Solid rice bowls - the "spicy" beef bulgogi is my go to with the perfect balance of protein, kimchi, pickled radish, bean sprouts, and cabbage. it's not actually spicy and it hits the spot when I want something quick and filling at a reasonable price. I recommend ordering ahead cause it does get busy during the lunch rush. AVOID THE DUMPLINGS AT ALL COSTS. I made the mistake of getting them and I've never had such bad tasting dumplings in my life. It appears they preboil them and leave them sitting on hot trays, and then they finish them off by frying them to order. This resulted in a very oily and soggy dumpling. The mushy skin absorbed an abundance of oil and sadly did not taste edible. read more

This place is a huge step-up from Cava or any of those other "bowl" restaurants Downtown Boston. I've tried just about everything on the menu and the Pork Belly bowl is my favorite, they give good portions. The acia bowl is really good, but a little too pricey for the portion. The appetizers were all good, but way overpriced compared to buying them at the restaurants up the street in Chinatown, so I avoid buying apps here. The customer service is always excellent here which is why I've become a frequent visitor. They also have a rewards program which keeps you coming back for more. Don't waste your money at Cava, come to Lotus Test Kitchen instead and get more food for your money that taste way better! read more

We grabbed food from here while visiting Boston since a lot of the places had already closed for the evening. We just needed something fast that we could just grab fast after a long drive up and visit to the wonder museum for the evening. This place was the perfect place. Just wish we had alittle more time. We wanted to try out the bowls they had but they ran out of the rice as it was 20 min before closing. They had noodles for the bowls but with a 15 minute wait. So we didn't bother. The place was small but more of a pickup and eat at home place. But we just pulled up a seat at the bar style table and ate fast. The service was just ok and if you wanted to you can watch them cook your meal. We ordered the 4 different kinds of meats for the Bao Bao to try them all out. The Bao Bao Teriyaki Chicken & Steak -Spicy Korean BBQ Pork Belly -Bulgogi Beef - had a kick and so good. We also went with the pork dumplings (6) which were very delicious and great amount they give you. read more

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I ordered pickup from Lotus Test Kitchen on GrubHub. It's pretty conveniently located downtown, not too far from my office, so big win. I don't have too much to say in terms of service, since I just grabbed my food to go, but I was pleased that it was ready on time. The interior seemed pretty clean, decent for a casual spot. In terms of food, I thought the Spicy Korean BBQ Beef Bowl and Bao Bao were both solid, but nothing out of this world. The bun itself was a bit denser than I'd prefer. Generally, I'm more so a fan of "authentic" than "fusion," but I can't fault them for that. The bowl felt pretty healthy, so I'd consider ordering it again. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Exterior - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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This is the perfect spot for when you're craving both fast casual bowl food and Asian sauce flavors. I got the beef bulgogi bowl and it was a delicious filling portion perfect for a hearty lunch. I ordered delivery on a weekday before noon and my food was prepared quickly and on its way to me within ten minutes. This isn't really a dine-in place, but they've nailed their takeout flow. read more

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The portions were HUGE! I would highly recommend and the servers are super nice. There aren't that many seats inside so be prepared to eat elsewhere, but the food was pretty solid. I love the concept of fast cooked Asian food and prices were affordable for Boston! read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Ordered the total of 6 bowls for myself and my family. When I came home I found out that they shorted me on several bowls (well, probably all of them, but a few stood out in particular): For example, the Tereyaki Beef bowls had almost no beef, it was literally 1 small spoonful of shreded beef fibers spread out over an insane amount of rice. See their pics for the beef bowl? It was NOTHING like that. It also had a grand total of 1 cherry tomato and 1 tiny, miniscule piece of mushroom. Mind you, they charge for every topping. Very dishonest. Won't be back. read more

Ordered teriyaki tofu bowls and the tofu was rubbery, the noodles were fine, the juxtaposition of Kale with the hot noodles was a little odd. Given many of the prior good reviews this may have been an off night. I hope. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Tofu Teriyaki Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food: 1 bowl is very filling. They make everything to order so you know what you're getting is really fresh. Service: fast. I came during lunch hours and there was a crowd inside. I walked out with my food within 10 minutes which is great. Ambiance: small hole in the wall place. You can eat inside, but i prefer to eat elsewhere. Overall: I'll definitely come back to try the other bowls. read more

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The food is amazing and have great pricing different selections to choose from and awesome costumer service very hidden location

Amazing pork belly bowl and lemongrass chicken bowl. Will certainly return quite often to try all of the dishes on the menu. What a great find in my neighborhood! read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Braised pork belly with noodles. Yum! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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The beef bulgogi bowl is actually very good. My only complaint is for $15.99 the meat to rice/veggie ratio is off. I have basically a whole bowl of veggies and rice left with no meat to go with it. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Beef Bulgogi Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Got to enjoy a quick bite here for lunch while in Boston. It was quick and everything was fresh and delicious. I like all the options for bowls that they have and they even made my bulgoli spicy for me! Service was great for the cute spot in the finance district. Perfect for on the go. read more

I grabbed food from here while I was visiting Boston and it was probably one of my favorite fast casual food. I just needed something that we could just grab after a long day of walking and this place was perfect. The place is small so it's more of a pickup and eat at home place. The service was great and we were able to watch them make our food right there. I had the bulgogi bowl with a lot of fun add ons. Definitely get a bunch of stuff in your bowl. read more

We grabbed these bowls before heading on our train back to NYC, and it was lowkey one of the (if not THE) best thing we ate during our trip? Service/ambiance: There were 2 other people in the store with us, so we only waited around 10 minutes for the food to be made after ordering. Considering it seems like they cooked and assembled it on the spot that was nice! It's a lowkey spot with some bar-style seating so I think it'd be great for a quick, casual bite. Food: The bowl with chicken definitely had more meat than the bulgogi bowl - so note that in case you're trying to get the most food! Loved the mix of veggies with rice and meat. It felt like a well balanced meal with a lot of flavor! The portion for the price was definitely good - it made me wish we had similar offerings in NYC (if you know of something similar let me know!!!) read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

3.5-4.0 More of a takeout place, but there is seating space in there if you want to eat it right away. Spicy Korean BBQ Beef bowl (with noodles) = delicious. Would get again and/or try one of the other bowls. Many customization options - so I asked the staff what they recommended and that was very helpful. Bao bun (pork belly) = meh. But I'm also not the biggest pork belly fan. The bun itself isn't the best I've had. read more

This was really good food! I honestly can't remember the name of what I ordered however the people working absolutely helped me order something that I'd like! Nice and hot food with a splash of spicy, so delicious! The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. They also serve boba drinks! 10/10 would recommend & would go again! read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Fud - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

The good: 1) food was tasty and portions are generous with the bowl. Can't go wrong with any of the meats or sauces. The rice, noodles and salad were all great options too. 2) drinks were tasty! I tried the passion fruit, dragon berry, and watermelon smoothie (disclaimer with this one later) The bad: 1) Parking is near impossible around this area, so if you're picking up I would recommend walking or you could try double parking on one side of the street. 2) The Baos only had a few slivers of meat, not worth it - I would get the bowls instead. The buns were fluffy and warm, but not freshly made. 3) my watermelon smoothie had grinded plastic bits. I'm not sure how they got in there but initially I thought they were seeds, so I ate them. But after finishing 75% of my smoothie I spit out the hard pieces and they were in fact plastic. I called and was able to get a refund but plastic in my smoothie... really? They're carcinogenic. Despite the unfortunate things with my order, I will still give them a try. The bowls were good and are a great option for lunch read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Plastic bits in my smoothie. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

The food was tasty for a Mediterranean meal! The customer service was horrible, the servers were bickering at each other and they are not friendly to the customers. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen is a tasty multicultural place combining innovative Asian-based bowls with delicious bubble tea and highly colorful acai drinks. The entrees are served with unapologetic abundance in taste such as heavily spiced wonton bowls, salty tofu stir-fry on rice and acai bowls filled with fresh fruit and granola. Bubble tea is perfectly brewed, and it has delicious tea bases as well as chewy tapioca pearls. This is a modern and comfortable place with paid attention to customers. There are generous portions, very affordable prices and every time you go there you feel fresh and satisfied. read more

I like their extensive menu and choice to customize everything! The staff is friendly and the interior is clean and peaceful. They only have a few seats on the side for dine in but they're normally a to go/pick up restaurant. I came for the bao baos, but they were super disappointing. Beef Bulgogi Bowl - 10/10 This was surprisingly amazing! I got the noodles instead of the rice and the noodles is like soy sauce lo mein, super tasty. They cook all the meats on spot for the bowls, the bulgogi was hot and tender when I got it! The noodles were hot and fresh as well! I can taste that the beef was marinated well and it has a nice caramelization on it. Generous portion of meat to vegetables to noodle ratio. Pork Belly Bao Bao - 3/10 Very very bad. I was super underwhelmed! The porkbelly was dry and flavor less, seems like it was cooked beforehand because it wasn't as hot as my bulgogi beef. Super big bun, lots of Romain lettuce flying around and a small piece of pork belly. The sriracha aioli that came on the side was very peppery, not good. Lotus milk green tea - 8/10 Refreshing and a clear green tea taste. Not too sweet, doesn't taste sweet at all actually. The white pearls were perfectly cooked, nice and chewy and not to sweet as well. Standard boba drink, but I'd get boba somewhere else. read more

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The ramen here is amazing - rich broth, tender noodles, and fresh toppings. The portion was big enough to take some home

I got the chicken teriyaki with noodles, unagi bowl with white rice, and spicy pork bun. The chicken teriyaki bowl was delicious! The chicken was super flavorful, the noodles were chewy. The ratio of topping to noodles was off though - I had enough noodles to last another meal. Getting noodles is the move if you want a super filling bowl for a nice price. The unagi was so yummy and tender. I was so impressed. The avocado in the unagi bowl, however, was simultaneously very hard and had brown spots already. I was very confused. Next time I'll just buy my own avocado to eat with the rice bowl. Spicy pork bao bun was...okay. I don't like their buns and probably won't get it again. Otherwise, I definitely plan to come back and try more of their other options! read more

4.5/5 -- i got the unagi bowl, and the eel was so good i'm salivating at the thought of it - the kale mix, sunny side up egg, and avocado were a perfect balance to the savoriness of the eel - the service was so great! the lady there was super sweet and friendly:) - the only reason i'm docking half a point is that i didn't realize the avocado and egg were going to be extra $ otherwise i probably wouldn't have gotten them that, and i feel like there could've been more veggies to make it a more filling bowl! (by extra, i mean, that if i got the BYO bowl, i could've chose *not* to get avocado and egg, which would have saved me $2. instead i would just get the free toppings.) read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Unagi Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I mean this as a compliment, but the food here reminds me of a VERY elevated mall food experience. I've had the spicy Korean BBQ pork bowl boxed lunch from here about 2-3 times now and I have still not gotten tired of it. The bbq pork is amazing! It's tender and it's cut into the most perfect bite sized pieces with the perfect grill to it. The gochujang sauce is a key player in this bowl, as it marinates not only the meat but also gives the noodles a bit more flavor. I also really like the fresh and crunchy contrast that the other toppings provide. I think for the price you pay, it's also a good portion size. Typically, leftover food from takeout doesn't do great when heating it up the next day but this is far from the truth when it comes to Lotus test kitchen. I heated it up on a pan and all the flavors were enhanced, with the noodles and chicken getting a glazy texture and flavor to it. I want to try other bowls, but I also love the BBQ bowl too much to take a chance read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Spicy Korean BBQ Pork Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This place is an atrocity to claim Korean cuisine, but it's run by a Chinese owner. I don't understand why they sell "Beef bulgogi" when they don't even use the proper cut of meat for Bulgogi. It literally tasted like the weirdly tender thick cuts of meat you find in Beef & Broccoli at any old Chinese takeout place. And it was sweet (again, not in any way remotely tasting like Bulgogi sauce or kBBQ), they threw some weird sriracha mayo-looking sauce on top, even though I remember specifically requesting the Gochujang sauce. It was also a weird mix of throwing all these random veggies + condiments in the rice bowl that you would never find in Korean food - it's not even remotely close to Bibimbap. It was very inauthentic and I can't recommend it. There was a like a mayo kale cabbage slaw, corn, kimchi, mung bean sprouts, I can't remember what random hodge podge. The sliced radish tasted like it was about spoiled. The other weird part is they have it set up like Chipotle for the condiments which looks like it was just sitting out all day and then there's a separate guy that cooked the meat to order on a flat top grill, but I didn't watch them doing this. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - This is not beef bulgogi - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This hidden gem right outside the DTX station is such an amaze-bomb. I've tried every single food bowl of their options and there hasn't been any that had sub par quality. Amazing taste with amazing quality and quantity and on top of that, super healthy, at an amazing price. It's so hard to find that checks off quality, quantity, healthiness, taste AND cost yet here exists! You get to choose either rice or noodle for your carbs, some marinated meat, tofu or fish for protein, and they come with variety of veggies. They all come in their amazing dressing. Food is made fresh at the moment you order it!:) I always feel so welcomed whenever I walk in. Every staff has been so kind. It doesn't have a huge seating area, but a few chairs and bar seating like setting along the wall. It's an open kitchen and they keep everything so clean and neat. Im a huge fan and will always come back whenever I can!!! Def recommend to everyone!!! read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Korean tofu bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Theyre aight. Good for a quick lunch at the office but the bowls don't feel wholly cohesive to me, as an Asian. The salad feels slapped on, where I'm not used to my salad sort of being tossed directly onto the hot rice and meats. I feel the salad warms up in an unpleasant way, but it's a consistent lunch option if you work in the area read more

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The food was excellent and very tasty. I didn't get the dressing I requested for my teriyaki chicken salad bowl which disappointed me, but the salad overall was excellent. read more

Very tiny place but great concept. They sell rice bowls, boba drinks, and açaí bowls. It's located in an alley on Chauncey. I stumbled upon it going to my hotel Hyatt. I'm not into the whole macadamia nuts in the açaí bowl but the rest were really good. Not overly sweet at all. I also got a dragons kiss with dragon fruit. So refreshing with cut sugar level. Limited flavors of floaters. Great service. I didn't get the rice bowl but maybe I'll be back tomorrow read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Tropical açaí - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Placed an online order through toasttab, quick and easy plus there is a discount "LOTUS10". Ordered their bao bao, and they are BOGO now. Ordered 1 teriyaki chicken with house teriyaki, teriyaki steak with house teriyaki, Korean spicy pork with sweet gojuchang, and grilled shrimp with sriracha aioli. The bread was fluffy. Overall, nothing really special for the bao but nice addition in the Downtown area for a quick bite. Their proteins seasoned well. Probably will try their bowl next time. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - a variety of steamed buns - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I was pleasantly surprised by the portion size and flavors of the Teriyaki Beef Bowl! I stumbled upon this place ravenous and ended up devouring the entire bowl (which is why no pretty pictures with this review.) My bowl was about 70% noodles (thick and chewy) and 30% protein and veggies. It's the type of hearty meal that would send you into a food coma midday but perfect for when you want something filling and flavorsome. This is pretty much a takeout place, although there are a couple of chairs available should you really want to eat in. read more

Ordered takeout lunch, spicy pork with kale base. The pork was okay. Not much kale, lots of lettuce and I don't know why I got 4 bokchoy looking ends. The salad was very watery and towards the bottom of the bowl was just lots of water. I guess it's good they clean their vegetables. But I felt like I got ripped off when I ordered a kale base with the spicy pork but got barely any kale. read more

Great little placed w/ decently priced bowls. I ordered the bulgogi bowl with extra sweet gogujang sauce. The bowl was pretty big as I was not able to finish it all. The beef was tender and tasty. The veggies were fresh and not wilted. I also had the lotus green tea which was also very good, but a little too sweet. Overall, it was very good and filling. For those looking for a sit down restaurant, this is not it. They only had about 6 bar chairs and small area where you can sit to eat. So, keep that in mind if you decide to eat here. read more

the food taste good, staffs are friendly decent price, no need to wait BBQ beef + drink =$18 read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - BBQ beef，yummy - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Found a new place to order from during lunch. Quick and yummy food. The spicy Korean BBQ bowl good. The pork belly was tender and flavourful with just the right amount of spice. The bursting lemon green tea reminds me of the lemon tea from those Vita drinks. They also have acai bowl, so I might give those a try next time. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Spicy Korean BBQ - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Very good proteins and sauces. However, the "bao" was absolutely inedible. The "fluffy" bun was rock hard, most likely because someone took the frozen bun be nuked it in the microwave, and hopefully not due to any other reason. Would strongly recommend NEVER ordering the bao, otherwise perfectly adequate bowls with the exception of slightly clumpy rice. read more

Really good food with tons of flavors. The beef bulgogi bowl is well balanced with tons of beef and fresh veggies. You get a ton of food! The staff were very friendly and there was no wait during lunchtime. Casual counter seating is available to dine in. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Beef Bulgogi Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I walked by this place and decided to stop and try them, glad I made that decision. My bowl was very good, I ordered the chicken teriyaki minus the tomatoes I was pleased and will be back, maybe next time I will get the tofu instead. read more

Lotus Test Kitchen - Chicken teriyaki bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Had the beef bulgogi w onions. The beef was really tasty and tender. There was a flavorful sauce drizzled over top as well. I also enjoyed the side salad especially the pickled radishes. I would definitely order again. Took off a star because the rice was just bad. It was dry and in a giant puck. read more