The Best Things To Eat In Melrose: Carraggi's Corner

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I've been thinking a lot about food lately. For the last few months I've been struggling with a gastrointestinal issue — inflammation in my intestine that is thankfully harmless and should resolve itself, but in the meantime has kept me from eating pretty much anything that tastes good.

So I've been fantasizing about what I want to eat when I get back to business. I came up with a few of my favorite things to eat around Melrose, in no particular order:

• The Sergeant breakfast sandwich at Jitters
• A carne asada burrito from Mexico Lindo
• Mint oreo ice cream (with hot fudge!) from Kennedy's
• The legendary buffalo chicken calzone from Petrone's
• Greek chicken wrap from Liberty Bell (my wife's favorite)
• Any biscuit from Buckalew's
• The Napoli pizza from Wood + Fire

And I asked some of you all on the Melrose Patch Facebook page what your favorite things are to stuff down your pie-hole. Here's just some of what you said:

• Lobster Bisque Turners
• Brussels Sprouts with bacon Tapas 529
• Chimichanga Mexico Lindo
• Pink Drink Bobby Cs
• Burrata appetizer at Wood & Fire
• Buffalo chicken ranch pizza from Alfredos
• Sweet spot cupcakes
• Raspberry chocolate chip muffin from Bohemian
• Grilled Chicken garden salad from Liberty Bell
• Chicken bomb sub from Petrone's
• Giacomo's burratta
• Gingerbread coffee from Bohemian
• At Turner's - fried Scallops
• Petrone's - cheese pizza
• Petrone's- Mozzarella Sticks
• Kennedy's - coffee ice cream
• Santa Fe - churros
• Steak tip Caesar wrap from Theos!
• Pad See Ew with crispy chicken from The Bangkok.
• Graham Central ice cream from Kennedy’s
• Cilantro Lime Chicken Arepa from La Qchara
• Torta Asada from Tenoch
• Coconut Chocolate Chip Scone from La Qchara
• Crunch Salad and Clam Chowder from Turner's
• Banana Muffin from Bohemian Veggie
• Omelet from My Diner
• Coffee Oreo Ice Cream at Soc's
• Mother’s pizza their salad dressing is homemade and amazing
• Mega cheese pizza from Lisa's
• Shrimp basket from Liberty Bell
• Ham and cheese croissant at Bohemian
• Chicken tacos with yucca fries at La Q'Chara
• Frutti de mare at Giacomo's
• Onion Rings from Mother’s
• Cheeseburger and mozzarella sticks from Billy’s
• Steak Tip Salad Liberty Bell
• Cheese Pizza from Melrose House
• Beef Grilled Cheese at Turners/Rising Eagle
• Lasagna and just about anything else at Bobby C's
• Sundae at Kennedy's (with a cookie on the bottom, and hot fudge and peanut butter topping on the top!)
• Nubia Smoothie from La Qchara
• Mediterranean Rice Bowl at Lisa's
• Patatas Bravas from T'ahpas 529
• Roasted Beets Salad from Wood and Fire
• Pizza with sausage and carmelized onions from Lisa's
• Jitterbug panini from Jitters
• Peru quinoa bowl from LaQChara
• Lobster Bisque at Turners
• Chia Pudding at La’Q
• Brussels Sprouts at T’hapas
• Italian Sub from Melrose House of Pizza
• Orecchiette, Sausage, and Broccoli Rabe at Wood and Fire
• Greek salad with turkey tips from Theo’s, though the real star is the pita that comes with it
• Blueberry muffin from Bohemian
• Pad See Ew from The Bangkok
• Poké bowl from Ocean Sushi
• Chicken pesto pizza from Theo’s
• Chicken Parm from Wood + Fire
• Pistachio ice cream with dark Belgian dip from Kennedy’s
• Wheat toast at Melrose Diner
• Cranberry orange muffin at the Bohemian Coffee Shop
• Winfreys peanut butter logs sold at Affairs to Remember Florist
• Any flavor chicken tenders at Theo's
• Any chocolate at Yara