316160 Wed Aug 09 13:54:01 -0700 2006 7 12 Boston Area 0 1796758 Any recs for someplace good for takeout? Wed Aug 09 13:54:01 -0700 2006 15183 pasta 1 1796773 well, if you like big wraps, salads, or smoothies, blue shirt cafe is good; anna's is somewhat run-of-the-mill mexican, as you probably know; there's a new-ish tibetan sandwich shop across from anna's that i have yet to try, but is supposed to be good; diesel makes some nice sandwiches; ben japon (?) is supposed to be 'fast' thai food, but don't know how it is; o'naturals has some nice sandwiches and salads.. and, of course, if you like pizza, i'm partial to mike's. or, if you like dogs, spike's is supposed to be good. Wed Aug 09 13:59:38 -0700 2006 1796758 17156 melle76 2 1797403 O'Naturals makes me sad. The concepts seems solid, but the execution is off. The sandwiches are expensive for what they are: meat between two slices of stale bread. Nothing on the side. The sandwiches themselves are sad - the buffalo chicken is a few pieces of barely spiced chicken breasts and that's it. As already mentioned, Sessa's, Blueshirt, Dave's & Deisel make a good sandwich. The Tibetan place you're thinking of is Martsa on Elm - and her kid sister cafe next door also has some lunch items. Wed Aug 09 17:58:25 -0700 2006 1796773 15217 gini 3 1797441 I agree. It's a nice place to hang out, especailly with kids on weekend mornings, and the pastries are pretty good (still Carberry's) but the food is marginal at best. It's a shame since it is such a good idea. Wed Aug 09 18:10:26 -0700 2006 1797403 17233 DavisSquare 1 1796791 How about Redbones for bbq? Wed Aug 09 14:07:36 -0700 2006 1796758 13193 ponyboy 2 1797006 As big a fan as I am of Redbones, lunch there is pretty poor. Mostly leftovers from the previous night's service as far as I can tell. Wed Aug 09 15:38:40 -0700 2006 1796791 12758 Ernie Diamond 3 1797028 Also, see the Near Davis Square topic: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/309912 Wed Aug 09 15:47:12 -0700 2006 1797006 24348 Joshua B 1 1797044 avoid Benjapon. Greasy and unauthentic. How hard is it to screw up pad thai? Wed Aug 09 15:51:57 -0700 2006 1796758 23409 vanna f.k.a. babette