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9 Tastes

50 JFK St Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA | Map it  

02138 42.379501 -71.072200

(617) 547-6666

  • Hours

    Mon-Thu 11:30am-3pm, 5pm-10pm Fri 11:30am-3pm, 5pm-10:30pm Sat 12pm-10:30pm Sun 4pm-10pm
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Cheap staples and inventive, rare Northern Thai cuisine lure yuppies and graduate students to this subterranean Harvard Square restaurant.

Features

Neighborhoods:
Charlestown, Medford Street / The Neck
Cuisine:
Asian, Vegetarian, Thai
Price:
$

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Restaurant Special Features:
Cheap Eats, Date Spot, Group Dining, Family Style Dining
Payment Methods:
Travelers Check, MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, Gift Certificate

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Review Highlights

ambiance
100%
“Good service, great price, nice atmosphere.”
drinks
50%
“Prices are reasonable and there is a full bar too.”
food quality
93%
“There is a great Thai food in Harvard square on JFK street.”
menu variety
100%
“The menu is extensive and they offer a bento box type meal for deal-seekers.”
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service
100%
“Good service, great price, nice atmosphere.”
value
100%
“The food is always delivered quickly, the service is friendly and their prices are reasonable.” View Less

Reviews for 9 Tastes

das1

Member since Dec, 2009 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
December 20, 2009

this place totally blows. having been dragged there a dozen or so times, I feel as though I am something of an expert on 9 tastes, and concluded probably halfway through my 9 tastes journey, that it is really and truly awful. pad thai is okay and cheap (i'll give it that. although when we're talking cheap we're talkign $9 cheap not 6 or 7, which would more closely mirror its value)

anything else at 9 tastes is totally shitty.

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TheReviewa

Member since Oct, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
3.0
October 18, 2008

Good food, but I hope you like eating in a basment. Tthe Thai at 9 tastes is quite good. The menu is extensive and they offer a bento box type meal for deal-seekers. I would recommend the duck or the spicy basil chicken (off menu item) for entrees and pastry puffs as an app. Prices are reasonable and there is a full bar too. Surely a good choice if you are in the mood for Thai.

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matinaleung

Member since Jul, 2007 View Profile
2Reviews
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Joined 5 years ago
2.0
July 25, 2007

Not as good as I hoped!. I went with a girlfriend of mine for dinner. The place itself was nice and cozy. But the overall experience was not as good as I hoped. The water tasted very funny. I think because they put lemon in the water but it tasted like detergent kind of lemon, not so much natural lemon. I had to order a soda cos I couldn't stand the water. But I could still taste the strange lemon taste in that soda. The food was just okay. The seafood dish we ordered was not very fresh. The duck we ordered came in smaller portion than I thought. The chicken in the fried rice was dry and over cooked. The wait staff was just okay. They were not too friendly with us, no smile, no eye contact. Given the good review by other people, I might give it one more try if I pass by the area for lunch in the future (maybe I was just having bad luck that night). But I have tried much better Thai restaurants than this....

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hlsgirl

Member since Nov, 2006 View Profile
4Reviews
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Joined 6 years ago
5.0
November 20, 2006

Great, inexpensive Thai food.. I love this restaurant--I go there at least a couple times a month. The lunch specials are an especially good deal--soup, appetizer, and entree for less than $8. My favorites are the pad thai and the green curry.

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nataliaking

Member since Sep, 2005 View Profile
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Joined 7 years ago
4.0
September 21, 2005

Very Good!. I went here for my birthday and truly enjoyed the food! We made reservations, and arrived to find everything set up very nicely. The service was great, and the food tasted wonderful. I would definitely recommend this place! It looks a bit decieving on the outside--it looks like some small run-down place, but once you get inside you realize that the place is much bigger than it looks and much nicer too.

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