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Boston being a college town, the city practically bursts with cheap eats, but most co-eds agree that Anna’s Taqueria offers one of the most savoury, inexpensive and quick meals around. Typical menu items, all of which are on the super-size side, include tacos, burritos and quesadillas. Anna’s lightening-quick staff turns out orders quickly meaning that even though it’s a 20- minute subway ride from Downtown, Boston’s office denizens have been known to quickly scarf down a meal in between meetings.
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Often the scene outside the Border Café in Harvard Square is as lively as the happenings inside thanks to the hordes of university students that line up for their chance to sip margaritas and shout at the top of their lungs in the raucous, two-floor southwestern eatery. If you manage to snag a table amid the maelstrom, reward yourself with the Border Café’s fajitas and top-notch guacamole. And come thirsty, the kitchen can get backed up on Fridays and Saturdays.
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The bar at the Cactus Club is a festive mix of eclectic decorations that include a giant stuffed buffalo, affectionately nick-[name]d Iron Mike Bison (after the former heavyweight champ) and is a favourite of the after-work crowd. Young professionals come for the pick-up scene, and some of the best margaritas in town, and often end up staying for the dining room’s standard Tex-Mex dinner fare such as quesadillas and nachos. Predictably, with such clientele, the noise level can be on the earsplitting side, and table-hopping (staggering) is rampant.
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One of Boston’s few authentic Mexican restaurants, Sol Azteca has been mixing up pitchers of its potent sangria since 1974. Amid exposed brick and white walls inside, the restaurant’s friendly staff will direct you to specialities such as Sol Azteca’s tortilla casserole. Diners would do well to try anything covered in the eatery’s delicious mole sauce. Sol Azteca also offers outside patio dining but the view of the trolley directly across the street is much less interesting than the decor inside.
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