My husband and I will be in the Newton area for Thanksgiving and are looking for suggestions for your favorite casual places to try for lunch. We particularly enjoy great, authentic ethnic food. Any specialties in the area? Thanks.
berryberrykix
Nov 17, 2009 02:01AM
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Farm Grill and Rotisserie on Needham Street for Greek food. Great spot for lunch especially.
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Lam's Thai in Newtonville is v. good. If you ask for the dishes "Thai Style" , they'll bump up the heat. There are some good sandwich places in Newtonville, on Walnut St., right nr Washington St., where Lam's is.
825 Washington St, Newtonville, MA 02460
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I'm not a Thai food expert, so I don't know if how authentic everything is, but I've always enjoyed lunch at Amarin in Newton Corner.
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Green Tea Restaurant in Newton is quite good, by all accounts (have not been there myself). Second the Farm Grill rec, you can't go wrong there. Haven't been in a while but Tango Mango is pretty good for burritos. There's Oishii on Route 9, not sure if that's exactly in Newton, but if not, it's close.
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Cafe Petersburg for Russian, in Newton Center, Sabra for Middle Eastern, and never forget Blue Ribbon Barbecue for Southern ethnic!
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shrimp dumplings (har gau) at Green Tea are good, and the steamed vegetable/mushroom buns, but their spicy wontons are way too sweet (hoisin sauce, which is totally wrong for this dish imo), salt & pepper shrimp have too much batter (should be just a dusting) and red pepper powder, ja jiang mein (peking meat sauce noodles) are not as good as Chung Shin Yuan or Jo JO Taipei imo (and the chopped carrots are out of place for this dish, imo)
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