davis_square | 3 Restaurants, 1- 2cents (Reply)

1) Guru- this is Indian food. I believe it's take out and maybe a catering company. My boyfriend often comes home with take-out, which is pretty good and very cheap. $6 for two entree sections, rice, Indian bread and a sauce. Worth a 6pm stop-by, in my opinion. Only thing is there's a lot of packaging, most of which can and should be re-used or recycled. It's in Teele Sq. across the street, diagonally from Teele Square Auto and on the right, before you reach Foodmaster. Good stuff. Yay!

2 cents) With all the talk about buritos and what kind of food people want in the area, I wanted to let you all know that what this area needs is a Vietnamese restaurant!! Yes, that would complete this "Paris of the U.S." for me. A heaping bowl of Pho with tofu, curry and veggies on a freezing February morning or a sweltering July evening would be the make my world go round a little more lovely-ee.

3) China Jade- Ball Square. They've recently done some renovations and the place looks much nicer than it used to. It's next to, near to True Grounds. I talked to the owners and they said they are hoping to get a beer/wine license and continue on with more improvements so as to entice a eat-in crowd, as most of their business is take-out. Pending a landlord, lease renewal issue. It seems like their place might just turn into a "place to go" or something!

I wanted to say that their food, whether you take it home or eat it there, is quite good and inexpensive, too! It's seemingly fresh, not greasy or too heavy, and they give you tons of it! I would highly recommend this hidden gem. I'm vegetarian and I enjoy the Pad Thai with veggies. It's got more veggies that what I would expect and, like I said, it's big. Lasts me 1 to 3 meals. Hooray! Next, I convince them to add 2-3 legit vegetarian things to their extensive menu and, I know, the non-meat-eaters will follow. Go there- meat or no meat! Good.

4) Okay. Here it is. La Spina. I saw the Somerville cable access spot which showcased Valentine's day restaurant spots. I only caught the La Spina and Gargoyles spots, but knew immediately that I had to check out La Spina. So I did. If there ever was a hidden gem, well, here it is. How many of you have said to yourself, there's nowhere in this "Paris of the U.S." to go for a drink on busy Friday/Saturday night!! Wanh... I know I have. Yes, there are lots of great offerings in the squares, but they tend to be overrun with other people desiring a similar activity on a weekend night. BUT... La Spina is good. Yes, I say, go there. It's big. Not only is the dining room big, but the shiny horseshoe shaped bar is big and has so many seats.

I went there last night and sat happily at a corner seat, had a decent margharitta and 2 desserts. One was free, b/c the owner/Chef and generous and kind and wanted to give something away-- so my man-friend and I benefited. Yum and yum. We didn't get any food, (other than desserts) just wanted a pleasant- chill place for a cocktail and some audible conversation. And that is certainly what we got.

The couple across from me were eating and their food looked great. I was tempted to ask for a bite, b/c they seemed to have more than they could eat- the portions are big there, too! BUT, when we sat down there was a big basket of home-made potato chips in front of us to eat. Um... that was too good to be true. You should go there, and bring as many friends as you like. They'll treat you well there and you'll be able to find seats, for sure.