kendall Archives - A Little Bit About a Lot of Things https://www.dgrubs.com/tag/kendall/ A lifestyle blog with a focus on my food adventures Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:21:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 The Friendly Toast http://www.dgrubs.com/2015/07/27/the-friendly-toast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-friendly-toast http://www.dgrubs.com/2015/07/27/the-friendly-toast/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:00:36 +0000 http://www.dgrubs.com/?p=15048 We headed over to The Friendly Toast at the crack of dawn (ok, 8am) to try and beat the rush. While we were seated right away, the place filled up by about 8:30am. Our server was awesome, really on top of everything. Our food came out quickly and he made sure that we had everything we […]

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We headed over to The Friendly Toast at the crack of dawn (ok, 8am) to try and beat the rush. While we were seated right away, the place filled up by about 8:30am. Our server was awesome, really on top of everything. Our food came out quickly and he made sure that we had everything we needed.

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The restaurant is located in Kendall Square, in good company with Bon Me and State Park. The decor is kitschy and sure to spark some good conversation (think your great aunt Suzie’s place). There’s a serious hipster vibe here (don’t forget your skinny jeans).

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They have a great little bar area and from 5pm – 7pm on Thursday – Sunday (and also Friday and Saturday from 8pm-10pm) you can get $2 PBR’s and $2 Miller High Lifes. Oh and did I mention that you can get breakfast all day? Score!

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The Friendly Toast has pledged a commitment to sustainability – they use local farms whenever possible, they use the freshest ingredients, they use eco friendly cleaning products, they even recycle their used vegetable oil into biofuel.

You know this place is going to be great from the moment you check out their specials:

Kevin Seriously Still Sucks

French toast washed kaiser roll with sausage (real or veg), scrambled eggs, american cheese, and our own zesty maple sour cream.

Grilled License to Krill

A grilled cheese coconut fried shrimp, dipped in strawberry habanero jam, sandwiched between two pieces of house made oat bread, covered in cheddar with a side of Mango Thai chili sauce.

Pig-No-Rants in Bliss Burger

An 8 oz cajun seasoned hereford burger, topped with 5 oz of pulled pork, cheddar, pickled slaw, and a Jack Daniels BBQ sauce.

Go Shawty, Grits Ya Birfday

Fried chicken on a house made biscuit, topped with two over easy eggs, smothered in cheese, sausage & bacon grits and finished with a honey sriracha glaze. Served with home fries.

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Everything on the menu looks amazing…it’s hard to pick just one thing. So we order a few things to share to get a better handle on the food. Of course we had to try the coconut cakes (1 for $7, 2 for $9).  It’s enormous, there would have been no way I could have finished two….I didn’t even finish this one! The coconut cakes come with cashews, shredded coconut flakes, chocolate chips and a generous drizzle of coconut sauce. So delicious! Pancakes come in other flavors like blueberry, chocolate chips or banana. You can get pumpkin pancakes with real whipped cream on top or if you’re feeling adventurous try the king cakes: two mini pancakes with bananas and chocolate chips inside and peanut butter in-between with real whipped cream on top, encircled by a side of bacon.

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The housemade granola ($5) is delicious (did you know you can also take home a loaf of their housemade bread?). It’s made with oats, cashews, pecans and honey. You can have it with yogurt or milk and add on some fruit for an extra $2.

Friendly Toast 7Meg’s American Burrito ($11) are what dreams are made of. If only I knew about these in my college days. Scrambled eggs with home fries, American cheese and bacon inside a flour tortilla. Served with a side of home fries.

Disclaimer: The Friendly Toast invited me as their guest for breakfast. My meal was provided on the house. All opinions are my own.

The Friendly Toast

1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

http://thefriendlytoast.com

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]]> IMAG0155I’ve been working on a series with Bon Me, featuring the great people they have working on their trucks called “Meet your Maker“. I decided that I also wanted to try out their brick and mortar location in Cambridge, the Bon Me Noodle Stop, open only on Friday night and all day on Saturday. (Their official hours are: Friday nights 5pm-10pm // Saturday all day 11am-10pm.)

IMAG0146It was a rainy day, so there wasn’t a lot of foot traffic. There were two other tables occupied late on a Saturday afternoon. A host at the door takes your order on an iPad and gives you a number. Grab a seat and they bring your order out to your table when it is ready – and when you are done, you bus your own table.

IMAG0151So what’s on the menu?

SNACKS

[v] corn roasted on the cob sriracha mayo + toasted crumbs, $4

chicken cabbage wraps pickled daikon and korean pepper sauce, $5

[v] wok roasted green beans crispy shallot + garlic, $4

shrimp chips our twist on a snack-time classic! , $3

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NOODLES

add a soft egg* to any dish for $2!

chicken and pork meatball rice noodle + lotus root + coconut curry broth, $9

lemongrass chicken glass noodle + roasted cauliflower + chili ginger sauce, $9

[v] spring vegetables  soba noodles + asparagus + soft boiled egg + cilantro-chickpea pesto, $9

chinese bbq pork udon noodles + miso pork broth + charred scallion, $10

lemongrass chicken, chinese bbq pork, or paprika roasted tofu spicy mayo + pork pâté + pickled carrot, $6

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SWEETS

bon me banana bread sundae banana bread + vanilla ice cream+ miso chocolate sauce, $5

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DRINKS

sparkling mango limeade $4

thai basil limeade $3

thai iced tea $3

hot MEM teas $2

IMAG0152It was a pork kind of day! We had the Chinese BBQ pork sandwich, a sweet and savory Bon Me version of Chinese roasted Char Siu Pork. I LOVE the picked carrots, they add a really nice flavor and texture to any of the dishes at Bon Me.

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The chinese bbq pork with udon noodles + miso pork broth + charred scallion was delicious. There were pieces of squash, garlic and bean spouts in the soup as well, a really great lunch on a rainy day. The portions are large, I couldn’t finish! The flavors were bold, certainly a comfort food dish. The noodle dishes are only available at the One Kendall location, they are not offered on the truck, so if you want something really special, stop by their One Kendall location.

Bon Me Noodle Stop

One Kendall, Cambridge, MA

http://www.bonmetruck.com/noodle-stop

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