Haley House Bakery Café — Restaurant in Boston

worth the wait. no, the queue wasn't long on this cold november saturday. in fact, my receipt reads11:52am, and there were two tables open, 2- and 4-person, as well as some middle bench positions.

claiming to be a 'mary' garnered a huge chocolate chip cookie from mr jones who kindly pointed out the flyer-style brunch menu. plenty of options for either breakfast or lunch, so no disappointment there. i chose the roast chicken ($8.25) and sis ordered the brioche french toast ($8). my only warning to you, dear reader - the food comes straight-out-the-pan hot! gah! unable to immediately partake in the molten-hot deliciousness of rosemary GRAVY-laden chicken and biscuit with cheesey grits, i sought out some coffee while that cooled. my cup? love buzz. in one word - smooth. food, cofee, service, vibe, music...smooth. thank you very much, mckennas.

back to the title: i planned a shopping trip to boston (goodwill, HH, trader joe's, newbury comics, and berk's) back in march. another frickin' roller coaster ride is over, and i can now enjoy my weekends. mind you, we only scratched the first three venues off zee list, but it was only a half-tank of gas and so worth the wait.

goodwill's got nothing on sally's. that's...

Probably the best spot and Black owned business in Boston. I went there on Thursday during an open mic. The host, Niña la Negra is simply amazing. She started by asking everyone in the room to introduce themselves so after that, the ambiance became more convivial. It was a complete melting pot, people with roots from every parts of the world. We were laughing all together and we all, before the open mic, had a conversation. Niña la Negra was basically hosting and we were giving our answers and exchanging our points. (Update: there’s no more open mics with her over there).

But it's not only about the ambiance. It's also about the responsible mentality that the bakery has. They care about environment and nature. The food is organic (as much as they can propose), veggies and fruits come from local farms. My stomach was full, I had to ask for a doggy bag. They also offer have pay-what-you-can days and exhibit art pieces from local artists.

I RECOMMEND YOU THIS PLACE.

P.S : They propose meat food / vegetarian food...

Good place to get some good American food. Worthy cause. A husband and wife team started to feed the Homeless and the Haley House is a result of their continued efforts to help the disadvantaged community members. They hire men who were incarcerated and give them a skill of culinary arts so they can obtain employment and they help them get employment. They also have a community dinners every Saturday and anyone can come and pay what they can afford. They encourage you to introduce yourself to guest and have conversations. It's a warm loving environment. It's not a very big place but they offer good food, great desserts especially their muffins organic coffee and tea. They also offer some organic foods and vegetarian alternatives Foods. They also have culinary classes for youth groups and the elderly to teach them about good healthy food choices. They offer Jazz with dinner. Movie and a dinner. Poetry slams. And...