Quality Market

best little bodega

Great beer selection, plenty of spirits. But the main attraction is LEO! Leo the cat lives there – handsome tuxedo cat to help with the shopping! I don’t think they are pricey (but I’m from a state w lots of taxes, so what do I know?). Nice people, good selection and CONVENIENT. When the snow is falling on BU, it’s worth the buck or so to have something so close!

Best show in town when it comes to the neighborhood store. These guys are super nice and have an incredible beer selection for their size. Tons of lotto, if that’s your thing, and cheap smokes too. This is by far my favorite business of any kind in Boston.
The rest of this is in response to Amanda M.‘s ridiculous review:
This lady makes it seem like there are bums in front of the store all the time. There are not!!! Way to blow a one time incident waaaay out of proportion Amanda.
The «Riff-​Raff» loitering in front of the store that she blows a gasket talking about in her one star review happened exactly one time. How do I know? Because I was also there that night. Dum dum DUMMM!
Those kids were in front of the store from about 9:45 to about 11pm ONE TIME ONLY! Yes they were able-​bodied brats to be sure, just spangin’ for beer money. I didn’t hear any of them claim to be homeless at all. Just being punk
kids.
So our hero Amanda tells them to «get an f – ing job» in her review instead of just saying «no sorry i don’t have change.» And then she gets surprised when they heckle her.
As for calling the store back later and having them mumble something back, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that they didn’t care because:
A.) it was 5 minutes to close
B.) they were busy
C.) it was not that big of a deal to anyone but precious miss Amanda.
D.) the guys at the store probably already knew that Amanda is a Crazy B– so they didn’t take her too seriously.
I’ve got a guess as to what they mumbled to her on the phone too. I’m guessing, «C U Next Tuesday!»
I’m sure Amanda’s complaints about the price of chewing gum will be missed, and her $ 10 of weekly volume just might make the difference for them this summer.
But for the rest of you, come on down to the Quality Mart. It’s way better now that that hose-​beast Amanda is finally gone.
For the record, I have never met Amanda, and all of my assumptions about her personality are based on her one crazed review. Sorry to come down so hard, but nobody messes with the Quality Mart. Nobody.

This was a perfectly nice neighborhood convenience store. Until they started letting riff-​raff loiter in front of the store harassing their customers.
I’ve used the store periodically for last-​minute things over the last few years. It’s been fine. The prices can be a bit high, but you are paying for the convenience after all.
Well, I came to the store and saw the new contingent of «homeless,» able-​bodied, clearly mentally fit hipsters in front of the store. Ok, I find them annoying but I can ignore them as long as they leave me in peace. I made my purchase, came out, with earbuds in, and one of them yells at me, «yo can you give me some beer money?»
Wow. I responded to this, I reiterate, clearly able-​bodied 20-​something to «get a ****ing job,» at which point he and his buddies proceed to yell aggressively at me things about me only being good for one thing. I’ll let you imagine what that would be.
It was after 9pm when this happened, and I was clearly shaken. I called the store and told them (in case they somehow missed it) that there is a pack of kids harassing their customers, and they might want to call the cops if they want to keep their local business. The dude mumbled something unintelligible at me and hung up on me.
Wow. Way to show concern for the woman harassed right in front of your store. And for what? To stand by the pathetic losers begging for beer money?
I’ll never go there again, and I highly recommend no other women do either.

I love me some Quality Mart.
I tend to never want beer or Skittles at normal hours, and these guys are open until 11 pm each night. The booze selection is impressive for a little corner store.
I also dig the friendliness of the guys behind the counter. They’re always happy to chat, even at the strange hours that find me wandering in. I get half my neighborhood gossip here. In a town not known for much love-​thy-​neighbor-​ishness, it’s a refreshing change. Five stars for my pals at Quality Mart.

They have a pretty decent selection of stuff, and it’s nice that they have some beer. But watch out if you’re a girl — more than one of the cashiers are likely to make a pass at you. Not in the traditional way either. They might say your purchases match your eyes. Not kidding. But hey, smile a bit or pretend you don’t speak English, grab your candy, and get outta there. It’s not the highest quality, but good enough for this area.

This is one those places you take for granted, like a good, reliable friend. Convenient, close to my house, friendly service and stocked full of goodies (beer and wine included). Thank you!