Boston Munch

General: Restaurant, Bar, Boulangerie, 774 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199  • 617 266 8800, this a chain and there are other locations thru the state. for more info go to http://www.seldelaterre.com/

She Said: I’m going to make this simple and sweet. Not my place at all, not my idea of a fun place, not even a place to take my parents. You go here, all you see is business people or people talking stocks. All though our waitress was nice and helpful, I was too impressed on a) the wine list.. one french wine for a french restaurant. b) food was okay, but not my style. c) the atmosphere. If I don’t like the atmosphere, then probably I won’t enjoy anything….

He siad: This french bistro, is not pretensius or trys to be. once i walk in the decor feels like nothing particular is nice, and all is where it should be, but screams chain. Almost like chesse cake factory with a french touch. for me the ambience of place is important but not a deal breaker, in the end she and I are in the quest for the ultimate good food. so we decided to give it a try. The wine list only had one frech bottle to order not very impressive, the menu is short and there are several things we could order, we did try the french frites wich i belive were pretty good. As main dish i had the rack of lamb, in my opinion it was ok, not to flavorfull. oh well!, I finish the night with a Mexican coffe as a dessert and digestive that was pretty good and probably the highlight of the dinner. Go there if yu are with a big group of people and in the area, never as place you pick just to have dinner.

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General: Traditional, well decorated, high quality, full menu Japanese Cuisine, Located near Coolidge Corner. 1280 Beacon St Brookline, MA 02446,

She Said: Can I say… OH MY GOOOOD. (and that’s god, but it’s totally good too!). This place, Fugakyu, is amazing beyond belief. I absolutely love Japanese food and this is the place. It’s a big restaurant, so at first it doesn’t seem very authentic, but it’s so tasty. There are so many maki rolls and entrees that it makes it really hard to choose. That’s my main downfall of Fugakyu. The menu is so extensive that he and I just ordered the Boat because we couldn’t decide. But whatever you order, you won’t regret!

He Said: I been coming here for quite of while, Every time i try to order something new from their extensive menu, I have never been disappointed. This Place is huge, kind a like a maze. If you are with a big party you probably will get one of the private little rooms that resemble more authentic Japanese decor. Ok now to the food. The sushi is pretty good, they have all the traditional rolls that you expect from any sushi bar. but you don’t go to Fugakyu for the sushi, instead for the apetaizer and the well balance array of diferent meats and vegetarian dishes the offer.

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General: Located in Allston, this vegetarian/vegan friendly Vietnamese cuisine is very different. Grasshopper comes with an extensive menu, where you are bound to find something worth the try. Pricing is fair, on the cheaper side, so if you’re low on cash, and in the Allston area, Grasshopper isn’t a bad stop. Located: 1 North Beacon St at Brighton Ave, Allston.

She Said: CALLING ALL VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS! or just anyone that was to try some new stuff. This restaurant serves all vegan-Asian dishes. For location, Grasshopper is out of my way, but it isn’t all that bad to stop here when I’m coming home from golf. It isn’t the nicest of all places, but the smell of it is wonderful! (probably the perk of this place.) Obviously if you are vegan, you’re going to want to try this place out… if not.. you might want to just try it, to say you did. There are a few dishes that I liked suchs as the appetizers. Seriously, you can make a meal of them. The entrees are fairly large, so you might want to split a plate. I enjoyed the grilled eggplant, however, stay away from the Vietnamese Style Vegi-Pizza. I didn’t like it at all.. and it’s NOT pizza. if you want pizza, go to TJ Scallywagger’s next door. So in all… this place was just okay. It’s nothing special, unless you are vegan. I wouldn’t come to this place unless I was in Allston.

He Said: As fate would have it, I lived above this place for a couple of years and never thought to go in.  To tell the truth, Grasshopper was probably one of the last places I could see myself going given its menu laden with Asian-theme vegan food.  So why did I end up going?  One day She was having a tough day, and I knew she is into vegetarian/Health food, so that day on the way back from golfing, I said why not let’s try something new and different… From the outside, Grasshopper is hardly distinctive. But as we drew near, the difference became apparent: the aroma; as She said, the smell was so good that I was hooked in the first 5 seconds. Then the menus came, and there seemed to be like “40,000″ items… just kidding of course, but it is indeed a pretty large menu.  It took me - a non-vegetarian – a moment to realize that the “steak” and “chicken” listed on the menu was not the real thing, and I ultimately decided to just try the vegetarian cuisine and avoid anything laden with a fake flavor and potential disappointment.  My Hot and Sour Soup was very good, and then we split some sort of pizza that looked more like a green omelet to me.  This dish was a bit lacking in the flavor department…it almost seemed like it needed salad dressing. That said, I liked the experience at Grasshopper and it was fun for me since I like to try new stuff all the time.  I also loved the big jar of tea they gave you…a nice touch. Vegetarian food will never be my first, second, or third choice, but I would go again and try more of the endless menu, so if you want a point of view from a non vegetarian and are wondering, how is it? or what is about? I will keep you posted.

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