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Wow, thinking about Tokyo City's lunchbox makes me want to get up and go there right now. The...
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Wow, thinking about Tokyo City's lunchbox makes me want to get up and go there right now. The lunch special goes until 3-3:30. If you get there at the tail-end you can usually convince them to make you one. You get to pick and entree, an appetizer, a salad, a rice side, and soup, all for 6.25 or something after tax. You can pick, california rolls, vegetable tempura, beef or chicken, tofu, pork, seaweed salads...it's a huge amount of excellent food for an amazing price. Their sushi and suchimi to order are good too, and not that expensive. There are other places that are better and along with that are more expensive, but no place has a good a lunch special as Tokyo City. No way.
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Indian Dhaba
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Restaurants
180 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
(617) 787-5155
This is a rare exception among all of the railroad style restaurants on Brighton Ave. It's clean,...
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This is a rare exception among all of the railroad style restaurants on Brighton Ave. It's clean, spacious, the people are really nice and helpful (even with a bit of a language barrier), and the food is excellent. There are well priced lunch specials and a huge selection of entrees. Their Naan bread is out of this world. Beef vindaloo and the chicken tikka masala are my favorites. Get a couple of entrees and some naan sides and mix and match with one or two of your friends. The food is absolutely delicious.
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Tj's House of Pizza
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Pizza Restaurants
487 Cambridge St
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
(617) 787-9884
This is the only vegan pizza joint around boston, the pizza is great--the "cheese"...
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This is the only vegan pizza joint around boston, the pizza is great--the "cheese" melts! The fake meats are good as well, try the pepperoni pizza & the buffalo chicken.
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i hapharzardly discovered this... so good.
1 year ago
i hapharzardly discovered this... so good.
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Madina Market
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Restaurants
72-74 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
I cannot say enough nice things about this restaurant and the people who run it. I absolutely...
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I cannot say enough nice things about this restaurant and the people who run it. I absolutely love the food, and when I eat it, it's as if I've died and went to heaven. I highly recommend the buffet plate. It's basically a generous amount of wonderful food at a VERY reasonable cost. The chicken tikka masala is also very good. You may also want some tamarind chutney to go with it. Consider washing it down with a sweet lassi and/or a nice, cold can of Pakola (located in the cooler in the store part).
As previously indicated, it's very inexpensive as well; at any other restaurant, I'd probably pay twice as much (or more) for a meal that not nearly as good as Madina Market. The staff are also very nice and friendly people, and the service is wonderful! One time, I had them cater a party of mine, and they got to my apartment early, and the food was piping hot. I was very pleased!
The store section is also very useful. They have a variety of spices, curry and masala mixes, cooking supplies, and Islamic items. I bought a really wonderful vial of perfume there.
Go there! You will be very glad you did! :-)
Pros: Great food, friendly service, affordable price, close to T (Green B Line, Harvard Avenue stop), it's also a store
Cons: not much decoration
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Brookline Liquor Mart
Category:
Liquor Stores
1354 Commonwealth Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
(617) 734-7700
Expertise without attitude? Yep, it's possible.
Brookline Liquor Mart, a wine and spirits staple...
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Expertise without attitude? Yep, it's possible.
Brookline Liquor Mart, a wine and spirits staple located at 1354 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston, is one of the larger stores of its kind. But, die-hard patrons have come to expect more than just an extraordinary range of products and services at BLM. For this emporium serving up stellar potent potables since 1934, it's all about service minus the snobbery.
“I tend to look for the good things in any bottle of wine I try—the grape flavor, the color, the (real) value of the bottle," says Roger Ormon, BLM's wine manager. "I'm not just interested in fancy or expensive wines. I can get just as excited about a fantastic $15 bottle of wine as I can about the finest vintage from Bordeaux.”
BLM is lauded for its convival Saturday wine tastings and expanded calendar of wine-related events, such as their upcoming "Celluloid and Wine" film series perfect for oenophiles. Also, BLM Wine + Spirits specializes in crafting wine cellars as well as offering appraisals on existing cellars.
And, extending their "expertise without attitude" approach online, they've launched a new internet sales department perfect for that last-minute gift for a colleague or friend ... or even yourself.
For store president Lisa Miller Ryan, it's been a life-long passion to maintain the family tradition of selling the best product and educating wine drinkers for more than half a century. In fact, her father Burton J. Miller is CEO and chairman.
"I cut my teeth in the wine business," Ryan says. "I probably took my first steps down the aisle of the store.”
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Allston Cafe
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People Watching
155 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
Herrell??????s ??????Renaissance Caf?????????? in Allston just changed owners again, which is...
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Herrell??????s ??????Renaissance Caf?????????? in Allston just changed owners again, which is great because the place had gone downhill. This is the only Herrell??????s that offers breakfast (eggs, pancakes, bagels, etc) as well as the usual coffee and ice cream. The new menu has plenty of vegan options, like vegan pancakes, French toast and more choices of ??????No Moo??????. The art on the walls has seriously improved, too, and they are now showing some of the best underground artists in Boston.
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Nile Lounge
Category:
Bars, Pubs & Clubs
70 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
This place is awesome.. The hookah is great, big selection, you can smoke and have a conversation...
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This place is awesome.. The hookah is great, big selection, you can smoke and have a conversation here so it's nice to go and rewind for those that miss smoking while sitting down socialising. The waitresses are all gorgeous and the atmosphere is friendly. The only set back is that it fills up quickly. A lot of times, especially on the weekends, you won't be able to sit and you'll have to wait if you want to. There's no host, you pretty much sit yourself. The ambiance is great def a recommendation to any tourists visiting Boston or people wanting a fun experience.
Pros: Great smoke, great staff, convenient location
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A small friendly restaurant that you will never leave hungry. The flavor of the Lemon Grass...
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A small friendly restaurant that you will never leave hungry. The flavor of the Lemon Grass Chicken is a treat. You cant beat the price,quantity,and quality.
Pros: inexpensive, great food, attentive service
Cons: poor parking, limited seating
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Cafe Belo
Category:
Buffet
181 Brighton Ave
Allston,
Massachusetts 02134
I love this place! i think that the weighing the food method keeps them from having to bury the...
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I love this place! i think that the weighing the food method keeps them from having to bury the quality of the food like full buffets. they have two locations and there is something new you wanna try every time you walk in. i recommend the boneless chicken that they have on the rotisserie wheel.
Pros: great servers (lots of smiles)
Cons: ? nothing
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