Friday, October 30, 2009

Restaurant Reviews Index

As promised, an organized index of all my restaurant reviews! Enjoy!
UPDATE: I have put some asterisks next to some of my favorite places. :)
("**" for super favorites and "*" for favorites)

General Overviews
Napa Valley Guide
Reflections on Napa Valley
A California Christmas (Southern California)
A New York Birthday
Favorite Eats in the Boston/Cambridge Area 
Southern California Favorites

By Neighborhood


   Cambridge   
Capital GrilleHarvard Square
Asian 
*Le's (Formerly Pho Pasteur)
Wagamama
Yenching
*Cafe Sushi
Shabu Square (Now closed)
Om Restaurant & Lounge
**Berryline 

American / New American
Veggie Planet/Club Passim
Henrietta's Table
Ten Tables
Cannolis**Hi Rise Bread Company
**Upstairs On the Square
      Soiree Room
      Monday Club - 2
      Monday Club - 1
Grafton Street Pub & Grill
**Garden at the Cellar 2009 and 2007

European
Cambridge 1 (Grilled Pizza)
Sandrine's Bistro (French)
1 Arrow Street Crepes (French)
*Il Panino Express (Italian - Now closed)

Prezza Wine GlassInman Square
East By Northeast (Asian)
*Tupelo (Southern)
Benatti (now closed)
**Muqueca (Update!)
**Muqueca (Coastal Brazilian)
**Oleana (Mediterranean)
*All Star Sandwich Bar (Sandwiches)

Kendall Square
American
The Friendly Toast
*Cambridge Brewing Company
Legal Seafoods
Other
Mulan (Taiwanese)
*Hungry Mother (Southern)
Izzy's (Latin / Puerto Rican)

Monday Club - SalmonPorter Square
Sapporo Ramen (Japanese)
Zing (Pizza)
*Cafe Mami (Japanese)
*Anna's Taqueria (Mexican)

Central Square
New American/American
Rendezvous
**Mariposa Bakery
**Salts
*Miracle of Science
**Craigie Street Bistrot
(now Craigie on Main)
*Pacific Cafe
CBC Beer Tower
Italian
*Basta Pasta

North Cambridge
**Gran Gusto (Italian)
Jose's Mexican Restaurant
*Qingdao Garden (Dumplings/Chinese)

East Cambridge
Unique Dumpling (Taiwanese/Northern Chinese)
Wisteria (Taiwanese) -  (Now closed - Allston location still open)

   Somerville
Zoe's Gourmet Chinese Cuisine
**Cantina La Mexicana
**Taqueria La Mexicana
Pescatore (Italian)

   North End (Italian)

*Modern Pastry
**Mike's Pastry
**Mamma Maria
*Taranta
_MG_1410**Prezza 2007
**Prezza 2009 (updated with pictures)
**Monica's
Dom's 

Allston/Brighton/Brookline
*Jo Jo Taipei (Taiwanese)
Fish Market (Japanese)
Dok Bua (Thai)
**Fugakyu (Japanese)
**May's Cafe (Taiwanese)

Boston
Back Bay
Clio (French/Japanese)
Sel de al Terre (French)
Piatini (Italian) 
Bottega Fiorentina (Italian)
Mamma Maria Osso bucca*Casa Romero (Mexican)
Parish Cafe (Sandwiches)
Uni (Sushi / pan-Asian)
P.F. Chang's (Pan-Asian)
**Grill 23 (Steak)
  
West End/Chinatown/Theater District/
Downtown/Beacon Hill
KO Prime (Steak)
The Oceanaire (Seafood)
Bina Osteria (Italian)
Phoenicia (Middle Eastern / Lebanese)
*Penang (Malaysian)
**Gourmet Dumpling House (Chinese)

South End
Market by Jean-Georges

   Outer Boston  

Japanese
Dabin (Lexington)
New Ginza (Watertown)
Grilled Turkey SandwichDaikanyama (Lexington)
Chinese
**Shangri La (Taiwanese/Sichuan)
*Fuloon (Malden)
**Little Q Hot Pot (Quincy)
American
**Five Guys Burgers and Fries (Dedham)
Texas Roadhouse (Everett)
Celebrity Pizza and Dairy (Watertown)
**Rancatore's (Lexington, Belmont)
European (Italian/French)
**Basta Pasta Enoteca (Quincy)
*Stone Hearth Pizza (Needham)
Sel de la Terre (Natick)

   Outside Massachusetts

Cupertino, California (Chinese food)
PaellaA&J's Restaurant
*Hong Fu
**Szechuan Era

Napa Valley
**The French Laundry
**Bouchon Bakery
**Redd

Los Angeles and Orange County
**Ten Ren Tea Station
**Din Tai Fung
**Sushi Gen
Mrs. Knott's Chicken Restaurant
**Melisse

Las Vegas
**Joel Robuchon (The Mansion)
**Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay)
  *Enoteca San Marco (Mario Batali)
**B&B Ristorante (Mario Batali)
**Raos

New York City
**Daniel
**Le Bernardin
**Sushi Yasuda 
**H&H Bagels (update)
Ess-a-Bagel
*Ma Peche (Momofuku Midtown)
**H&H Bagels
**Bouchon Macarons

   The WORLD

Japan
**Seryna (Kobe beef)
**Kyubey/Kyubei (Sushi)
*Suzuran (Ramen)

Taiwan
**Ding Tai Fung (Dumplings)
**Celestial Restaurant (Peking Duck)
**Yong He Soybean Milk (Taiwanese breakfast)
Sheraton Taipei (Taiwanese breakfast)
*Formosa (Howard Plaza Hotel)
Aoba (Traditional Taiwanese food)
**Ice Monster (Shaved ice)

5 comments :

  1. Dude! this post reminds me of Boston, and now I'm starting to miss that place. (T.T)

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  2. Awesome!!

    Thanks for the round-up :) I will check these out when I'm in Boston!

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  3. NEAT!! I wish you lived in HK, haha

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  4. Yes! Will be refering back for date nights.

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  5. Fantastic -- I'm sending this to friends who live in the area. They're always looking for good suggestions of places to try!

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