Chipolte? Where Halloween Scream used to be...

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

Do we really need more burrito's and taco's? Couldn't something more fun and maybe useful have bought that space?
now I wont be able to get last minute halloween stuff....

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[mr-fancy-pants.livejournal.com]

Chipotle is really good though, so it's worth it. Try the one up in Medford (@ the intersection of 16 and 28, about a mile or 2 from Powderhouse Sq).

[spatch]

ALERT
ALERT
BURRITO SATURATION POINT REACHED IN DAVIS SQUARE
GUACAMOLE SUPPLY ALARMINGLY LOW
BUY STOCK IN TORTILLAS NOW

[ron_newman]

You must be fairly new here, as you don't remember it as the (not especially lamented) Buck-a-Book.

[spatch]

Well, maybe vinyl_raven just thought more of the space when it was Halloween Scream rather than Buck-A-Book.

Thanks

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

And you'd be correct...

Re: Thanks

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

I remember buck-a-book, but there is a lot of people who don't about that space being a buck-a-book

anyways, to many burritos.

[ron_newman]

But yeah, once this opens, there will be at least eight places selling vaguely burrito-like things between Teele and Wilson squares: Rudy's, Blue Shirt, Chipotle, our Anna's, Boloco, Qdoba, the Porter Square Anna's, and Tacos Lupita.

[ron_newman]

Maybe Halloween Scream could move into one of the vacant storefronts next to Kickass Cupcakes?

Although the owner of Kickass told me that an Italian restaurant is moving into the corner storefront (where Out of the Blue, and earlier Dolly's, used to be). She said the restaurant will be owned by the former owner of Savannah Grill -- whose pancakes I still miss.

Good to know

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

It would be nice for something to be down in that area... It needs more foot traffic.

[pushupstairs.livejournal.com]

The growth of the Mexican food industry in the Greater Davis/Porter Area will not be quelled until you stop using that damn grocer's apostrophe.

[ifotismeni]

ftw

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

well, chipolte is nasty so I'm sure it won't last. :P

I'm surprised another major national chain entered DS without a bit more uproar.

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

buckabook was a blight most ppl tried to avoid noticing.

halloween stores are just wonderful. shouldn't it be "opening" soon?

[ron_newman]

In this case, I think people were glad to just have the space filled already. The space had been empty for at least two years, maybe even three, not counting the couple of Octobers that Halloween Scream occupied it.

Plus, this chain is new to the Boston area (unlike Quiznos, for instance).

[ron_newman]

Last year, it opened around September 25.

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Quizno's is fairly recent. It's only been within the last 2 or so years they've come to Boston. I was pretty psyched because I had eaten at them while out on the road and they are really damn tasty- far better IMHO than Subway- but there were none to be had once I got back home.

As for Chipotle, I like them. Not as much as I like Anna's, but better than Qdoba. Still, though, I see the point about "chain creep"- especially after what's happened in Harvard Sq.

[nathanjw]

The whole "do we need...couldn't something else" line of thinking annoys me. "We", in the broader community sense, can't make a business appear. At best, "we" have ways of opposing businesses we actively don't want, but only the people creating businesses can actively make something happen. I see this in neighborhood meetings and the like - "Why can't we have a grocery store there?" Well, maybe because nobody's trying to open one.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

Nah, quiznos has been in the greater boston area since at least 2000, when my now ex wife worked at the mall in Burlington.

"we love the sub"

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Really? I did not know there was one up there. I know the Boston ones opened about 2 years ago- the one near Downtown Crossing, and then the one out at Coolidge Corner. At least I think it was about 2 years ago.

Damn, now I am craving a Quizno's sub....

[kpht.livejournal.com]

*golf clap*

Re: "we love the sub"

[ron_newman]

there's a Quiznos in Arlington Center, across from Town Hall. A pleasant bike ride on a nice day.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

> "Why can't we have a grocery store there?" Well, maybe because nobody's trying to open one.
Sure, but if somebody's looking to open a grocery store somewhere in the area and is doing some research, it might be helpful for them to hear that lots of people in a particular community are grousing about not having one. Not that that should be the sole decision-making factor, but it's certainly relevant.

Anyway, it's fun! Every so often my friends and I do the "What would be Your Perfect Davis Square" -- all our favorite kinds of stores & restaurants we'd want if we could design it ourselves, so that we'd never have to leave again. Mine would have a hardware store and a few more used/independant bookstores, among other things (which wouldn't hurt M&M, when you have enough bookstores in the same area, it becomes a book-shopping destination). And maybe also a paint-your-own-pottery place! And a Trader Joe's! :-P

Re: "we love the sub"

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I might just have to do that- movie and a Quizno's sub.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, and in my perfect Davis Square, Halloween Scream would be a permanent installation! But I admit, I'm not expecting business developers to make their plans based on market research that features me as their sole demographic. Unfortunately.

Re: "we love the sub"

[ron_newman]

As long as you realize that the Quizno's is not within walking distance of the Capitol theatre. It's a good mile away.