City Place Food Court

We stayed at the Revere which is across the street. We came in late afternoon so it was nice to find a place close by. Yes it is a food court very much standard mall selections but got a nice lobster roll sandwich at one of the stands. Dunkin is there so got my coffee and donut every day (it is vacation!) and there is a 7 eleven if you need stuff. It is a good spot to just grab something and chill. We noticed a couple of security guards roaming around so I guess that’s good.

Don’t get me wrong. I rarely if ever come here to buy the food. What I do like is the wide open indoor space. There’s a lot of great places for takeout in the area but not all those places have seating and if they do most likely it’s crappy and crowded. That’s what makes City Place delightful.
After I buy my food somewhere else I take up a seat here and enjoy it. There’s a lot of daylight beaming in from the Boylston street side and I do enjoy the seating on the second level. It’s particularly lovely when they have the art exhibit up there. I wish more places did that. It’s also spacious enough that I can have a small nap if I wanted and not be disturbed by people chatting obnoxiously loud on their phones.

City Place Food Court is a good place to go if you need a quick bite to eat or cup of coffee. It has quite a few selections but it is basically a mall food court. The food is pretty average but Sandella’s (the wrap place) is the best choice, it’s healthy and fresh. Other than that not a huge fan of the food but its quick and easy if you are in a rush!

They have good fast food in this area. Good selection as well. There is a lot of seating, air conditioning, and public restroom (when you get a token from any of the fast food joints).

It’s a mall food court, so you can’t really expect anything different, which isn’t a bad thing. It’s apparently really slow most of the time, which is odd given it’s location. The two places I ate at were Herrera’s and Osaka Express. Both were reasonably priced, for a mall. The portions were big, but the food was average, for a mall. Basically, it’s a mall food court.

I’m not writing this for the food, but to give a few tips. This place is great if you need a wide open, indoor space in downtown Boston to sit down and relax for a few.
Tip: there’s a bathroom that requires a token from one of the vendors, but if you wait for someone to come out you can just keep the door open and go in.
You can also sit in the food court and snag Starbucks’ free wi-​fi.

Sometimes in life, we have to have awkward conversations we’d rather not have with people we’d rather not be having them with. It’s usually not best to have these discussions in an apartment because: a) If it’s your apartment this makes it difficult to make a dramatic/​quiet/​dignified/​solo/​whateva exit; and b) if it’s the other person’s apartment, they might go bat-​shit-​crazy in a way public scrutiny would probably deter.
This leaves us looking for a public place to talk it out. After careful deliberation (because I spend an inordinate amount of time daydreaming in the library) I have decided that, for me – should the need arise – the best place for this to happen in the City of Boston would be the City Place Food Court.
This venue offers:
1. Ambient noise
2. Copious distractions
3. Palatable food to shove in mouth
4. Easy access to multiple escape routes/​streets
5. Quick (self) service as not to draggggg it out
6. No waiters to awkwardly interrupt heated exchanges
7. No appeal for return visits
With a mediocre offering of forgettable lunch options from food court favorites like D’Angelos, Dunks, Osaka Express, Iron Wok and Herrera’s Burritos – this place is hardly worth going out of my way to visit, making it the perfect place to have a potentially ugly convo. Afterall, if I’m horribly embarrassed to the point I feel I can never return, I’ve lost nothing more than 27 precious minutes of my life. Score!