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Blunch

A café for the hardworking gourmand
Blunch is not the most mellifluous name, merely a pragmatic one for a place that serves breakfast and lunch.
By MC SLIM JB  |  April 09, 2008

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Villa México Café

Deliciousness where you least expect it
Reviewing restaurants is a pretty sweet gig for me, but it can be a trial for my less food-obsessed family and friends, whom I regularly dragoon into helping me sample the length and breadth of cheap-eats menus.
By MC SLIM JB  |  April 02, 2008

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New Jang Su Korean BBQ

Take the galbi plunge
In my unproduced screenplay, Who’s Afraid of Korean Food? the villain is a dish of kimchi.
By MC SLIM JB  |  March 26, 2008

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Farm Grill & Rotisserie

A gyro worthy of Odysseus
I once risked life and limb for a good gyro.
By MC SLIM JB  |  March 19, 2008

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Phở Viet

Bodacious bánh mì and beyond
Let’s be clear up front: Phở Viet, a counter-service Vietnamese joint in the Allston Super 88 supermarket’s slightly seedy food court, serves a smashing bánh mì.
By MC SLIM JB  |  March 12, 2008

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Suvarnabhumi Kiri

Cambodian food takes off, with Thai and sushi in tow
Suvarnabhumi means “golden kingdom” and Kiri, “mountain,” meant to evoke a pastoral Xanadu, not a stale sandwich scarfed between security and boarding. That’s a relief.
By MC SLIM JB  |  March 05, 2008

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Tashi Delek

'Mo momos
How is it that Cambridge and Somerville had three Tibetan restaurants, while until recently, those on the other side of the river had none?
By MC SLIM JB  |  February 27, 2008

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Danny’s Diner

A gratifying (if leisurely) hash-house experience
After a Danny’s breakfast, you might be late for work, but you can skip lunch.
By MC SLIM JB  |  February 20, 2008

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Pepper Pot Restaurant

First stop on your Roxbury culinary tour
Roxbury restaurants seem largely overlooked by Boston food writers.
By MC SLIM JB  |  February 13, 2008

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The Paddock

Cheaper and brighter, but with all its old virtues intact
Some long-surviving restaurants seem fossilized in amber: the décor, the menu, even the patrons look as though they haven’t changed in decades.
By MC SLIM JB  |  February 06, 2008

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Giorgiana’s

Return of the real to the highfalutin South End
Anna Barounis grew up in the old South End, where her father was a Greek butcher and grocer whose shop is still recalled in reverent tones by long-time locals.
By MC SLIM JB  |  January 30, 2008

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S+I Thai

Electric Siamese acid test
S&I offers a frugal, friendly way to determine if the real thing is for you.
By MC SLIM JB  |  January 23, 2008

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Phở #1

Beautiful beltway beef broth
The Vietnamese noodle soup phở is a cheap-eats wonder.
By MC SLIM JB  |  January 17, 2008

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Pita Kabob

You can’t keep a great kebab-maker down
Pita Kabob has found a new home on the other side of Downtown Crossing near the Hyatt Regency.
By MC SLIM JB  |  January 09, 2008

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Victoria’s Diner

24-hour filling station
“Every few years, management changes, but we stay the same,” deadpans our waitress, a 40-year veteran of this Newmarket Square eatery.
By MC SLIM JB  |  January 02, 2008

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Trattoria Gran Gusto

Una notte a Napoli
A popular topic in Boston’s online dining forums is “Where can I find great New York–style pizza?”
By MC SLIM JB  |  December 26, 2007

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Saray Restaurant

A delectable education
Turkish cuisine is criminally ignored in Boston: fewer than 10 places feature its influences or authentic dishes.
By MC SLIM JB  |  December 19, 2007

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Angela’s Café

Rediscover your foodie religion
Feeling blasé about the latest trendy French “bistro” serving $25 steak frites?
By MC SLIM JB  |  December 12, 2007

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Eatin’ good in Boston’s ’hoods

15 joints, pubs, and bistros worth the trip
Part of the backbone of any urban neighborhood is its small, independent restaurants.
By MC SLIM JB  |  September 20, 2007
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