Takeout Food By Athena Nassar
With the rise of the pandemic, dining has gone from making toasts at a round table and sharing an intimate moment with your closest friends to sitting alone in your kitchen on a Friday night. Although we may not be able to have all of the company that we desire, eating good food is a little luxury that we can still enjoy, especially if we’re aware of all the local gems. Although we may not be able to go out to eat with a group of friends during this time, local restaurants are doing everything in their power to safely bring the dining experience to us. The restaurant industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, but restaurants that have switched to primarily doing takeout orders have managed to stay afloat. As a college student, I know it can be tempting to fall into the routine of ordering pizza every night, but here is a list of takeout restaurants in the Boston area with vibrant, ethnic dishes that are just as reasonably priced as a box of pizza: Vejigantes (Puerto Rican), Vaanga (Indian street food), Pai Kin Kao (Thai), Black Seed Cafe & Grill (Middle Eastern), Genki Ya (Japanese), Lucy Ethiopian Cafe, Beneventos (Italian), and P&R (Jamaican). If you’re willing to splurge or are celebrating a
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