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Nineteen places for great takeout

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akeout doesn’t have to mean fast food. You don’t always have time to cook from scratch, and it can be expensive to eat out in this town (and tough to park). Don't even get us started on the burger and taco chains. So even though we have hundreds of great places listed on this site for good meals cheap (and secret parking places), we know that sometimes you just want to eat at home. Here are 19 great places for gourmet takeout, from ready to eat to ready to heat:

Shhhh! Americans spend $140 billion
a year on fast food, and a quarter of them are
now obese (though only 16.1 percent of us in Massachusetts, if that's any consolation).


1.
The little-known to-go service from a South End hotspot
2.
An historic bakery with up-to-date takeout
3.
Great wings to go
4.
A butcher shop with great oven-ready selections, including Niman Ranch precooked St. Louis Ribs
5.
Jamaican and West Indian food to have at home
6.
A Mediterranean takeaway café from the owners of a famous restaurant
7.
Fresh pasta, wines, and a deli—all in one
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How you can bring home the oysters coveted by top chefs
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Great takeout food, bakery items, and prepared meals to take home and heat up
10.
Lessons—and ingredients—for making sushi at home
11.
Handmade ravioli and pastas to go
12.
Terrific Mexican takeout—at a gas station
13.
Great roast beef from a Revere dive. No, not that one
14.
Blink and you’ll miss this great, cheap Thai food.
15.
A North End hole in the wall with big things to offer
16.
Craving one shrimp? Here, it’s the specialty.
17.
It’s hard to find, but authentic Greek food is no myth
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At this restaurant, you create your own Italian meal
19.
A hidden Greek grill that’s friendly, cheap—and good