Boloco is replacing O'Naturals

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

O'Naturals is closing for good in December. Boloco (inspired burritos) is replacing them.

More info on boloco is at:

http://www.thewrap.com/

Comments

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

Oh man that is so rad. I have a $1 burrito coupon that I am SO USING ASAP

[spatch]

It's so very nice of them to want to try to cut down on the lines at Anna's. So very nice! I always hate waiting in those long lines at Anna's. And look at the stampede of people over at Qdoba in Porter Square! They sure helped Anna's at Porter overcome that pesky lines of happy burrito-eatin' people problem. And Qdoba has an even stupider freakin' name than Boloco.

I'm sorry, what were you saying?

[artemii.livejournal.com]

When did they change their company name from The Wrap?

[beezy515.livejournal.com]

About a year ago.

"Boston" + "local" = "Boloco"?

or...

"Boston" + "we're crazy"= "Boloco"?

...who knows. I wish B.Good would open a place in Davis Square.

[georgy.livejournal.com]

There's also a Boloco opening on Boston Ave near Tufts, at the corner of Winthrop Street.

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

"Boston Local Company."

Ugh. .

[shana-lyons.livejournal.com]

How uninspiring. We already have a quality burrito place. I'd rather see a different kind of cuisine come into the Square.

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

Personally I miss Picante... but is this more of the "chaining" of Davis? (Picante had a couple of other places - so I guess they qualify as a 'chain' - but not like a "brand").

I wonder why more independent places don't end up here (or if they do, endure).

And what keeps that Indian place next to the Farmer's Bounty going? I rarely see anyone in there.

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

I<3 Boloco. Yes they offer burritos but most of them are such are markedly different flavors that I can't see them being serious competition for Anna's. Buffalo chicken burrito = Boloco, carnitas burrito = Anna's.

[xsemperfidelis.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh yayyy! Boloco is awesome!
Teryaki tofu burritos, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Nameskar?

[rosiewoodboat.livejournal.com]

Perhaps because their food is much better than that at Diva?

Re: Nameskar?

[spatch]

Word.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Oh yay, another freakin' wrap/burrito joint!

Re: Nameskar?

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

Yeah baby! Or at least served with less attitude.

[cold-cold-water.livejournal.com]

I agree - I miss Picante too. I was kind of hoping Hi-Rise would move into the space. I'm tired of food in wrap form in the square.

Namaskar is the bomb, but I worry about it closing a lot too because it's never that crowded when I'm there. Which is a shame because the food is GREAT and the guys who work there are awesome. I know they are on dining in..I wonder if they get a fair amount of business that way.

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

It is pretty packed on weekend nights.

Maybe people are scared off by the "welcome drink."

[lonelyholiday.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get takeout from Namaskar but have never actually eaten there... So maybe there are plenty of others like me, invisibly supporting the business.

[spatch]

Whenever I eat at Namaskar, there's usually at least two or three people stopping by to pick up their takeout orders. I've also sat next to booths of people who have brought their out-of-town friends in to eat, saying "You must try this place!" which is always a good indicator of things.

I hope and think Namaskar does a good business, which is good, cause I like it when they make me a vindaloo so hot it induces endorphin-based vision quests. Diva won't do that, so nyer on them.

[cerylium.livejournal.com]

i liked au naturals. and the free wireless was pretty great. i'll have to put in some quality time there this month

[readsalot.livejournal.com]

The "welcome drink" is made of awesome. I do wish I knew what it was really made of, though.

[ron_newman]

Picante had (and still has) one other location, in Central Square.

Re: Ugh. .

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

They may call themselves a burrito place, but it's really a wrap place. I for one would be happy for a quality wrap place in Davis, since the closest thing we have now are the highly mediocre ones at Blue Shirt.

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

I always found the acoustics in that space (Carberry/O'Naturals) pretty hard to take- all that cement and glass - but it often seemed crowded so I guess it didn't bother anyone else.

I miss being able to buy halfways decent bread at Carberry's though. Is there any place else in the Sq. to get bread. (do people not eat bread any more??)

Re: Ugh. .

[mrcairo.livejournal.com]

we do? where? The only thing I can think of is Anna's, and that's not a place I associate with quality.

Boloco's is good stuff.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

The Italian grocery store on Highland sells bread, though it's a pretty limited selection (but excellent when fresh! It goes great with Italian-esque tomato sauce on pasta). It would be great if there was a real bakery close by.