That's the city's loss. Turkish cuisine is sophisticated, unusually healthful and delicious. The ambience evokes the Bosporus more than Beantown. Arabist foodies will recognize the shaved lamb, carved from a revolving spit, as shwarma. Here, it's served over toasted pita croutons, yogurt and light tomato sauce.
Entrees come with more salad and excellent rice pilaf, each buttery grain separate and distinct.
These are the flavors of pizza magically transformed into something completely different. These are beans your grandmother would have cooked - if she were Turkish. This is a hangout for students literally hungry for home. Regulars will advise you to avoid afternoons when the Turkish soccer team is playing a televised match. You won't find a spare seat and the college kids nearly deplete the larder.