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AUTHENTIC CHINESE, FROM THE ROOTER TO THE TOOTER TO THE CLAY POT

Written by CITIZEN STRAIN Posted January 2, 2019 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Rohina Malik. Photo by Andrew Brilliant / Brilliant Pictures

While there are other clay pot spots in Chinatown, the Ga Ga guys have serious clay game and really wowed in this department as each spoonful upon spoonful scraped up edging as perfectly crunchy as a Waffle House hash brown.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Boston Chinatown, Chinatown, Chinese food, Chinese sausage, clay pot, eats, Food, goat, hidden eats

FIRST LOOK: OLD HAVANA, JP

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted April 10, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

From chicken soup to empanadas, a miracle under the radar

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: boseats, Cuban food, hidden eats, Jamaica Plain, Marc Hurwitz, Old Havana

EL PALMAR, EAST BOSTON

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted March 13, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

A street food spot that even the food nerds don’t know about

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Caribbean, Central American, east boston, El Palmar, El Salvador, hidden eats, Mexico, South American

ITALO, MEDFORD: BAKERY SLICES AND BREAD ON THE CHEAP

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted March 1, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Inside Italo you’ll find a no-frills place that is strictly meant for takeout, with display cases of pastries and baked goods along with bread and pizza sitting behind the counter, while some Italian products such as olive oil, cookies, and pasta are displayed along the walls.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: cheap eats, eats, hidden eats, Italo, Marc Hurwitz, Medford, pizza, slices

FIRST LOOK: CHILI SQUARE IN QUINCY

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted February 14, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Spicy duck heads, chicken gizzards, and pig’s ears in chili oil, oh my!

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: chicken gizzards, Chili Square, Food, grub duck heads, hidden eats, Quincy

PLEASANT CAFE, ROSLINDALE: OLD SCHOOL BOSTON AT ITS BEST

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted January 31, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

The vintage feel continues inside with the almost obligatory wood paneling, hissing radiators, narrow diner-like restaurant section, and old-fashioned bar area complete with a wood-paneled partition that separates the actual bar from another narrow dining area.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: eats, Food, hidden eats, pizza, pleasant cafe, Roslindale

SKAMPA, CAMBRIDGE: A LITTLE TASTE OF THE NORTH SHORE ONE MILE FROM DOWNTOWN BOSTON

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted November 23, 2017 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

The junior, large, and super beef sandwiches here rival the best that the North Shore has to offer, with the thinly sliced meat being slightly warm, the onion rolls being soft and fresh-tasting, and the BBQ sauce having a rich flavor but not so much as to overwhelm the other ingredients.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Cambridge, eats, hidden eats, North Shore, roast beef, Skampa

TASTY ON THE HILL, MEDFORD

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted October 25, 2017 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

A little cafe that features a big (and hard-to-find) sandwich

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: eats, Food, francesinha, hidden eats, Marc Hurwitz, Medford, Tasty Cafe, Tasty on the Hill

EATS: DOGWOOD CAFE, JAMAICA PLAIN

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted October 11, 2017 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, LIFESTYLE

A laid-back neighborhood spot that gets little notice beyond JP

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Beer, burgers, Dogwood Cafe, eats, Forest Hills, hidden eats, Jamaica Plain, Marc Hurwitz

FIRST LOOK: BEST BURGER BAR IN BROOKLINE

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted September 26, 2017 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

A recent look at the Washington Street eatery soon after its opening indicated that this spot has some real potential, and not just for its burgers.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Best Burger Bar, Brookline, burgers, hamburgers, Hidden Boston, hidden eats, Marc Hurwitz, Worthy Burger

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