There's no messing around at Chau Chow City—you arrive, you wait, you sit, you eat, you pay, and you leave. But you eat some of the best Chinese food and seafood in Boston, you eat a lot of it, and you leave with your dining budget well intact. The atmosphere is highly polished, crowded, and aquatic. A primarily local clientele dines between mirrored, marble walls and stacked tanks rife with displaced deep-sea dwellers. Although there's a limited menu until 4PM, the full menu lists over 300 well-sized entrees, averaging $8-15. The “Chef's Specialties” section is worth extra attention—but the discriminating diner will do well to ask a waiter for one of the kitchen's seasonal specials, like garlic-fried sea bass or soft-shelled crab. Reservations on weekends for parties of 6 or more. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Tip: Tired of settling for pizza after closing down the clubs? The restaurant stays open until 4am.

Professional, clean, friendly, attentitive. This salon in Chinatown has been recently highlighted and reviewed, so it is safe to say that the secret might be out, this salon is a great find and does solid work at the right price. Haircuts include a scalp massage to get you relaxed and the flat screens that accompany every work station play chinese pop music and DVD's. The salon is clean, modern and you really can't beat $30 in Boston for a great haircut that includes a scalp massage.

Boston:Template:Grocery The largest but only third sketchiest grocery store in Chinatown, Cheng-Kwong stocks goods from all over China and Southeast Asia, ranging from fresh fish, produce, and housewares to mundane delicacies like shrimp chips (99¢) and duck eggs (50¢ each). This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.