K Town BBQ

Was in the area and in the mood for dolsot bibimbap and it sated my cravings. Tried it with short…read morerib (galbi) this time and it was tasty, I love how hot the food stays and crisps up the rice just right. Galbi itself was pretty good, a touch chewy, decent flavor but not worth the extra cost in my opinion. Banchan was alright, the kimchi was very liquidy and spattered on my shirt and was on the extra sour side. Service was fast and polite and the space was clean. Would return for more dolsot in the future.

This is a decent spot to get jjajangmyeon and jjampong. The food was decently priced with filling…read moreportions- the half size of the tangsuyuk came with more than I expected! I liked that the restaurant gave side dishes- some places don't automatically give you them. There was a decent amount of seafood in the broth, and I liked the spice level. My main complaint is that I felt there should be more sauce for the jjajangmyeon, as the noodles were barely covered after we mixed it. Overall, this is a solid place with a lot of different options. It's a casual spot with a lot of people ordering takeout, and the workers are very friendly as well. I would definitely come back!

KC4. Half Pork Tangsu Yuk

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Banchan

Tokyo Japanese Steak House

3.3(165 reviews)

0.6 mi

Chewy chicken and everything cold drinks are good Service is…read morevery slow The ambiance is decent Hair in good won't refund Automatic 18% gratuity added after without being told before so bs

First time here, and ready for dinner. The ambiance was okay, a little dark, fairly quiet. Not a…read morebad environment. A party was having a birthday party towards the back of the restaurant. It seemed like they were having a great time. I entered optimist and excited for the experience. However, our seating server didn't seem very friendly about seating us. Once seated we waited about 30 minutes for others (2 people) to be seated and our orders to be taken. Prior to this we were served our drinks and soup and salad. We received no water until we asked for some. However, the party next to us received water drinks and soup and salad promptly. We found this very interesting. Our chef ‍ is what saved this review from being a one. Our chef was great! Very engaging and attentive. Our server however never returned. Our chef removed our soup and salad bowls, which were then removed by the other parties server. Our food was good, and very filling. We had enough for leftovers. Our visit took an additional left turn when we received the bill. Our total was as expected, until we saw an additional 15% added to the bill by hand. We inquired what the fee was for. We were told it was because the bill was over $100 dollars, and was a tip for the chef. We asked to see this written on the menu. It could not be shown and was removed from our bill. We tipped our chef in cash, and left a small tip for the server. Our chef was the only person that thanked us for coming and wished us a good night. Upon leaving, I almost slipped down, due to the front entry floors being oily, which caused my canes to slip often. My party assisted me, to make sure I didn't fall. Unfortunately, I don't see a return visit, which is sad as it is close to my friend's home.

This is where 3 of us would've sat and the other side of the pole is where the other 3 were going to have to sit.

Friend rice. Extra $4 charge per person for fried rice. Steak and bean sprouts.

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Kimchipapi

4.3(3 reviews)

3.3 mi

Kimchipapi Kitchen opened another location in Malden recently. Like the Allston location, they…read moreoffer poke bowls, bibimbap, musabi, fried rice, Korean corn dogs, hot dogs, Korean fried chicken, small bites, specialty fries, and cooler drinks. The place is order at the counter or at the touchscreen kiosks with an open kitchen area and seating inside. I stopped by here recently for takeout and ordered the Bibimbap with Tofu ($17.95 plus tax) in person. I waited for about 10 minutes until my order was bagged and ready to go. The bowl had white rice, carrot, zucchini, bean sprouts, cucumbers, spinach, shiitake mushroom, fried egg, sesame oil, sesame seed, nori and 5 firm tofu cubes. This bibimbap bowl was not the traditional sizzling bowl for at sitdown Korean places, but it was still had pretty good flavors coming together. I would probably come back here for the Korean corn dogs next time.

Great place for a quick meal. There's seating in the next room with some games to play while you're…read morewaiting if you decide to eat in. I docked a star because our bibimbap had just a few thin strands of beef. Aside from the spice of the gochuchang it did lack a little bit of flavor. Service was quick but we were also the only ones there.

Sizzling stone pot bibimbap

Our delicious kimchi jjigae made with pork bone broth

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Housemade mandoo (korean style dumpling)

Kowloon

2.9(1.4k reviews)

0.1 mi

Weekday lunch visit to dip my toe in the water after some recent dreadful dinners here. I love…read moreKowloon when they're at their best, but too often they're mailing it in with reheats from the night before (recent spareribs) or long-held items (recent rice, egg rolls) that have become soggy and/or cold. -- Sweet and Sour Chicken (on a combo): Better than it's been. Good portion, fingers crispy, not fresh fresh, but semi-fresh with good chicken-to-batter ratio. Sweet and sour sauce served on the side was excellent: nice and sweet, with plenty of tang too, and even though sticky, not the dreaded gloppy fire engine red version served elsewhere. Overall, well above average. If hotter and fresher, elite. -- Pork Fried Rice (on the combo): Composition: excellent. Color: excellent. Flavor: excellent. Warmth and freshness: lacking in both. Obviously prepared a good while before I ordered it and sitting in a bin to be taken as needed, not cooked to order. -- Egg Roll (add-on to the combo): Good fillings but gummy shell. No crispness. Not much warmth. I keep asking for fresh and they promise fresh, but they lie. Decent flavor, and some shrimp were involved, so at least average. But when Kowloon decides to put the effort in or when timing is on your side, these are among the best in the business. But on this day-- because they didn't and it wasn't-- merely average. -- Spare Ribs (add-on to the combo): These were somewhat warm, somewhat meaty, and more than somewhat flavorful. A little above average. Everything came much quicker to the table than cooking from scratch would allow, so the precooked concept is still in play. Still a decent lunch, and with a great visual backdrop, but it could be so much better. And at their prices, it SHOULD be better.

I haven't eaten there in years . Since supposed to be closing and I heard people talk about the…read moreegg rolls. I wanted an egg roll. I visited while in Cambridge for errand. First impressions was ... wow a large place and crowded on a Sunday for lunchtime. I figured this must be good food... big wrong . I was surprised and not wowed when viewing the lunch special menu... high prices for entree , then add more money to add on an appetizer side , to add on to add an egg roll... vs.. all together as a lunch combo ? 7.25 for a single egg roll ... this was clearly a price gouging. Then an appetizer of bone in ribs was 24.95. Placed order and food arrived in minutes... so all the food was re heated. I was very disappointed, cold rice, egg roll cold and looked not home made or if it was ... reheated , cold. Ingredients in egg roll were just ok... certainly not worth 7.25. The bone in ribs was a total rape job. I should have sent back as reheated to point of cremation... top two ribs were cold and edible, the kitchen was shrewd and deceptive as put or hid the dog bone quality cremated ribs on the bottom of pile... I would have sent back had I did a forensic analysis of the ribs on bottom of pile... 24.95 paid for those still bothers me days later writing this review. I feel violated. I paid cash or had I used AMEX, I would have submitted a dispute of charge for the credit card expense . Place way over rated and serving that quality is an embarrassment. Someone had warned me that they reheat the food most of time, but when cooked fresh then it is edible. I will never return as owner must be mailing it in til they bulldoze the place soon for the new apartment buildings or development planned... Better quality Chinese elsewhere in Cambridge... I feel ripped off bad. I'll stay away... maybe only the bar patrons get the reheated cold food as the restaurant was crowded? Maybe nothing or better options in Saugus than this Burger King of Chinese food type food served in massive size Burger King atmosphere, however with San Francisco prices. Holy Prices here Batman !

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Vegetable Spring Rolls (3)

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Zuru Zuru Ramen And Donburi

4.4(194 reviews)

My daughter requested Ramen following a Boda Borg outing. We all loved it. Prices were reasonable,…read moreand the decorations in the bathrooms were A+.

Zuru Zuru has excellent ramen, but I do think its something you should go in and eat while sitting…read morethere. If you get it delivered, it does lose some of the quality in my opinion. I ordered the Chicken Kara-age ramen with Tonkotsu broth. I thought it had great flavor and the portion was large enough that I was able to get two meals out of it. My husband had the Gyu Don bowl which came with sliced marbled beef, caramelized onion, scallion, pickled vegetables, sesame seeds, and steamed rice. He loved the flavor of the beef and thought it was a good portion. I would recommend Zuru Zuru.

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(GF) Truffled Mushroom Don With Added Shrimp Tempura

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Potato Shrimp

Shoyu Chinese & Japanese cuisine

4.3(286 reviews)

1.7 mi

Shoyu is one of our absolute favorite places to get take out. Hands down the BEST Chinese food and…read moresushi we have ever had. The food always tastes so fresh and flavorful, the staff is always so friendly and helpful, and the atmosphere is so welcoming! It is a beautiful restaurant to dine in, and the take out is assembled quickly and doesn't get gross in the travel back home. We look forward to our Shoyu nights!

Great place for Chinese food and sushi with strong cocktails! You can't go wrong with ordering…read moreanything. Would recommend to order: Crab rangoon Queen's maki Salmon/scallop nigiri Salt & pepper shrimp Peking ravioli

Pad See You

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KPUB

3.1(52 reviews)

2.0 mi

Good sushi, great boneless ribs, solid edamame, and some of the worst fried rice I've ever had. Got…read moretakeout from here for the first time and am cautiously optimistic. Only one thing wasn't good so I'm tempted to go back and try more options. A bit pricey but large portions, so it evened out. 3.75* but will give 4 with benefit of the doubt on the other menu items.

We have been coming here for years, always had a great experience with staff and the food was…read morealways delicious. But i have to say, after our visit this Friday evening (4/17) we were EXTREMELY disappointed in the service and food. Firstly, our server sat us (party of 5 + baby) and took our order without writing it down. 3 of the people in our party received their meals in a decent amount of time, my wife and I sat their for another 20 minutes waiting for our burgers. I also ordered a side of broccoli as well. We asked the server to check on the status of our other meals. A runner came out maybe 5 minutes later and finally brought out out our burgers. I asked the runner about my broccoli and he said he'd look into it. The server then came out and said, "Oh, I wasn't sure if you still wanted that?" I said to her well, yeah, I did order it. The broccoli came out shortly after. Our burgers were very bland with almost no spice/flavor and undercooked. The fries were salty and soggy. The rest of our party was already done with their meals. By the time we received our burgers, my wife and I had to rush our meals and take some things home. Again, it's a shame because whenever we wanted a low key dinner with good food and service we'd go to K-Pub. After this experience, I dont think we'll be coming back anytime soon.

Place is empty waiting over 10 minutes for a waitress

Dry Rubbed and StirFried Ribs (peppery). Delicous!!!

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French Martini - very tasty.

Shi Miao Dao Yunnan Rice Noodle

4.5(27 reviews)

Honestly, when a menu has dishes from all different cuisines, it's usually a sign the food might be…read morejust okay and that ended up being true here. It could also be on me for not ordering their specialty (the one-pot noodles), but overall it didn't really stand out. The only thing I really liked was the popcorn chicken. Portions are huge, restaurant itself is cute and cozy

I've been here sooo many times and it's so good everytime! Very nice and very fast service always…read more The quality of food is consistent and the variety of food is great for people with different tastes! I always try new appetizers each time I come and I really like the pumpkin croquettes. It's crispy, soft, and a little chew on the inside like mochi. It's really good with condensed milk. I always love the crispy fried buns with condensed milk, so warm and yummy! The only thing I was dissatisfied with was the soup dumplings. The dumpling skin was thick, and the filling tasted weird. Casual restaurant with really good food and nice portion size.

Crispy Fried Intestine

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Tripe appetizer

Go Chi

3.6(101 reviews)

3.8 mi

Authentic Chinese in a imple digs with no decor. A combination of booths and round tables. Deep…read moremenu. Friendly service. -- Chongqing Style Spicy Chicken: The classic dish with as many red chile peppers as bite-sized chicken nuggets. Smaller pieces than most, but crisp without being dry, and full of flavor even beyond the spice. Solid. -- Crispy Fried Pork W/ Sweet Sour Sauce: This isn't your daddy's old school Chinese American sweet and sour, and that's a good thing. But first, the pork: thin, flat slices with an even thinner batter reminiscent of tempura-- so light and crispy it crackled like broken glass. The sauce had syrup consistency, golden color instead of the old school red, and more sour than sweet. A spectacular dish if you like sweet and sour, and a good one even if you don't. -- Sautéed Pork Belly with Hot Pepper: Firm slices of pork with so little fat you can eat the whole thing without inspection. The hot peppers weren't so hot, so while this was enjoyable as a simple pork and vegetable dish, it had no spicy flavor pizzaz suggested in the name and evident in similar examples elsewhere. On the other hand, it did have pleasant black bean flavor. -- Sautéed Shredded Beef With Long Horn Pepper: Numerous slivers of tender beef with more of an understated thin gravy than sauce, with the peppers crisp but not that peppery. Mild but substantial. Bonus points for all of the following: - The server coming back and double checking to make sure we still wanted a dish we ordered after letting us know it was cold. - A tablet on the table with the menu showing photos of every dish to assist in ordering decisions. - A municipal parking lot across the street. - Cute branded takeout bags.

Decided to give this new place a try. This location has changed ownership a few times in the past…read morecouple years. Parking can be tricky because they don't have a parking lot. We usually park at Stop & Shop and walk over instead of wasting time looking for street parking. They did a little bit of remodeling and the place is very spacious. The service was wonderful. Our waters were always full and the staff are all so pleasant and helpful. My family doesn't eat too spicy, but our serve gave us some recommendations, and they were all very good. My favorite was the braised Japanese tofu and the sweet & sour fish. They debone the whole fish while maintaining a beautiful presentation on the plate. It was fried perfectly and didn't come out soggy even with the sauce on it. I would definitely come back to try more dishes.

Sautéed Pork Belly with Hot Pepper

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All Seasons Table

4.0(900 reviews)

Great food and very willing to accommodate my gluten free allergy. I usually stick with the sushi…read moreand that doesn't disappoint. They use to have live jazz on the weekends. I miss that.

Came here for a quick and tasty lunch…read more We started with the fried calamari. It was delicious! Highly recommend if you are looking for an appetizer. We had the pepper chicken and general tso chicken. Both were delicious and just the right portion for a lunch meal. Service was prompt and flawless. The ambiance of the place is super cool. It's definitely a hoping place later in the day. 4 stars for the overall price for lunch food. It was high. Though it was delicious. Normally price doesn't impact but given high cost it did on this one.