TedToaster22

I lived in Allston between 2017 - 2019. Off the top of my head, as far as bars went you had White Horse Tavern, the Sil, Common Ground, TITS, The Draft, Wonderbar, the Model, and O'Brians.

Fast forward to today, and 5 of those 8 are now gone. I find this especially shocked at a BU alum who would frequent pretty much all of these places except for O'Brians and Wonderbar - they were always busy and I'm sure did good business. We'd frequently encounter folks from Boston College and even UMass Boston who would travel to Allston specifically for the bar scene.

What happened here? Is the ol' "Gen Z doesn't drink" to blame here? General gentrification in Allston? Where does a thirsty college stud

I work downtown and the Red Line shutdown this week has really thrown a wrench in my commuting patterns. So I've treated myself to two different Summer St Dunks on two different days this week and am here to tell how these two Dunks down the street from one another differ.

101 Summer St Size: Standard downtown Dunkin, no real seating but who wants to here, decent standing room: 7/10 Selection: Full Dunkin Spread, everything you would want, 10/10 Vibes: Witnessed an employee and a customer get into a screaming match over if you could get a Bagel Egg and Cheese without Egg and still qualify for the $6 meal deal, true cultural experience, 10/10 Overall: 8/10

1 Summer St Size: Tiny kiosk-like

T4R. Got a limited time to pick one up as a gift. Curious if I need to consider something else or if somewhere local sells em in-person.