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Hang up that hangover: Get a greasy spoon fix the morning after
Nicole Mongeon
Issue date: 11/16/06 Section: Lifestyle
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Guzzling Glaceau Vitaminwater during and after the evening's festivities may not have proved to be successful.
You may have a horrible headache or feel dizzy and nauseated for the duration of the day after.
But there is good news for those who can't seem to coax the coal miners from their brains. Help has arrived in its most delicious form: scrambled eggs and home fries.
James Schaefer, Ph.D. and professor at Union College in Schenectady, NY, was interviewed for an article on WebMD.com.
"Schaefer explains: Fatty foods, if eaten before drinking alcohol, 'grease' the lining of the intestines," the article said. "The alcohol then takes longer to be absorbed by the body."
To avoid hangovers, it is best to consume grilled-cheese sandwiches and french fries before drinking.
However, the next time you wake up on someone's living room floor enveloped in a fort made of chairs and blankets, here are some dirt-cheap restaurants that provide the grease to ease that queasy tummy.
Steve's Kitchen
120 Harvard Ave.
Allston
You took a cab home with some friends last night and-surprise-you were the only one carrying a wallet.
At Steve's Kitchen, this is not a problem. Five dollars will buy a cup of coffee, a breakfast sandwich and home fries with enough left over to tip the server.
Steve's serves breakfast all day, every day. You can get a huge, fluffy omelet for $4.25 to $4.95 and the usual French toast and pancake dishes are served at prices that are just as low.
The only thing that's better than the price is the food itself. The scrambled eggs aren't runny or rubbery and the home fries are deliciously seasoned and cooked to perfection.
Steve's also dishes up some fantastic sandwiches and dinner specials.
You'll fit right into the crowd at Steve's. It receives most of its morning patronage from college students who need a pick-me-up.
In addition to catering to your sensitive eyes, stomach and head, the servers at Steve's are all very friendly, referring to you as "honey" on occasion.
In spite of how little you recall from the evening before, you'll leave Steve's feeling refreshed and relieved.
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