Soundbites' waffles are to die for. There are very few restaurants I'm willing to wait in line for, and Soundbites is one. The line is pretty variable, actually; I've sometimes gone there at high noon on a Saturday and gotten a table immediately. I've never had a complaint about their service except that you're not encouraged to linger.

A brisk walk up Broadway is Renee's, a block down Holland St from Teele Square. They used to be as crowded as Soundbites, but a couple years ago they expanded into the neighboring storefront and more than doubled their seating.

Also worth going to in the area are Urban Gourmet in Ball Sq (excellent pizza, but really slow delivery) and Wang's Fast Food in Magoun Sq (yummy traditional Chinese dumplings).