Official rating: 84
Ponzu is a pretty cool place on Moody St. in Waltham that has an interesting mix of Japanese, Indian, Thai, and Malaysian dishes. It’s got a stylish modern interior, big sushi bar, and the staff is extra nice, as long as you use chopsticks. For lunch, I got the banana leaf dried curry beef, which was extremely tasty and tender. The hot ribs, however, were good, but not remotely hot. C’mon, Ponzu, step it up. For a relatively cheap lunch price, it was the best bang for the buck I’ve had in a long time. Definitely will be hitting it up again.

