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Tasty Gourmet – Throwback to the college eats

Apr 19th, 2008
by dave.
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I ended up in Medford the other day with a buddy for some well-needed tennis and afterwards, stopped by one of our favorite haunts from the college days.


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Tasty Gourmet by definition is a deli, but they make some of the best sandwiches (not to mention some awesome french fries). They also serve, as some of my friends can attest to (story for another time :P ), some of the biggest portions I’ve ever seen. They’re even open bright and early for breakfast, where some of their breakfast sandwiches (Ham on the Moon – Ham and egg on toasted bread) are a welcome beginning to the day.

And as is with most restaurants I go to, the staff used to know me by face and name, mainly because of the sheer volume of business I gave them (There’s also a funny story about some chowder I got there once – which was good by the way), but they’re a friendly sort and they just installed a plasma tv for sit-in diners.

Arizona Chicken Sandwich

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

Fresh Corned Beef in Brookline

Apr 6th, 2008
by dave.
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Ever since I moved into the Coolidge Corner area, I kept getting recommendations to try Michael’s Deli on Harvard Street. Unfortunately, they are not open for dinner hours (10 – 5:30 on weekdays : 9 – 3pm on weekends) so I never really had much of a chance to go (not to mention I keep forgetting to on weekends too). But I finally ended up there a couple weekends ago and had to try their famous Corned Beef sandwich.

Michael’s is a very small place, more like a deli counter + a few tables for the occasional diner to quickly down a sandwich for lunch but not much more than that. I asked the sandwich guy what his recommendation was for a first-timer and without batting an eye he suggested the Corned Beef on toasted rye with a generous portion of mustard. About 5 minutes later there was a steaming toasted corned beef sandwich sitting before this foodaholic’s very eyes. And about 5 minutes after that, I was comfortably into the lean.

I have to say, I haven’t really had corned beef often enough to be able to discern between good and bad, but I thoroughly enjoyed this sandwich and well definitely be back soon.

This is the sandwich itself

Here’s Michael’s, right past Coolidge Corner on Harvard Street