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West Roxbury's culinary explosion
By adamg on Wed, 05/09/2007 - 9:38pm
I stopped in at DeNo's on Centre Street to get some foodish stuff for dinner tonight. Huh, they now sell burritos. Finally - West Roxbury gets that last essential food group it's been so sorely lacking! I got a chicken supreme burrito (lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, Monterrey Jack and rice). It was heavy enough to whack somebody upside the head, and for $6.95, what more can you ask for?
But, wait, that's nothing compared to what I saw on the walk to the car. Right next to the Pu Pu, workers are busy finishing off Aisha's Treats, which, from the looks of things, will offer kosher vegetarian take-out.
Yes, I just wrote: Kosher. Vegetarian. Take-out. On Centre Street. In West Roxbury. WHAT?!? Is a Kupel's II next?
Aisha Sobeih, the Aisha in the name, already sells Aisha's Termis, which is some sort of nut-flavored bean snack thing in a bag (you can get it at Whole Foods). If she is indeed opening a kosher vegetarian take-out place (as opposed to me hallucinating, which is possible, it was pretty warm today), it'll be the latest step in the foodie transformation of West Roxbury.
Once known mainly as a place for boiled dinners (well, and Middle Eastern takeout at Samia's), this most suburban of neighborhoods has seen an influx of new restaurants in recent years, from modern American (West and Spring Street Cafe) and Latin American/Italian fusion (MaSona Grill) to Indian/Nepali (Himalayan Bistro) and traditional Italian (Comella's). Why, Centre Street even has two Thai places now.
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most suburban of
most suburban of neighborhoods? or most suburban of boston neighborhoods? there is a difference.
Most suburban of Boston neighborhoods
I guess I implied the "Boston."
Yeah, it's been a good year
The Himalayan Bistro is quite solid, although the service tends to be atrocious. Masona Grill is *fantastic*, although they just revamped their menu to go a touch lighter (and cheaper). The owners and chefs are always circulating and it's easy to "get known" there. Comellas is another great addition.
Now we just need some halfway decent bars and West Roxbury can be rechristened "the Dub Rox" or some other silly moniker like EaBo.
WeRo
Obviously, the indicated silly moniker is WeRo, for those too lazy to say even West Rox.
Where are her treats?
I keep driving past Aisha's Treats and wondering when/if they will ever open. I had started to assume that it was just the place where they make their products and that there would never be an actual "store" there. There has been a Help Wanted sign in the window since the summer, so business must be OK.