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This place is pretty solid for some quick pizza. We ordered the shawarma pizza, which is not on the menu, but I actually preferred the chicken parm pizza. The crust had a decent flavor to it, but I'm not sure the actual pizza would be that great had it not been for the toppings. read more

Cafe Podima - Exterior - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Dinner delivered because I was too lazy to go out and get anything. I looked over the menu and decided on the grilled chicken sandwich "package." The sandwich was nicely assembled on tasty toasted bread with melted cheese and hummus and some veggies. Delicious. The "package" includes a soda, chips and dessert. I chose the carrot cake and it was good. Moist, not too heavy with frosting and just a little sweet. It arrived right on time and packaged appropriately. I'd order from them again. read more

Cafe Podima - Grilled chicken sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Would have gave 5 stars but our table was wobbly ... I got meat loves pizza other got wing dings BBQ... both were delicious. Staff was friendly ... huge menu selection... would definitely eat here again !! read more

Outstanding eggplant subs! Have been looking for the best eggplant subs in Beacon Hill and North end, and have found them!!. Nicely toasted warm bun, eggplant cooked just right- great takeout - read more

This pizza is really bad. And such a prime location. I wonder how this place stays open.

I would give it zero if I could. Door locked at lunch. Person working there extremely rude. Online ordering hasn't worked in a year he said after I sent someone to pick up food - he said it was being delivered - lie. He cancelled the order and both phone numbers do not work so had to go back again to find out it was cancelled and they aren't taking orders. Must be a front for something. COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL!!! read more

Love, Love Love! Great wraps! Huge salads! The BEST FROZEN YOGURT! Love the Pizza! Fast Delivery Kind Delivery Service read more

I stopped off here to pick up something for dinner because their list of specialty roll ups reminded me of the ones I've had back in college days at Angora Cafe by BU. It is a tiny take-out spot, with a counter where you may place your order and a couple of refrigerators where you can grab a soda or a slice of cake/cheesecake for dessert. Not to say that you can't stay and eat - they do have 7 square tables set for 2 people apiece. Service was pleasant. The gentleman taking my order even made suggestions, but I ended up going with my original intention - the 1st listed specialty roll up, consisting of eggplant (breaded), roasted red peppers, mozzarella and the like for $7.50. It didn't take long to make, and when I requested it cut in two and separately wrapped, I wasn't made to feel a bother. Half the wrap made for a nice light meal. The other half is making for a nice light lunch to which I'm adding my leftover tiramisu from another meal. The red pepper was a little overwhelming - some additional eggplant and/or mozzarella might have helped. And the way the roll up was wrapped made for a rather high ratio of bread in my last bites by the end. But all in all, it was pretty good. Perhaps not a destination spot (unless you are hankering for some fro yo mentioned by other reviewees?), but a good place to stop by if you are in the area. read more

Cafe Podima - 1/2 my eggplant, mozz, roasted red pepper roll up 1/2012 - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

My boyfriend likes this place but I've never been impressed. The pizza is sub par considering there's other, better, spots close by. The staff is not very good either. I am pescatarian and ordered a salad with shrimp however they were out so instead of notifying me they substituted chicken. When I asked them to remake the salad they said I can just pick off the chicken which is not an acceptable solution. read more

I didn't have high hopes for pizza in Boston and I was right. This may not have been a renowned pizzeria in Boston but it still was not the highest quality. The Pizza tasted like it was from chuck e cheese honestly. I am not saying it was terrible but it didn't have the quality that the NYC pizza has. It needed like 5 more minutes in the oven as well so the cheese and crust could firm up a little. We also ordered the wings which weren't bad. Buffalo sauce on wings may be the best smell ever and probably rhe best hangover food. I was hoping this pizza would change my perception but this pizza didnt do that. After a couple of drinks it isn't bad. Order it if you are dying for some pizza and are a little tipsy it will help taste better. read more

They were offering a sample of their new falafel sandwich, and the sign -in setting of my snacking mood when leaving work - caught my eye. I was expecting a small piece of falafel but instead they took some time and crafted an entire sandwich! Falafel were not overly fried tasting, the pita tasted quite fresh and was soft, and the cabbage added just the right amount of crunch and texture. I had to run to the train ; if I didn't I would have probably asked for a little more bit sauce and I get the sense they would have happily obliged. I appreciate the pride he puts in the food and will likely go back some day to support the business! read more

Yeah no today I went in here to order food and when one of the workers went to open the box for me to put my slices in a roach crawled out of the box and he was upset that I wanted my money back I don't recommend read more

Last week I ordered some food after they reopened after a renovation. Place looks nice. The food is hit and miss. Hopefully, this place will stop treating their fried chicken so poorly. read more

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Gross. Ordered fro yo with a few toppings for delivery. How do you mess up fro yo? This place does. Asked for chocolate jimmies on one and rainbow jimmies on the other fro yo. The one that was supposed to have chocolate jimmies had rainbow and the one that was supposed to have rainbow had no jimmies. A bunch of the other toppings were missing. The fro yo itself was mediocre. I won't order again. read more

Nothing really too positive to say about this place the staff was nonchalant and very rude choice is pretty generic won't be going back

Stopped by for a quick bite. Let me just say we had one of the best experiences. The pizza, the Panini, and the Falafel were absolutely the best we had ever had. Real middle eastern flavor and the breads were amazing. Don't miss this gem! go now! read more

Always a pleasure to see the staff who is always so welcoming. Food is exactly what you'd expect for a fast pizza/pasta joint plus great portion sizes read more

Why oh why did I not know that chicken broccoli Alfredo CALZONES were a thing?? Did I miss the memo? Was I not at that reception? Did my invite get lost in the mail??!! Cafe Podima's calzones are cheesy pockets of delicious sauces and tastes covered in another layer of freshly melted cheese with slightly golden brown bubbles of awesomeness. I want nothing else but every single type of calzone they have. The Eggplant Parmesan has thick cut slices of breaded eggplant, extra Parmesan inside, and served with sweet marinara sauce and an extra chewy crust that makes me want to take this thing to bed. The cheese Calzone is stuffed with tons of cheeses one of which is ricotta. Wonderfully creamy ricotta. I'm getting a cheesegasm just thinking about it. Seriously, Cafe Podima is one of those pizza cafe's on the back of beacon hill you have to try. Its reasonably cheap and they're open pretty late and on grub hub and all those other sites so if your looking for a late night bite tis the place to enjoy. They also have pretty good sandwiches and roll ups ( way different then a wrap, they use lavish bread which is a bit heavy and flour-y compared to a tortilla wrap) but its the same level of well seasoned ingredients. My only qualm is with their delivery. While on a less busy night your food will be there in thirty minutes or less, when they're busy the food can take over an hour and there's no courtesy call or notification of the extra wait. A little unprofessional but I mean, stuff my face with that cheese calzone and I'll forget it ever happened, I promise. read more

Cafe Podima - Broccoli chicken Alfredo calzone - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

It is so easy to walk by this place and not even give it a second look, but this little sandwich shop is one of the best kept secret's of Beacon Hill. If you take a look at their menu you will see that they have almost 50 sandwiches. You can mix-and-match all kinds of ingredients. My absolute favorite sandwich to order is one of their hot sandwiches. I always choose focaccia bread. The sandwiches are large and incredibly filling. I usually have half a sandwich for lunch and save the other half for dinner. You can easily reheat them a little bit in the microwave if you'd like. Aside from the sandwiches, I love ordering their custom made ice cream. Yes you read that correctly. They use a base of vanilla soft serve and mix in whatever you'd like. Their ingredient list is a mile long. I usually choose peanut butter and milk chocolate chips. It is to die. They will do large orders but I'm not sure about delivery. read more

Cafe Podima - One of the chicken sandwiches. Had avocado and a bunch of other goodies! - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I've been here a few times but this last time I went there they put the entire candy in my frozen yogurt with the metal wrapper just in the blender all together and after eating half the ice cream I got pretty stomach sick and I'm pretty sure the metal cut up my digestive track. Who in the world does that "oh the blander will remove the METAL WRAPER from the chocolate and it won't blend in I'll just take it out after because of course it will be neatly separated on the side." That's legit the only conclusion I can think of for someone putting the whole candy with the metal wrapper in the machine I have absolutely no idea what these people could be thinking but they are not right in the head. read more

Cafe Podima - When you get your next frozen yogurt make sure there isn't lots of metal inside. theye don't remove the metal wrappers on the candy. - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Delicious tenders and we r always get our food. It is a bit off tho how it will be quiet when we walk in and then to pass the time waiting for our food to cook they will blast Selena Gomez music at level 100. read more

I order delivery quite often and have to say that as far as sub shops/small restaurants go, I'd put Cafe Podima up around the top. The sandwiches are great and they offer a ton of different bread options. My favorite is the "Boston College" - chicken salad, lettuce, tomato and bacon on focaccia. It's a slam dunk. This is some of the best chicken salad I've had....and I'm picky about my chicken salad! Lean and not overly mayonnaised. Also have ordered the chef and chicken caesar salads. Everything (including the lettuce) was fresh and delicious....they have some great dressings as well (try the balsamic vinegar). The last of my favorites thus far is the chicken, ziti and broccoli entree. Perfectly cooked pasta/broccoli and not boatloads of alfredo sauce. They use the perfect amount, it's not a heavy alfredo but an extremely tasteful one. I've never experienced any problems with delayed delivery or inept delivery guys (as I have at plenty of other places). Simply put, the quality of food is well above average in this price category. You should order confidently from Cafe Podima -- I see many more in my future! read more

Cafe Podima - The "Boston College" - chicken salad, lettuce, tomato and bacon on grilled focaccia. Awesome sandwich! - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

The sandwiches here are not bad, I'd consider them average at best. My only peeve was that the sandwich cost $9.60 or something, I handed him a $10 and he did not give me any change and just went to the back. Like uhhh, where's my change at? Not a really professional experience, sure it's only 40 cents but I still expect to get my change back. Weird business practice read more

Cafe Podima - Sandwiches Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Depending on who's working, ordering delivery from here can be an absolute travesty. We order from here a lot at work, and 2 x's out of the 10+ it was a complete nightmare (we're talking 2+ hours for our food to arrive). So I'm deeming it a problem with a certain group of shift workers. Every other time it has been OPS normal delivery, so I won't completely write them off. The food is consistently good, my favorite is the buffalo chicken calzone it's BOMB. The fact that they have frozen yogurt is also a plus, and they have every topping under the sun. I've also had their pizza before and it was good, but definitely not the best. I would personally probably never go here on my own time, but if someone at work wants to order from here I definitely won't fight them about it. read more

Giant, tasty calzones. Good pizza. This restaurant also features some Greek food - which in my opinion is just OK. This is much more of a take out place than an eat in restaurant - although there are a few tables. read more

I made an order for takeout a couple days ago. After confirmation from Yelp, I found out the restaurant was closed as I went to pick up my order. Yet, I still got charged. I want the transaction to be cancelled and refunded. Please contact me ASAP. read more

I'm not even going to bother mentioning the food (which was terrible) b/c the main reason I'm writing this review is to warn other women about a delivery man. I had a very disturbing and creepy encounter with him. The driver had a hard time finding my place so he called me, and then after he delivered my food I received a text from the same number and it said, "How much do you charge sweetie?" Not only is the comment extremely offensive, but I find it VERY creepy that a delivery man would even think to send something like that- it really goes to his state of mind and THAT is scary. No- I will never order from this place again. Ever. read more

I have been ordering from Cafe Podima for a few years now, and I have always loved them. My 'regular' was the steak and cheese calzone with tons of caramelized onions. Every weekend when my best friend comes over, we trade off. One week I'll cook, and the next week he'll "cook". When it's his turn, we order from Cafe Podima. I am very picky with my pizza and like almost NOBODY'S pizza. Theirs is perfect. In October, I was diagnosed with something that now makes it so I can no longer have gluten, dairy, corn, soy and et cetera. This past weekend I got really sick. It is almost impossible to find any kind of soup with no gluten in it. They have a chicken lemon and rice soup that I absolutely LOVE! I called them up and asked if they had a size that's bigger than the one that comes with you order it. They said no, but asked me what I want it for. When I explained how sick I was and the fact that theirs is the only soup I can have, they sent a HUGE batch over, for way less than half price. Not only that, but the owner then called me the next day to see how I was feeling. I love this restaurant. read more

Here's the story of a girl called Ettya Who was stuck inside on a snowy winter night She had a stomach grumbling with the hungers, yearning for some dinners The solution was clear Here's the story of a nearby cafe That was serving up comfort foods of its own They offered fresh hot french fries, frozen yogurts With a bunch of mix-ins for her tongue So to reverse her low glucose induced fatigue She ordered Podima from the Internet Pumpkin, vanilla, cookie dough yogurt Blended to perfection, is how she quelled her ailing tummy That's the way she became a Podima fan ...a Podima fan read more

I've only ever gotten the frozen yogurt here. But dammmnnnn is it good. Simply put, it's frozen, swirly goodness with almost anything you want mixed in. What do I like mixed in? Good old fashioned Oreos. They don't skimp on the mix-ins, but they don't go overboard either. They make it fresh to order. They make it oh so tasty! read more

Fantastic pizza! Was in town for marathon weekend, and, after a long day of seeing the sites, we found ourselves wandering the streets at 1 am, looking for food. Yelp showed our as closed, but the door was open and someone was at the counter. They were trying to close, but offered to make us a pizza. Before long, he cranked up the tunes, turned his sign on, started serving anyone who walked in. Turned into an impromptu party. Very friendly business, great food, a fun place to eat. We'll definitely be back to try the calzones! read more

Yo Beyotch... Where's my chips? Okay, for serial, this was the coulda-been-shoulda-been-awesome experience. Quite possibly the tiniest sandwich shop I've ever seen, Podima offered an elaborate menu revealing virtually unlimited possibilities in the genres of salad, sandwich, & wrap. Besides the staff constantly coming in and out and in and out -- they were as friendly as they were supposed to be. Nothing above and beyond. So, I know your asking yourself -- or even someone else nearby -- or maybe your dog or iguana or tomagachi -- Why, oh why, did Scott give this place a 2-Star Review?? The answer is quite simple, really: This is a darn... SANDWICH SHOP!!! Yes, I yelled it because I'm not so sure the shop itself understands that. If one pays $7 for a sandwich, at a sandwich shop... one should expect to get chips. Am I right? Thank you for the affirmation. My sandwich was very small and chipless. I ordered it with sprouts, and after biting into my flimsy sandwich, I inquired as to the whereabouts of my sprouts (oooh), I was told they were out. Well, you coulda told me before handing me my incomplete order! Come on now. So if this was just a grab-and-go sandwich stand in DTX... I'd give them 4 stars... for claiming to be an actual sandwich shop in the City of Sandwich Lovers... they fail. read more

Their salads are great! The ingredients are always fresh and they are very generous with the toppings and extras. I love that they use mesclun mix as a base. I also like their fro-yo, and their stuffed shells are spot-on. You get 5 in a portion plus garlic bread. It's definitely enough food for two meals. And they are packed securely in a foil tray, so there's no risk of leaks on your walk home. read more

Really good frozen yogurt I love this place what a gem in the rough but that strawberry cheesecake frozen yogurt is the real star read more

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Definitely go for their frozen yogurt mix-ins delight. TO GO ONLY. I will return, but I was absolutely floored the last time I went to order my usual coffee and Reese's froyo. The woman behind the counter received a call on her cell phone, and proceeded to chat for about 5 minutes. When she got off she gave us one look, then got a call on the land line, took the call, turned her back, glancing every now and then at us, and NOTHING! I don't know why I waited around the extra 5 minutes - I really like my froyo!- but finally had to turn and walk out the door. Unbelievable! Ahhhhh! Give me my froyo woman! read more

Any review under 5 stars hasn't eaten their chicken wing at 2 am. 10 days later and I'm still thinking about it. Will be returning to this place shortly read more

First off, the food is not worth the hassel. There are much better places around the area! Secondly, I placed an order at 6:54 for an 8:00 delivery. By 8:15 I had heard nothing from them, I called and was told the delivery driver had just left and would be there in 7-8 minutes! The manager tried to blame me for ordering in advance and said it was late because they were so busy. After another 20 mintues I had still heard nothing. I called the manager back to cancel my order and was told the driver was down the street. The manager said I could either cancel my order or accept and he would give me 20% off. I am still waiting for my refund (2 days later) because the manager is deciding whether or not he is going to honor what he told me! STAY AWAY! read more

Good, fast, healthy, inexpensive! Free delivery, great selections of sandwiches, wraps, salads, pizza, calzone... I love this place for it's convenience and late hours. Also the sugar free frozen yogurt is amazing! read more

PODIMA's IS THE PLACE TO GO!!! they have amazing customer service, great atmosphere and open late till 3am perfect for that late night snack. 10/10 would recommend read more