Brown Sugar Cafe
Boston, MA 02215-1001
Phone: (617) 787-4242
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Babcock Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Brown Sugar Cafe – by Gerrish Lopez
The Scene
Unlike Brown Sugar's cramped Fenway location, this newer, brighter site houses plenty of tables and a most attractive décor. Colorful fish tanks, framed butterflies, cream colored walls and metallic fans conspire to set a distinctly romantic mood, much to the satisfaction of the many young couples who stop in before a show at the neighboring Paradise Rock Club. Black-clad waiters take pride in adjusting spice levels and keeping water glasses topped off.
The Food
For the uninitiated, Brown Sugar's epic menu provides a flavorful intro to the pleasures of Thai fare. Experienced diners revel in authentic preparations of favorites like choo chee fisherman (seafood with a kaffir lime-spiced curry sauce) and masaman curry. Newbies can select from dozens of not-too-spicy, not-too-foreign options like crunchy spring rolls and cloyingly sweet pad thai. So-called "gourmet originals" offer more than a dozen bases for a choose-your-own-adventure experience.
Hits
The huge menu has something for everyone, particularly vegetarians (a group that is ignored by many of the neighborhood's nondescript college joints).
Misses
When there's a sold-out show down the street at the Paradise, the restaurant can be overrun by a surge of rock fans, ensuring spotty service and long waits.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasTakeout orders can be placed online, but even more convenient is delivery to your door for only $2.
Save MoneyStop by daily before 3pm for any one of the bargain lunch specials--about 50 dishes are available for under $7.
User Reviews for Brown Sugar Cafe
05/03/2008 Posted by knowhowe
The food was outstanding - their khao soi (a Northern Thai yellow curry with crispy and soft noodles) was spot-on, just as I've eaten in Thailand, and the spicyness was just right. Service was efficient but unrushed and very friendly. If eating out in Boston I'd wholeheartedly recommend eating here.
Pros: Great food, good value and excellent service
Cons: -
04/12/2008 Posted by freewilly7
hostesses, not the happiest on earth. at peak times wait is longer than the meal itself. service is dependent on individual server. tables are placed very close to one another your rear end risks sweeping other people's food off their table. overall experience is... "acceptable." food, for the most part, is great, and they have about 20 kinds of pad thai for you to try at each visit! my personal fav is the roast duck red curry, although one time it was on a sweeter side of curry (which i like) and one time it was like szechuan spicy. :)
Pros: totally T accessible (green line B), good food.
Cons: street parking along comm ave hasn't been difficult, if you go early. nowhere but outside to wait during winter season.
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