Ok, I hope I’m doing this right. I’m meeting some old friends (we are indeed old) for a concert at the Chevalier in a couple of weeks and would greatly appreciate tips on where to get a quick bite first. I assume everything will be packed before a show, but maybe you all have some secret place that no one knows about?
(I’m coming down from Maine and planning to stay in Porter Square, so I suppose we could meet up and eat around there too. I discovered that Japanese food court in the Lesley U building a few years ago so that’s tempting.)
I don’t know how many years ago you were there last, but there have been some changes. Cafe Mami is still there but (in my view) the food has declined steadily over the years. Sapporo Ramen has always been reasonably solid without being spectacular. I haven’t eaten at either in over 3 years, though, so my “intel” may be dated. A relatively new addition to the court is Yume Ga Arukara. I wasn’t blown away initially, but it may have changed, too.
It’s just down the road in Medford, so not Medford Square, but I recently wrote about how much I enjoyed Snappy Patty’s. It’s got kind of a rock & roll vibe, too.