unique: code-X in nashua

seafood: surf nashua

pub and comfort: fodys nashua

tapas: stella blu nashua

hibachi: takumi nashua

sushi: yoshimama nashua (amherst st, not downtown)

diner with giant menu (and a bucket of bacon): red arrow diner nashua/manch

bbq: alamo brookline

clearly we tend to stick to nashua, but those are our go-tos. you cant go wrong with most of what people have suggested (except for olive garden. ignore that one)