Based on one visit…read more Smaller restaurant on a Washington Street in Brighton. Pluses (+) Ambiance/Decor/Environment is cozy and warm even though its an open room. Nice quality tables and chairs as well as decorations creates an inviting environment. The warmth of the staff also makes it inviting. Food Type: What you would expect like Street food, classics. noodles and curries and a few regional specialties. Prices: Reasonable for food of this quality. We spent $90 pre-tip for three including an appetizer and a few beers (for me only). Food Quality: Very Good. We had three dishes and an appetizer and shared everything. Singha and Leo beer available as expected washed it down. I have been to Thailand on business trips and vacation and by no means have a palette capable of detecting nuances in regional dishes (I can a bit for Korean and Japanese due to extended time spent there), but could taste it was a bit playing to the American tastes. Still really good. Service: Friendly and generally fast. Minus (-) The meals came out separately. Meal one came with the appetizer. Then 7-10 minutes the second meal. Then 7-10 minutes the third meal. If eating American style ie everyone eats only their own meal, this would be a real problem. As my wife is Korean we usually eat family style (we often share meals at American restaurants, why not, you get to try more dishes), so this was not an issue really. The pluses outweigh negative it is still 4.5 rounder to 5. Absolutely worth a try. Enjoy!

Nice freshly made Thai Food…read more Everyone was very nice and the food very fresh also Prices are reasonable

Came here for late lunch, the server automatically gave us Dimsum menu. They do not push the carts…read morearound the restaurant like many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. Instead, you can choose what you like from a picturesque menu, which is probably better for people not familiar with Dimsum. The selection is adequate and the ones we selected were all good. They do offer regular dishes, mostly Cantonese food, that's for next time. Given another option to have Dimsum without going to Chinatown is great. This place is open recently so it is very clean. Can't wait to come back for their dinner dishes.

The servers were great, but the man who I later discovered was the owner of the restaurant is a…read morejerk. Our family of 5 was just seated and there was a group at the booth beside us. The owner walks over to that table with a plate, snatches a chair from our table and sits down to eat with them. Common courtesy would be to ask if it was being used at the very least. This tells me that he is arrogant and has no respect for his customers. There was a man at their table who watched him do this and got up himself to bring over another chair for us. He was very nice, while everyone at that table looked miserable. Again, the servers were great - attentive and friendly, but working for this man and his wife must be horrible. We ordered typical Canto dishes, all mediocre. The salt and pepper calamari was good. Taro sago was too watered down and better left unserved. When my mother got home she threw up. We will never eat here again.

While I enjoyed the home cooked feel, the prices are way too high for what you get. For example, a…read moresmall tin of pork spare ribs is $20, and a salty soy milk is more than $8. For those prices, it should be life changing, but the food was just okay and even borderline bad. I do enjoy the sweet soy milk and the radish cakes. The you tiao (fried Chinese cruller) is hit or miss - one time it was good, the other time it tasted like old oil and was dripping grease. One thing I don't like is that they automatically charge you $2 for tea even though it's already on the table and we didn't order it. It is very very busy on Saturdays but the service could be better - our dishes were forgotten sometimes and they even took my husbands plate away while he was still using it because I guess the kitchen ran out of plates...

I've been coming to this place since I've been a kid…read more The food is still fresh and tasty and although the menu is limited, the food is delicious: Try the fried fish lunch special. Parking is limited; park at McDonald's. Ins I de us nice ambiance but small and limited seating. Not bad though.

2 pieces of shrimp, and somewhat small broken pieces of chicken and rest was thin noodles (not…read moretypical Pad Thai noodles). I was not impressed with my Friday dinner. I took it to go. Somehow 3rd photo came out bit funny, actual color is between 2nd and 3rd photos of mine. Menu says Pad Thai Country $16.95 The house favorite Thai noodles stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, egg, bean sprouts, ground peanut and chili sauce. But I was missing a lot of ingredients or they added super little so that I couldn't see nor taste them. Although photos of other foods on menu are very attractive.

Best Indonesian fried rice and pad Thai, best place for to-go to run in and grab your food. They're…read morestill as good as prior to the crazy fire they had to deal with. Maybe because I'm not a young college student anymore but still not bad and prices are reasonable enough. Whenever I am close by and just wanted to drive by to grab something on the way home, it's a great option. Quality is still there but don't expect AMAZING. Authentic Thai food wihout being crazy sweet, is still there. Not as much food as it used to but still good enough to keep you full. The restaurant name is so easy to remember, yet it can be confusing when someone ask me which Thai restaurant do I recommend for something quick and affordable and I go, "Thai Place." "But like where," is the typical question I get after.

Every bite was enjoyable. The ingredients tasted fresh, and the preparation showed a lot of care.read more

Brown Sugar Cafe on Commonwealth Ave has built a loyal following over the years, and the reputation…read moreis largely deserved. We walked into a space with a warmth that you notice immediately, with fish tanks along the walls and butterfly art details that give it a coziness that feels genuine rather than decorated for the sake of it. The lighting is soft and the overall atmosphere made it easy to settle in for a longer meal. The menu is expansive and covers a lot of ground, which works in its favor for groups with different tastes. We ordered the Thai iced tea, one of the better versions we have found in Boston, rich and creamy without being cloyingly sweet, and worth ordering on its own. Beyond that, the menu offers plenty of Thai classics, and the kitchen seems capable of turning out a wide range of dishes. That said, not everything landed equally. The chicken wings were a disappointment, coming out without the crispiness or seasoning that would make them worth ordering when there are stronger options available elsewhere on the menu. The mango sticky rice, despite sounding like a natural finish to the meal, fell short of what it should be, with the rice texture and the balance between the mango and coconut milk not quite coming together the way it does at spots that treat it as a signature. The prices ran a little higher than we expected, which added to the slight disappointment of the uneven dishes. Overall, Brown Sugar Cafe is a nice place with genuine warmth, but our visit left us feeling a bit let down by the food outside of the Thai iced tea. We would have to go back and try more of the menu to see if it was just a one off occurrence or a pattern. For now, we recommend the tea and the atmosphere, but we would choose carefully on the food.

Been here several times now for a lunch date, and we continue to appreciate the tasty food and good…read morevalue, and genuinely friendly staff. We usually get one of the curry plates. Good portion size, vegetables bright and perfect tender crispness. Good vibe inside, had that feeling of a hidden affordable gem while being outrageously brightly painted on the outside hidden in plain sight!

Ordered the maki combo for takeout and it was fairly average - nothing outstanding but nothing…read moreterrible either. For $17.95, getting 3 rolls of sushi isn't a bad deal, so I'm giving this a 4/5. The combo comes with a spicy tuna roll, a california roll, and a salmon avocado roll. Spicy Tuna Roll: This was pretty disappointing. I really love spicy tuna rolls that have the minced tuna, spicy mayo, and tempura flakes all mixed together, but this was not that. This roll was a tuna cucumber roll with spicy mayo drizzled on top. With that, the spicy mayo was really overpowering and I couldn't taste the tuna at all. I'd prefer the normal tempura and mayo taste or just a tuna and cucumber, but doing it this way wasn't my favorite. California Roll: This was not bad - the imitation crab was big and plump and there was fish roe inside of the roll instead of on the outside which made it have a better texture in my opinion. The avocado was fresh and these bites were pretty enjoyable. Salmon Avocado Roll - This was the best roll of the 3 - the salmon tasted good and the avocado was fresh again. In all 3 rolls, the rice was a little dense, but at least it was a very filling 3 rolls for a good price point. 4/5!

Food is very good . I was very impressed . THe noodles with…read morechicken, shrimp was a good choice. The appetizer of moo ping was excellent and I'd come back just for those. Parking horrific with bike paths, delivery truck blocked me in ... door dash legal parking behind me ... Mayor Wu where are you? Food wise; great restaurant and I'll Eat here again and double park illegally for the food .

Nice Thai food Café with very limited seating in a college environment! This place seems to have a…read morelot of takeout request but was very lucky that my husband and I had a chance to eat there and the food was delicious! And they had a really good "Moo Ping" pork satay, chicken and phad see uou with the koi soy crispy chicken curry noodles . I would definitely come back here again. I would definitely say this is the authentic stuff.

Kokoro Don Cafe is a small Japanese cafe near Union Square in Somerville that feels like a genuine…read morelabor of love from the moment you walk in. We settled into the bar seating, which gives the space an intimate, counter style atmosphere, and a hand painted mural on the wall added a personal touch that sets it apart from spots that rely on imported aesthetics. The staff was warm and engaged in a way that made the whole experience feel more like a neighborhood place than a new opening still finding its footing. The kaisen don is the dish that earns the most attention and rightfully so. We ordered it and found the fish fresh, the portions generous, and the rice cooked well enough that it held its own rather than just serving as a base. Presentation across the menu is careful and deliberate, and the kaisen don in particular reflected that. The katsu sando is another strong order, with the pork katsu hitting the right balance of crispy exterior and tender meat tucked into soft bread in a way that makes it a satisfying and complete bite. We finished with the fruit sando, light and refreshing with fresh fruit and cream that did not overstay its welcome. The matcha latte is fine but leans on the milkier side, which softens the matcha flavor more than it should. It is not a bad drink, but if you are someone who wants that grassy, slightly bitter edge to come through, it falls a little short of that mark. Pricing runs on the higher end for the format, which was our main hesitation. The quality is there to justify most of it, particularly on the don and sando side of the menu, but it is worth going in with calibrated expectations on cost. For a newer spot still building its name, Kokoro is doing a lot right. We would come back for the kaisen don and the warmth of the room, and we would skip the matcha latte in favor of something else.

Kokoro Don Cafe is a Japanese restaurant located in Somerville, MA. It offers both dine in and…read moretakeout services. It is known for its sandos and fruit shokupan. There are also donburi and sushi options as well. There is limited street parking, mostly residential. I recommend ordering online for pickup and head out to a picnic area instead of dining in. The restaurant has stool seating by the window only. The staff greets you immediately upon entering and is super friendly. I ordered a variety of sandos to try. My favorite was the Kokoro Sando, which has an omelet layered with ham, bacon and cheese. My next favorite was the Premium Katsu Sando(Pork) sandwich. Although I added some Japanese mayo to bring everything together. My next favorite would be the framing egg shokupan. I also ordered the chicken katsu sandos and karaage waffle. Those are chicken options. The fruit shokupan is a must try. I came to try that and ended up with six sandwiches. For sushi, I ordered the sushi balls, Kokoro Tamari Treats which came with three pieces sushi ball with a refreshing sweet japanese mayo dressing. I also ordered the Kokoro Bento Sushi Box which had three slices of sashimi, four piece nigiri, and a salmon maki roll and came with seaweed salad and dashi soup. The quality is excellent and this makes for a great lunch set. I recommend the Iced Uji Matcha Latte for drinks if you love matcha lattes. I highly recommend this cafe. I see myself coming back to try the other menu items as I did not get to try the ramen, donburi, and onigiri. So glad to have them so close by. The online ordering is so convenient and you're notified when your order is ready in case you have to sit in the car and wait if there is no street parking. See my pictures!