Chinese food
Edible Chinese food in Allston?
By adamg - 11/1/11 - 7:10 pmMarianna asks:
Any reccomendations for EDIBLE chinese delivery in Allston? "Good" would be even better!
At least they weren't caught serving cold tea
By adamg - 7/1/11 - 11:38 amA Chinatown restaurant caught serving well past its 2 a.m. closing time again was slapped with a one-day license suspension.
A manager at Bubor Cha-Cha, 45 Beach St., told the Boston Licensing Board at a hearing this week he didn't really know why the restaurant was still open at 3:15 a.m. on May 7 - when police issued the eatery a citation - but thought it might have been because the restaurant was short-staffed that night and so was simply slow to fill orders.
Lt. Det. Eric Eversley, however, told the board that around 3 a.m., he saw three people enter the restaurant, get seated and given water and silverware - as 14 other people already in the restaurant continued to tuck into their food. Eversley said the drinks were non-alcoholic.
The restaurant earned a similar citation in October for the same offense; at the time the board issued only a warning. Board Chairwoman Nicole Murati Ferrer said she'd had enough:
"You can't operate past 2 a.m.," she said. "I don't care if you have one chef or 20 chefs, there are no ifs ands or buts."
Good Chinese food in Allston or Brookline
By adamg - 6/27/11 - 10:47 amSusan B. asks:
I am craving good, quality Chinese food and I have no idea where to go in Boston/Allston/Brookline. Any suggestions?
In the numerical battle for Peking Ravioli, only one can survive
By adamg - 6/26/11 - 11:26 amWe finally got a chance last night to try Seven Star Street Bistro, Roslindale's newest Chinese takeout place (is there some zoning code we don't know about that prohibits sit-down Chinese restaurants in Rozzie?).
The Hunan Sesame Chicken was wonderful. So was the Steamed Black Forbidden Rice (is the "forbidden" stuff crack? Because I didn't want to stop eating it). I feel my connection to Golden House on Washington Street wavering.
The Peking Ravioli, though? They were OK, but the dumpling part was kind of flavorless - only dipping them in the Hunan Sesame Chicken sauce really redeemed them. In contrast, the Peking Ravioli at Number 7 Chinese Food in West Roxbury represent Peking Ravioli perfection - it's hard to stop stuffing them in your mouth. I'm getting hungry just writing about them (Golden House doesn't offer them at all).
Long awaited Chinese takeout place in Roslindale finally open
By adamg - 6/11/11 - 4:57 pmSeven Star Street Bistro on Belgrade Avenue opened last week after finally getting permission from the Zoning Board of Appeals to serve takeout. Fans of Chinese "street food" had been waiting for the opening for several months.
Seven Star is at least the seventh Chinese restaurant to try to make a go of the location; it was preceded by Roslindale's only Taiwanese place.
East Boston restaurant punished for wonton disregard of licensed closing time
By adamg - 5/5/11 - 4:15 pmThe Boston Licensing Board today rolled back the legal closing time of Canton Eatery, 339 Meridian St. for selling and delivering food after it was legally required to be closed.
A guide to peanut-free dining in Boston
By adamg - 4/22/11 - 2:37 pmSteve Selnick has a severe allergy to peanuts. He's chronicling his experiences eating out on Peanut Free: Boston:
Knowing that my meal officially wasn't happening (cross contamination is one of the scariest things to me) the manager put the icing on the cake. He said that if I had an allergy so bad that I would have anaphylaxis (which I would) that I shouldn't be eating out ... at all.
So with this friendly display of allergy ignorance, I can't advise anyone with a peanut allergy to come anywhere close to P.F. Chang's.
The best dumpling places never have a branch store in town
By adamg - 2/25/11 - 3:24 pm
Gourmet Dumpling House on Beach Street in Chinatown feels you have a right to know.
Her little dumplings
By adamg - 2/10/11 - 11:47 amThe Small Boston Kitchen reports on a Chinese New Year celebration last night at the newly re-opened Dumpling Cafe on Washington Street downtown:
The steamed dumplings were so soft and tender, each bite packed with the flavors of fresh vegetables and various meats.
Chinese 'street food' to replace Taiwanese takeout in Roslindale
By adamg - 1/4/11 - 5:40 pm
A take-out place that says it will recreate the "street food" found in Chinese cities is hoping to open by the end of January in the Belgrade Avenue space formerly occupied by Roslindale's only Taiwanese restaurant.
You can already take a look at Seven Star Street bistro's menu, which, unlike all the other takeout places in the area, does not go on and on and on (you can also make suggestions on the impending eatery's Facebook page).
Maybe 7 will prove a lucky number, since this will be the seventh Chinese take-out place to set up shop at the address.
