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RoseWethersfield
May 18, 2009 06:01 PM
In this order:
1. Craigie (food is great, cocktails are fantastic!)
2. Oleana (I've never had a bad anything at Oleana)
3. Hungry Mother (if only the bar had more seats)
4. Rendevous (predictably good. one of the best values around)
5. Upstairs (I know they are all from formaggio but the cheese plate is always wonderfully presented. And, service is the way it should be...)›3 Replies-
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re: teezeetoo
Without a doubt, Craigie is the best restaurant in Cambridge where I've had the pleasure of eating. (I have never gone to Salts or Rialto) Chef's Whim all the way! I recently enjoyed their Passover menu as well.
Other Cambridge favorites include:
Oleana
Hungry Mother
Rendezvous
Baraka CafeI appreciate the shout out above for Armando's. It is the only place I can have an acceptable NY slice of pizza.
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justbeingpolite
May 21, 2009 05:45 AM
No one's voting for East Coast Grill? How sad.
How about Ten Tables now that it's in Cambridge?
That said, a lot of good lists already.
Mine:
Craigie
Oleana
East Coast Grill
Hungry Mother
no clear fifth for now (haven't been to TT or Rendezvous)
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I will add to all those in support of:
Oleana, Craigie, Salts (consistently great meals at all 3 restaurants), Burdicks for the hot chocolate and Dante for the fritelle.
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These are my favorites...lots of repeats here;)
1. Craigie...Chefs Whim menu Sun-wed is an AMAZING deal, esp if you enjoy offal
2. Oleana
3. Armandos for cheese pizza
4. Hungry Mother
5. Koreana for soup and banchan only...I know I know its not as good as so many Korean spots in Union sq but I grew up going there and Im loyal for life -
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Oleana gets my #1 vote, hands down. The best of the rest is hard to choose based on food alone--Rialto, Blue Room, Harvest, etc. are all excellent. As a transplanted New Yorker used to finding good-to-great Chinese/Taiwanese food easily, though, I am grateful to Mulan for serving up excellent Taiwanese food: their beef with cilantro (with lots of ginger shreds) is a current obsession.
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jgg13
Mar 2, 2009 05:05 AM
FWIW (and that's not much) I saw Hungry Mother reviewed on the Phantom Gourmet this weekend, where they said it was "one of the highest ratings ever" (92 IIRC). I think the lowest score was an 8, and that was for location. They didn't even use the phrase "ooey, gooey" once.
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WineAG
Mar 1, 2009 07:36 PM
What's up with Benatti? Gotta get there... but the place seems a bit hard to figure... like the time a couple of months ago when people wondered if it closed or was for sale (still don't know what that was about)... then there are the continual, if sporadic raves.
I'd have figured someone would have mentioned Benatti their list of top 5 in Cambridge... but no? Seems like it should belong if the recent reports are any indication.
I'm gonna go soon, but what's up with this place???? Makes me wonder why it doesn't get more support. Sounds like a fantastic place.
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MC Slim JB
Mar 2, 2009 06:35 AM
As I said, choosing only five is tough. Benatti might make my top five on a different day. I'm glad it's still hanging in there and getting some attention here. Its location is very tough.
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re: MC Slim JB
had an interesting dessert at Benatti-- Negroni terrine w/ orange nougatine (gin, campari and sweet vermouth panna cotta w/ orange marmalade coulis and parmesan tuile). Texture didn't quite do it for me (too much gelatin) and there wasn't much sweet vermouth evident but viewed as a twist on a cocktail it was great. They were out of the osso buco so had the lamb rack, it was overcooked, salty and not particularly large but the port balsamic reduction and crispy polenta were very nicely done. The housemade fettucine were more like hand-shaved noodles and lacked the delicacy I was hoping for. I would probably go back to try the osso buco.
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MC Slim JB
Feb 21, 2009 05:50 AM
Tough one! I think my answer must be weighted toward recent meals; they just stick out more in my mind: Craigie on Main, Hungry Mother, Oleana, Rendezvous, Salts.
The answer would be different if you added the modifier "cheap eats": Baraka Cafe, Punjabi Dhaba, Mary Chung, Miracle of Science, Muqueca.
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1. TW Food
2. Craigie (both past and present locations)
3. Dante (ranking is based on only two excellent visits and subject to adjustment)
4&5. tossup between Rendezvous, Blue Room, and Hungry Mother, all of which get points for value as well as food excellenceHonorable mention to Salts and Oleana. I've never been all that impressed with Rialto, Harvest, or Sandrine's.
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rlove
Dec 8, 2008 02:52 PM
From a former Cantabrigian, now Bostonian, the first three are easy:
1. Craigie on Main
2. Oleana
3. Emma's
4. Gran Gusto
5. Bartley'sHonorable mentions: Chez Henri (although inconsistent), handful of Indian joints, Darwin's for sandwiches, probably a few others I am blanking on
I've yet to go to Salt's or Hungry Mother, but by the recommendations on this board, they'd likely be on my list.
Overrated, if not barely good: Harvest
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Rialto is a good start, though I haven't been in a while.
Bartley's Burger Cottage should make anyone's list, if we're basing it on food alone.
Oleana is excellent, and interesting.
Salts
And here's another vote for parking your car on the Cambridge line and walking over to Evoo as my fifth vote.
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This is somewhat Harvard-Square-centric, but here goes:
1. Rialto
2. Oleana
3. Harvest
4. Salts
5. Sandrine'sThe rest of the list is open to debate, but Rialto at the top is a slam-dunk.
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re: CocoDan
justbeingpolite
May 21, 2009 05:47 AM
CCD.
I think that was a response to a comment about EVOO (which I thought of as Cambridge, too)
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