"When you don’t have a lot of money to spend, brunch is usually the first meal that goes on the chopping block. Eggs, pancakes, and bottomless mimosas are all things you can make at home, where you don’t have to wait on the sidewalk for 30 minutes dodging strollers and yoga mats that are being swung around like clubs. But brunch at Anoush’ella is different. For one thing, this is an order-at-the-counter place, and every entree on the brunch menu is under $11. And for another, you probably don’t make your omelettes with za’atar and pickled turnip, or cook your fava beans overnight to make a bowl of ful that you’ll want to dip just about everything in. Come to this Eastern Mediterranean spot in the South End when you want to start a weekend day off right but keep enough money in your wallet to end it the right way, too." - dan secatore
