{"id":898,"date":"2016-05-11T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=898"},"modified":"2016-05-11T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T09:33:00","slug":"tiger-mama-our-first-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=898","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Mama: Our First Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trip to the Fenway neighborhood to do some errands was the perfect excuse to have lunch at Tiger Mama<\/a>. We've been neglecting our list of new restaurants to try, and this one was high on that roster.<\/p>\n

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Lunch for two gave us the opportunity to try the Crispy Braised Pork & Pate Banh Mi that Penny had spotted on the online lunch menu. The description reads, "Garlicky pork spread, banh mi veggies, scallion vinaigrette."<\/p>\n

We say, "Yes but you should have mentioned the roll that was a perfect match for this traditional Vietnamese offering." Often Banh Mi sandwiches are made with bread that is too substantial to allow the flavors of the fillings to shine. <\/p>\n

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We added the Chilled Salmon Chopped Salad. The menu describes it as, "Ginger garlic poached and chilled salmon, spicy greens, avocado, little potatoes, spicy peanut ginger dressing."<\/p>\n

The lunch portions are large, as the excellent bartender warned another set of diners at the bar. They had ordered a lot of food to try. We heard and, even with two dishes, took some of the salad home for later snacking. <\/p>\n

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In this photo from the Tiger Mama website, you see the tables for six with a Lazy Susan to facilitate sharing. We can't wait to come back with four friends to fill that turntable with shareable items from the dinner menu. <\/p>\n

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Like Sweet Cheeks Q, another favorite of ours from the same team, this place is full of interesting details from a wall of greens …<\/p>\n

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To a fabulous piece of word art that contains proverbs in three languages. (Ask your server for a translation.)<\/p>\n

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Tin ceiling panels and wire lamps just seem right in this setting. <\/p>\n

We follow the lead of our favorite food scout, MC Slim JB, so Tiger Mama went on our list as soon as this review appeared.<\/a> Our first visit took far too long but our next one will be soon. <\/p>\n

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What's on your Food Lover's shopping list? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n