Flavor Boom! Jamaica Plain

DoorDash has a good two for one deal. I’ve tried another dish at a different location before and liked it. This time I got the Spicy Chicken Karahi ($11.85). It was indeed spicy. Some pieces of chicken were dry, and I would have liked more green beans, but the portion size was filling. It also came with some random crackers, but I liked them.

Their beef dishes are amazing, so tender and full of flavor and the vegetables are well cooked, which I love as someone who never got used to salads. I admit that I almost always get the beef rendang because it just hits the spot, but on occasions when I have tried the other dishes, they have been good as well. I miss the octopus.

Ready to order Asian and Mediterranean food in a paper bowl. Service: Ordering was easy. The different sizes bowls are displayed up front. You order at a kiosk. The worker points you toward them if you walk up, but they still helped answer a question I had about sizes because I didn't see the bowls for sizing, which were covered by takeout bags. Food: I tried the Boomin' Beef Rendang. The meat is very tender and savory. It is also fatty and pulls apart. The rice is fully cooked although a bit watery. It is just plain white rice, nothing fancy, but seemed maybe a bit subpar quality. The potatoes are soft and salty. The green beans seem like the soggy chewy canned kind, so I don't recommend the extra $1.50 for them, although they are the only option for adding some greens to the mix for this dish if you want more vegetables. Atmosphere: The place was clean. There are three medium sized tables with space for four people each, four seats along a wall, and four windows seats. There was a mix of pop and hip hop and rap music playing, some with expletives, so be careful if you're bringing kids here. There were no children around at the time. Was I impressed overall? No. Is it a great option to easily some Asian or Mediterranean dishes? Probably. The protein seems great, just not the rest. I am curious to come back to try other options and see how they are.

As another reviewer stated, the food tastes like it was put together by an 8 year old. I got the eggplant and the chicken. Both came with sad green beans and white rice. The eggplant dish had no flavor. Even after adding salt, it tasted like no seasonings were used to make it. Conversely, while the chicken was too spicy to eat, it also lacked flavor. The portions of both were generous. Are your green beans straight up steamed, frozen beans with no salt/acid/heat/fat/seasoning? 🙄 The neighborhood can do better. What do you even mean by "flavor boom"?

First time here, we were greeted by a lovely employee with fun green color hair. The boomin' beef rendang and garlic paprika pulpo (with added green bean in both dishes) we delicious. Some of the beef were on the tougher side, but the flavor concoction mixed in with the rice is fantastic! I definitely LOVE the garlic paprika pulpo, hands down would order it again! Both bowls were large/family size, which was just enough to fill us up for a dinner (slighty on the pricey side). A fast casual type of vibe.