Project Takeout: 3 places we supported this week | The Boston Globe

by christopher muther, meredith goldstein and sam steenstrup

WANT TO ORDER FROM LOCAL, INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS? HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM GLOBE STAFF.

pizza for takeout is a pretty obvious choice. fancy pizza for takeout? clearly a good idea when you’re enjoying a special night with people you love (including yourself).

the thing abut the rail trail flatbread co. in hudson, though, is that the restaurant — known for its pizza — can do more than pies for quality takeout. the cute downtown spot across from new city microcreamery (the businesses — including a speakeasy inside of the microcreamery — are helmed by michael kasseris, karim el-gamal, and jason kleinerman), manages to pack up food that could be a soggy mess by the time you get home, but somehow isn’t. things taste fresh, even the next day.

what shocked me was the tastiness of the duck poutine ($17), which was moist, hearty, meaty, and not at all gross after the trip home and hours later. the fries are hand-cut, the duck gravy isn’t too heavy. don’t be afraid to order because it sounds messy.

rail trail also has my favorite guacamole-based sandwich. the holy guacamole ($14) is in a pita made in-house with greens, hummus, also-house-made falafel, and fried cauliflower that for whatever reason is so hearty i can barely finish the thing. a great meal for leftovers.

drinks to go — including the appropriately named spicy cider drink pleasant company ($11) — were served in easy-to-pour containers. best of all, we ordered some of that unique ice cream to go; rail trail has pints on hand. the list of flavors at new city is always so hard to choose from, but we quickly went for the baklava, which tasted like the flaky pastry in ice cream form. worth noting: new city has opened a new location in sudbury (the official grand opening is friday), and already has a spot in central square.