Framingham MA Restaurant Reviews - Food and Dining Reviews for Framingham, MA

Massachusetts Food and Dining Reviews: Framingham MA

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Reviews of Pizza Places around Framingham MA:

North End Treats, Rt. 30 Framingham. Good thin crust Italian-style pizza, nice sauce. Usually a few types available for slices. Look for the fig, prosciutto, goat cheese and spinach pizza. A great topping combo, figs and prosciutto complement perfectly with the creaminess of the goat cheese- except the spinach made it a little bitter, would skip it next time. I ordered a prosciutto panini one day, took a long time to make. Came out burned. Not that good. They have a few meals available too in little warmer behind the counter, I usually avoid this type of thing and never tried one, I stick with the pizza. Take out only, they have little tables but its no place to eat. Lots of little pastry desserts and gelato.

Pizza Wagon, Hamilton St. Framingham Nothing special here, pretty standard menu and Greek-style pizza. OK. Kind of small and depressing inside, like so many outdated take-out pizza places.

Papa Gino's, Rt. 30 and other locations, Framingham. Fairly quick service usually, although one day it took more than 20 minutes for the "3_Minutes or its free" slices. Food isn't consistent, some days its thick in the crust and others there's no cheese on part of a slice, or its undercooked. Pretty standard for a Papa Gino's though, you know what you're getting and that's a quick bite with lowered expectations in a classic thin-crust.

Bertucci's, Rt. 9. Framingham. Ordering a large pie will cost you $20. They're good, but still. They make a great homemade meatball panini that's really just served on a pizza crust, but then they discontinued it I was told. But then it came back. Their chicken marinara sandwich could use some cheese on top, which it got with the recent menu update, becoming one of the better chicken parms in Framingham. You can order one of the lunch specials for takeout and get a bunch of rolls and salad for 8 bucks and change, probably one of the best all around values in Framingham.

Ziti's, Speen St. Natick
Easily one of the best sandwiches in MetroWest, Ziti's Chicken Deluxe has well marinated grilled chicken on a layer of prociutto and provolone, covered in fresh basil, roasted red peppers, tomatoes and olive oil. Fresh mozzeralla is optional, get it. The chicken parm is pretty good here too. They're associated with the Ziti's in Westborough. These guys are located at a golf driving range, so you can hit a small bucket and then call in your order from the tees and still not overstay your lunch break.

Gianni's, Edgell Rd. Framingham. Nice thin crust italian pizza here, its on par with North End Treats for best thin crust pizza in Framingham. Kind of a hike from where I am so I don't make it there as often now. A couple of small tables make up the dining area.

Goody's Pizza, Concord St. Framingham. Goody's is a small pizza place in a little strip mall adjacent to the Stop and Shop plaza. The standard menu options apply, with the typical list of pizza toppings and subs. I went with a small bacon and pineapple pizza, which had a fairly thick crust topped with crispy bacon and small chunks of fruit. It was good, nothing too extravagant. Goody's is cash only, and there's no sign to this effect. The guy behind the counter was friendly and let me pay him $5 up front while I walked to Firefly's next door to get the rest of the $7.86 I owed for the pizza. The ATM at Firefly's charges $1.99 to give you money, while the ever-greedy Citizen's Bank at Stop and Shop charges $2.75 (what a bunch of anuses). So bring cash with you, or endure the walk of shame with a $2 surcharge.

Superior Pie, Rt. 135 Framingham. The pizza crust wasn't quite the advertised "Italian Style Thin Crust" on the small cheese I bought, although it was the best part of the pie. Thick as hell though. The sauce could have used a little sweetening, and a little more cheese would have improved things. For 3.99 you can't expect a lot I guess, and these expectations were met. 'Superior 'might be stretching it a bit.

Pizza Hut, Sherwood Plaza Framingham. Worst fucking pizza in Framinghan. I went to the buffet right around noon, and there wasn't any pizza at all there for like half an hour, seriously. When it finally came out, we wished we had filled up on the soggy salad. What garbage. What were we thinking? Where the fuck is the wrinkle in time and space that brought these waitresseses to Framingham? I felt like we were being waited on in a Waffle House somewhere way down South. Dumbass me, I went back. WTF? Absolute garbage, the salad lettuce still was wilted, the pizza still grotesque, the service awful. I went up for a plate and she cleared the soda that she brought 3 minutes before. Lesson learned, this place is dead to me now.

Reviews of Sandwich Places in Framingham MA:

Waverly Market, Waverly St. Framingham. Great Italian Specialties. Try The Prosciutto De Parma sub with Tomatoes and Marinated Fresh Mozzarella. The best Italian sandwich in Framingham. Avoid their chicken parm like the plague though, it was awful - it was just thick cuts of chewy, stringy chicken that tasted like they'd been in reheat mode of a warming bin for days, devoid of coating. Yuck. The worst chicken parmesan sandwich I can recall. Shocking given the quality of other menu items. When will warming buckets finally go away for Chicken Parm? The coating falls off and the texture of the chicken is always way overcooked.

Makari's Deli and Market, Hamilton St. Framingham. Strange little convenience store with a Boars Head deli inside. Great sandwiches for the price. You're guaranteed to get stuck behind someone in line who's spending an entire disability check on scratch tickets, insisting the cashier shorted them two dollars somehow. They have beer balls for sale too, not many other delis in Framingham can boast that.

Sandwiches and More, COncord St. Framingham. Odd little storefront sandwich place with Middle Eastern menu accents, I tried the falafel plate. Kinda dry, but worth a shot. The star plA communication gap left the woman behind the register chasing after me out the door with a fork. Not in a bad way, she forgot to put it in the bag. I went back and had the something star special, i was gonna look the name

Joan and Ed's Deli, Sherwood Plaza, Framingham. Nice Jewish Deli. Nothing cheap about paying 12 bucks for a reuben, but its a pretty good one on lightly buttered and toasted bread. Eat in and you get free pickles and cole slaw, although the aforementioned Reuben will jump to $16 with soda and tip. Romanian-style is lean pastrami that is steamed, or get the fatty one that cooked in mustard water. They have a bunch of Jewish foods too, and posters on the wall to match.

Kugel's Deli, Rt. 9 Framingham. Hidden away near the intersection of Rt. 9 and Edgell Rd, Kugel's Deli is a rare self-proclaimed New York Style Deli with Red Sox decorations on the wall. They serve breakfast until closing and offer a few Jewish specialties along with the classic Deli menu offerings. Kugel's reuben was a pretty solid sandwich: tasty, lean and lightly toasted on marble rye. Make sure to ask for swiss if you want it, it doesn't come standard. Prices here are much more reasonable than at Joan and Ed's Deli further up the street - Kugel's Reuben was 4 bucks cheaper. Sandwiches are served with a pickle (fairly bland) and choice of cole slaw or potato salad (does anyone really crave either of these things though?) . They'll sub out chips if you ask. The atmosphere is pretty low key, relaxingly devoid of the typical lunch hour rush that permeates most food options around. Service was friendly and extremely fast. Worth checking out.

Kelly's Roast Beef, Rt 9 Framingham. If you're looking to eat your lunch in a room decorated with an old carnival ride, here is your chance. Kind of expensive sandwich, but you're paying for the name. Good, tender roast beef. Barbeque sauce was ok, flavored up the meat but wasn't memorable. Nothing huge, better pony up for the overpriced fries too. Don't be a douchebag and start quoting from Good Will Hunting like the guy at the table near me when I went. He was a dink and so will you be one too if you do. Just eat your sandwich and move on, tough guy.

D'angeos and Subway. Both of these places suck. Don't go unless you have a gift card or really good coupon. Subpar corporate meat goes into unremarkable sandwiches prepared by some of the most unhappy folks in town. D'angelo's is better quality than Subway, but thats not saying much. If you think the D'angelo Steak and Cheese is good, it just means you've never been to Carl's Steak Subs or T.C. Landeau's. D'angelo's measures the fucking meat on a scale, for Christsakes. Its like getting a measured shot pour at a bar - it means they're cheap fucks and you're getting screwed.

Quizno's, Rt. 30 Framingham. Pricier than the other sandwich chains, but tastier. Don't expect them to match the $5 subs in the Quizno's ads though, because that ain't happening here. Times is tough, yo.

Fresh City, Rt. 9 Framingham. If you survive the narrow parking lot, hopefully you won't find it too busy inside because this place is a big clusterfuck when its packed. Separate lines for each type of food work in theory, but when everyone wants a sandwich wrap you'll be standing in the way of the soda cooler, which is placed right in the middle of the food lines. Decent sandwiches and salads here. Use caution leaving if you take a right turn at the lights, because 2 lanes of oncoming traffic will be taking their left turn at the same time, and they usually don't give a shit that you still have the right of way. Good place to get your car declared a total loss by your insurance company and have them pay off your car loan.

Panera Bread, Rt. 30 Framingham. Another crazy scene inside when its busy, this place seems to be popular with both Professional women and new mothers and their screaming broods. Tables for bigger groups are tricky, since free wireless means some people will sit there all day once they're done eating. Be prepared to be bored by your neighbor's conversation, the tables are packed in here.

Big Fresh, Rt. 30 Framingham. Lots of all natural food selections, but you'll pay a few extra bucks for the privilege. Used to have great salmon wraps, but the last few i got didn't have the coconut rice or much dill mayo, they were dry and pretty gross - a waste of 9 bucks. Got a chicken caesar wrap once that didn't have any croutons, won't do that again. I tried the spinach falafel, and beware: Most of the menu items are made quickly, but this one is cooked from scratch and took quite a while to prepare. It was pretty good though. Although I'm tired of overpaying to be marketed healthy food lacking in consistency, 9 bucks ought to buy a decent wrap but apparently it doesn't. Sodas are gorgingly priced.

Boston Market, Rt. 30 Framingham. Nothing unexpected here, just the usual chain with good chicken. Nice Carver Sandwiches, stick with the chicken since they go through a lot of them there. Comes with cheese, mustard, and low quality tomatoes and lettuce. Side salads come with wilted lettuce, free of charge. Theres usually one kind of deal or another going on with these guys, check the signs.

Chipotle, Shoppers World Plaza Framingham. Metallic industrial themed mexican decor with fairly effecient staff making decent burritos. I went with pork, black beans and the fresh salsa. Wish they made a spicier version with fresh tomatoes. Guacamole is the usual exhorbitant gouging, and chips on the side like Moes does would be nice.

Reviews of Indian Restaurants in Framingham MA:

Gold Star, Rt. 30 Framingham. Nice smaller buffet usually consisting of 1-3 fried appetizers (usually veggie pakoras, samosas, or fried veggies), tandoori-grilled Chicken Tikka, a chicken curry dish or two (the white tikka masala meat doesn't appear to be tandoori grilled, the curry meat is dark meat), Saag Paneer (spinach and cheese), a chickpea or potato-based meal in sauce, and occasionally lamb curry. You can fill a takeout container for the buffet price, nice if you don't have time to sit and enjoy it. Get the naan while its hot, the stuff at the bottom of the buffet bin is usually junk.

Welcome Indian Food, Rt. 9. Despite the very odd appearance of this place's big yellow sign on route 9, it actually was better than I thought. They cook a whole naan fresh with your order, a nice touch. Good food selection, although i slightly prefer Gold Star. The place was pretty empty when I went, nice in terms of not having to muscle out enthusiastic buffet-goers, just don't go too late after lunch or you'll be eating the same piece of food thats been sitting there the whole time. Nice little dining area with picturesque views of Route 9. Nice service, seemed happy to see you. Probably could use a refresher course in marketing their brand, I avoided this place for many years just because it looked sketchy. A new sign and theme outside should be a priority.

Minerva, Sherwood Plaza Framingham. The newest incarnation of the spot previously held by The Curry Leaf. More expensive but larger buffet selection than Gold star, although their appetizers were more vegetable-based with things like squash. This place was packed on a recent Thursday afternoon, which reduced the charm of our table set beside the plate pile at the buffet. Fighting lines of traffic was no fun. Good food, real white-meat Tikka in the Chicken Tikka Masala, not half-assed cubes of regular chicken breast like some buffets will put out. Be careful to read the signs, because that bite of lamb I thought I was chewing on was identified by a fellow diner as being goat.

Bollywood Cafe, Rt. 9 Framingham. The barroom feel sets it apart from it's Shrewsbury sibling, and the buffet was good. Lots of options in the neighborhood now.

Reviews of Barbeque Restaurants in Framingham MA:

Firefly's BBQ, Old Conn. Path, Framingham. Lunch Buffet makes this the most reasonable way to up your Cholesterol Level in Framingham at Lunchtime. One time there were no ribs at the buffet, which wasn't amusing. Good stuff for a Friday afternoon when it doesn't matter than your innards can't absorb all the pig grease, you won't be getting a lot of work done that afternoon.

Tennessee's BBQ, Rt. 30 Framingham. Nice little Southern Juke Joint in a convenient strip mall. Good smoked food, gonna cost you a decent chunk to sample it all. Pulled pork and bbq beef sandwiches are a nice lunch. They have a pulled pork burrito, but when i bought it it seemed only 1/2 filled and the avocado was missing, which was a bummer. Given the choice I'd probably choose Fireflies, but it sucks eating at buffets if you're alone so Tennessee's is the best option for solo diners.

Reviews of restaurants in Framingham MA:

The Aegean Restaurant, Rt. 30 Framingham. A large, updated dining area consists of several attached rooms and a bar area. A plate of feta cheese and dipping oil arrived instantly at the table as I sat, along with a few triangles of pita bread and several slices of white bread. Although not identifiable as freshly baked, it was a nice start. The Aegean offers several lunch specials that include a sandwich wrap and soup/salad for $6.99. From this list I selected the classic Gyro and the Lemon Egg Chicken soup. The server returned seconds later with the soup, a thick lemon-accented broth with chunks of chicken and rice. I found no egg, but the broth was flavorful and rich. The Gyro arrived shortly, filled with lightly seasoned chunks of lamb and roasted pork, along with onions, lettuce, and tomato and a light dressing. While expecting a Gyro that was a combination of lamb and other meat pressed together with spices and sliced thin, the chunks here were straight meat. Several pieces of the lamb were unchewable, and there was a large strip of pork loin fat that pulled out several half cut chunks of pork when I bit in. I pulled these pieces out, and needed to inspect the visible end of the sandwich to make sure the meat was tender prior to biting in. It's too bad, because it was very flavorful, but for 6.99 I guess you can't ask for the world. They offer combination plates with a tasty spinach pie, grape leaves, and meatballs that come with a huge side of rice and a salad, a big meal for the money.

The Chicken Bone Saloon, Waverly St. Framingham. They say this place used to be the kind of place you'd snap off the end of a beer bottle and try to cut some drunk Biker's throat, but it sure as hell ain't now. Famous for their Buffalo Chicken Wings. The Thermonuclear Hot Sauce had a good bite to it, no tears though, and not as balanced a flavor as the Just Plain Hot. Definitely one of the best boneless Buffalo wings you'll ever eat. Some of the other sauce options are interesting. I tried one of the ones with what the waitress described as a honeymustard glaze, but it was like a soup in the little paper serving container. The Roman was another one worth checking out if you don't mind garlic breath all afternoon. Thei Sexy Fries come out hot, but they're still just waffle fries and I don't think you'l find them nearly as erotic as the name might suggest.