nicolette "nico" h.'s Profile

a pretty good spot located in a plaza with Joyce's Bakery and some tuxedo fitting place.....I believe this used to be a franchise that has been reworked and turned into a family run small business....

bagels are huuge and always seem very fresh. they've got a good variety of traditional bagels (plain,poppy, sesame, everything), sweeter ones (french toast, super cinnamon, berry, cranberry orange), as well as interesting savory bagels (the cheese and tomato basil are both delicious). They have a variety of homemade cream cheeses, they offer soups and breakfast as well as lunch sandwiches.....I've tried their muffins and a few other baked goods, they're huge but relatively tasteless....I recommend the bagels over that stuff...

Their Drip Coffee is good, a few varieties of Green Mountain Coffee Co. blends....I deducted a few stars because they pre-pull espresso shots for "iced lattes" which are basically made with refrigerated espresso (got knows how stale) poured over ice arbitrarily (no measurement or anything) with milk..it's weird. also they don't use fresh beans for their espresso drinks, I noticed they use those "espresso pods" which just suck and never come out with a good flavor. I wouldn't be so put off by this but their prices are still as high as other shops who use decent barista techniques and don't cut corners with espresso drinks....

Service is friendly and usually on point although Saturday mornings they seem a little frazzled but it is understandable as it is their busiest time....
All in all I'd say the Daily Bagel is worth it for a solid cup of drip coffee and a really good bagel....and it's definitely better than Dunkin Donuts crap coffee and shit service.....Just don't expect to be wowed by much else, they are as the name states a bagel joint...

really danm good......i love their summer rolls and the peanut sauce is to die for...i usually get the curry tofu dish (number 90 i believe) and add pineapples..the veggies in the curry always taste very fresh and have a great crunch. their lemonade (which i think is actually limeade) is super refreshing and great with the curry!

buuuut remember to save room for a boba! so good. da lat rules

only in Holden would a place like this get rave reviews. everything was mediocre. the guac was tasteless, drinks are overpriced and weak.....inauthentic and boring and cheesy.

and the waitstaff were creepy and sexually harrassed my 19 year old sister making kiss gestures to her. gross

i come from a Syrian/American background..so I trully think that a taste for Mediterranean food is in my blood hahah! with that being said...the Mediterranean Market in Worcester is just a beautiful and well executed gem....the baba ghanouj is just out of this world. smokey and wonderful..ugh i may have to go get some now!

i just hate it =(

my boyfriend and his family are fitchburg natives and they all swear by it..so of course i was excited to try this local legend..i think it tastes like cheap spagetti - ohs sauce!!! i grew up in an italian american family and this is just not the way i like my pizza...i would seriously rather eat chain pizza and i hate chain pizza =(

pros: inexpensive, very friendly fast service
cons: taste.

i'm sure this place is good for meat eaters...everybody i've ever gone with that is non veg has left satisfied..but this place is a nightmare for vegetarians...the first time i tried Singapore I was ever so mortified to have found pork in my tofu dish..the veggie spring rolls and scallion pancakes tasted like they were fried in animal fat.....i seriously couldn't finish one thing that i ordered. i ate steamed white rice.

Even after this I had to try again....second experience:

ordered steamed veggies and white rice, not wanting a replay of the last attempt at ordering a tofu entree laced with mystery meat and strange flavors.....

THIS ALSO TASTED LIKE ANIMAL FAT.

how can they screw this up? how can they be so completely inconsiderate of dietary needs when their freaking menu states clearly that they will accomidate anything! i just don't get it. maybe i wasn't drunk enough to eat their food......

one of my very favorite worcester spots...the only bar in worcester where a girl can seriously go to drink a martini or a guiness and read a book without being sexually harrassed or heckled!

the drinks are always strong and very fairly priced..
bartenders are quick and always friendly..
the shack out back is always fun  hehe

Delicious, classy, friendly little bakery/cafe in Tatnuck Sq. They offer lovely French pastries..cheesecake...tartlets...muffins..scones. ..coffee...espresso drinks...smoothies...paninis.

The desserts, speciality cakes and breakfast pastry are all baked in house by Chef Elizabeth Casey. On The Rise is a female owned business with friendly staff....very good Espresso bar and they brew Carpe Diem Coffee (Carpe Diem is a female owned independent roaster from Maine) Coffee is brewed in small 1/2 gallon portions so it is never watered down or bitter. Always fresh as opposed to other coffee shops that brew 3 gallons and just let it sit on the warmer getting stale all day.  Prices are VERY reasonable, especially for coffee...a 16 ounce hott coffee is around $1.89....
they also offer a variety of Gluten Free breakfast pastries and desserts...the GF triple mousse cake is to die for...

some things to keep in mind:
*Parking on street as well as behind building between Charlotte Klein dance studio and On The Rise. just don't block the driveway!!!

*$10.00 debit/credit minimum...

*call ahead for cakes...they bake fresh to order as opposed to leaving whole cakes in the fridge or freezer for weeks the way that some of the other Worcester bakeries do. Don't be turned off by the small selection available daily. It is all fresh.

*They're now open late Fridays and Saturdays and offer a cute outdoor eating area...

*Driving by and unable to find the danmed place???
Look for the big chef statue that the regulars have named "Steffano"

On The Rise is a Worcester gem.

ugh.. your coffee will be good depending on who is making it. i have gotten delicious iced mochas and i've gotten totally watered down, luke warm ones with espresso grinds in them.

it seems as if the young people who work there are fed up with their demanding boss. i've heard horror stories over the years of the owner taking tips from her baristas and last time i went in, i witnessed her yell at a very overworked barista who was trying to manage an understaffed front of the house. it was unbelievably unprofessional and i felt awful for the employee and completely turned off as a patron. Show owner comment »

i hate this tacky ass place with it's bro dude dork heads drinking their bro dude beer trying to get girls wasted and do horrendous things to them. this place sucks. and it's wicked bright inside. and there are always tacky girls in short shorts and cheap pointy toe heels crying and puking in the bathroom with their tacky drunk friends. worst bar in worcester second to jose murphys. every dude here is named todd and every girl is named tiff and they all look the exact freaking same and i swear every time i've gone there has been some bleach hair tipped dude showing off his new tribal armband tat that he got that morning. only redeeming quality is the wachusett blueberry on tap.