I am taking my parents into Boston to see Cirque du Soleil. It is at Suffolk downs and I was hoping to find someplace to take them to dinner. They DONT like expensive no matters whos paying and I love GREAT food so I am a bit stuck normally.
Any reasonable places near by??
Or just some place thats a fairly easy drive to Suffolk downs?
Any suggestions appreciated.

Gee um, not much in East Boston, there are a few restaurants in the square close to the Orient Heights train station, so you might look in that area.

There are also a few along Revere Beach which is not a far drive.

You also might try Anthony's in Swampscott, which is not a long drive along Rever Beach, though Lynn heading up the coast, you can't miss Anthony's it is on the water just over the Swampscott line.

Day Square has Mario's - its good Italian and on Saratoga St - just outside the square - is Rino's - its the best Italian restaurant anywhere in Boston (sshhh don't tell anyone ;-))Lunch entrees run about $8-12, dinner is probably more $18-22 but its excellent. Order the open seafood ravioli if its a special - fresh shrimp, lobster, scallops on a sheet of homemade pasta with the best marscapone cream sauce.

Or how about Billy Tse's in Revere for the best Chinese food in the area.

And there's always the 99 - there's one near Wonderland.

Oh - just remembered Uncle Pete's Barbeque also in Day Square - not much to look at but the ribs and pulled pork are very good. And there's Jeveli's too - blue hair red sauce Italian but not bad. Also in Day Square.

I work less than a mile away so I've eaten at all of these places for years.

I can't offer any additional places, but I can urge you NOT to travel the seven miles to Anthony's in Swampscott. It's not worth the trip! Its quality has really tumbled since its golden days.

There's Jevelli's(or Gevelli's?) also in Day Square. The food is decent and not expensive.

Thank you everyone!! I may try Rino's!!

If you do go to Rino's call for directions - unless you know Eastie well. Its not hard to find but its not in Day Square - its a couple of blocks away. Its a small place on the first floor of a 3family.

I haven't been there in a while, but Santarpio's (between the tunnel exit and the airport) has always had fantastic pizza and other good Italian choices. Almost always a (quick-moving) line, which is another indicator of a good neighborhood restaurant.

Rizzuto- Santarpio's looked very interesting
We got in crazy traffic and just had time for dinner but there was a line out the door and looked like a great choice!

Again thanks for the help , we did Rinos and it was perfect.

Glad you enjoyed Rino's. I've never had a bad meal there and I've eaten there weekly for years. Love the fusilli, shrimp and broccoli. C0-worker can't pass up on the fruite de mari (ignore my horrible spelling).

How was Vareki?

The show was pretty good. But the seats made me a bit miserable. It was the tightest seating. I was SO squished i couldnt lean left or right and I had someone head smack dab in front of me.I had to sit on the edge of my seat cuz i couldnt fit in with the big guy next to me (I'm not very big 5'1" 110)

I was in second row so it wasnt staduim-like seating yet.

My folks loved it tho so it was all worth it!

Thanks again