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Boston Restaurant Blog -- August, 2005
Sunday, August 7, 2005
Some Cheap Eats in Boston
The past week has been a bit of a breather as far as my wallet is concerned, as we hit a couple of great restaurants that are incredibly inexpensive. Neither one is well known, so they may end up being featured on Boston's Hidden Restaurants one of these days. But for now, here's a quick summary of the two restaurants.
Last Wednesday, we went to a tiny Lebanese restaurant in Allston called the Reef Cafe. The restaurant is little bigger than a shoebox, and feels more like a sub shop than an actual restaurant, but is it ever good! The houmos, grape leaves, falafel, and rice and lentil combination were all excellent, and the chicken schwarma was outstanding, too. The people who own the Reef Cafe are very friendly, and it has the definite feel of a Ma and Pa operation, as do so many other Allston restaurants. While I still like Cafe Barada in North Cambridge and Sepal in Watertown [NOW CLOSED] a little better than the Reef Cafe, it is still a great place that is worth checking out. By the way, our dinner bill came to a total of $20, so that part of the equation is tough to beat!
On Saturday, we stopped into the Randolph branch of Pho So 1 Boston for an early dinner. We have been to the original Pho So 1 Boston in Dorchester many times, and believe it is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Boston. And the one in Randolph, I must say, is just as good. Both the vermicelli entree and large vegetable soup were delicious, as were the chicken spring roll appetizers. And the bubble teas were very tasty. If you haven't had these quirky Vietnamese drinks yet, give them a try (unless you don't like tapioca). Many of the dinners at Pho So 1 Boston are under $10, including my vegetable soup dinner, which was only about $5.50. Cheap eats for sure! And good eats, which is the important thing.
I would recommend both of these restaurants, especially if you are on a tight budget. I will definitely be heading back to both in the near future.
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Posted by MH, Boston's Hidden Restaurants, on August 7, 2005.
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