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    4.0 (93 reviews)

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    Bichen Z.

    After being bombarded by greasy, spicy food all over Allston... my taste buds were screaming for help -- I desperately needed a bowl of something light and comforting! That's when I stumbled upon this hidden gem of a Hong Kong-style café -- zero wait time! And honestly, it immediately earned a spot on my "Boston Comfort Food Go-To" list‼ Clean, retro green-and-white decor Soft lighting, plenty of space between tables A spotless restroom (seriously, you can tell from the street!) Compared to the popular next-door spot with a one-hour line, this place feels like someone pressed the mute button Perfect for quiet solo dinners or bringing parents who prefer calm over chaos ‍‍ I don't get why it's not Insta-famous yet... But maybe that's what makes it such a true hidden gem -- low-key, unpretentious, and quietly excellent. My must-order list : Century Egg & Pork Congee -- perfectly simmered, silky, with those little rice "blossoms" Pickled Cabbage Fish -- light and refreshing, not overpoweringly spicy Baked Pork Chop Curry Rice -- that dreamy curry-cheese combo happiness (And psst... the milk tea? So rich and fragrant -- straight out of a Hong Kong street café )

    Melanie W.

    Stopped by to get a small bite. They did change their menu a bit, but most items on the menu stayed the same. We just ordered half Hainan chicken and beef stone porridge. The chicken was so good that I originally planned to take out the leftovers, but we emptied the plate since they took out the bones, which makes it easier to eat, and the ginger oil was light and not overly spicy (since I am not a fan of ginger). The beef stone porridge was thick, and the beef was soft. There are a few items that I want to try. Next time, hopefully, this restaurant will still be here since the other location in Brookline closed.

    Alice D.

    We've heard things about Baby Cafe and I'm glad we could finally visit! The place had a few open tables, but was full enough where it felt busy when we arrived. The interior was nice and felt pretty modern as well as super clean. The menu had a good mix of dishes from fusion to more classic Hong Kong options. We opted for the latter, getting rice and various dishes to share that weren't as modern as their pasta variety. The tea was super nice and fun (melting ice baby was quite cute) while everything came out super tasty and hot. Service on the other hand was unfortunately a bit slow - there were only 1-2 people on table duty so it was very hard to flag someone down for ordering, getting the check, and water refills. This isn't the servers' faults though - there probably should have been more folks working on a weekend. The experience would've been 5 stars had there been a bit more staff, but that doesn't deter me from wanting to return - definitely a solid spot for HK food in Allston. Thanks, Baby Cafe!

    7.Sizzling Ground Pork Japanese Tofu
    Stephanie T.

    4.5/5 - Food was great, and Japanese tofu was insanely silky. Love the umami in all of the dishes, and would 10/10 go back. Great service, great vibes!

    Chicken Broth Rice
    Johnny Y.

    I didn't have much expectations from a place that was called "Baby Cafe" Didn't really scream that i crave anything there. But there selections was interesting. I ordered the Popcorn Chicken, Salt and Pepper Squid, side of Chicken broth rice, and Hong Kong Style Toast Buy 1 get 1 Free. I have to say the TOAST of all the other dishes I've eaten was probably the best. Simply because I don't think we have anything that's close to this in NY!? I mean we have our infamous HK style French Toast but their butter toast is like a diff. level. Slight crisp on the outside with a buttery texture. Drizzled with condense milk! URGH...They got me on that! and I get another one for free!? SCORE! The Popcorn Chicken was good. Well seasoned and the salt/pepper squid was cooked perfectly. I thought it would go nice with the chicken broth rice. Let me say this. Cut down on the turmeric! I know you try to give it that golden yellow color. Turmeric is not the way! ROAST a chicken use their drippings! toast some shallots and garlic and mince ginger in oil a bit of chicken yum yum and mix! Overall this place was pretty good. Would come back to try other things on the menu.

    8.Dry Beef Chow Fun
    Yueh Qi C.

    I ordered takeout from Baby cafe so this review is solely on the taste/value and does not account for the location/service. I had the curry fish fillet, serving size was pretty small and wasn't as filling, but it was very yummy! Was craving for more curry sauce and wished there was an option to order extra on the side. I also had the dry beef chow fun, while portion is decent and taste is good, the downside was that it was extremely oily. Would like to try this place out in person and test out the other items on the menu as it does look pretty good.

    17. Curry Fish Balls
    Angela S.

    As a Cantonese person, I did not have high hopes for Baby Cafe lol. But I was very pleasantly surprised. They have the best beef chow fun in Boston - hella wok hei and plenty of string beans, onion, scallion, and beef. The curry fish ball was good - but not the best I had. The lemon tea was decent too. However, I got the Portuguese baked chicken over spaghetti, which was my child fave , and it was ... flavorless. The chicken was juicy and the spaghetti was al dente but the whole dish tasted like nothing. This was also the only dish that was over priced too. The service was good and fast every time we went.

    Keiichi H.

    Few food lovers from Hong Kong recommended me this restaurant, prior to this visit I checked Hong Kong style milk tea with satisfaction so ordered Braised Tofu Rice for take out (Fried) Tofu was bit over cooked and too salty for my preference but with enough rice to go with, it made sense at the end. Tofu was cooked with Back Choi and very little mushroom.

    Chicken and rice
    Monica L.

    Clean casual interior with green and white color scheme. Service very quick and efficient! Food came out fast and we were seated immediately on a Saturday at noon We ordered the beef cube and chicken and rice! Beef cube: such cool presentation! The crunchy rice block is very nice to eat. It's also A LOT of beef since the rice wall is thin and holds the beef like a bowl. The beef was very savory, slightly chewy. Chicken and rice: a classic. Done pretty well, the garlic side seasoning gave it good flavor. The meat portion here is much smaller compared to the beef cube. But still filling with the big mound of rice. A bit pricey for what it is, but I enjoyed coming here, and they had a pretty big menu of other things that looked good to try.

    Tiff L.

    When you're feeling a bit of chicken and rice, come to Baby Cafe! LOCATION: Baby Cafe is located on a busy street so prepare to hunt parking spaces. There is a very small lot in front of the restaurant but it's almost always full. INTERIOR: There are a quite a few big tables to accommodate larger groups. It's pretty spacious inside. The decor is clean and there are large windows that make the space feel larger than it is. MENU: The menu is huge and has so many different options to choose from. FOOD: Get the chicken! The chicken is so tender and soft and pairs perfectly with the chicken rice. A surprising dish that was the crowd favorite is the beef chow foon. The dish had good wok hei (iykyk). I'd recommend skipping the tomato pork chop rice - it was a bit watery and not too good. DRINKS: The milk teas were good and highly recommend. SERVICE: Hit or miss - we went twice and had different experiences.

    Eric C.

    I found this place through TikTok and the reviews seemed quite decent so we decided to try this place out for dinner. It was a weekday and we were seated quite quickly. The decor is quite modern and nice, good for Instagram photos. The menu is extensive and has all the classic HK cafe favourites like baked rice dishes and stir fry noodles. They also have more traditional dinner dishes good for sharing. We tried a lot of things: Sizzling Ground Pork Japanese Tofu - this was a fan favourite. I love the egg tofu. House Beef Stew - this was a bit of a let down. The cut of meat was poor and it was too salty. Hainanese chicken half with rice - the chicken was deboned and nicely flavoured. The rice also had a rice chicken flavour, but it was way too oily - oil actually dripped off the bottom of the bowl when I tipped it. I had to mix it with regular rice when I ate it the next day. Sweet & Sour Pork Chop - The table didn't like these very much. The flavour was off from what I typically enjoy about this dish. Pepper and Salt Chicken Wings - nicely fried and good flavour. Crab Rangoon - wasn't my favourite, but I tend not to like them anyways.

    Deborah C.

    I'd been wanting to try Baby Cafe since they took over this location, and even despite all the mediocre reviews. We came on a Sunday right around 6pm for dinner and it wasn't too busy. It eventually filled up a little more but the service was always quick and friendly. We both got drinks and were pleasantly surprised at how big the glasses were. I ordered the Honey Green Tea, which even came with jelly. We split the Salted Fish Chicken Fried Rice and the Honey Walnut Prawn, which were both good. The fish was salty as expected, and the prawn and walnuts were perfectly paired. We ended up with leftovers and happy stomachs. I might be interested in coming back, if anything for how big the drinks were.

    Dry beef chow foom
    Alan C.

    This review is for Baby Cafe takeout. Dropped by to order some dry beef chow foon take out. As most folks know, ordering dry beef chow foon is a good indicator if the restaurant kitchen food has the "wok air", which is achieved from high heat cooking. Unfortunately, baby cafe didn't have that critical wok air taste so the beef chow foon was just missing that key attribute. The wide rice noodle was still cooked thoroughly and was nice and chewy. Takeout took a while though but that gave me a chance to observe the interior which was actually very nice due to the tree ambience style decoration. I will definitely try eating inside next time but not ordering the chow foon.

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    My friend and I have been chasing that perfect fried chicken pineapple bun sandwich ever since…read moreDouble Chin closed. (Yes, we're still crying about Double Chin. We loved that place.) We tried Rubato Cafe and then found ourselves at Bayao, just a stone's throw away, and WOW, what a different vibe. Walk into Bayao and you're hit with bright colors, neon signs, and a decor that feels like a love letter to Hong Kong, whether you grew up there or not. The tables even look like mahjong sets, and they've got posters from classic Hong Kong films. By the time I saw In the Mood for Love (where my fellow Wong Kar-wai fans at?) in the bathroom area, I knew these folks understood ambiance. But let's talk food. I had the chicken tomato macaroni soup, a comforting, flavorful bowl of nostalgia. The chicken was freshly fried and super tasty, exactly why Hong Kong cha chaan teng comfort food is a thing. My friend got the chicken pineapple bun, and while the bun wasn't a perfect replica of the classic (or what we'd prefer, a genuine bo lo bao), I'm now thinking maybe a sturdier bun makes sense to hold it all together. (Maybe I shouldn't have been so upset at Rubato in my last review. HMM.) It tasted good, and I appreciated the cute "Time to Bread" toothpick flag. The Ovaltine French toast was a showstopper. It looks unassuming, then you cut in and BOOM! Chocolate lava oozes out. It's sweet, but hey, dessert is dessert. Prices were reasonable, around $11 for the pineapple bun, $13 for my hearty soup. In the end, Bayao didn't just feed us; it took us on a trip. I'd happily return for both the flavors and those Hong Kong feels.

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    This is an incredibly affordable place for a quick lunch to go. The quality of the food itself is a…read morebit iffy (see fried rice comments below), but some of the items were still very good. The staff was incredibly friendly, and I think I only waited 5 minutes from when I ordered to when the food was ready to take away, so that's pretty amazing! I ordered: Lunch special ($11.45) - The price alone here is incredible. You get a good variety of food and a good amount as well for what feels like pre-pandemic prices. I've seen a lot of lunch specials being raised to more than $15 or so recently, so the fact that this one is only $11.45 is a great deal. It also came in a tupperware with a big section and a small section, and I would have expected the rice to go in the big section and the main to go in the smaller one, but they did the opposite - so you get a really large and nice portion of your main course! The actual food I got was: Crab rangoons - These were nicely fried and the filling had noticeable pieces of imitation crab in it. I also liked the savory flavor, as some places make their filling sweeter, but this was more on the savory and salty side. Very nice crab rangoon. Pork fried rice - This was the iffy one. The flavor was on point, but the rice itself was hard and felt undercooked. It wasn't inedible, but it was definitely noticeable, though covering it in the lobster sauce made up for it. If I had ordered the fried rice alone without a sauce, I would have been pretty disappointed. Shrimp with lobster sauce - This came with 4 shrimps which is pretty standard, but it was an above average lobster sauce in my opinion. It was nice and gooey, salty, and savory, and the shrimp was very meaty. This was definitely the star of the lunch, and I had some leftover to eat with white rice for my next meal! All in all, I'd definitely come back - the price along is a great deal, and I'd like to see if the fried rice would be better on a second time around. The appetizer and main were great tasting, and the service was incredibly fast and friendly. 4/5 stars - I'd absolutely have this again!

    Fabulous food at a great price. Portions are just about right - shareable or even good for not…read moresharing. The crab filled wontons were spectacular. Crispy, light, the filling was light and fluffy, not a lump in the middle. Thoroughly enjoyed the pad Thai noodles too We also had beef and mushrooms with rice. Highly recommend

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    We came to Double Chin initially out of curiosity as it was open late and was Asian fusion after we…read morehad caught a show. The menu was certainly eclectic but tasty. We got the lamb chops, veggies, matcha and a rice dish. All were interesting but good. I would definitely come back here to try their other dishes. The setup of the place is rather homey. There's a good amount of space in the restaurant. There was no wait for us to be seated.

    I've been reluctant to come to this place for a while but ended up going once after a stand-up…read moreperformance at the Wilbur. We were given a table way in the back, near the kitchen and bathroom. Since the kitchen door was open, leading to the outside, a strong stench of Chinatown dumpster permeated the back area, which did not lead to a good dining experience. The tropical lemonade had good flavor but was too sweet. I like the flavor profiles of watermelon, lychee, and peach, but it was just too much sugar. The garlic wings were pretty savory and flavorful, but were pretty tiny. At least I know they certainly not from hormone chickens. The Takes 2 to Mango was probably the best part of the experience but it wasn't perfect. While there is some strong mango flavor, there are more peach chunks than mango. However, it was pretty good overall. Service was okay and the restaurant mostly consisted of kids with scorpion bowl-looking...bowls.

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    My husband and I stayed in Quincy for a wedding a couple of weeks ago. We had a couple of free…read morehours during the day so we decided to check out the area nearby our hotel. After doing a quick TikTok search, I was prompted to try out this chicken sandwich from Rubato. We walked over and actually missed it on the street because it's so tiny. After realizing it, we turned around and to our surprise, there were several people inside eating and others waiting. This must be a good sign. We walked in and it was the most casual, laid-back establishment. The green color scheme and plants gave it a more earthy vibe, which I absolutely loved. Since we didn't necessarily know what to order we decided to split the fried chicken bolo. When I tell you, I have not stopped thinking about that sandwich since I ate it, I'm not kidding. It was absolutely delicious. My husband, who was resistant to even going in the first place, kept telling everyone around town about it. We will not skip a beat when in Quincy next to visit this establishment. Thanks for an awesome experience.

    First, a caveat: I didn't grow up with Hong Kong cafe (茶餐廳, cha chaan teng) nostalgia, and I'm also…read morebiased. Ever since Double Chin Restaurant in Chinatown closed (may she rise again), I've been on a mission to find a worthy fried chicken bolo bao. My friend and I trudged into Rubato on a cold, rainy day, hoping for a replacement. Spoiler alert: we did not find one. We ordered four items: rice rolls with curry fish balls, an egg custard lava bun, Ovaltine French toast, and the fried chicken bolo bao. The rice rolls were mild but fine, topped with enough cilantro and scallion to keep it interesting. The lava bun was hot, gooey, and did its job. (GOOD JOB, LAVA BUN!) The Ovaltine French toast? Eh, it aite. But here's the heartbreak: the chicken bolo bao. The chicken wasn't hot; it had that "sat around" feeling. And the bun? Just a dressed-up brioche, missing that true bo lo bao magic. A brioche bun with a crackly top is not a bo lo bao, my dudes. In short, everything was edible, but nothing made me want to come back. (It's not like watching like a hawk for an empty seat and swooping in the moment one opens up is any fun.) The chicken deserved better.

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    I am a fan of mango and my favorite is the Mango Shaved Snow. The shaved snow melts in your mouth!…read moreDefinitely cannot find any other dessert spot that can make shaved snow as delicious as this. It has a spoonful of mango syrup which enhances the shaved snow. So definitely pour on that delicious mango syrup! The mango is so fresh and it is creatively put together to enjoy! The pandan toast is warm and has a light crisp to it. Not a strong flavor, but it suits the toast very well to enjoy. I also like the toast a lot! The ice cream croffle is another great choice to try! The strawberry ice cream is mixed in with fresh fruit pieces and is mixed in a flavorful texture to the croffle. Overall, I am a big fan of Oasit's and it is a favorite dessert spot! I have always enjoyed desserts where the dessert is "not too sweet" and all the desserts here were delicious. I highly recommend this cozy dessert spot to go with friends, family or date. The staff is very nice and friendly. I like the ambiance and environment that is filled with anime.

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