Avery Provision

Decent sandwiches. I’d still hit up LaGrassa’s or PotBelly over Avery, but it’s decent option if you’re deep in DT near Chinatown and need a bite.

I’ve given this place a few chances, and I’m really unimpressed.
The first time I got a tuna and avocado sushi roll. It was made right then, but wasn’t particularly fresh. The whole thing was very bland.
Next up, the caprese sandwich. Again, alarmingly bland.
Then, the arancini. The fried outside was incredibly mushy, the cheese was mediocre in quality, and the sauce was horrid.
This would all be tolerable, except this is also a $ 10 a pop sandwich shop. Will not do again.

ordered a lunch sandwich then asked for a cup of water. They wouldn’t give me water, they wanted me to buy a bottled water.

Was in a hurry after leaving a physical therapy appointment close by, and decided to grab some sushi here. BIG MISTAKE. I got a salmon avocado roll, which is the most basic roll, and they did a horrible job. The avocado was disgustingly mushy, the salmon was definitely NOT fresh. I asked for spicy mayo, most places would give you a container on the side, he just literally poured it over the sushi. On top of this poor quality it was like $ 9 for one roll. Both this place and SIP are owned by the same people, both places horrible quality. Just because you’re right across from the Ritz doesn’t mean you can charge extra $$$ for crappy food. Never ever coming back here again.

More like 1.5 stars… and ZERO stars for service. The staff here are literally ridiculous. They are slow, rude, and seem like they would rather be any place else besides at work. It is never busy in here (I have come here multiple times on various days). The staff seems irritated when you ask them to do their job. AWFUL.
When they do make you a sandwich (expect to wait 10 – 15 minutes even when you are the only person there), it is decent. I liked the prosciutto, mozzarella, and pesto sandwich. The cappuccino was also good. However, I will not go back until there is a staffing change. Hope the manager reads these reviews… this could be a great place if changes are made!

Ok, I will say right up front that I know it’s not kosher to review a place where I haven’t actually eaten the food, but I HAD to say something.
After passing this place a few times, I finally decided to try it for lunch about a week ago. I went in and the place was DARK. There was a sad sad salad bar on the right when I walked in that was, again, in the dark and a bin of seriously bruised pears/​apples caught my eye. They were gross!!!
There was maybe one or two other customers in there and one lady behind the counter. No one manning the sushi area which had some big cuts of fish under plastic wrap. The sadwiches hover around $ 9 and there’s lots of a la carte stuff. I don’t understand other reviewers who say that the «set-​up is cool.» It looks makeshift to me!
I stared at the sandwich menu (since the salad bar was off-​limits in my brain) and couldn’t come up with anything that was worth $ 9. The atmosphere wigged me out with it being so dark that I just left. It was so truly unappealing.
Perhaps I was there on an off day and I’ll get back there to pick something up. I will update my review at that time. Until then, it left such a bad impression, I’m not sure I’ll set foot in there again!

The service here is terribly slow. I have to wait 10 minutes for a sandwich to be made, and I often wonder how they would cope if they had more than one customer to make a sandwich for at a time.
What also bothers me about this place, is that the staff act as if you always ask them to do something impossible. Filling a container with more than two types of food often gets them upset because they have to keep running back to the weighing machine to weigh each new item. One time, a staff member let out a big «ugh» as she was getting frustrated with having to weigh out the container each time I wanted to add something different. Sorry, but why would I want to come back to a place where they treat you in such a way, or go to a place where staff aren’t happy to be there?
There is a wide variety of food but they don’t taste as though they are daily made, i’m sure a lot of the cooked foods get re-​used the following day.
Sadly, I’ve given this place plenty of chances, because it has such a huge potential! They’ve just introduced a new salad bar but it’s a bit of a let down, nothing special.
Whoever is running Avery Provision: OPEN YOUR EYES! You have plenty of apartment buildings on your doorstep, where are all your customers?! You need to hire staff that can make sandwiches and prepare food for customers quickly. Far too often do I find myself having to see a trip to Avery Provision as a sacrifice of time.

Overpriced, oversalted, contrived and not friendly. Cool set-​up inside, though.

very good sandwiches to go

To be fair, this isn’t a review of Avery Provision Co, but rather a review on the one special item on their menu that I just had to have once I heard about it… the MAKI-​RRITO! Having been raised in Hawaii, the description of it reminded of musubi, nori wrapped rice «sandwiches» that I grew up on. The maki-​rrito is basically what it sounds like… a spicy tuna roll the size of a burrito! Like a hand roll, but bigger! A bit more than I like to spend for lunch at $ 9.99, but if you buy 2 regular maki rolls (sometimes even 1) at any sushi restaurant, it would cost more than this & I was definitely full from eating it! Nicely filled with all the maki ingredients we love, spicy tuna, tempura flakes, tobiko, cucumbers, avocado & not a lot of rice. Delicious & a brilliant concept!

Overpriced. Unfriendly staff. And, un-​tastey food. I was so excited when this store opened, a new breakfast and lunch spot! However, I have been underwhelmed by the food and service. I had a breakfast sandwhich with a microwaved egg on an untoasted bagel, and a salad that tasted less than fresh. I am sure packaged foods are all great. But, I was hoping for a new spot between work and our gym.

It’s useful to have quick options near my job, so this has been a pretty good addition. I’ve found my best bet is to get a few small bites from the deli (cold salads like beets, noodles, chicken salad) Prices seem to be on par with the area… I’ll be stopping in often to grad something quick, and want to try out the sandwiches. Salads are a pretty good size put get pricey if you add protein

Avery Provision Co. is a quality food market that makes lunch in Boston affordable and tasty. I had a late lunch break, walked down the street and saw this fun little store right next to a soon-​to-​be-​open wine bar (Sip). The Asian noodle salad was delicious and inexpensive (less than $ 3.00 for ¼ lb.) The staff was friendly and made recommendations.
Now I can recommend this market/​deli to many of my friends.

Avery Provision Co. (where «Bin Osteria» used to be) is a prepared foods market
featuring 20+ different dishes and a large, communal dining table.
This way, you don’t necessarily have to grab and go gobble elsewhere.
Sit, stay, relax, converse and commune with your new friends…
We busy Bostonians can use all the kitchen help we can get. *smile*
I can buy my all fancy entrees here, heat them up and re-​plate them at home…
and look exhausted for my boyfriend, while deciding what he can do to help me.
BEST FEATURE: a fresh sushi station!
TIP: Go early to get the best sushi selection!