Boston (adjacent) food thoughts

For whatever reason I've been recently wistful for workhorse food from specific cheap unassuming restaurants when I lived in the Boston area.

Super burrito from Anna's Taqueria in Porter Square, falafel wrap from Moody's Falafel Palace (RIP) in Central Square, sausage egg and cheese croissant from a Dunkin Donuts I used to stop at in Needham....

these are some of my many madeleines I guess

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notes on maeve

@darius i’m definitely gonna have to stop at Anna’s before i go

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kfan

@darius Aleppo (replaced Moody's) isn't bad

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JP

@darius i think about the Anna's burrito as well sometimes, partly because i now live in the planet's burrito capital and wonder how well it would measure up to my current very high standards.
i also think about the sweet potato + pecan pancakes at the deluxe town diner in watertown, those were legit fantastic, though probably simple to replicate. hmm...

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Jesse Baer

@darius Come back anytime!

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Bryant Durrell

@darius Aw, man, Anna’s.

The Portuguese breakfast plate at the Neighborhood Restaurant in Union Square, too. “All breakfasts served with cream of wheat.”

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Andromeda Yelton

@darius Has anyone lived here and NOT developed at least an occasional Anna's craving?

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Blake C. Stacey

@darius The Anna's super burrito is one of those "perfect for what it is" foods.

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Craig P

@darius It's interesting to me that you can tell exactly when someone lived in the area by which food they remember.

The food circuit evolves so fast...

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Mx. Aria Stewart
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@darius The egg sandwich or popover from the Clover truck in Dewey square.

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christa

@darius moody’s still owned by same guy at least! boston.eater.com/2019/3/19/182

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Dan Schmidt

@darius I regularly wistfully think back to the falafel wraps (the hot sauce was the key!) from the Falafel Palace. Another weekly lunch staple was the Suan La Chow Show at Mary Chung.

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Dave Coustan (Extraface)

@darius thai from rod dee?

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Peter Richardson
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@darius the boca grande in kendall when it was still linoleum and bare flourescents, with an assembly line of workers shuckling side to side as they constructed 2-pound burritos in 15 seconds

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Andy K S

@darius Anna's burritos might be the #1 thing I miss about Boston. Also huge Puerto Rican combo plates from Izzy's near Central (learned just now, by looking up spelling, that they closed last year 🙁), which sank many an afternoon's productivity the year I worked around the corner

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Thomas Sibley

@darius ahhh! I still think about and crave Anna’s to this day despite being on the other side of the country for over 10 years now and not having had an Anna’s burrito since I left.

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Leon Yin

@darius
My essentials when I visit family:
New golden gate in Chinatown
Sichuan gourmet in Billerica
Scoops and Scootery in Arlington

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