teen birthday near Dorchester?

[MAgirl]

I'm looking for a fun place to take my little sister and a few friends to celebrate her 13th birthday. Someplace inexpensive (i.e. entrees $15 or less) for dinner or brunch, that's celebratory or entertaining in some way ... like table-side food prep, live entertainment, dim sum, mariachi music, or something to make it unique and fun for them. Preferably not too far from Dorchester (Boston, JP, Mattapan, etc.) Thanks!

[C. Hamster]

Little Q hot pot in Quicy will be open for a month or so. They do a lot of parties

[MAgirl]

Thanks for all these great suggestions! We're planning to try Chau Chow House and will report back on how it is!

[Johnresa]

You could always try Osaka Shabu on Adams Street in Dorchester. I think the concept of creating your own soup and dipping sauces would appeal to most teenagers :-)

[SpicyTea]

Chau Chow City in Dorchester, on Morrissey Blvd., does great dim sum. Midday on the weekends is best -- the most fun, loudest, most rolling carts. They mix some soups up table-side. A Globe reviewer last year said: "Dinner at Chau Chow is a party, held halfway between Hong Kong and Chuck E. Cheese’s." This captures the place perfectly. They have a few tables on a raised platform with a brass rail around them -- I'd call & ask to reserve one of those. You can order off the menu, too, if anyone can't deal with the cart selections. It's a family oriented place, and if you're lucky, there'll be a wedding reception going on, with karaoke ;-) And did I mention that the food is superb?

[Prav]

The Mexican food at Acapulco in JP is pretty bad by chowhound standards, but is OK otherwise, and they have Mariachi I believe!