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TEAM A's REVIEW People's choice: Nicholas, an MIT grad student, recommended

TEAM B's REVIEW Today we interviewed five people across Kendall Square. Everyone recommended different places to eat and had different favorite types of food. However everyone seemed to be eating wherever they were because they were in search of a quick meal on a relatively low budget. It seemed that the speed with which it was served outweighed the quality of the food, at least for the given situations. Everyone either walked or took the T to where they were eating, and the most it took anyone to get there was 20 minutes. They all seemed to live in the general vicinity and were familiar with the area.

TEAM C's REVIEW Review 1:

TEAM D's REVIEW Our group traveled to Central Square in search for the best restaurant around town. We got off the T at the Central stop and walked up and down Massachusetts Avenue asking local workers and residents of the area where they prefer to eat on their lunch breaks, and which one of the many joints is their favorite. We interviewed seven locals on several aspects that determine a persons every day lunch spot. These included: daily budget, transportation needed, time for lunch and of course desire for a certain meal. We got several different responses from different walks of life that introduced new restaurants to our group. From the responses, we began to choose where we wanted to eat lunch and why. As we walked along the street, we tried to ask people who were eating on the run. When we asked, What is your favorite restaurant in Central Square? we got several different answers:



TEAM E's REVIEW Walking to center we decided to split our group into two for the sake of the people we were interviewing. One group went to Wendy's to try their new fries. This was in order to compare them to the McDonalds french fries. Since both chains were already well known comparing an item from each menu would be a way to offer insight into each chain without being dull and dry. The fries at Wendy's were well received in the group. The one complaint from the group was the amount of salt on the fries. They recommend eating them with additional salt and ketchup. Besides that the fries were great. They tasted freshly made and not like other fast food fries. You could taste the effort put into the fries which pleased us. The freshness of the ingredients was great and we were certain that the fries were as fresh as possible. Wendy's markets themselves as a fast food chain that always delivers fresh ingredients and from these fries we agree. After eating the fries at Wendy's, still not full we made our way to McDonalds. After eating the McDonalds fries the general consensus was that the fries were not as crisp as the fries we'd eaten at Wendy's, but there was a noticeable difference in the amount of salt. This made them slightly more delicious than the new Wendy's fries. Overall we concluded that the taste of the Wendy's fries was more appealing. After eating we went out on the streets to interview the locals about the food in the area. Rendezvous was a well liked restaurant by a woman we found on the street. She liked the quality of the restaurant and the atmosphere. Though the price was a little bit high she liked to eat there when she had a limited amount of time to eat. The next person that we found had little time or money to spend on lunch. She enjoyed eating at C3 "C3 has delicious sandwiches at a good price." Others definitely shared this woman's opinion on C3 since walking past the restaurant it was very crowded. We saw many people who chose to eat less conventional lunches. Every other person walking down the street seemed to have settled for a quick cup of coffee or a pastry. A more high end bakery in the area was Flour. Someone who we'd interviewed seemed to enjoy eating here and sitting down to enjoy their meal. Overall people liked to settle for the faster, cheaper and less healthy alternative. Most people moved briskly through the streets with bags from fast food restaurants. While most places were empty on the street McDonalds and Wendy's were crowded. After our meals at the two fast food restaurants we felt too full to walk back. We took the train back and after a few minutes arrived at our stop. We were lucky enough to get a free train back though we could have afforded one after spending little money on our food.