkok City ($$-) [Thai] Bangkok Cuisine ($$-) [Thai] Bangkok Room ($$-) [Thai] Dixie Kitchen ($+) [Cajun] Fine Arts Restaurant ($$) [Eclectic] Goemon ($+) [Japanese Noodle] Shawarma King ($) [Middle Eastern] Thai Cuisine ($$-) [Thai] Vienna Kitchen ($+) [Eclectic] Boston (Theater District / Park Sq) Montien ($$) [Thai] Star of Siam ($+) [Thai] Boston (Waterfront / Faneuil Hall) Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] Daily Catch ($$) [Seafood] Eastern Pier Seafood ($$) [Chinese Seafood] Joseph's Aquarium ($$-) [Italian-American Seafood] Marco Polo ($+) [Chinese] Old Spaghetti Factory ($+) [Italian-American] Brookline (Coolidge Corner / JFK Crossing / North Brookline) Beijing III ($$-) [Chinese] Bombay Bistro ($$-) [Indian] Chef Chow ($$-) [Chinese] Daily Catch ($$) [Seafood] El Bandido ($) [Tex/Mex] Kiyoshi Sushi House ($$) [Japanese] KJ's Delicatessen ($+) [Deli] Mi Vami ($+) [Israeli] Niko's ($+) [Greek] Noble House ($$) [Chinese / Dim Sum] Rami's Felafel ($) [Kosher Israeli] Rubin's Deli ($+) [Kosher Deli] Ruth's Kitchen ($+) [Kosher] Shawarma King ($) [Middle Eastern] Takeshima ($$) [Japanese] Victor's Pizza ($) [Kosher Pizza] Yu's ($) [Chinese] Brookline (St Mary's / Longwood) Cafe Han River ($) [Korean] -- St Mary's Chef Chang ($$-) [Chinese] -- St Mary's Sol Azteca ($$) [Mexican] -- St Mary's Turkish Cuisine Restaurant ($+) [Turkish] -- St Mary's Brookline (Village) Fajita & 'Ritas ($+) [Tex/Mex] Sawasdee ($$) [Thai] Shalom Hunan ($$-) [Kosher Chinese] Village Fish ($$) [Seafood] Village Smokehouse ($$-) [Barbeque] Brookline (Washington Sq) Golden Temple ($$) [Chinese] Indian Cafe ($$-) [Indian] Vinny Testa's ($$) [Italian] Cambridge (Central Sq / MIT) Asmara ($+) [Ethiopian] Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] Brookline Diner ($) [Middle Eastern] Cinderella's ($) [Italian] Fishery ($$) [Seafood] Green St Grill ($$) [Eclectic Caribbean] India Pavillion ($+) [Indian] Indian Globe ($+) [Indian] Kabuki ($$) [Korean w Japanese] -- Central Sq Korea Garden ($$-) [Korean] La Groceria ($$) [Northern Italian] Larry's ($+) [Chinese] Mary Chung Restaurant ($+) [Chinese / Dim Sum] Middle East ($+) [Middle Eastern] Miracle of Science ($+) [American Casual] Oh Calcutta ($+) [Indian] Picante ($) [Tex/Mex] Pu-Pu Hot Pot ($+) [Chinese w Dim Sum] Rhythm & Spice ($$-) [Caribbean] Royal East ($+) [Chinese] Shalimar ($$-) [Indian] Taj India ($+) [Indian] Tandoor House ($$-) [Indian] Cambridge (Harvard Sq) Algiers ($+) [Palestinian / Middle Eastern] Bangkok House ($$-) [Thai] Bebop Burrito ($-) [Mexican] Bennett St Cafe ($$) [Eclectic] Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] Bombay Club ($$) [Indian] Border Cafe ($$-) [Cajun/Southwestern] Cafe of India ($+) [Indian] Cafe Sushi ($$) [Japanese] California Pizza Kitchen ($+) [Italian (Pizza/Pasta)] Casa Mexico ($$) [Mexican] Casablanca ($$) [North African] Chef Chow ($$-) [Chinese] Delhi Darbar ($+) [Indian] Dolphin Seafood ($+) [Seafood] Grendel's Den ($+) [American Casual] House of Blues ($$-) [American Casual] Il Panino ($+) [Italian Casual] -- Harvard/Central Sq Iruna ($$-) [Spanish] John Harvard's Brew House ($+) [Brew Pub] Pampas ($$) [Brazillian] Roka ($$) [Japanese] Rosies ($) [American Casual] Shilla ($$) [Korean] Siam Garden ($$-) [Thai] Singha House ($$-) [Thai] Skewers ($) [Middle Eastern] Ta Sheng ($+) [Chinese] Cambridge (Inman Sq) Akbar India ($+) [Indian] Cafe China ($$-) [Euro Chinese] Casa Portugal ($$-) [Portuguese] Chez Vous Creole ($+) [Haitian Creole] Daddy-O's Bohemian Cafe ($$) [American Casual] Jake & Earl's ($+) [Barbeque] Koreana ($$) [Korean] Midwest Grill ($$-) [Brazillian/Portuguese] Portugalia ($$-) [Portuguese] S & S Deli ($+) [Deli] Sunset Cafe ($$) [Portuguese] Cambridge (Kendall Sq / East Cambridge) Boca Grande ($-) [Mexican] Cambridge Brewing Company ($+) [Brew Pub] Chandra's ($+) [Caribbean / Indian] Florentina ($$) [Italian] Helmand ($$-) [Afghan] Izzy's Sub Shop ($) [Puerto Rican] PapaRazzi ($$) [Italian] Poppa & Goose ($+) [Asian Eclectic] Rayz ($$-) [American Casual] Sammy's Deli ($) [Deli] Sindibad ($+) [Middle Eastern] Thai's ($$) [Thai] Cambridge (Porter Sq / North Cambridge) Boca Grande ($-) [Mexican] Cafe Mami ($) [Japanese] Changsho ($$-) [Chinese] Christopher's ($) [American Casual & Vegetarian] Fraser's on the Avenue ($$) [Mediterranean] Greek Corner Restaurant ($) [Greek] Hana Sushi ($$-) [Japanese] Ittyo ($+) [Japanese] Jade Flower ($) [Chinese] Kotobukiya ($+) [Japanese] Maharajah ($+) [Indian] Masao's Kitchen ($+) [Vegan Macrobiotic] Matsu-Ya ($$) [Korean / Japanese] Mexican Cuisine {Forest Cafe} ($$) [Mexican] Noelle ($+) [Eclectic] Passage to India ($$) [Indian] Porter House Cafe ($$-) [Barbeque] Sapporo Ramen ($+) [Japanese Noodle House] Snakebites Canteen ($$-) [Southwestern] Cambridge (West Cambridge / Fresh Pond / Alewife) Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] Jose's ($) [Mexican] Joyce Chen ($$-) [Chinese] Koto ($$) [Japanese] Pentimento ($+) [American Casual & Natural] Charlestown Blossoms ($$-) [Nouvelle Italian] Figs ($$) [Italian Pizza/Pasta] Chelsea New Bridge Cafe ($+) [Barbeque] Tijuana's ($+) [Mexican] Medford Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] May's Cafe ($+) [Chinese] Newton (Centre) Appetito ($$) [Italian] Chengmai ($$-) [Thai] Ha Ha ($+) [Chinese] Provizer's Deli ($-) [Deli] Sabra ($+) [Middle Eastern / Israeli] Seoul House ($$-) [Korean] Seven Stars Mandarin ($+) [Chinese] Sol Azteca ($$) [Mexican] Newton (Chestnut Hill) Bernard's ($$-) [Chinese] PapaRazzi ($$) [Italian] Newton (Four Corners / Highlands / Upper Falls) Cantin Abruzzi ($$-) [Italian] -- Highlands Vinny Testa's ($$) [Italian] -- Four Corners Newton (Lower Falls / Auburndale / West Newton) Shogun ($$) [Japanese] -- West Newton Newton (Nonantum / Newtonville / Newton Corner) Amarin ($$-) [Thai] -- Newton Corner Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] -- Newton Corner Karoun ($+) [Armenian] -- Newtonville Ru Yee ($+) [Chinese] -- Nonantum Somerville (Beacon St) Chang Feng ($+) [Chinese] Chef Lee ($+) [Chinese] Jimmy Mac's ($+) [Barbeque] Little Bali ($$) [Indonesian] Somerville (Davis / Powderhouse / Teele / Ball Sq) Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] -- Davis Sq India ($+) [Indian] -- Davis Sq Johnny D's ($+) [American Casual] -- Davis Sq Panda ($$-) [Chinese] -- Ball Sq Picante ($) [Tex/Mex] -- Davis Sq Redbones ($$-) [Barbeque] -- Davis Sq Rudy's ($) [Mexican] -- Teele Sq Sepal Cafe ($) [Vegetarian Middle Eastern] -- Teele Sq Street Cafe ($+) [Chinese] -- Davis Sq Somerville (Union Sq) Elephant Walk ($$) [French/Cambodian] Hometown/Kohyang ($$-) [Korean] India Palace ($+) [Indian] Neighborhood Restaurant ($+) [Portuguese] New Asia ($$-) [Chinese] Oasis Grille ($+) [Middle Eastern] WooChon ($$-) [Korean] Waltham (Downtown) Bombay Mahal ($$-) [Indian] E.J.'s Barbeque ($+) [Barbeque] Erawan of Siam ($$) [Thai] Iguana Cantina ($$-) [Tex/Mex] Little India ($+) [Indian] New Mother India ($$-) [Indian] Sadie's ($+) [Barbeque] Taqueria Mexico ($+) [Mexican] Waltham (Outlying Areas) Bertucci's ($+) [Pizza / Italian] Bluestone Bistro ($+) [Italian / Pizza] Buckaroo's ($+) [Barbeque] Green Papaya ($$-) [Thai] Sakura ($+) [Japanese] Saro's ($$-) [Northern Italian] VietFoods ($) [Vietnamese] Watertown Ararat ($) [Armenian] Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse ($$-) [Steak] Casa Elena ($+) [Latin American] Demos ($) [Middle Eastern / Greek] Hunan Palace ($$-) [Chinese] Kareem's ($+) [Middle Eastern] Sepal ($+) [Vegetarian Middle Eastern] Taste of India ($$-) [Indian] From [email removed] Wed Oct 18 10:56 EDT 1995 X-Within-Url: http://dejanews3.dejanews.com/cgi-bin/dngetdoc.html?RECNUM=4341573+SERVER=dnserver.db95q3+CONTEXT=749.32669. To: [email removed] Subject: dngetdoc.html?RECNUM=4341573+SERVER=dnserver.db95q3+CONTEXT=749.32669. Content-Type: text Content-Length: 2683 [1] [Post] [2][Email Reply] _________________________________________________________________ [3]Boston Restaurant List status FROM: [4]"ELLIS S. COHEN" <ELLIS> DATE: 1995/09/07 MessageID: 42n14d$[email removed]#1/1 _________________________________________________________________ content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Open Software Foundation x-url: news:ne.food mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: ne.food x-mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (X11; I; HP-UX A.09.05 9000/710) I've gotten a bunch of mail recently asking about the status of the Boston Restaurant List -- so here's a brief update. It's still up and on the web. The safest URL for it is at [5]http://www.osf.org/boston-food I'm still collecting and organizing reviews that come in from different sources -- ne.food, rec.food.restaurants, e-mail sent to me, as well as forms filled in on-line through the web site. When you go to the web site, look at the "Recently Arrived Unprocessed" reviews (and from there, go to the "Not So Recently Arrived Reviews"), if you want the latest restaurant info I've collected and organized. Unfortunately, I haven't been spending much time (ok, none) keeping the list of recommended restaurants and the associated reviews up-to-date, so there are lots of good restaurants which aren't yet on the recommended list (and some on the list have closed or gone downhill). That's the bad news. The good news is that I've been spending my time re-designing the web site, using a real database to hold all the collected restaurant information, ratings, and reviews. The new site should be up real soon now -- well at least a beta version of it, which I hope you'll pound on so you can let me know what needs improvement. Parsing all the existing information and putting it into the database has been an, .. uhhhm, interesting task, since it can't be completely automated. When the new site is up, it will be a little while till everything is up-to-date again, ... but it will definitely happen! In the meantime, the database back end means that there will be opportunities to query based on all kinds of things -- like for restaurants which are a good place for vegetarians, or those where smoke is not a problem, etc, etc. So just because I haven't been posting much news about the list recently doesn't mean that it is going away -- I've just been keeping a low profile trying to get the new site ready. Anyway, when the new site is launched, you'll be the first to know! -- Ellis _________________________________________________________________ [ [6]HOME ] - [ [7]HELP ] - [ [8]CONTACTS ] - [ [9]SEARCH ]
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> Waltham (Downtown) > > E.J.'s Barbeque ($+) [Barbeque] Heres a real winner, NOT! Draft beer in plastic cups, parboiled ribs, chili that tastes like sawdust, and totally empty even at luch time I wonder why? I'm surprised they are still open. Don't go. > Iguana Cantina ($$-) [Tex/Mex] Great Bar drinks. Average gringo bastardization of Mexican food, most of the food tastes like it came from a can but what can you expect? Americans thrive on mediocre food. The place is usually packed. Taco Bell with a larger menu. > New Mother India ($$-) [Indian] Fantastic lunchtime buffet. $5.95 for all you can eat. Usually 2 main dishes and a few sides with a basic salad bar. You can't go wrong here as long as you stay away from the $6 bottles of beer. Drink the water instead and take them to the cleaners. Don't expect to do alot after eating there. Siesta time! > Sadie's ($+) [Barbeque] Ugh! These people put me in the hospital. Slow sloppy service, basic bar food. Burgers and fries are OK. Great draft specials. More a bar than a restraunt. Mostly regulars. > Taqueria Mexico ($+) [Mexican] This is a classic. Probably ate there a hundred times. Dingy dirty but totally authentic. Owners came straight from Mexico City and probably sleep in the kitchen. Fantastic tacos with about 5 varieties, chicken, beef,tounge, steamed, bbq. The burritos are huge, salsa varies with age. I suspect they make up a batch and stretch it as long as they can. But they can be a killer. Mild one day and hotter than hell the next. Super combo plates of everything you can imagine, including Goat cheek if thats your style. Have to buy your beer next door, and the cokes are imported from Mexico. Figure that one out. Best time to go is on a Monday since thats when the owner picks up his produce. Quality tends to vary. I have had plenty of great meals and quite a few that scared me. Not for the squeamish. This ones an adventure. > Waltham (Outlying Areas) > Green Papaya ($$-) [Thai] One of my favorites. Great lunches at a decent price. The quality and service are superb. Best place to go when you want to ward off the winter chill. Lots of spice and the heat scale can rise to infinity. Had the Wild Boar Basil with extra hot pepper WOW! The waitress couldn't stop laughing, and couldn't bring water fast enough. Eventually brought me a whole picture. And by then my mouth was so numb instead of swallowing it like I wanted to, it just ended up running out the corners of my mouth and down my face. The Garlic Pork must have a whole clove in there. This is the place to go if your looking for alot of flavor. Have not had a bad meal there yet. | AmiQWK 2.7 - S/N 0294 | ... Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh. ---- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mercury Opus BBS - St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - +1-813-321-0734 | | 2000 Conferences - 100,000 Files - One of America's Top 100 BBS Systems | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+