The Richmond Banana Garden is now officially Sentosa Cafe. In addition to foods from Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand they have added Chinese (Hong Kong) items. Plus they now haveKaraoke! The decor looks similar but now they have a...

, obviously, all three can and have been raised to an art form level at times. Yes, just like I’ve struck out batters in slow pitch softball and just like Reutimann can win a Nascar race, beans and cornbread can be much...

? Does this place have any redeeming qualities? Have I somehow managed to order wrong every time I’ve been? Thanks for listening to my rant!

The owners of Lotus Garden Vietnamese Restaurant at 3452 Mission have sold their business and will be gone as of December 24. Too bad! Their food was excellent but their location wasn’t.They’re hoping to find another,...

or if my order even registered. But that’s a rant for another thread (or maybe for my shrink, if I had one). Whenever I laud L&B’s, it seems the purists point out it ain’t as good as it used to be. I don’t...

Looks like Ghang Thai has taken over the space previously occupied by Miriam. The good news? It’s a beautifully designed space with a nice garden. Very sleek. The bad news? It’s a Thai restaurant in a neighborhood...

Mary Chung’s in Central Sq., Rice Garden in Washington Sq., the place on Main St. in Camb. is pretty good. Faves of the board are Wang’s and Zoe’s in Somerville and Qingdao (sp) in N. Cambridge. The Jumbo in...

before being asked to order). It also had fairly good crepes, much better than the short-lived, execrable Crepe Factory on Smith St. Upon leaving the space, the owner posted a fairly crazed rant in the window about how he was...

Nope, not as of yesterday. Only two good alternative (avoid all the other Palaces they’re rancid) is Oriental Garden next door on Elizabeth or Dim Sum GoGo on East Broadway. Incidently, in despiration tried Mandarin Court:...

there and looked up their menu. Looks like they’ve taken some suggestions and improved their menu, i.e. adding some steaks, etc. Would like to hear some rants, reviews, etc. Thanks.

I know that I should take the annual U.T.'s readers poll with a grain of salt, but it always leaves me scratching my head. Are they really serious with the poll results and who did they poll? If I see that Olive Garden and...

begin rant I’m always amazed that people have such fear of ruining Cast Iron. It’s not that fragile, and if if! it gets any rust on it; you just scrape / sand it off, heat, oil and re-season. No biggy. I have cast iron...

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Where can I score Ramps for my garden, and what type Lavender is best for cooking(herbs de provence)? thanks from Maryland

this on was a recent trip to Kansas city. Steak country to be sure. Anyway, while there I ate 8 meals. 5 were steak at simple places like the ones mentioned. All good steaks and good prices. Just a rant about what we lost ....