December 14, 2006
Sushi and more: done fast
One doesn't normally associate sushi with fast food, unless
it's the sketchy sort sold at the grocery store. But Beni
Cafe, which just opened in North Quincy, offers fresh sushi,
quick and cheap. Well, cheap for sushi. You can get a spicy
tuna/spicy salmon maki combo (12 pieces) for $6.50, and the
most expensive item on the menu (a dozen unagi/ebi/tamago/caterpillar
pieces) is $12. In sushi land, it's a steal... Read
full article
The Patriot Ledger, January 02, 2007
Sushi's raw power: Once rare on
the South Shore, the fish are now jumping
Not so long ago, the only reason to buy raw fish on the South
Shore was to put it in a frying pan or on a hook. Now it 's
the hottest thing in dining. Sushi restaurants, sushi bars
and sushi menus are sprouting around the area. Most supermarkets
offer a selection of the Japanese delicacies. In Canton, Takara
recently opened on Washington Street. Walter Chan, owner of
Mr. Chan 's and Mozarella 's, opened Ichiro 's Sushi in East
Milton Square this year.Asian C, the long-awaited successor
to Red Sauce, opened in Hingham over the summer. Quincy has
two new sushi restaurants, Sushi Time in the Quincy Fair Mall
and Beni Cafe on Hancock Street in North Quincy... Read
full article
December 20, 2006
Taste & Tell: Beni Cafe: Funky,
delicious, unpretentious
I'm not one for gimmicks. So I approached the spicy tuna
wrap at Quincy's newest Jimmy Liang and Peter Tse eatery,
Beni Cafe, hesitantly. (The adventurer in me, on the other
hand, planned to eat it for breakfast.) After all, what's
wrong with traditional sushi - spicy tuna maki, for instance?
Well, nothing, actually, the Beni menu retorts: traditional
maki is also there. The spicy tuna mixture I so love in
sushi is rolled up in a tortilla with lettuce, tomatoes
and bean sprouts and is served with the spicy sauce for
extra dipping... Read full article
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