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Tashi Delek

Fine Tibetan cuisine — freed from Chinese influences
The total Tashi Delek experience is larger than the food or the room, or even the caring service from the lone mid-week waitress.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | July 09, 2008

Vintage Lounge

Simplify, simplify — and enjoy the wine
As often happens at wine festivals, the wine at Vintage is actually more exciting than the food.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | July 02, 2008

Wisteria House

Newbury Street’s loss is Cambridge’s gain
As one of Boston’s first Taiwan-style restaurants, Wisteria House had a 10-year run on Newbury Street. It has now moved its operations to Cambridge.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | June 25, 2008

Highland Kitchen

Won’t you be our neighbor?
It's a restaurant with a menu that goes from diner to bistro without missing a world beat. There’s some pretty good American roots music on the jukebox, too.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | June 18, 2008

Orinoco

Definitely worth the wait
So what’s all the excitement about?

By: ROBERT NADEAU | June 11, 2008

Pho Republique

Refined fusion done right
Retro done right sits well with me, and the refined fusion dishes here can be remarkable.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | June 04, 2008

Persephone

Fit for the gods
Modern, locavore, green, and dazzling.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | May 28, 2008

Hungry Mother

Beverly Hillbillies food goes to Paris
Platters such as “catfish pâté” can be visually hilarious, but also really delicious.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | May 21, 2008

Minsok Restaurant

Skip the sushi, stay for the serious Korean dishes
On two more visits, it became clear that Minsok is mainly a very serious Korean restaurant, rather than a Japanese sushi place.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | May 14, 2008

The Blarney Stone

A Dorchester bar transfomrs, with mixed results
What’s the unlikeliest restaurant transformation?

By: ROBERT NADEAU | May 07, 2008

Lobby Bar & Kitchen

Room for improvement
We walked into Lobby the same day the Boston Globe ’s critic slammed the place — meaning, she gave it only one star.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | April 30, 2008

Church

No religious experience, but decent Italian food
The former occupant of this space, the old Linwood Grill, wasn’t such a bad bar.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | April 23, 2008

Shiki

Another Brookline sushi place? It’s actually a welcome addition.
I recently learned I made an error when I wrote that 147 places sell sushi in Brookline.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | April 16, 2008

Small plates

Good food, small packages
Why spend a lot of money on advertising when you have a menu dedicated to small plates and can name the restaurant after the concept?

By: ROBERT NADEAU | April 09, 2008

Vee Vee

Style and substance, hold the meat
The Vee and Vee here are owners Kristen and Dan Valachovic.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | April 02, 2008

Banq Restaurant + Bar

Put your money where your mouth is
It’s hard to say we’re in a recession since bank buildings are being made into expensive restaurants.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | March 26, 2008

Grezzo Restaurant

Raw power
Grezzo, which means “raw” in Italian, is an upscale vegan restaurant specializing in “raw and living food.”

By: ROBERT NADEAU | March 19, 2008

Oceanaire Seafood Room

Save up and bring your appetite
The Oceanaire is a very upscale seafood restaurant for downtown, though it may end up being more important for power lunches than big dates or family celebrations.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | March 12, 2008

Da Vinci Ristorante

A charming story with a happy ending
This is one of those novels that get made into a movie.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | March 05, 2008

Z Square

Less fuss, more to love
The original Z Square, in Harvard Square, was all over the menu map.

By: ROBERT NADEAU | February 27, 2008

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