Potato Freak, Cobble Hill, Somerville
Jul. 18th, 2011 07:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bex77I got to try a new restaurant tonight, Potato Freak.
http://www.potatofreak.com
N. found it on Foodler.com but we decided to go look it over before trying delivery. It's tucked into the corner of Cobble Hill, a little strip mall on the other side of the McGrath Highway. It's like a big pizza joint - you order at the counter and they hand it over to you when it's ready. It's very clean, all new tables, counters etc.
They have potato dishes from around the world - fries with different sauces, baked potatoes covered in many choices, but the special thing is rosti - a Swiss concept that takes marvelous hash browns (the grated potatoes) and stuffs them with stuff.
We tried the
$9.50 California Rosti - honey ham, bacon, onions, mozzarella and cream cheeses
$10.00 Shrimp stroganoff rosti - baby shrimp, peas, corn, mozzarella and cream cheeses
$8.00 - Tropical shrimp - 4 large shrimp coated with hash browns and fried
$3.00 - vegetarian potato leek soup
The rosti were huge and delicious and reasonably priced! The tropical shrimp were also very good, but at $2 a piece, a bit pricy. The soup was okay - nothing special and a disconcerting green color. Their bottled water is only $1.
I tried to engage the cashier, get her recommend what to order, but she was not a talker. They're also a catering company and rent their side area for events. We were in the midst of people setting up a very fancy graduation party (taffeta dresses, 3 tier fondant cake, DJ, etc) which made for interesting people-watching but was a bit odd in a place that looks like a pizza parlor. I think we'll stick to delivery from now on. I am definitely going to want more rosti soon.
http://www.potatofreak.com
N. found it on Foodler.com but we decided to go look it over before trying delivery. It's tucked into the corner of Cobble Hill, a little strip mall on the other side of the McGrath Highway. It's like a big pizza joint - you order at the counter and they hand it over to you when it's ready. It's very clean, all new tables, counters etc.
They have potato dishes from around the world - fries with different sauces, baked potatoes covered in many choices, but the special thing is rosti - a Swiss concept that takes marvelous hash browns (the grated potatoes) and stuffs them with stuff.
We tried the
$9.50 California Rosti - honey ham, bacon, onions, mozzarella and cream cheeses
$10.00 Shrimp stroganoff rosti - baby shrimp, peas, corn, mozzarella and cream cheeses
$8.00 - Tropical shrimp - 4 large shrimp coated with hash browns and fried
$3.00 - vegetarian potato leek soup
The rosti were huge and delicious and reasonably priced! The tropical shrimp were also very good, but at $2 a piece, a bit pricy. The soup was okay - nothing special and a disconcerting green color. Their bottled water is only $1.
I tried to engage the cashier, get her recommend what to order, but she was not a talker. They're also a catering company and rent their side area for events. We were in the midst of people setting up a very fancy graduation party (taffeta dresses, 3 tier fondant cake, DJ, etc) which made for interesting people-watching but was a bit odd in a place that looks like a pizza parlor. I think we'll stick to delivery from now on. I am definitely going to want more rosti soon.
