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American
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Macrobiotic
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Buffet
Take-out
Small restaurant serving macrobiotic and vegan buffet including desserts. Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-3:00pm.
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581 Moody St, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, 02453
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Last update on 13 May 2023 by veganri
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36 Reviews
First Review by zaphod46
mrgladstone
Points +86
So-so - Edit
It pains me to write this review and I'm hoping it was just bad timing, but the food, while very tasty, was all ice cold. Very disappointing. Even more so because it could have been really good.
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VeganVegabond
Points +177
Seriously healthy food - Edit
This is my first time going to a macrobiotic restaurant. Lunch was a buffet in which you pay $10 a pound (your plates are weighed each time you fill up).
Read moreLet's begin now, after I've eaten my fill of brown rice, broccoli and kale, BBQ tofu, romaine and shredded daikon salad--I feel terrific and full and energized.
That experience alone makes Masao's kitchen more than a restaurant - this is a place that saves lives and builds community - indeed, nearly everyone who came in was a regular who knew the owner by name. It's no small feat to see this kind of nutritional solidarity even in the midst of this remarkable plant based food revolution.
The food itself is very simple and not especially flavorful. While there are some exceptions in macrobiotic cuisine--see Marlene Watson Tara's excellent and flavor forward Macrobiotic for All Seasons--the food at Masao's kitchen is old school macrobiotic.
As a vegan and a visitor to Waltham, I can honestly say I'd love to have a restaurant like this in my neighborhood. I don't ever plan to follow a strict macrobiotic diet but there's something healing and communal happening here. Seriously healthy food and happy people.
Pros: super food buffet, reasonably priced , very inviting communal atmosphere
Cons: lack of flavor (even with the many healthy salty c
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stbenjam
Points +264
Good buffet with lots of healthy options - Edit
I've been to the buffet a few times, and the food is pretty good. I like the BBQ tofu.
Read moreI would say things tend to be undersalted or not salted at all, especially the veggie sides. There's seasonings in front of the counter on one of the tables if you need them, but no table salt that I saw. BYOS?
Pros: buffet, good
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avialevin
Points +29
very good - Edit
small food selection but all 3 items I ate were great. BBQ tofu, sweet potatoes and broccoli & kale. the food was simple but very well made.
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tapiocawong
Points +37
Fabulous Vegan Food - Edit
A fabulous restaurant! The food is phenomenal!
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raphalla
Points +768
Would go again - Edit
We were there half an hour before the restaurant closed, so we did a take away. There were only less than 10 dishes for the buffet dishes and we took a bit of all dishes. My husband think everything was tasteless except for the BBQ tofu, which were more like a ketchup marinated tofu rather than BBQ. I thought food were a bit plain, but i wont think it was tasteless. We fed two of us at $20, so price was reasonable.
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Cons: *
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veganamanda
Points +251
Good vibe - Edit
When you walk in everyone knows each other and knows Masao, the owner. You feel the community this restaurant creates. Everyone there is so nice, it makes up for the lack of decor. I've only tried the buffet once, and it was just OK. I love the sandwiches though. The BBQ tofu sandwich is amazing. I also loved the apple fritter. Some room for improvement, but I'd frequent this place if I lived closer.
Read morePros: bbq tofu!, atmosphere
Cons: decor
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amberk13
Points +303
Just ok - Edit
Went for lunch at Masao's Kitchen, excited to try one of the few vegan restaurants in the area. This is a small restaurant that seats 20. We walked in and waited and didn't know if someone would seat us or should we go to the counter or what? Finally I asked and was told to grab a plate and then they would weigh it and we would pay. They should post these directions somewhere in the restaurant because I imagine some come and leave without asking. I tried a little bit of almost everything: Seitan cutlets, BBQ tofu, brown rice, chickpeas, broccoli and kale, squash with onions and radish, hijiki and carrots, and the potato and cauliflower salad. Two plates of food and one drink came to $18 and my partner had very little on his plate. The food was good, but not great. Reminds me of some of the first vegetarian food I ever had years ago that was plain and often left me explaining to meat eaters that vegetarian and vegan food REALLY is good. The BBQ tofu is in a tomatoey type sauce, but I can't call it BBQ. The seitan cutlet was chewy, cold, and had no taste. The brown rice, broccoli and kale, and chickpeas were good. The squash was too die for and probably the highlight of my meal. I would never have thought to put radish in with squash, but it works. The potato and cauliflower salad was good as well, but needed a little more something to punch up the flavor. I wouldn't classify this restaurant as one of my all time favorites, but it was close by and offered food I can eat so for that I am appreciative. For the lack of modern type food to highlight what vegan food can be and what it has become, I will relegate this restaurant to the bottom of list for only if I can't go elsewhere. Sorry! This restaurant has so much potential that it saddens me that they can't see what they could become if they worked harder to improve some basic things like decor, customer service, food quality and if they food on the buffet was hot and not served room temperature.
Read morePros: a vegan restaurant in metro-Boston!, something different, close by
Cons: room temperature food, overpriced for basic food, decor and ambience
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zaphod46
Points +409
Great Buffet - Edit
We went there for brunch with two vegans, two omnis, and one baby and everyone enjoyed themselves. The two omnis tried the more familiar parts of the buffet (beans, noodles) and skipped some of the less familiar (cabbage with tempeh). The baby enjoyed chomping on a green bean, and we vegans sampled pretty much everything between us.
Read moreThis isn't your standard "all you can eat" buffet overflowing with different dishes. You pay by the pound ($8/pound when we were there) and there is lots of variety, but not a lot of choices: you can fill all your basic needs (starch, protein, greens, etc), but you may only have one or two choices in some categories. The food was all tasty and well prepared.
Pros: good value, wide variety
Cons: cramped dining area
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