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Chef Chow's House Chinese, Banquet/Party Room, Bar, Call Ahead Pickup 230 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline (617) 739-CHOW  No need for Brookline folks to travel to Chinatown for an inexpensive meal—not when they can dine here. The kitchen does a nice job with hot and sour soup. It's both spicy and tart, with lots of tofu and wood ear. (Vegans take note: It's meatless.) C...

#2	Mr. Sushi Japanese, Sushi Bar, Casual/Family, Catering 329 Harvard Street, Brookline (617) 731-1122  Good sushi. Try their huge sushi boats, they have a huge portion to it.

#3	Pho Lemon Grass Vietnamese 239 Harvard St, Brookline (617) 731-8600  The food here is average, but I prefer to go to Pho Pasteur in Allston.