Editor Pick
Fire & Ice
- February 25, 2003
- Rated 4 of 5 by
meadowlark from Boston, Massachusetts
Highlights:
Fire & Ice is an exciting place to eat and perfect for a fun night out with friends. There's only one option, and that is an enormous buffet of raw materials for creating the perfect stir-fry. In the middle of the restaurant is a huge grill where they fry up your selections while you watch. The decor is upbeat and trendy, making this a great place to go for a special occasion such as birthdays! I enjoyed all the choices and the speed at which you start eating. Along with the buffet (complete with recipe cards for the clueless), rice and tortillas are provided at the table, giving you a hint of how varied the cuisine can be.
Making it a "Cheap Eat":
At a flat fee of $13, the only way Fire & Ice qualifies as a cheap eat is that it is all-you-can-eat, so you might be stuffed enough to skip the next meal. On a more serious note, the misers that we students are, every once in a while we want to go to a "nice" restaurant we can afford. Fire & Ice definitely limits the damage (unless you drink loads of alcohol!).
Special tips:
Reserving for a large group is a must since this place is really popular. On busier nights, be prepared to wait a while at the grill. Using the menu cards to put together your meal is highly recommended because not only do they save you from concocting something awful, but they also have some neat ideas of interesting combinations that you might not have otherwise tried. This is a good place for vegetarians, too, as there is lots of choice. Ask for yours to be cooked in foil if you want to avoid other people's meat juice contaminating your veggies.
Getting there:
From Harvard Yard or the Harvard Square T stop, locate the Body Shop. It is on the corner of Church Street. Head up the street past the crummy little movie theatre, the book/map shop, and the Border Cafe on your left. As the street curves around a bit to the left, Fire & Ice is on your left.
The low-down:
The alcohol here is expensive and can bring your tab close to $20 or more. Also, watch it in large groups, because a service fee of 18% (the tip) will be tacked on to your bill. This is annoying since the waiter does little for you (and is usually scarce when you need more rice or tortillas) and usually doesn't deserve more than 15%.
From journal Student's Guide to Cheap Eats: Harvard Square