Sabur Restaurant

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

This is a shameless plug.

Sabur is one of my favorite restaurants in all of Boston. If you like a variety of flavors and dishes from various regions in the Mediterranean and Balkans, this is definitely the place to eat. The menu has changed in the last year, but it's even better than what it had been.

Dining in the lounge transports me back to the Middle East or Mediterranean region...a combination of both...and really makes me miss Kuwait City terribly, but it's the only place that I've found where one can be so fully transported during the dining experience. The service is friendly although somewhat in keeping with the relaxed time traditions of the regions the cuisine comes from, so don't expect to dash in and out.

Prices are on par for the area although their appetizers are quite inexpensive and more than make a whole meal.

Anyway, if you're not familiar with Sabur, go there. Check it out. Enjoy it. Just head towards Teele from Davis. It's across the street from PJ Ryans, down a block or less.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_meej_/]

Seconded, and from experience, very vegetarian-friendly.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

I'm a devout carnivore, but there does seem to be plenty for all ___vores on the menu. : )

[jadasc.livejournal.com]

Plus, they've got a brunch menu that's really tasty, and because it's under the radar for most people it's not hard to find a seat on a weekend morning.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

And they make a HELL of a Mimosa for brunch. Mmm...

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I'll have to give it a shot. I'll admit I was pretty skeptical because of the ancient seafood place that used to occupy that spot.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

Oh, that place was awful, wasn't it?

Sabur is nothing at all like that and I highly recommend it. : )

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I never actually went in, I was just scared off by the freaky aura of a place that was lousy and just seemed to keep existing for aeons. :)

Despite the scary architecture I will definitely put it on the list to try.

Queen's Cafe, in Teele, btw, is a great place to get Chinese. It's literally just two little old Chinese ladies and their stove, with a fairly limited menu, but it's goood. Pan-friend dumplings, mmmm.

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

I second the brunch recommendation. I have always been able to get a seat right away even though Rene's has a line down the block.

The music is really great. The owner does all of his own mixing and has made a ton of CDs.

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping it isn't too loud to carry on conversations in there?

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

Not at all. The lounge is really comfy with stuffed suede covered chairs and ottomans. It _has_ been getting more crowded lateley. When I started going to brunch there last year we were the only ones in the place. Now it is filling up but there still isn't a wait. The outdoor patio is probably what caused the increase in business since most people don't even think they are open on Sun afternoon.

BTW, brunch starts at 11am so if you need to get your fix earlier than that I suggest a small snack early in the morning. The serving sizes are huge and make sure to order the biscuits *yum*

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, I don't know of a single other place in Somerville that serves liquor out-of-doors.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

Not at all. It's a great place for intimate conversation.

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

Cool! I'd wondered about the source of all the excelent music more than once.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I never even knew that was there, since I'm not on Holland often. I see they have roasted garlic polenta. :-) Looking forward to trying it. Thanks for the post!

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

Oh, their polenta is amazing. My husband had their coriander chicken last night and it came with the roasted garlic polenta. ::droool::

[dj-daeva.livejournal.com]

i second this. it's fabulous food in an intimate and beautiful setting :o)

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[ruthling.livejournal.com]

I had a pretty much awful experience there and won't go back. It sounds like I might have hit them on an off night, but you'd think they'd have warned us when we went in that they had no functioning toilets. Also, the food was sub par, the waiter was rude and it was not cheap.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

Wow. I'm sorry to hear that. : ( I've never had an experience like that there (thankfully). Now Sauce, yes...

[seespotrun1down.livejournal.com]

Are they still smoking friendly? I remember they were for a while after the ban, but I've been MIA from MA for a while.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

They were but the whole state is non-smoking, so no place is smoking friendly anymore. : (