Odd - I swear I've posted about Brown Sugar Cafe before but apparently I never have. Brown Sugar is about a block from the Den's Cafe (which, sadly, has closed and become a Jasmine Sola outlet store). Brown Sugar has historically gotten a lot more praise from pretty much everyone, though I always thought Den's was just as good. Anyway, Brown Sugar always has a ton of crowds while Den's stayed empty. Brown Sugar has a few locations. The one on BU campus had a fire last year, and opened again sometime this summer or this semester.
kow soi gai - flat egg noodles with chicken in light curry sauce - $6.95
country-style pad thai - $6.50
The kow soi gai is off a new "Thai-style" menu that I don't think they had before the fire. This is a good dish. Very flavorful, though not spicy at all. It's almost like a curry soup noodle - the sauce is addictive paired with the noodles. Definitely worth a try. The country-style pad thai is basically a spicy version of the pad thai. I don't normally order pad thai, but this dish was in the Globe's 54 Divine Dishes article from a while back so I thought I'd give it a shot. It was pretty good. Not very dry which is usually the problem with pad thai, and a slight hint of spice. I think Den's Cafe's version was better though. There are a few other dishes that look pretty interesting on that Thai menu, so I'll probably go back again to try more.
kow soi gai - flat egg noodles with chicken in light curry sauce - $6.95
country-style pad thai - $6.50
The kow soi gai is off a new "Thai-style" menu that I don't think they had before the fire. This is a good dish. Very flavorful, though not spicy at all. It's almost like a curry soup noodle - the sauce is addictive paired with the noodles. Definitely worth a try. The country-style pad thai is basically a spicy version of the pad thai. I don't normally order pad thai, but this dish was in the Globe's 54 Divine Dishes article from a while back so I thought I'd give it a shot. It was pretty good. Not very dry which is usually the problem with pad thai, and a slight hint of spice. I think Den's Cafe's version was better though. There are a few other dishes that look pretty interesting on that Thai menu, so I'll probably go back again to try more.