Davio’s To Go

Boston, United States

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 617-357-4810
Website:
www.davios.com
Address:
10 St James St, Boston, MA, 02116
b/t Berkeley St & Park Plz
Back Bay
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
240 ftSaint James Ave @ Arlington St
270 ftArlington St @ Saint James Ave
460 ftArlington
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
No
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Loud
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Boston) 5:12 PM Thursday, June 26, 2025

Business hours

Monday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

In our Take Out Shoppe, you can place an order ahead of time and pick up your food to go. Call us to place an order. Delivery: Davio’s delivers through Dining In. Place your delivery order online. To Go Shop Menu In addition to menu below, we have daily soup, entrée, sandwich, pizza, and salad specials. Call the To Go Shop at or sign up to receive an e-​mail each morning with the daily specials.

Breakfast

Banana Nut Bread 1.75

Bagel 1.95

Bagel with Cream Cheese 2.50

Bagel with Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese 4.75

Scone 1.75

Criossant 2.00

Cheese Danish 2.75

Cinnamon Roll 3.25

Cinnamon Sugared Cruller 1.25

Muffins 1.75

Fresh Fruit Cup 4.00

Granola Parfait 4.00

Yogurt 1.75

Ham, Cheese, Tomato Brioche 3.75

Egg White Frittata 4.25

Breakfast Burrito 5.25

Breakfast Sandwich 4.95

Lunch

Panini

Davio’s All White Tuna Salad 6.00

†Portabella Mushroom 6.00

†Oven Roasted Turkey 7.00

†Davio’s Roast Beef 7.50

†Italian 7.00

Free Range Natural Roasted Chicken Salad 7.00

†Mozzarella Pesto 6.50

†Ham 7.00

Quinoa Wrap 5.50

Sandwich Special priced daily

†Available Pressed

Chips & Popcorn .75

Soups

Vegetarian Minestrone 3.00

Chicken Soup 3.50

Soup of the Day 4.00

Chowder & Bisque 5.00

Soup and Half Sandwich 7.00

Salads

Garden Salad 3.50

Mista 6.00

Pasta Salad 5.00

Add Grilled Chicken, Chicken Salad or Tuna Salad to any salad above 2.75

Fresh Fruit Salad 4.00

Pasta or Entrée Specials priced daily

Pizza (also Gluten Free)

History

Established in 1985.

In 1985, at the young and ambitious age of 24, Steve DiFillippo purchased a locally-​owned family restaurant called Davio’s on Newbury Street in Boston’s trendy Back Bay. As Boston’s culinary tastes evolved, he transformed the location into a destination. He retooled the menu, the space, the wine list. The new Davio’s soon garnered rave reviews.

The idea behind Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse was simple, regional Italian foods with a focus on the grill.

Everything made by hand from the best ingredients. Serve everything from aged steaks to simple-​yet-​unique pasta creations. Mirror this philosophy in the kitchen with our expert and attentive staff in the dining room, seeing to your every need and taking pride in your enjoyment of the meal. Steve has since opened locations in Foxborough, MA, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, and Davio’s Cucina in Chestnut Hill.

Meet the Business Owner

Steve D.

Business Owner

«After 25 years I feel that I am just getting started.» says Davio’s Chef/​CEO, Steve DiFillippo. At the age of 24, Steve purchased an established restaurant called Davio’s in Boston’s Back Bay. And this was the first in a succession of popular restaurants changing the concept to a Northern Italian Steakhouse. Steve is a graduate of Boston University and the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. He is very involved in the community, serving on several non-​profit boards. Steve is the honorary Chef representing the New England Patriots at the Taste of the NFL’s «Party with a Purpose» event at the SuperBowl.

In 2008, he was inducted into the Massachusetts Restaurant Hall of Fame. Steve lives in Wenham, MA, with his wife Pamela and their four children. He runs 4 – 5 miles a day, «so I can wrongfully delude myself that I can eat anything I want,» he says.

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20 reviews of Davio’s To Go

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Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
That chicken salad sandwich though. Pressed. Please don’t make me cry.
Is it possible to buy a year-​long freezer’s worth of that sandwich? Just so I can have it anytime I want?
The chicken is real (once I found a bone in there, and I didn’t even mind because I knew that meant it was ACTUAL chicken), the mayo is delish, and the bread is toasty and crisp.
Go here and you will not be disappointed.
Place rating: 2
Cambridge, MA
I wanted to really like this place because it is a convenient lunch spot that I have tried it a few times. Sadly I won’t be back. The turkey panini is okay but nothing special. The pizza is too greasy, the pasta is bland, and I had a chicken sandwich special that was not edible. Not sure why people like this place so much, especially since everything is pre made and not very fresh.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Delicious and quick. The staff is friendly and the long line zips along smoothly during the breakfast and lunchtime. Why would you go to Starbucks when you can have a delicious breakfast sandwich made fresh here? Your choice of bagel, scrambled egg, cheese, and ham/​prosciutto. For lunch, in addition to the sandwiches, etc, there is always a «special» pasta, soup, and pizza. Quality food, fast.
Place rating: 5
Brighton, MA
I’m kind of in love with this place right now. I was told by a few co-​workers that it wasn’t very good. (One said the food was bland, the other said it was salty.) I now suspect that they were trying to keep it to themselves. I’ve gone three times so far and I’ve been blown away by it.
First, I got the ham sandwich, which is ham, swiss, honey mustard, and bread and butter pickles on a nice bread, that is heated on a panini press and comes out golden and crispy on the outside, with melted cheese on the inside. The next time I went, I got a breakfast sandwich. They were out of the one I wanted, but the person behind the line whipped up a fresh sandwich for me, which was amazing. Most recently, I grabbed a salad, which was perfectly chilled, with fresh crisp vegetables, and an amazing balsamic vinaigrette with fresh basil chopped up in it.
Which, leads me to a discussion of the ingredients: wow. They use such great ingredients. The ham is flavorful and thinly sliced. The cheese comes in big slices and has loads of flavor. The breads are thick cut and wonderful. The English muffin, even, is wonderful — fresh, thick, perfect mixture of soft and chewy. The vegetables are fresh. They use great olive oil and balsamic.
They take credit cards, offer a wide array of soda, cookies, and both flat and sparkling mineral water. The lines do get long, but they move incredibly quickly and the staff seems to recognize regulars. (There also seem to be *a lot* of regulars.)
The prices are also pretty great. My ham sandwich was $ 7 plus tax, and I made two meals out of it (and it reheated quite well in the microwave). My breakfast sandwich was around $ 3.75 with tax (comparatively, Flour charges $ 7 for theirs and it’s nowhere near as good). My salad was $ 3.50.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Everything I’ve had from Davio’s To Go counter has been outstanding. They simply and exquisitely prepare food with quality ingredients. Soup is well seasoned, and salads are very fresh. They can be a little on the pricey side, but I’d say they’re well worth it for the occasional lunch.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
Good option for people who work in the building. The staff are very nice and the food is good! Some of the lunch items are a bit too expensive, but the pizza is delicious and inexpensive. The coffee is also a good pick me up in the morning. :-)
Place rating: 1
Boston, MA
Very very disappointing.
I work in the building and get food from here all the time. Today I was absolutely appalled! I ordered a «half pasta» (Penne with Italian sausage) and I couldn’t believe the portion size. They changed the portion to be even smaller than the regular small and still charged the same amount of money. The half size portion used to come in a round container and it was a good lunch size serving of pasta. But today the pasta came in a tiny rectangular container like the amount you would feed a 5 year old!!! I hope that this was just a one time thing and that they are going back to their normal portion sizes otherwise there are going to be a lot of hungry and angry people out there.
Place rating: 5
Malden, MA
Great food, service, selection. The line does get long but they move through it quickly. I like the daily specials like tortilla soup & quinoa salad.
Place rating: 4
Santa Monica, CA
Davio’s to Go is a solid option for both breakfast and lunch in the back bay. The line can get pretty long during lunch hour, but the line moves quickly.
A few of my favorites are the veggie pita and the portabella mushroom sandwich ($ 6). The tiramisu is decent if you’re looking for something sweet to top off your lunch.
In the mornings, their Cruller donuts and hazelnut latte make a nice start my day!
Place rating: 4
Brighton, MA
Great food, reasonable prices.
Don’t be afraid of the line, it moves quickly. I’m not really concerned about the smiling or lack thereof (as long as they aren’t being mean). Service was fast!
Recommend the chicken soup. Very fresh tasting.
Place rating: 4
Wellesley, MA
The good:
–lattes, for both their taste and their price (2.94 for a large!)
–the hot chocolate, which tastes like melted Cadbury chocolate
–the mini cannoli
–tuna wrap
–except during lunch when it’s mobbed, service is extremely fast
The mediocre:
–a few other types of wraps
–muffins are a bit dry
–their salad selection isn’t great
–some (and only some) of the people behind the counter aren’t the friendliest
–line around lunch time is miserable
All in all, a good place.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Davio’s To Go is terrific. It is always clean, the employees behind the counter are always helpful and quick (though not chatty). The menu boards are easy to read and the food is fantastic. You can taste how high quality their ingredients are. The price, location, quality and taste put Davio’s To Go at the top of my list for lunch places in Back Bay.
Place rating: 4
Providence, RI
I’ve eaten at Davio’s too many times to count. I think the workers knew me by name. The majority of my classes in college were right upstairs from them so it was an easy walk to grab a chai, a salad (with heavenly green vingerette dressing… god they should bottle that stuff), a piece of gourmet pizza or some delicious soup (either the beef and barley or the black bean). The atrium is beautiful to eat in so that’s always a plus too. Brave the often long line for a treat!
Place rating: 3
Boston, MA
I became the duchess of Davio’s for two main reasons: Convenience and friendly staff. The food is decent, but nothing truly outrageous. For such a small place, they sure do get a long line around lunch!
The best deals are the sandwiches or paninis. The rest of the food has a price point a little higher than a can splurge for on a regular basis. Try the portabella sandwich. The red pepper aeoli really pulls it all together, Make sure to get it toasted too! This way the cheese gets alllll up in the mushroom’s grill. This is a very good thing.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Today was my first time at Davio’s to go. I didn’t know what to expect. I ordered the Portobella Mushroom sandwich (grilled w/​Provolone Cheese, Red Pepper Aioli, and French Bread) and the vegetable minestrone soup.
I took the first bite of the sandwich and almost died b/​c it was so good. It was piping hot, the cheese was melted perfectly, oozing out the sides… It was, without question, one of the best grilled sandwiches I’ve ever had in my life! Two thumbs waaaaay up. It’s the perfect sandwich for vegetarians AND meat-​eaters. It’s that good. Seriously.
The soup was also good. The perfect compliment to the sandwich. Warm, flavorful and delicious.
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
First timer here. The coffee is good! I was impressed once I took a sip. Had a Tarrazu (costs rican) coffee. 1.87 w/​tax for a small. Made my morning! That and getting my hair did ;)
4.5 stars if I could.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
I agree with other reviewers that a few of the people behind the counter can be grumpy… but most are great. The loss of 1 star has more to do with the fact that the sandwiches just arent as good as they should be for the price and the line is out of control at lunch time.
The reason they get my business is the croissants and the macaroons. Both are unbeatable… literally the best in Boston.
Place rating: 4
Somerville, MA
Quick, decent sandwiches, salad and pasta. It’s right across the street from Viga and wins with respect to spaciousness (atrium beats cramped space), price (soup + half sandwich for $ 6.50 = a-​ok), and quickness (though this might have to do with having a little more atrium space to wait in).
I like the Italian panini, panzanella salad, and beef barley soup.
Place rating: 3
North Andover, MA
I work right in the building where Davio’s To Go makes its home, and I usually skip it because 1. It’s terribly overpriced 2. The staff is often snooty, 3. The line is often long. The food is tasty, though, and when I can’t muster the energy to venture away from the building, I brave 1, 2, and 3 and buy from Davio’s.
I am really writing this review, however, to point out two truly stellar menu items. The first is the croissant. It is just exactly how a croissant should be — not doughy or bready in any way — just flaky and buttery, crunchy and delicious. Davio’s croissants with tea get me through my grumpiest mornings.
The second fabulous item is the Chicken Tortilla soup. It’s hearty, rich, just spicy enough, super flavorful, and filling. It’s worth the price, and I often justify buying a cup when I see it listed on the specials board.
Place rating: 4
Los Angeles, CA
Remember that episode of Seinfeld with the Soup Nazi? The guy was a total asshole, but the soup was amazing, so ppl had to keep going back? And then Elaine got all of his recipes, and he got pissed, so he shut the whole operation down, and went back to his country, and we didn’t hear from him again until the LAST episode of Seinfeld? Wasn’t that last episode disappointing? :(
Anywayz, Davio’s To Go has nothing to do with that…
I first started coming here, bkuz I was pissed off by the line of CHEAP FOOLS (that basically ended in the middle of an intersection) outside of Viga. Sure, it’s cool to get a huge slice of Pizza for under $ 3, but FUCK YOU! I’m not waiting 20 minutes in the rain. Doesn’t Emerson have a cafeteria?! Damn Phantom Gourmet… so, as I wuz saying, the line at Davio’s To Go is NEVER that long.
I would NEVER order soup from a restaurant, bkuz I thought it seemed like a waste of $$$$, but Davio’s alwayz has amazing soup, and it’s so cheap! They have a rotating menu of daily specials with pastas, sandwiches, soups and pizzazZz. Sometimes this gets annoying, bkuz they’ll put fish w/​rice as a pasta special, and that’s WRONG!
Anywayzzzzzz…
The pasta dishes are very filling — I forget who said they got the Penne Bolognese, but you must be a PIG! I always get the ½ serving when it’s on the menu ($ 4) and I feel like I just had Thanksgiving dinner. There must be a pound of meat in that sauce!
And ‘Sup with other restaurants charging $ 2-​$ 3 for mediocre co0kiez? They are all $ 0.95 at Davio’s To Go and $ 0.50 for macaroonz. Fuck! I’m surprised they don’t take WIC cards!
ok, l8r.