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davis_square2008-04-14 03:06 pm
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Top 11Davis Square Confessions
It’s a slow, tiresome Monday, so as I approach my 9th year as a Davis Square resident I have some confessions. These are "confessions" because these things make me feel like the bitch I am! My list goes to 11.
Do you have any confessions? Perhaps later in the week I’ll feel perky and refreshed and post my top 11 loves -though it will be hard to think of only 11.
1. I’ve been secretly rooting for Kick Ass Cupcakes to fail, and I’m boggled that they still survive.
2. While I like McIntyre and Moore in theory, I never use them and won’t miss them.
3. I hate Mike’s, its terrible – even with the cheap beer, I don't get the popularity of this institution - I liked it better when they were crappier inside with the old signs.
4. Chipotle has won my burrito bowl dollars, I never would have seen that coming Anna’s! Anna Anna, please forgive me!
5. While I love Deisel, I’m going less and less now that the same 5 crazy people rotate ownership of the good chairs/couches and NEVER leave.
6. I don’t miss Someday Cafe, I liked it in theory, but it was a dirty filth hole.
7. I don’t miss the junkies in front of share group on Dover St (not that all of them were junkies), but I do miss the times they would interact with the Mormons.
8. I really don’t want to see Sacco’s close, but yet I never give them any business, and I was opposed to the Community Connections Center for no other reason than I thought it was a dumb name.
9. As fiercly opposed as I was to CVS opening, I now shop there all the time.
10. I want all bars except Joshua Tree to get a 2am permit!
11. Even though it’s a lame joke I still find it funny that Store 24 is not open 24 hours, and that Bread and Butter Konvience is, but has a weird name.
Do you have any confessions? Perhaps later in the week I’ll feel perky and refreshed and post my top 11 loves -though it will be hard to think of only 11.
1. I’ve been secretly rooting for Kick Ass Cupcakes to fail, and I’m boggled that they still survive.
2. While I like McIntyre and Moore in theory, I never use them and won’t miss them.
3. I hate Mike’s, its terrible – even with the cheap beer, I don't get the popularity of this institution - I liked it better when they were crappier inside with the old signs.
4. Chipotle has won my burrito bowl dollars, I never would have seen that coming Anna’s! Anna Anna, please forgive me!
5. While I love Deisel, I’m going less and less now that the same 5 crazy people rotate ownership of the good chairs/couches and NEVER leave.
6. I don’t miss Someday Cafe, I liked it in theory, but it was a dirty filth hole.
7. I don’t miss the junkies in front of share group on Dover St (not that all of them were junkies), but I do miss the times they would interact with the Mormons.
8. I really don’t want to see Sacco’s close, but yet I never give them any business, and I was opposed to the Community Connections Center for no other reason than I thought it was a dumb name.
9. As fiercly opposed as I was to CVS opening, I now shop there all the time.
10. I want all bars except Joshua Tree to get a 2am permit!
11. Even though it’s a lame joke I still find it funny that Store 24 is not open 24 hours, and that Bread and Butter Konvience is, but has a weird name.
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2. I hate the statues behind the T station. Hate. I like the couple in the main Square, though.
3. I really don't get the enthusiasm and hope for getting a Trader Joe's here. Why bother? It's like 75% packaged "food," 20% wine, and 5% real groceries. The Square doesn't need another liquor store, or more packaged foods - what it lacks is a good source of produce during the 9 months of the year when we don't have a farmers market. TJ's ain't gonna cut it.
4. I am also not a fan of the Joshua Tree, but that probably has something to do with the sidewalk-blocking crowd of smokers it has in the late evening.
5. I only like Redbones for the appetizer combo. Mmm, fried okra and buffalo shrimp.
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RE: McIntyre & Moore, I can't comment on staff b/c I didn't interact with them beyond check-out, but I bought some good children's books there over the years, and was happy and lucky to score some books that I loved when I was a kid. I wish them well at their new space, but I don't think I'll make it over there much.
We tolerate Mike's b/c our kid likes to sit at one of the booths by the window and eat pizza. Oh, and I like the chicken/pesto/tomato pizza.
I miss Goodwill selling toys: hubby was really good at bin-diving and finding really cool stuff. But I don't miss the mess of toys strewn everywhere.
I always referred to Breathe Spa as "the hooker spa" because of its hot pink/black color combo.
I don't drink coffee, but when a friend or colleague wants to get together "for coffee" (or breakfast, or lunch), I always suggest we go to Good Food Cafe in North Cambridge.
Hooker Spa!
I love when people give places nicknames...one of mine is Facist Field - which is the field on Holland st near the parking office. There are like 5 signs on the fence that bascially say you can do nothing there, its like no frisbee, no soccer, no football, no fun.
The Mime