• Mat Schaffer’s rooting for Kendall Square’s Asian-inspired Think Tank “bistrotheque,” even if the kim chi is “wimpy.” [Herald]
• Robert Nadeau thinks Petit Robert Central seems so wrong … but tastes so right. He just has a minor gripe about tripe. [Phoenix]
• Central Square’s exuberant Life Alive is on a mission to feed the vitality of the world, but Kathleen Burge got rusty beet juice in the meantime. [Globe]
• Michael Goetzman thinks you should try Mopsy’s Kalua Pork pizza at Flatbread Company. [Phoenix]
• Not a review, per se, but local critic MC Slim JB thinks “toothsome” is a great food word. “Lusty,” too. [MC Slim JB]