Brown Sugar Cafe

07/20/08

Fresh, exciting Thai food near Boston U

by tomz11 at Citysearch

My wife & I visited boston this week and had a taste for some Thai. After reading a few reviews on various sites, we decided to try the Brown Sugar Cafe. We were staying near Copley Square and decided to ride the T (subway) to the restaurant which is located near a T stop. The T ride cost us a little under $7 total for a round trip ride and the stop was literally less than 50 feet from the Brown Sugar Cafe's front door.

Upon entering we were quickly seated and given an EXPANSIVE menu with great descriptions of TONS of different, exciting dishes. There is something for everyone on this menu (assuming you like Thai food!). I settled on a simple soup appetizer and my wife got some sort of mimosa type pastry appetizers. Both arrived piping hot and were extremely flavorful.

For the main course my wife ordered a wonderful chicken dish which was served in a half pineapple and I ordered a fantastic spicy tender beef dish. Again, everything was piping hot (temperature) and tasty. The service was excellent all night and all food we ate was wonderfully fresh and hot.

The music was a little goofy for a Thai place. That night they were playing some sort of Celine Dion-esque stuff which didn't enhance the environment much, but this was easily overlooked in the face of the good food. Also, I've seen other reviews saying Brown Sugar is a good romantic date night. I think it's a better place to take friends. I only say this because it's not a very quiet place. The ceilings are high and there was a lot of talk bouncing through the room, giving it the feel of a very lively restaurant as opposed to an "intimate" restaurant.

Finally, the prices were very reasonable (our main courses were each around $14) and the portions were perfect.

Highly recommend.

Enjoy,

TZ

TZ

• Pros: huge exciting menu, easily accessible from the T, fresh!
• Cons: music was a little cheesy

10/12/07

Great food. Extremely friendly.

by rmusa at Citysearch

I went to Brown Sugar (my favorite Thai restaurant) after several years of moving to the west coast. I went dduring lunch but and I managed to order my favorite dish, the crispy duck, even though it is a dinner dish and takes time to make.

The waiters were very happy to hear I was returning from out of town to eat at their restaurant and were glad to make my favorite dish. They are wonderful and friendly and deserve every star for their great food and great attitude.

Thanks.

• Pros: Great Food, Nice People, Very affordable
• Cons: Location on Jersey Street is far from T stops

09/28/07

Best Thai around

by quinniepants at Citysearch

I've been to Brown Sugar a few wonderful times. Their food is absolutely the best Thai I've had in Boston. I'd go there all the time if parking wasn't such a nightmare in the Fenway. Still, for a date this is the place to go. It's intimate and the servers are fantastic. They refill your water and check in with you an appropriate amount, which is important. And the food, holy moly, it's great! I had the green curry, which was the perfect viscosity and spiciness.

• Pros: food quality, service
• Cons: parking