REVIEWS
“A trip to the Coast” article in The Boston Globe newspaper.
Read our first newspaper review in the The Boston Phoenix!
Read our second article in The Boston Globe!
Call us the “hidden Jewel” like the Phantom Gourmet
Black-Owned Restaurants in Boston (Thrillist): June 24, 2021
Soul Food 101 with Chef Anthony Brooks at The Coast Cafe (CCTV Cambridge): February 27, 2021
Anthony Brooks hosted a live cooking demo presented by the Cambridge Public Library
Best Fried Chicken in Boston-area for Takeout or Delivery (Eater Boston): February 24, 2021
Dishes That Inspired Boston Black Restaurant Owners (Boston.com): February 18, 2021
Globe Magazine: 100 Top Restaurants for Takeout in Boston (The Boston Globe): February 11, 2021
Project Takeout: 3 Restaurants We Supported This Week (The Boston Globe): February 2, 2021
Awesome feature in The Boston Globe
Celebrating 6 Restaurants for Small Business Saturday (Today Show): November 23, 2020
Anthony Brooks was a guest on a live episode of the Today Show!
What He’s Having as Dining Options Coast Cafe (Cambridge Day): June 10, 2020
Black-Owned Restaurants in Boston (Boston magazine): June 2, 2020
Best Fried Chicken in Boston (Eater Boston): January 21, 2020
Best Macaroni & Cheese in Boston (Eater Boston): November 14, 2019
Coast Cafe Helps Cambridge Residents Feel the Love of Soul Food (Mass Realty): August 2016
27 Essential Fried Chicken Options Around Boston (Eater Boston): July 19, 2016
The Coast Cafe Doesn’t Serve Soul Food, but “Food From the Soul” (Scout Cambridge): July/August 2016
Chronicle Food Bucket List: Fifty Dishes to Try Before You Die: May 5, 2016
Our fried chicken was featured on another episode of Chronicle!
The Coast Cafe: Cambridge’s Home for Soul Food for More Than a Decade (Eater Boston): April 7, 2016
Featured in the very first edition of “Boston Mainstays” — a new series by Eater Boston contributor Korsha Wilson
The Boston Food Bucket List: 50 Things You Need to Eat Before You Die (Thrillist): September 8, 2015
Ranked #8 on Thrillist’s Boston Food Bucket List
Boston’s Best Fried Chicken (CBS Boston): July 1, 2015
A Chef’s Guide to Eating Well in Cambridge (Boston magazine): April 6, 2015
Boston A-List: Best Barbecue in the Boston Area: 2014
PigTrip BBQ Reviews: February 8, 2014
The Best Soul Food In The Boston Area: The Coast Cafe: February 15, 2013
Phantom Gourmet: Greatest Fried Chicken: 2012
Phantom Gourmet: Greatest Fried Chicken: 2011
WCVB-TV Boston Channel 5 Chronicle: June 2011
We were featured on an episode of Chronicle!
Improper Bostonian: February 16 – March 1, 2011
Where magazine: Boston: February 2011
On Point Radio: 2011
Anthony Brooks was featured live on WBUR On Point radio show – listen online!
Best of Boston: 2008
We were named Best of Boston 2008 for Soul Food
Phantom Gourmet: Greatest Fried Chicken: 2007
Featured as a “Guilty Pleasure” with the “greatest fried chicken”
Phantom Gourmet: Hidden Jewel: 2006
Call us the “Hidden Jewel”
The Boston Globe: 2004
“A trip to the Coast”
The Boston Phoenix: 2004
Our first newspaper review in the The Boston Phoenix!