If Yelp isn’t cutting it for you, you could try Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston lists. http://bit.ly/bc-bob. Improper Bostonian has one that includes a little more on clubs: http://bit.ly/bc-ib
Best places to drink/dance in Boston?
Is nutrition counselling free? (one-on-one and group sessions)
Yes! BC Dining Services provides one-one nutrition counseling. See their site for details and contact info for making an appointment: bit.ly/BC-nutrition-counseling
How to lose weight at BC when there is so much tempting unhealthy food?
An Individual Health Plan (iHP) appointment (bit.ly/BCOHPIHP) with the Office of Health Promotion sounds like just the thing. They can talk to you about your goals and discuss strategies to eat healthier.
Follow my INSTA page @unaltrocaffeUSA
Well, I would if I had an Instagram account. I can nearly smell the coffee through the pictures… or am I smelling the coffee from the first floor coffee vending machine?
Why is the oatmeal at the Ratt so much better than at lower? :(
IDK, but maybe you can submit this observation to dining services (bit.ly/BCDiningComment) and prompt a friendly rivalry between Lyons and Lower kitchen staffs: who’s got the best oatmeal?
Please, O omnipotent wall of all wisdom and sincerity, please tell BC Dining to put Late Night back at Lower!!
Though I am certainly many things, I must admit that I am far from omnipotent. When it comes to influencing BC’s Dining Services, I am quite certain the collective voices of disgruntled students have far more sway than my own humble requests. Please make your collective wishes known directly to Dining Services: bit.ly/BCDiningComment
Where are good, tasty & cheap burgers? Cheers!
Close by, I understand Lee’s Burgers, with locations in both Newton Centre and Coolidge Corner, (www.leesburger.com) has tasty burgers that are reasonably priced.
Thanks for your answer on where to find milkshakes. They were great!!
Glad you liked them! My helper, the Snacks Librarian ;-), enjoyed doing the research. Helper wanted me to add “My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,” but was too shy to go for it.
Can you bring late nights back?
Though I am the mighty Answer Wall, my powers are limited, and I doubt I have the capability of single-handedly bringing Late Nights back to what it was. I can, however, have my human assistants pass your request along to Dining Services, and perhaps you can do so yourself as well: bit.ly/BCDiningComment.
They took hersheys with almonds out of the Stokes S vending machines and my quality of life has significantly decreased. how can I make them put them back?
So sad! Feedback to the vending company (service@abvendingco.com) is probably your best line of action. Also, the Campus Bookstore in McElroy, just steps away from Stokes S, does carry your favorite treat (during far more limited hours – maybe get one now!)
What is in Spam?
According to the company website (bit.ly/WhatIsThisStuff); pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite. If you mean the pink meaty stuff in the can. But if you mean in the email… that can be very scary stuff indeed! Don’t click on it!
Why is our dining hall food always so oily?
BC Dining loves to get feedback – I’d contact them at bit.ly/BCDiningComment My helper tells me there are good low/no fat options available at the salad bar in Lower. I hope you’re able to find food that meets your needs!
Why are the lines @ Lower so long?
Dining Services responds: “The lines have been longer than we have experienced in the past so we are working on some menu changes to increase the speed of service. The first few days of classes at dinner were particularly challenging but we have noticed some improvement. We will be offering Mobile Ordering at Addie’s Loft soon so that will help students in a hurry since they can order in advance and then just pick up without waiting in line. We plan to have this up and running soon.”
Can employees get snacks?
Employees enjoy bringing snacks from home, buying them in the vending machines on O’Neill level 1, going for a short walk on campus to Hillside, Stokes Chocolate Bar, Lyons, McElroy, or Lower, or strolling down to the eateries near the BC T stop. Some have even been found grazing as far afield as Cleveland Circle or Newton Centre.
Where can I find a milkshake on this campus? :)
There are do-it-yourself shakes (“freal”) available in a freezer case near the cashiers at Lower Live; you pick out the one you want and there is a machine nearby to make it into a shake. Some tasty flavors, too – cookies and cream, peanut butter cup… Other sites on main campus did milkshakes in the past but alas, no more..
Why can’t they just bring back late night like how it used to be…Addie’s late night is horrible
I’ll pass your feedback along to Dining Services. If you’d like to do so yourself with more specificity about how or why Addie’s late night is horrible, use this form: bit.ly/BC-Dining.
Employee snacks? :)
The Wall isn’t sure if you mean employees as snacks, or snacks for employees. The former is alarming; I would not recommend it. As for the latter, some of my helpers spend too much time and money with my buddies, the lovely vending machines on Level 1. There’s a wide variety, and you don’t have to leave O’Neill. Pro tip from anonymous expert snacker: Level 2, across the atrium, turn right: This one has Twizzlers!
Best coffee on campus?
As a wall, I’ve never had coffee myself. But my human friends make a good argument that the Chocolate Bar in Stokes has the best coffee, followed closely by Hillside.
Please help me understand why they’re changing late night!
Dining Services made the changes partly because of staffing issues, but partly because the move presented an opportunity. Some menu changes are still in the works based on feedback they received through class year Facebook pages. Watch for more news coming soon from Dining Services.
Where can I get alcohol?
Alcohol licensing in MA is pretty arcane. It is generally divided into 2 categories: retail and on-site consumption, and those are sub-divided into “Wine and Beer only” and “Wine, Beer, and Liquor”. Each city has a finite number of each kind of license to sell, after which no one else can serve/sell alcohol. Walking distance from campus are 2 bars: CitySide and Mary Ann’s which both serve alcohol. Reservoir Wine and Spirits is the closest retail outlet.