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Kiri C.
Aug 17, 2024
I got the appetizer combo where you get a bunch of different ones, and it was quite pleasant. I'd happily order that as a meal itselfThe soft shell crab pad Thai was good, but I wish they gave more soft shell crab. Not saying it's economical for them, I'm just saying we ate the crab first then we were left with just a (still tasty) pad thai
Read MoreDaryl M.
Sep 27, 2024
So first off, service was fine, the interior is still beautiful, and this is a spot that has been producing great Thai dishes, reminiscent of Thailand native, for a long time. I've been eating here for 17 years, carrying quality, it's better at night than it is during the day, take out is usually better. I just had one of the worst Thai dishes of my life so maybe they need to do a little internal review.I went for a quick lunch before a medical procedure. I just wanted a meal, not drinks nor apps and the server did offer and seemed disappointed when I said, no.I ordered the tofu masaman curry, pictured here. It was delivered to me in about 4 minutes after placing my order.The curry was watery, most likely from the worn out sponge quality of the old tofu that was probably made days ago. The vegetables on the plate were completely uncooked, about 1 minute away from completely raw. No one wants raw onion in their curry. The potatoes were still ice cold in the center, again, probably made days ago and sitting in a fringe. The orange slice they gave me was filled with seeds. At least the rice was good and the water was fine.It's hard to go someplace that is known for authentic food and see people serve food they clearly have no pride nor passion for. If this was my Italian cooking I would never let Italian food like this hit the table. Someone needs to stop looking at receipts and do a review of what quality food are they putting out.This was an insult to everything Thai food is known for.
Read MoreBrian W.
Jul 18, 2024
I've walked by this place a good amount and eventually decided to try it because it looked pretty busy - however, when we walked inside the restaurant I should have had my red flags go up, as most of the restaurant was empty except for all of the tables by the windows. We even witnessed a group of 2 come in wanting to sit at one table but they were told that they couldn't and instead were guided to a two person table by the window area. It seemed very obvious that the goal was to appear busy to people walking by on such a busy street.Even with that red flag, we sat down and decided to order, but when we received the menus, they were enormous. There were so many options and the menu organization felt random, so it was tough to find what we were looking for. We eventually decided to try the satay appetizer and a fried fish that was listed as market value.Satay Chicken ($11.95 on the website, unsure what we actually paid, but I think it was less) - If this dish was in fact almost $12, it is definitely not worth it. It's comprised of 4 slivers of chicken breast on sticks which probably amounts to 1 actual chicken breast cut into 4 pieces. The grill wasn't bad, the meat was juicy, and the satay and fish sauce were decent, but it was a really small amount of for for $11.95 (my note about price is that I THOUGHT it was slightly less, but it was still too expensive for the amount of chicken given).Crispy fried whole fish (Market price - $44) - We were very excited to try this since my partner used to get this at their favorite Thai restaurant back in Chicago, and it honestly wasn't bad. The fish was nice and crispy, and most of the bones had been removed. It was butterflied and fried but not too oily with a sweet and salty sauce and plenty of basil and peppers. The actual amount of fish meat wasn't a whole lot, and though we did end up being full eating it with sides of rice, I don't think I'd order it again for that price. There was a lot of batter without meat and while that tastes great with the sauce, $44 for batter and sauce with some fish meat isn't a great deal. I think I'd have been happy if this was around $26 instead.All in all, the portions for the satay were a bit tiny, and the fish was very expensive for the amount of meat we received, but the taste of the dishes was decent (though probably a little on the sweeter side than I'd have preferred). I probably won't be returning here - 3/5.
Read MoreMagda C.
Jul 3, 2024
Great Thai curry, I had the vegetarian one with tofu. Flavors on point, good portion for $14. Service was also good, and plenty of tables in their restaurant.
Read MoreYuna C.
May 25, 2024
Went with a large group and shared multiple dishes - in which my favorites included: 1) Khao Soi, very flavorful soup with the fun textured noodles which you can enjoy with rice as well, 2) Thai Basil Fried Rice was a lot spicier than imagined which was a nice kick. The desserts were also delicious - Mango & Sticky Rice was a classic, with fun treats like Fried Ice Cream.
Read MoreManish P.
Sep 17, 2024
Tasty Thai food. Service was good, but the restaurant wasn't very busy when we went there. The restaurant has a nice ambiance.
Read MoreNeha M.
Mar 25, 2024
Everyone needs to come here! The staff was extremely accommodating and ensured that my khao soi would be made with tofu. Loved the khao soi and honestly the portions are bigger than almost every Thai place I've been to in Boston. It's such a cute place, right near BUs campus.
Read MoreRobo T.
Jan 21, 2024
I hadn't been to Brown Sugar in about 20 years!! Actually reading that sentence outloud makes me feel ooooold.Brown Sugar is still amazing. I went in on a cold winter night recently and the restaurant was nice and warm. They had jazz piano playing and the vibe was perfect. The service was amazing.The gaprow chicken is one of the best. I asked if it could be medium spicy and it was perfect. The chicken satay was delicious, tender and flavorful. The thai ravioli are filled with pork and shrimp which isn't my favorite but they were still good.
Read MoreKeiichi H.
Oct 19, 2023
As name of this restaurant, Food had too much suger on my few ordersand did not taste sauce and ingredients itself, so that I got shaky hands and uncomfortable stomach after the meal. I don't even think they use brown rice, tasted like way too much refined suger, cheap candy sort of flavor. 30 years ago this restaurant was amazing once by the way. 10 years ago did not impressed me and this time was below average saggy suger deal.
Read MoreMatthew H.
Mar 24, 2023
Despite how not-Thai the name sounds (my friend suggested that "Brown Sugar Cafe" sounds much more like a bubble tea store than a restaurant), I was super impressed with how delicious and authentic my meal here was.My friend and I came around 7:30 on a weekday. The (surprisingly spacious, really high-ceilinged) restaurant was pretty empty at the time, and we were seated really quickly. Service was very prompt, and in fact had to circle back a few times because we hadn't decided what to order yet, mostly because their menu is enormous. (Someone described it as the Thai version of the Cheesecake Factory menu, which is definitely very true.) Also, we realised not all the menus were exactly the same - some had extra pages with specials and what not - so do note that when ordering.We started with the Brown Sugar Spareribs - super delicious! The random cherry on the plating led me to slightly lower my expectations (seems like a typical American (TM) thing to do), but thankfully this was totally misguided. The meat was super tender - each bite just falling off the bone - and it was super well cooked, with a light, smokey flavour that really brought out a lot of the savouriness of the ribs themselves.We also had a pad see ew and the khao grapow. Pad see ew was very tasty and served as a great flavour complement to the khao grapow, by which I mean the minced pork was actually SO incredibly spicy that we were basically alternating bites to not burn off our taste buds. (The server did ask if we wanted mild but I said no, which was the right choice. Very authentic!) Really delicious regardless - the pork was super flavourful and fried in a very yummy sauce.Portion size was also really big - we packed up our leftovers and probably still had enough for 1-ish meal each - and definitely worth the price. Also, we did remark that the comforting/relaxing ambience actually did kind of give off café vibes - although it's unclear whether that's related to the name or if they would look very kindly if we just parked ourselves here like doing work at a café. Regardless, though, I am very keen to come back if not just to try some of the million other things on their huge menu. Looking forward to it already!
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