RIP

Kelly's Roast Beef, 1227 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA

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According to the Boston Globe, the local branch of Kelly's Roast Beef will be closing this week. The chain did not meet sales requirements in order to stay open-- probably because there is a McDonalds right across the street that serves equally salty meat dishes for half the price of Kelly's. Most employees will be transferring to other branches of the chain, while about 20 employees will be losing their jobs. 


Kelly's Roast Beef is a local company that started at Revere Beach and has expanded to Danvers, Medford, Natick, Saugus, and Allston. The branch has only been open for a year and a half.

MBTA: Green & Blue Lines

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Boston's holiday gift to it's people: cell phone service on the Green and Blue lines of the T! Later this month, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile will provide underground service on the T. Furthermore, the Red Line, which already has operational cell phone service between Kendall and Andrew stations, will upgrade to complete cell phone service in 2012, according to the MBTA. 


Apparently this project has been in the works for the past six years, but will become a reality this month. The company that is heading the project, InSite, says construction on the T is difficult due to the "operating schedule of the trains." This is hard to believe since the T stops running so early...


Regardless, Bostonians will now be able to have their annoying cell phone conversations or pass the time on the Internet while riding underground on the T.

174 Brighton Ave Allston, MA

*****

What's better than delicious Chinese food? Cheap and delicious Chinese Food. Teriyaki Joe's just opened in Allston and offers affordable asian cuisine. With most dishes costing around $6.00, the value Teriyaki Joe's offers is hard to beat. These dishes and sides include favorites like orange chicken, pad thai, drunken noodles, crab rangoon, and spring rolls. The restaurant itself is a tiny hole in the wall on the corner of Park Vale Avenue and Brighton Avenue, but it's the perfect place to order take-out from. Even though the establishment just opened, the food is great, employees are friendly, and the service is of great convenience. Next time you don't feel like cooking or don't have the time, order from Teriyaki Joe's.

My favorite dish is the orange chicken rice bowl. It is served with white or brown rice, scallions, mandarin oranges, a sweet & spicy orange sauce, and all white meat chicken. There are no strange pieces of meat like you may find from other restaurants. I frequently get the combo meal which includes two crab rangoon and a can of soda for around $8.00. Delicious!

The orange chicken rice bowl