Sean L.'s Profile

Decided to rewrite my two-star rating from over five years ago.  My complaints were valid but relatively minor.  Since then a number of family members and friends have gone and all had great experiences so I gave it another shot with my late 90s BMW.  My new experience was worlds better.

They know exactly what they are doing, contrary to what I said in 2005.  They told me it would be cheaper for me to buy any "aftermarket" parts myself and bring them in, saving me a few hundred dollars.  Any issues they ran into as a result of damage from previous years and any problems they had with my aftermarket parts resulted in an immediate call to me.  I was given options of what I could do to fix the situation and detailed information on the pros and cons of each option.  They also explained to me possible complications of certain modifications I was requesting and told me what they would recommend doing. (I went with their clearly thought out recommendations.)

I decided to be annoying and stopped in two days early to check on the progress.  (Hey, my car is my baby, I can't help it.)  They were more than happy to show me where they were and go over what was completed so far.  They were informative and actually seemed glad to have such a curious customer.

I'd go with 5 stars but it has taken a few days longer than they said it would.  Of course... that is probably my fault for having so many special requests.  Bring your car here.  You will be very happy with the quality of work.

Tables seated 15 minutes after us had their food before our drink orders were even right.  So fast forward about an hour and a half... I had ordered a 25$ entree, was charged for a 25$ entree, but was given apparently whatever they had too much of in the kitchen.  Maybe my waitress didn't think I knew anything about Ethiopian food.  She was wrong.

I've never been treated so poorly in my life.  They obviously didn't want us there and lucky for them I'll never go back.

They offer free introductory classes to any Bostonian who is unfamiliar with using a computer or Apple computer specifically.  They also offer mid-level courses for those who wish to learn specific Apple software and higher level classes for those wishing to develop more industry specific skills... such as photo, web, or video editing.

All of these FREE lessons occur in a group setting and two or so times a month, I believe, unless you make a special request for one-on-one help.  The private help I've noticed seems to be focused on those people relatively new to computers.  This likely moves more at their pace and allows them to ask many questions without feeling embarrassed.  With that said, the instructors appear on the young side but turn out to be incredibly informative, helpful, friendly, and enthusiastic teachers.

As for most of us who aren't taking lessons... I felt this was an important information bit a lot of other Yelpers might be interested in.  Some of you still use Windows based computers and I want to help you join the world of reliable computing!  I'd bet you PC users have had more computer crashes while just viewing Yelp than I have had over the entire past five (5!) Mac using years of my life.

It was the third straight day of crummy rainy weather and after most of the weekend inside... a friend and I decided we'd get some outside time before Sunday was over even if it KILLED us... or we just got wet.

Driving down Newbury Street this place stood out like a ray of sunlight during a dark thunderstorm.  It was they only place with people sitting outside!  "Insanity" we thought!  But no, it was actually gigantic outdoor umbrellas each large enough to cover and keep dry up to TWO four person tables.

Anyway I got a mediocre mocha (small) and a piece of extremely delicious, extremely expensive, and extremely chocolate cake.  I couldn't say enough about how fantastic the cake was in this lifetime so I'll stop here.

Notice how I mentioned my mocha was a small before?  My main/only problem was the price of everything.  A small mocha and a relatively small piece of cake for a total of $9 and almost enough cents to make it $10?  I guess that chocolate cake was too rich for my blood after all.

With great outdoor seating when I needed it most, rain or shine, I'll overlook the bill this one time and push L'Aroma to 4 stars.  Although the mocha was just like at any jazz-playing wanna-be-a-cafe-not-a-coffee-shop place, the cake got more like 7 stars and I won't forget it soon.

Was here the other week for a screening of my friend Greg's short film.  The bar was a little tight but "dainty."  Great white wall with a golden frame they projected the film on.  I'm guessing they put some pretty fun stuff up when people are just there to drink.

The clothing section is about three times the size thanks to the basement floor.  They have 90% women's clothing, however, the little rack dedicated to men was packed with cool t-shirts and some long sleeve waffle fabric shirts.  They were all hand pressed by different (mainly local) artists.  Ranging from 35 to 55 dollars a piece they are a bit pricey, but you are getting a rare and few of a kind shirt.  They are hip little articles I should add.  They have plenty of smalls which was a thrill for me.  I bought a red T right off the manikin with the print of a trashy looking rock star/hipster looking chick.  Only worn it once and I've already received a lot of compliments

Oh yes, the help at the bar and the clothing section were exceptionally friendly and nice.  In fact I was quite surprised at the level of friendly and helpful service.  Check this place out!

I enjoy a few drinks here when I first get into the village on occasion.  Friendly feel and the bar tending ladies are super cool.  I was here on Halloween for a few vodka-tonics, strong vodka tonics I'll add.  The decor was great and the girls were totally decked out in blood and gore.  Not a bad soundtrack either.

Yeah this place actually scores a solid five.  Of course sightings of me had occurred all over the village by the time I made it here... so maybe my memory is blurred.  This place was packed on a Saturday night, so squeeze tight through the first floor.  It is worth it getting downstairs for the crazy dance party waiting for you.

Beware of the $20 credit card minimum.  Normally this wouldn't have been a problem for me, but as I said before, I had been sighted many-a-place before Niagara.

Before checking this place out, I admit I was very skeptical.  Ethiopian food?  I couldn't imagine what it would be like.  Much to my surprise, however, this place was fantastic.  You don't have utensils, instead they lay a large pancake like item on the table, and serve your food on top of it.  Once all is set you get more little versions of this pancake object... I had no idea what was going on, and then it hit me-- you use a piece of the pancake to scoop up your food!  Its like eating with your hand but you only touch the (I'm being repetitive) PANCAKE THING!

Each bite is a little wrap of your food, WHICH is delicious.  This was about a month ago so my memory is lax, but I believe I had a chicken lemon dish, delicious.  But don't forget the steamed veggies.  The last vegetable you might ever eat you just cannot get enough of.

The environment is quaint and dimly lit, but not as though it will give you a headache like low lighting often does to me.  The help, couldn't say if they were Ethiopian, but they sure knew what they were doing.  They might have had a slight issue with understanding me when I spoke to quickly but I like that sort of thing.  They were super helpful and answered every question I had about Ethiopian food.  They also gave us warm clothes to wipe our hands before we began.

I LOVE CULTURE!

Enough cannot possibly be said about this place.  Truly Jorg's is truly amazing.  The Napoleons are my absolute favorite, made with butter cream, fresh strawberries, and I don't even know what else.  Seriously fantastic.  The owners are super friendly if you catch them there, but if not, Michelle will probably be there to brighten your day and answer any questions you might have about the endless amount of treats.

Did I mention it's not at all expensive?  Completely reasonable prices for pastries that are unreasonably good.

This hidden little place tucked in between my apartment on S. Huntington and the Quiznos... is NOT to be missed!  I have a lot of trouble finding pizza in this city I like.  I'm told I have a superiority complex about pizza being from NJ/NYC area... maybe so, but I am more than satisfied with Joseph's.  Place is amazing and I whole pie with no toppings is $8.95.  You really can't beat it.  Try the fries too!