Boston DUers - Need restaurant advice

[seemunkee]

I'm coming up this weekend for my daughter's school fashion show, its also her 20th birthday today. We want to take her, her models, and a few friends out for a bite after the show Sat night. I need to find an inexpensive place where I can take a group of 10. Maybe a good pizza place?
The show is in the Back Bay area but restaurant doesn't have to be there. Brookline, JP or even on Newbury are all options.
Any suggestions? Beside the obligatory Olive Garden?

[DS1]

1. Well there goes my answer

:yoiks:

[flvegan]

2. The Upper Crust on Newbury.

I have a couple friends that love that place.

[seemunkee]

3. That was an option

Looks a little small and might be hard to get seats for everyone.

[DS1]

6. They usually are, they're a small chain

One just opened in our town, and it's sooooo good!

The calzones are freakin ridiculous! But, sooooo good!

[rockymountaindem]

4. If I say Bertucci's will that become the new lounge "Olive Garden"?

They do have good rolls, if nothing else :hide:

[graywarrior]

5. Legal Seafood or No Name Restaurant (inexpensive but awesome)

[Bossy Monkey]

7. Young people LOVE Ethiopian/Eritrean cuisine!

(Well I did.) http://cambridge.zami.com/asmara Granted, you didn't list Cambridge as one of your possible locations, but this one's in Boston proper: http://www.addisredsea.com/ More expensive, though.

[seemunkee]

12. Hadn't thought of that

There are a few vegetarian's in the group, so that might be a choice for something different.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Elephant Walk in Boston

http://www.elephantwalk.com/

I'm going to the Cambridge location for a dinner tomorrow night. :)

[seemunkee]

10. We've taken the kids there before

Might still be a possibility

[Gormy Cuss]

15. I second The Elephant Walk

I went there back when it was a new place in Union Square and was there last year with friends -- no change.

[Amaya]

9. upper crust

http://www.theuppercrustpizzeria.com/
i've been to the one on newbury street many times

very yummy :)

[seemunkee]

11. Do you think we can get a table(s) on a Sat night?

If so, that would raise it to the top of the list

[applegrove]

13. Go to little italy. But make a reservation. Then you can take over the whole restaurant.

Those restaurants are tiny.

[SoxFan]

14. Addis Red Sea or Thai Basil

Addis Red Sea is a cool Ethiopian place. They actually have two restaurants, one on tremont St. in the South End, and another on Mass. Ave in Cambridge.

http://www.addisredsea.com/menu_index.html

Thai Basil is a surprisingly affordable little place on generally swanky and overpriced Newbury St. The phuket noodles alone are worth the trip.

[sniffa]

16. ASS Bar in Inman Square

Best sandwiches and fries and stuffing and other you'll ever have for about $10.