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Breakfast Wars in Somerville: Sound Bites vs. Ball Square Cafe

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If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. For years, a feud has been simmering between the neighboring brunch spots Sound Bites and Ball Square Café. Illustration by Peter Kuper Sound Bites owner Yasser Mirza was getting angry. Typically on Sundays, people lined up outside his wildly successful Somerville brunch spot, hoping to get a taste of his restaurant’s renowned, pillowy hash browns. But on November 15, 2015, a car alarm’s piercing squeal filled the dining room, shattering the afternoon calm. While the siren may have thrown a damper on his customers’ appetites, the noise was more than a mere distraction: It seemed like a message. Mirza peered through a collage of glowing Zagat and Globe reviews shellacked across the diner’s front windows. Scanning for the source of the racket, his suspicions were soon confirmed as he spied the culprit: a wh

Breakfast Wars in Somerville For years, a feud has been simmering between the neighboring brunch spots Sound Bites and Ball Square Café. By Christopher Hughes · 5/1/2016, 4:30 a.m. Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love The Feed. Sign-up now for our twice weekly newsletter. Illustration by Peter Kuper Sound Bites owner Yasser Mirza was getting angry. Typically on Sundays, people lined up outside his wildly successful Somerville brunch spot, hoping to get a taste of his restaurant’s renowned, pillowy hash browns. But on November 15, 2015, a car alarm’s piercing squeal filled the din

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