Indian food

Longtime Harvard Square Indian restaurant moving to the South End

adamg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:49 -0400

Boston Restaurant Talk rounds up the news on the imminent departure of the Bombay Club to Washington Street (where Pho Republique is now) in the South End.

JP to get second Indian restaurant

adamg — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:09:30 -0500

Bukhara to get competition.

Roslindale to get Indian, Nepali food

adamg — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:02:42 -0500

And so Roslindale's dining transformation will be complete. Adam Rosi-Kessel reports Himalayan Bistro of West Roxbury will be opening a second location in the Washington Street space now occupied by NuVo. No more long, wearying trips all the way up to Centre Street for momos!

Also: Emack and Bolio's is now owned by the owner of the Blue Star, who will be renaming it Select Cafe. If they know what's good for them, they will keep the frappes and couches - they don't want to face the wrath of the kidlet, who loves sipping a frappe while all comfy on one of the couches.

When art intersects life

adamg — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:57:54 -0400

Scott Stearns thought he was just stepping into the Kebab Factory for some lunch. He was really stepping into the novel he was reading.

Skewering Legal Test Kitchen and other restaurant reviews

adamg — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:24:34 -0400

Third Decade says the meal at Legal Test Kitchen was so bad (both food and service) it took a good meal at JP's Dogwood Cafe to help get rid of some of the taste.

Titanjockey says Chipotle in Medford is worth the trip for its to-die-for fajita burritos.

Andreas Matern asks: If you haven't been to the All Star Sandwich Bar in Inman Square, what the hell are you waiting for?

Mark writes that Bengal Cafe in North Cambridge is OK, but that there are better Indian options in the Boston area.

Chris and Erin say that Taste of Thailand in Dorchester Lower Mills is much better than you'd think from its plain exterior.

Anna Kushnir reviews five restaurants in the Longwood Medical Area.

Rachele Rosi-Kessel says the food at Salute in Roslindale changed from excellent to disappointing when the chef changed.

Restaurant reviews

adamg — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:27:48 -0500

Marc: Classic India in Quincy still rules!

Seth Gitell compares Punjabi Dhaba Roadside Restaurant in Inman Square and Mantra in downtown Boston. He finds Punjabi Dhaba serves good food at good prices, but writes that Mantra is overpriced and seems more concerned with setting a scene than serving food worth the extra cost.

Marc also says Dolphin in Natick has good food but absolutely atrocious service.

Stang8s says the dim sum at Hei La Moon in Chinatown is awesome:

We found everything to be great today, much better then we had remembered even.

Food for thought

adamg — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:04:29 -0400

Boston Chomps recommends Muqueca in Inman Square for Brazilian seafood stew:

... My favorite however, was the cod capixaba. It's made from salt cod, and stewed in coconut milk. The stew also includes plantains, olives, and boiled eggs. A strange combination but DELICIOUS. It tasted even better after adding the hot sauce served at every table. ...

Not up for Brazilian seafood? What about Brazilian meat meat meat. Bill Ives savors the Cafe Belo in Somerville, one of a whole chain of Brazilian meat joints.

Of course, local eaters are supping on more than just Brazilian fare:

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Unsettling painting at Central Square Indian restaurant

adamg — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:00:35 -0400

Pocheco explains why she found a painting at Shalimar creepy.

Are you hungry?

adamg — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:57:05 -0400

Boston Chomps on Petit Robert Bistro downtown: We'll definitely be back.

Lyss on Zocalo in Brighton: What a pleasant first experience at a restaurant.

Lewis Forman on Kashmir on Newbury Street: I have never seen a grumpier group of servers ever. Except at McDonalds.

Yoav Shapira on Om in Cambridge: The bar drinks were amazing.

No more treks to JP for Indian food

adamg — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:38:07 -0400

Himalayan Bistro opened yesterday, bringing relief to long suffering Indian-food fans in West Roxbury, Roslindale and East Dedham. It also doubles as the Boston area's first Nepali restaurant.

We stopped by tonight for some takeout. I admit it, I wasn't feeling so adventurous, so I got chicken curry with some naan.

Very good! Only quibble: I'd asked for mild and the curry was relatively hot - which normally I like, except when it's already wicked hot and humid out like it was before the downpour.

The restaurant takes the place of the old Yoo Hoo's ice-cream parlor. It's an amazing transformation. Yoo Hoo's was a narrow space, but Himalayan Bistro is this huge (well, by West Roxbury standards), high-ceilinged, wood-panelled room (with small candles on every table, even).

And, oh my God, they have brunch on both weekdays and weekends. I am SO there.

Himalayan Bistro is at 1735 Centre St., across from West, and a block away from the Holy Name rotary. Map.