"One Star"

"The theme of the bar is quite literally “one star on Yelp.” The self-awareness sort of works perfectly: it’s non-descript, kind of cheap but not that cheap, and probably everyone is drinking a serviceable but watery whiskey ginger. Take your coworkers here and everyone will inevitably complain about it relentlessly, but will also end up here once a week." - katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg

"The theme of this bar is quite literally “one star on Yelp,” and that self-awareness works perfectly. Their idea of a bar snack is a Pop Tart, the drinks are kind of cheap but not that cheap, and most people come here to down a serviceable but watery whiskey ginger. The space is about what you’d expect for a place that prides itself on mostly serving beers in cans because bottles are too fancy. There’s a brick wall, some tables and booths, and not much else. Bring your coworkers here, listen to their initial complaints, and feel a sense of pride when you eventually hear that they all want to come back soon." - Hillary Reinsberg, Neha Talreja, Bryan Kim, Kenny Yang

"I don’t want to see how much money I spent between Deep Ellum, Lone Star, Habanero, S&I Thai, and Coreanos in 2018. My appetite is happy to have so much good food in Allston; my bank account is not." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal