Symphony Market

Do not go here. They literally steal your money. I bought flashcards from them and the cashier scanned the flashcards twice on purpose. If you go there, pay close attention to what the cashier is doing.

I feel pretty damn weird leaving a review for a convenience store, but I feel compelled to because of how good this market was to me during the recent blizzard in Boston. Symphony Market literally saved my ass. They stayed open 24-​hours during the entire blizzard and somehow managed to stay fully stocked. I was thoroughly impressed not only by this, but also by the fact that the day after the blizzard when I called every store in Boston looking for a shovel (including target, CVS, home depot, and true value hardware) I found that no one in the city of Boston had shovels left except for symphony freaking market.
Even before the storm I loved this place because they have a big, diverse variety (QUEST BARS even!!) of items and awesome incredibly friendly staff members. I love this place and feel incredibly fortunate that they are only a walk away from my apartment!

Not impressed. Actualy really disappointed. I can’t speak to anyone who goes there for anything other than shisha products (which is probably most people) but I read they were a good place to pick up some m3sul for the hookah. They sell the WORST brand for $$$$$$$. I saw they had starbuzz which is good but I cant even imagine how much that goes for if they sell Al Fakhr for $ 15 per 250 mg. Not to mention the wisikh employees that grunt at you when you’re asking questions or paying. Im assuming they’re khaliiji because they arent nice enough to be egyptian. Overall… don’t bother if you’re going for shisha anything. just use
, way cheaper and way better.

Pretty cool/​decent place overall… I like the guys working there, very nice people!

I’ve never bothered to write a review of a corner store, but this one deserves it!
Everything you’d expect *plus* a wide variety of «100% juice» juices (in the far row), veggies, onions & potatoes (back corner), Swiss chocolate, good variety of healthy, pre-​packaged bread, healthy mac & cheese, and as healthy frozen food as exists, and much more.
…If I was a college student in the area, I don’t even think I’d need another store!

The guys who work here are usually pretty nice, and they have a decent selection of stuff, but…
Went in this week and bought milk and ice cream. The ice cream had obviously completely melted and then re-​frozen – it had that weird crisp/​icy texture and tasted horrible. The milk was also completely spoiled and sour, as I found out after spitting out a mouthful. I’m guessing they lost power — maybe the blackout? but that was a while ago.
Anyway, I’m sure insurance covers the loss of food due to spoilage in the case of a failure, so why leave spoiled products out for your customers to buy? As a former retail/​food employee, I’m really pretty easy to please, but I draw the line at food safety. If you’re selling rancid products, someone who works there knows it. There is no excuse. You could really make someone sick. It also usually means there is a culture of indifference among the employees. Not shopping here again. Gross.

Open till 2am with a HUGE selection of snacks both healthy (yogurt, hummus, veggies, fruit) and junky (salty, sweet, delicious goodness). Impressive selection and nice employees too.

This is the best convenience store in Boston! They literally have everything you need, and at a reasonable price — unlike most convenience stores in the city. The staff is always polite and helpful. The place is also very well kept, and doesn’t feel shady. They even have things that you wouldn’t expect to find, like Pirate’s Booty and Izze. They also have a good selection of ice cream.

Symphony Market may seem like it’s a no frills place– which it really is– but it has every essential that you need (or that I need)… like, laundry detergent and cat food. The staff are really nice, and put up with crazy homeless people and/​or drunk individuals that seem to frequent this place on a regular.
Just the other night I walked here to grab cat food and this woman was making Symphony Market her stage, belting out Little Richard’s «tutti frutti» for the clerks. I think they stopped her with a very polite but well put «ok, you made your point» haha it was gold! So this place is both entertaining and useful.
Great location, just on the corner of Huntington and Gainsborough… and next to the liquor store, so you really can’t go wrong.

I love Symphony Market! I make a stop here at least once every other day for the past 2.5 years. They recently expanded their store thus now housing more frozen food and beverages. Most convenient stores overprice items but Symphony Market prices things very reasonably. The staff is foreign but they are friendly and to some even flirty. Occassionaly, a woman will work there and bring her big fat fluffy cat. It is very cute. This place seems like a family-​owned business and I like it very much. The only setback about Symphony Market is their lack of a slushy machine like 7-​Eleven. Great store, prices, selection and staff. Typically decent pop radio music is always playing! Makes you feel like you are walking into a party!

Really nice management. Helpful in finding things. And they carry a good amount of products that you may need. I feel like the prices are better than Wollastons. I only wish they carried more produce. They are currently under construction so hopefully that means more extensive selection.
They also cater well to drunk and belligerent individuals. Great spot for munchies, although they stopped carrying Jalepeno Poppers which is a huge disappointment.
Best part of this place is the cats that approach you if you come during the day. Makes for a very «at home feeling»

Has all kinds of stuff you need. Indian food too.
Not bad on the prices. I visit this place often.
Great for small items or emergency buys.

AKA BEVERAGE HEAVEN!
When I head out for lunch I usually run up Huntington and only have about a half an hour or less to grab my food and head back to the office. Lots of the places along the strip here have a meek beverage selection — one type of smoothie drink — but not the other. Gatorade but not Power Water. Pepsi products but not Coke — you get the idea!
Well The Symphony Market has it all! The an entire wall of the store is dedicated to refrigerated beverage goodness AND they have 3 other coolers around the store! They carry RockStar and RedBull, Nantucket Nectar, Ondwalls, Honest Tea, Lipton Tea, Gatorade, Powerade and a bunch or products I generally don’t see other places!
I have not actually checked out too much else in the store, but I love that they have a whole line of Orbit gum and it seems to carry a lot more items that your typical convince store. Hookah pipes and tobacco products anyone? Yes, its not nearly as much as a real market, but shelves are stacked high with items and pretty good selection for something open till 2am! I went to Emerson and live in the Back Bay and none of the convenience stores near me have ever had this good a selection!
Its also the perfect place to stop before a picnic because they even sell whiffle bats sets!

What? Huh? $ 4.79 for a tub of Haagen-​Dazs? And I thought Whole Foods is a rip-​off!
Being lazy walking to Trader Joes (where you can get 2 tubs for $ 5), I decided to drop in here and get a pint to quickly subdue my sweet craving. Knowing that the price will be somewhat higher, I estimated that it’ll be the same as Whole Foods at $ 3.79. Boy was I wrong, and very suprised.
What gets me about this place is that they didn’t label the price, neither on the shelves nor on the containers; which is why I will never return here again. I absolutely hate places where I can only know the price when at the cash register.

The best convenience store in the area for NU students, but that’s not saying much. It’s only open till 2 AM, but the prices are much better than Wollaston’s and Lucky Store 24. Your probably better off heading to Shaw’s or Stop and Shop for most things in here, but it’s a fair alternative if you just need an item or two.

Very convenient and cheaper than it’s close neighbor of Wollaston’s. They have a wide selection of food and drinks and it’s conducive location makes it easy to run into if you forgot something.

Convenient location for NU students. Quick place to swing in when you realized you got the beer but forgot the cups or pong balls. I go here for that as well as a quick energy drink or late night munchies, etc.

I enjoy Symphony Market. It’s conveniently located right on the corner of Gainsborough and Huntington, it’s open pretty late and it has got a good variety or food, drink, household and smoking products.

A lot nicer than the 24, although not open 24 hours a day (I think only til 2am), this place has won me over as a customer. The employees are great, and the owner himself works there, so you know he takes pride in his business (I think he just opened a deli down near the corner of Hemenway and Boylston, too). You can find more of a selection here than Store24, like Gardenburger dinners, which I haven’t even seen in Stop & Shop. Overpriced, but so are all convenience stores.

This is just your typical convenience store type place. They do offer a few more things than Store 24, such as more fruit, etc., so they are sometimes a refreshing alternative to Store 24 across the street. There are tons of drunken college kids swarming there on the weekends, so if you aren’t into dealing with that, avoid this place at that time. Prices are typical of these kind of stores — pretty inflated.