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On The Cheap

2010: The year in cheap eats

Another good year on a tight budget
The endless recession may be crimping our dining-out habits, but 2010 continued to showcase Boston as a great place for frugal fressers.

By: MC SLIM JB | December 22, 2010

Can this ice-cream parlor scoop out a place for itself?
Savin Hill brings its own nice splash of character to Dorchester, but until November, if you wanted to sit and relax with an iced coffee with cream or a coffee ice cream, you were out of luck.

By: D. BARKER | December 15, 2010

Flatbread Company at Sacco's Bowl Haven

A trip down Sacco's memory lanes
A trip down Sacco's memory lanes

By: MICHAEL GOETZMAN | December 08, 2010

KO Catering and Pies

Hearty foods from the other side of the world
Hearty foods from the other side of the world

By: MC SLIM JB | December 01, 2010

Cheeseboy

Nostalgia served up between two slices of bread
Nostalgia served up between two slices of bread

By: LINDSAY CRUDELE | November 23, 2010

Lucy's Ethiopian Café

Heartwarming Habesha food and drink in a cozy neighborhood setting
While there’s no foolproof formula for judging a budget-priced restaurant by its cover, I have identified some promising markers.

By: MC SLIM JB | November 17, 2010

Life Alive

A tasty turn on the road to Wellville
I once lived in a happy hippie co-op whose residents traded duties preparing house dinners.

By: LINDSAY CRUDELE | November 10, 2010

Bleacher Bar

A touristy sports bar with occasional pop in its bat
A touristy sports bar with occasional pop in its bat

By: MC SLIM JB | November 03, 2010

The McRib is back, and it’s McWonderful

Lucky for us, the McRib has turned out to be the Cher of sandwiches
When it comes to crap food, everyone has a guilty pleasure.

By: ASHLEY RIGAZIO | October 29, 2010

J'Way Café

A taste of Southern home-cooking in a bookstore basement — savor it before it's gone
Not long after I dug into a plate of J'Way Café's heartfelt soul food, I felt guilty for grumping the night before, when I showed up for dinner according to posted hours, but found them closed.

By: LINDSAY CRUDELE | October 20, 2010

Dot2Dot Café

Brunch every day? Certainly, when it's this good
Restaurants specializing in breakfast fare tend to fall into two categories.

By: MC SLIM JB | October 13, 2010

Fóumami

Pan-Asian sandwich spot delivers well-being via the stomach
A trip to the spa used to mean you were getting a sandwich.

By: LINDSAY CRUDELE | October 06, 2010

Sub City

Another worthy addition to Boston's bánh mì pantheon
I recently spoke to a local former chef who said he covets my gig as a restaurant critic. I privately wondered if this aspiring food writer would be so enamored if he knew the job can be a money-losing proposition.

By: MC SLIM JB | September 29, 2010