East Coast Grill Brunch- Crowded or Doable, Late?

[opinionatedchef]

They stop brunch at 2:30. Anyone know if we'd likely have trouble being seated if we go late- like 2pm?or maybe the crowds have thinned by that time? fav dishes? thnx much.

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East Coast Grill and Raw Bar
1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

[grant.cook]

My wife and I were as S&S this past Sunday and went for a walk after eating.. there was a line - maybe 7-10 people at East Coast like 15 min before they opened..

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East Coast Restaurant
1456 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122

[FoodDabbler]

Exactly, and if you get on the line at that time, you'll be in the first seating.

[Madrid]

I love the grits, the grilled avocado, the duck rellena, and the nachos (more farmers cheese than jack so it's an interesting difference). Always mobbed no matter what time, and loud and the $5 parking across the street is very welcome.

[FoodDabbler]

Although it's filled no matter what the time, we've found that getting there about 15-20 minutes before they open results in the shortest wait times for a table. If you just miss that first seating, then you're looking at a wait that could be over an hour.

[C. Hamster]

Ive shown up at 2 before a few times and they dont like it ... but whatever.

We try to sit at the bar and it's been crowded at 2, for sure.

The bloody bar is a must, but it's sort of picked over by then. I like the fish tacos, the yucatan platter and the fried yucca. The pork sandwich was not good the last time I had it.

[LeoLioness]

I'm a late riser on the weekends so I tend to go for brunch at 2-ish. East Coast Grill is a bit of a crapshoot--there's usually some sort of wait for a table at that time depending on the size of the group, but I've gotten seated at the bar fairly quickly when it's just two of us.

I like the fried fish tacos (but I always ask for some lime for the fish--the glaze is a bit too sweet for me and benefits from some acid) and a Bloody Caesar.

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East Coast Grill and Raw Bar
1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

[yumyum]

Can't speak to timing -- most times I've been it's been pretty packed. But I love the food so I think it's worth a wait (on a nice day). The Duck rellenos are just great, and there are my favorite "roll your own" black n blue tacos on the menu as well. And who doesn't like a bloody mary bar?

[emannths]

The smoked pork tostada just says "duh, this is going to be good," and it is. I also liked the Yucatan breakfast platter. The smoked duck + jack tortilla rellena is good if you love cheese, but for me it's too much cheese and not enough acid to balance it out.

I think I was there at about 1:30pm once as a group of 6, and they said that the wait would be something like 60+ minutes, which we took to mean "go elsewhere." Early is no problem, but others should be able to fill you in on late.