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    Cafe Podima

    3.3 (191 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    1/2 my eggplant, mozz, roasted red pepper roll up 1/2012
    Vivian C.

    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.

    Chicken parmesan (without cheese) sub. Dry and too much salt in sauce. Disappointed!
    Jean Jenny S.

    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.

    Broccoli chicken Alfredo calzone
    Nisreen G.

    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.

    One of the chicken sandwiches. Had avocado and a bunch of other goodies!
    Taj K.

    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.

    The "Boston College" - chicken salad, lettuce, tomato and bacon on grilled focaccia.  Awesome sandwich!
    Scott R.

    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!

    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.
    Anguel M.

    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.

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

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    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

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    4.1(3k reviews)
    0.5 mi•North End
    •$$

    I FINALLY got over here to try the pizza in their original spot! Thankfully the line was fairly…read moreshort for a midweek lunch, but there was still a wait. As tables became available, they would call people inside. I ended up at a small table by the bar area. I ordered a small chicken and prosciutto pizza. It was excellent and perfectly cooked as promised. The flavor combination was great: prosciutto, chicken, spinach, ricotta, roasted peppers, sauce, and mozzarella. So big I couldn't finish it. (Hubby was happy because he got to try something too when I got back.) In terms of service, it's the north end so a little brusque, but you'll be happy you came.

    1 star First off,…read morethe pizza we received was super oily and I had to use about 10 napkins to make it edible. We ordered a pizza by phone during the St. Anthony Feast, and the woman who took our order was curt and rude from the start -- I chalked it up to the festival rush. But it got worse when we picked up. We paid $32 for a pizza and asked if we could sit inside to eat it and there were plenty of available tables. We were told no -- inside is table service only, and takeout means you take it and eat elsewhere. Fine, except there was nowhere to sit outside at the festival. When we asked about using one of their own outdoor tables (they had roughly 30, and it was 11:15am, 45 minutes before the festival even started, so the tables were empty), we were told those were reserved for table-service customers only. This was after we'd already spent $32 in their restaurant. Regina's has been around for 100 years, but somewhere along the way they stopped caring about basic hospitality. Paying customers with nowhere to eat their food shouldn't be treated as an inconvenience. We won't be back.

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    New York Pizza -Boston

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    3.1(362 reviews)
    0.7 mi
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    The pizza here is so good! Perfect if you need a quick slice, and service is very fast. Classic…read moresetup with a counter at the front with tons of different kinds of pizza, and I guarantee you'll find something interesting. It's open until 3am on weekends, so it's a savior if you're out late and want something to eat before you head home. Employees were nice and we were able to dine in and recharge a little bit even though it was late!

    We were recently in Boston for a couple days and I wanted pizza. We'd eaten all kinds of food and…read morein all kinds of places, but Jim wanted Pizza, so we asked the concierge at the hotel where we could find some killer pizza. Without hesitation he said "New York Pizza. It's just a couple blocks away". And off we went, walking the streets of Boston to get pizza, having no idea what we were heading towards. When we arrived we were greeted with a storefront and order-at-the-counter pizza. Not what I was expecting, but I was OK with it. We looked at the menu and -- WOW -- the pizza options were nearly endless! I'm guessing about two dozen pizza varieties with more combinations of toppings that I thought were mathematically possible. And these pizzas were H U G E ! There are about a dozen tables and not enough chairs at New York Pizza, so if you find an empty chair - hey, fair game. We managed to get 4 chair for our high top four top. While we were placing our order I asked the guy behind the counter if this place was always this busy. He said "busy? This is slow!". I can't even imagine, because every table was occupied. Aside from the menu boards and the music (they were playing a varied playlist of 80s, 90s, and 2000s), it wasn't big on décor, but it suited it's purpose. I imagine the do a pretty significant takeout business. After about 2 minutes of consideration we landed on a Meat Lover's pizza. After a day of A LOT of walking, a pizza with pepperoni, ham, and sausage sounded 100% perfect. I looked like a lot of pizza. And I recall thinking "there's no way the four of us can eat a pizza that big!". (more on that later). There is no soda fountain so your beverage came out of a can or bottle from a refrigerator. Fast forward about 12 minutes and our pizza was called. It. Was. Freaking. Enormous. And it looked SOOO good. And it was hot. I mean HAWT! It was so hot we had to let it set for about 5 minutes before we could grab a slice. (non sequitur) I've never been a fan of folding pizza in half. I've given shade to people who fold pizza in half quite a few times. After much consideration, I now feel like I need to apologize to those people. This pizza was so big and the crust so thin that you had to fold it in half...and I'm going to sheepishly admit that I embraced the folding of the pizza slice. For one thing, to keep from scalding the inside of my mouth, and to keep from wearing pizza sauce on either side of you face like Joker. The pizza amazingly delicious and we ate with abandon. Seriously. Remember how I said the four of us could never eat a pizza that large? I lied.

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    Upper Crust Pizzeria - The Dough Master

    Upper Crust Pizzeria

    3.3(534 reviews)
    0.4 mi•Beacon Hill
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    I was craving a pizza after a late night enjoying the city. I had a discount promo for Uber Eats…read moreand decided to use it here. They had several options on their online menu. I decided to go with the Wicked Pesto Pizza. It came with the signature crust, pesto base, grilled chicken, blue cheese, asiago, and fresh garlic. The driver dropped it off in front of the building and I picked it up. After first trying it, I was not impressed. It was very hard and dry. I had to reheat it in the microwave for it to be edible. I was expecting a delicious pizza packed with flavor. Instead I got something that I had to force myself to eat. I know Boston is not known for their pizza but I was expecting something halfway decent. If it was not for the Uber Eats discount I would have been upset with spending the cash. Next time I will try to check out some other spots for a slice of pizza.

    Upper Crust on Charles Street has been reliably good every time I have visited. The pizza is just…read moreright, with a crisp crust, well-balanced sauce, and quality cheese. The slices are generous and satisfying. The slice and drink special is a great value, especially in this part of the city. Service is quick, direct, and efficient. It is easy to stop in, order, and get on your way. There are plenty of tables inside and a decent number outside if you want to sit and enjoy your meal. The location is hard to beat. Just a few blocks from Boston Common and the Public Garden, it is a perfect stop for a casual lunch or snack. This is my go-to spot when I want a quick, high-quality slice in the area.

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    The Salty Pig

    The Salty Pig

    4.2(2.1k reviews)
    1.1 mi•Back Bay
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    If you want great service you need to come here and ask for Liana. I've come here many times and…read moreshe has been my server a couple of times always with a smile and extremely overattentive making sure that my experience is great. Also the food is amazing and their expression Martinez are great. Right across from the back bay station this is a must come to spot for small or large groups. They're charcuterie broad and brick oven pizza are very fresh and great for large groups. The atmosphere is spacious great table tops available for single or large groups. I personally like the bar with their TV and wine selection on display.

    Our group of 16 was genuinely excited to dine at The Salty Pig in downtown Boston, hoping it would…read morebecome a regular spot on our list. While the kitchen delivered a solid meal, the service was so profoundly disappointing that it completely overshadowed the food. The culinary side of things easily earns a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars. We ordered a wide variety of items to share, and the highlights included: * The Pizzas: Creative flavor combinations with fresh, high-quality toppings and fantastic crusts. * The Bucatini Pasta: Perfectly cooked and packed with rich flavor. * The Asparagus Appetizer & The Chicken Milanese: Both executed well, flavorful, and cooked to a high standard. Unfortunately, the front-of-house experience was uniformly horrible. For a large party, hospitality can make or break the night, and our server missed the mark at every single turn: * Argumentative & Dismissive: He actively argued with our host regarding an appetizer that had been ordered in advance. When asked about vegetarian substitutions for a sold-out pasta dish, he curtly replied, "Pasta with butter is all we can do"--despite the fact that we could clearly see a wide variety of fresh vegetables being used right on their pizzas. * Inattentive: Dirty dishes piled up on our table, and when we politely asked for them to be cleared, he claimed he needed to get help and walked away completely empty-handed. Our drink orders were rarely checked on or refilled. * Rude to Guests: He displayed visible attitude and put-off body language whenever anyone asked a simple question. This peaked when he was outright rude to one of the young women in our party who simply wanted to put her order in a bit early because she had to leave before the rest of the group. It is a real shame because the ingredients and the kitchen's output are genuinely good. However, between the hostile attitude and the lack of basic service standards, we unfortunately won't be rushing back.

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    Santarpio's Pizza - Combo Steak, Sausage   (one full skewer of each meat)

    Santarpio's Pizza

    3.9(1.7k reviews)
    1.7 mi•East Boston
    •$$

    Finally tried the pizza here, classic half cheese half pep. Sauce and cheese were tasty, a bit parm…read moreforward and a touch on the salty greasy side. Crust was thin - a little floppy in the middle and blistered on the edges with a dusting of cornmeal on the bottom. Didn't have too much taste to it. Space was straight up no frills, cozy Eastie that hasn't changed for a long time. We ordered online at 3:30 on a Sunday and it was ready in 25 mins. It was pretty good pizza - I don't fully understand the hype, but made my Logan pickup more enjoyable.

    Santarpio's is one of the most famous pizza joints not just in Boston or in New England, but…read moreperhaps in all of America. It's legendary around these parts. Even though I was born and raised in the Boston area and have resided here for the entirety of my three decade long life, I've never had the original Santarpio's pizza until just now. I remember eating at their second location on Route 1 not long after it opened, but I thought it was just okay. Ever since then I've always thought to myself, "the original has gotta be better, right?" Well, my boyfriend and I finally made our way to the original Santarpio's on a Saturday a little after noon. The place isn't much to look at but was hopping for the weekend lunch rush with almost every table full, and we got put in what appeared to be one of the last available tables in the place. Our order was taken very quickly after sitting down. The menu is strictly pizza with around a dozen toppings to choose from and a handful of grilled meats. That's it. We ordered a pizza with garlic and hot peppers as well as a steak tip skewer. The steak tips were juicy and cooked nicely, but they tasted like they lacked seasoning or marinade so I had to sprinkle some salt and pepper on them. Of course, the pizza is what we were really there for and I can tell you that it checks all the boxes for a classic pizza. The crust is on the thinner, crispier side which I actually prefer. The pie as a whole had a great color and good flavor between the cheese, sauce and toppings. After experiencing it for myself, it's pretty easy to understand why Santarpio's is so highly regarded in the world of pizza. They stick to what they know and they execute it well.

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    Yvonne's - Yvonne's Supper Club

    Yvonne's

    4.1(1.7k reviews)
    0.4 mi•Downtown
    •$$$
    Luxury
    Full bar

    Back at Yvonne's for the second time, and it won't be my last! This is such a beautiful, romantic…read morespeakeasy-style restaurant with an intimate, moody atmosphere that makes the whole experience feel special. I came with a group of four, which I highly recommend because the menu is designed for sharing. We ordered several dishes so we could try a little bit of everything. The crab beignets were probably my least favorite and something I'd skip next time, but the seared halloumi was delicious, the Lazy Lobster Dumplings were a MUST, and the Mediterranean Chicken was so flavorful and satisfying. And then there's the Prime Rib Chop, absolutely cannot come here without ordering it. It was easily top 5 best steak I've ever had! For dessert we tried the creme brûlée , the cheesecake and the carrot cake- honestly they were all unique and great. Yvonne's is definitely pricey, but I think it's worth it for the food, ambiance, and overall experience. Come with a group, share a bunch of plates, order the Prime Rib Chop and lobster dumplings, and enjoy the night. This is the kind of place that feels perfect for a special occasion or a romantic night out.

    Our group all ended up sick although initially the food looked and tasted great. . I left a message…read more because we all ate the same thing and no response. Beautiful place though, hostesses/greaters not very friendly and took a while to get service at the bar when it wasn't crowded. When it picked up the service actually got better and the new bartender Pedro was great and attentive

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