Demos changed hands a year or two ago and slid down pretty badly. I never went to either the Watertown or Waltham locations when it was the same management, but I had the unfortunate experience of trying the new management in Waltham last year sometime. It was bad. I was always pretty down on Greek in Boston, because not even Astoria Queens is that amazing, so why would I even bother here? So yea, never tried Demos Watertown.
The joint as it stands has a sad look to it, like a non-cheery Friendly’s from a parallel universe done up by pretty good DIY’ers who bought all the building materials from Home Depot. I don’t think even the police officers across the street could stomach it, and they have pretty strong stomachs. Still, the new staff is giving it a new lease on life.
Anyway, Boston Kebab, with the original in Liberty Square, whose food I never tried — simply hung a vinyl banner over the old signage, advertising “Mediterranean Cuisine”. It’s a mishmash of Turkish, Armenian, Greek, Middle-Eastern, and American, plus breakfast items. I pulled over by to yank a menu and check out the scene. A somewhat sullen lad was at the counter, and a really large crew of young kids, moms, and others were behind. They have not changed a thing inside.
The food looked okay by 1990’s rollup standards, but nothing I’d seek out. However, I may try the Ramadan Iftar menu, just because I like the format. I kinda prefer the North African ways of breaking the fast but hey they might surprise me. The fact that they put together such a menu means they are not just phoning it in, even if they don’t have a top exec chef. So I’ll try it eventually.
They opened a couple weeks ago, no yelp listing, no media coverage that I can see. So yea, that’s scoop #4 for me this year so far.
