http://www.diningoutboston.com Restaurant Reviews and News. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:59:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Went to the friends and family night opening at Haru last friday. The New York based sushi chain has opened in the Prudential Center where Dick's Last Resort used to be. The place has been transformed into a moden asian sanctuary featuring a glassed-in garden in the main dining room. It ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2007-11-01-new-sushi-place-haru-boston.html File this under places that suck for a myriad of reasons. There's a roof deck at the rattlesnake, but the view is only of the gross walls of the buildings next to it, and on the roof they have cheap plastic furniture. On a nice day, the roof is probably packed, ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2007-05-10-the-rattlesnake-bar-and-grill-sucks.html Last Tuesday I ventured to try Coolidge Corner's alternative to Rami's, Shawarma King, which, as it turns out, is more expensive and not worth it. Shawarma King's decor is as low-key as Rami's, with non-descript cheap tables and chairs and a smattering of Middle Eastern wall-hangings and doodads. Their menu, ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-27-shawarma-king.html The following account of my lunch at Ivy will most likely not do justice to the food. It was a meal where the occasion wholly overshadowed the cuisine; Feng announced minutes before we entered that she and Grant were engaged. Huzzah! Many congratulations to the happy couple. Located in the ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-11-ivy.html If Davis Square seems too far a trek for finger-lickin' barbeque, new kid on the block Soul Fire is a cheaper, quality alternative right off the B-line. Wyeth Lynch, owner and founder of Soul Fire, conducted in-depth research on the origin and variations of barbecue and it shows. ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-09-soul-fire.html John Harvard's Brewhouse may be Harvard Square's only tourist attraction where Harvard students actually hang out, despite the garrish decorations devoted to the university namesake and the strick ID policy. At one time the over-sized, underground brewpub offered half-price appetizers on Mondays after 10pm, drawing schmoozing business school grads and clamoring ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-08-john-harvards-brewhouse.html Fall will see a fresh crop of new restaurants opening in Boston. Here's the heads-up on two noteworthy newcomers: Babak Bina and Azita Bina-Seibel, owners of LaLa Rokh, will be opening Bin 26 Enoteca, a wine bar serving Mediterranean fare, around Labor Day in Beacon Hill. September will also mark ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-04-coming-attractions.html Just a reminder to make your reservations now for Boston Restaurant Week. This two-week cheap dining extraganza, in which high-end Boston restaurants serve prix-fixe lunches and dinners (appetizer, entree, dessert) for $20.06 and $30.06, respectively, has been heavily advertised and many places are already completely booked. I myself look ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-02-boston-restaurant-week.html How can I be hungry when my flesh is melting? It's difficult to conceive of eating anything but this: or maybe this: Bunches and I are going to Pizzeria Regina, and I have made him promise not to order the Giambotta, the standby pie that sinks from the weight of all the ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-08-01-burning.html In between rainstorms this past weekend, I visited PICCO, or Pizza and Ice Cream Company, a cutesy pizza and ice cream parlor in the South End. Despite the frequent showers, PICCO was hoppin' and we sat at the bar to avoid waiting for a table. After some flagging, a waitress ... http://www.diningoutboston.com/2006-07-25-picco.html