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This sleek, yet minimal space houses one of the best kept secrets in Boston. Tucked away on the BU campus, Audubon Circle offers an upscale experience, at poor college-student prices. Share the grilled shrimp with citrus sauce, so you have enough space for the one of the highest rated burgers in the City.

I fell in love with sushi here. It’s a great place for beginners who get skittish around raw fish. If you’re a beginner, try the backdraft maki (baked spicy fish) and the crazy maki (fried shrimp). For you raw/weird fish eaters, go for the rainbow maki (assorted raw fish) and the scorpion maki (eel). Also, get the hotate hokkaiyaki (baked scallop with spicy mayo).

Also, the gracious hosts will remember you. Especially if you dine there twice a month on your work study check. Thank you, Dept of Education.

I’m gonna get in trouble for this rating. There’s no question it’s the best Thai food in Boston and the portions are generous. The food is made fresh and it comes out as fast as fast food.

I only give 5-stars if I’m willing to pay a hundred bucks for the meal and dining experience.

Go with at least 6 people and order family style. You choose 2 apps, 2 salads, 2 pastas, 2 entrees (proteins), and 2 desserts and its all you can eat. The stuffed mushrooms and momma’s lasagna are best in breed. The Maggiano’s Salad will be making an appearence as the first course of my last meal. Who knew a salad could be that good?

The food keeps coming out, and whatever you don’t finish…you get to take home.

$11 brunch includes coffee (or tea), bloody mary (or juice), and your choice of artery clogging breakfast platters that’ll replensih your frail body, which is still recovering from that long night of drinking.

I like the Bull Dog: biscuits, sausage patties, and scrambled eggs smothered in country gravy. It comes with cheese grits and home fries. BYO-Lipitor.

Many great appetizers, but if you have to settle for one thing, order the guacamole (made tableside). It’s probably the simplest item on the menu, but I think we can all agree that there’s nothing like good guacamole. The chunks of avocado are hearty reminders of how good Mexican food can really be. Wrap a spoonful in a warm corn tortilla and prepare yourself for heaven.

The light citrus flavors of the tuna and shrimp ceviche will make your tastebuds come alive for your platillo principale. I love the filet mignon con wild mushroom-tequila cream sauce. In fact, I’ll never get anything else.

1-star deduction for the price. I still have trouble justifying paying that much for Mexican food.

You don’t need words like “Famous” and “Original” in your restaurant’s name if you were the original and your name didn’t become famous until after you opened your restaurant. This is the the famous and original Ray’s pizza. There are no frills or crazy colors at this unassuming pizza shop. For the archetypal slice of pizza, head to Ray’s.

The eighth wonder of the world is now known as Todai. It’s an all-you-can-eat sushi, seafood, and hot/cold dish buffet. They have every type of sushi you can imagine, and if it’s not already made, they’ll make it for you. However, rice tends to cake up when it sits out for a couple minutes. Fill up on beef carpaccio, crab cakes, baked mussels, and oysters.

Unlike your grandfather’s steakhouse, Dylan Prime has the furniture and feel of the cutting edge contemporary NYC restaurants. But it doesn’t come at the sacrifice of high quality meat and a strong supporting cast of sides and appetizers. I like the New York strip, medium rare. Perfectly browned on the outside, the steak’s juices and flavors have nowhere to go until your first cut.

The fondue is a fun starter if you’re with friends. The sides weren’t memorable. They were somewhere between average and pretty good. I’m fine with that, because to me, there’s nothing more disappointing than a restaurant where the sides are better than the entree.

They also have a pie-tini and cake-tail list. You can probably figure that one out. Bottom line: if you’re craving steak and you’re under 40, head to Dylan Prime.

I went with a large party and we ordered every appetizer. There were a lot of unusual, yet pleasantly surprising Asian flavors. I probably would’ve appreciated it more if I were more of a gourmand…or a big phony.