Vapiano—Boston, MA

About a month ago, I noticed a new restaurant near my office called Vapiano. Judging from the outside of the place, I thought it was going to be more of an upscale type of place, but I sure was wrong. Vapiano is infect a very inexpensive restaurant. I don’t think any of the dishes are more than $15. Not bad for the food they serve or the location that they are in.

As I walked info Vapriano, I was handed a card. I asked the host what it was for and he explained to me that there are different food stations around the restaurant and as I ordered food from each station the cook enters what you had in the system and you tap the card on a little pad and I would pay at the host stand after I’d finished. A little different than what I’m used to but kinda high tech and easy enough to deal with. And the host was right, there were several stations for me to choose from—Pizza, Panini, Salad, and Appetizers, with quite a few choices per station. We opted to try some of the pasta dishes. It was delightful to see them cooking the dishes to order using fresh ingredients. They even used fresh herbs picked directly from the plant. What a wonderful idea! 
Another thing that amazed me was the pasta cooking machine they used. It cooks the pasta perfectly no matter what kinda of pasta you order. They also had a really cool electromagnetic stove. I really would love to have one of those in my kitchen, but the cook told me they cause a few thousand dollars… Eek!

The food overall was pretty decent. Of course nothing compares to a place like Giacomo’s in the North End of Boston (link to my review), but not bad at all for a quick Italian lunch near the office. For me, it’s the fresh ingredients, the cooking to order, the price and the awesome setting that help make Vapiano stand out. All in all, Vapiano made a good impression on me. if you haven’t tried them yet, they are in a few big cities like Boston, New York, DC, etc.
I give them 4 pans.
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Vaipiano Boston
191 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
P. 857-445-0236
www.vapiano.com
































