In the immortal words of a vampire "Michael's great. I like Michael."- Starr The Lost Boys…read more The meatballs were pretty good, too. But Michael made the meal.

This is a tough one for me. I REALLY want to love this place but I have to limit it to LIKE…read more Lets start with atmosphere. This place is EXACTLY what you would expect a place with a name like Rock N Roll Meatballs to look like. Tons of music memoribilia and some hand painted artwork of iconic musicians. Flat screen tvs constantly playing 80's music videos. Even the bathrooms are rock n' roll with black toilets and sinks...just awesome! The staff is nothing short of perfect. Everyone is friendly, super helpful, and accomodating. I cant remember her name but I have had the same waitress both times I have been there and she kicks ass. Has the perfect look for this type of place and just a total sweetheart. Now the food. Don't get me wrong, its great! Everything is cooked to perfection and has a homemade quality to it. The chef/owner was talking to us and while they cant say that everything is made in-house, 85-90% of it is and you can really taste it. What keeps me from loving this place is the quantity/value. While everything tastes great, you just dont get a whole lot of it. I'm not saying they should be OVER filling every plate but I want to be satisfied when I leave a place and sadly, I dont get that way when I go there. Maybe if they increased the portion sizes a bit? Maybe 25% or so? Also, they serve everything on plates that are sectioned off so everything has it own little place. While that may appeal to the folks who don't like their food to touch, it tends to give the appearance of smaller size and lets face it, "perceived value" is a real thing in the resturant biz. I will absolutely go back at some point. The beers are cold and they have a really nice stage setup. Another one of those places that with a few small changes can really be amazing.

Well, now I know that when the Rock N Roll crew says "rain or shine," they mean it. The race took…read moreplace in a downpour, and kudos to the volunteers and organizers for making sure water stops, medical tents, and finish line were all fully staffed despite the horrible weather. As Stephanie mentioned in her review, a good number of the bands who were supposed to play along the course didn't show up. I do blame them. The bands had tent coverage, and the ones who were there seemed well protected from the weather. Part of the allure of this race was the live entertainment and it was basically missing for the middle third of the course. Boo to the bands who can't handle bad weather. Don't sign up to play at this sort of event if you won't show up in rain. On the flip side, an extra YAY for the bands who did play. It was cool to be serenaded with live music throughout the course. And it was great to see so many Providence residents out on their porches cheering--and local cheerleading squads organized at several points on the route! The course itself was definitely a good one, although hillier in the second half than I'd expected. A steep uphill to the finish felt a bit cruel. Still, I appreciated long straightaways along gorgeous tree-lined streets. Mile markers were clearly placed with digital clocks recording the race time, and time was captured at the 5k, 10k, 10m, and 12m marks. The wave start was also extremely well-planned and resulted in a fairly non-crowded course, although we were delayed in starting about 20 minutes due to some sort of street congestion. Unfortunately one consequence of the torrential rain was huge puddles along the course, sometimes unavoidable. Even my wicking socks couldn't prevent some nasty blisters from soaked footwear. Finally, the all important issue of THE RACE T-SHIRT: Short-sleeved, navy blue, technical tee with an understated almost nautical logo. Unfortunately they are cut for men and run a bit large, so mine is pretty long on me, but I think this will be a nice addition to my running collection. I'd suggest getting some ladies' shirts next time--the race costs enough. Overall, this wasn't a bad little race. I'd do it again next year, but definitely pray for sun.

My running coach suggested that when I get ready to run my first half marathon, to go away. I took…read morehim at his word for the first time last year (2011) and ran this one. Whereas others lament the rain, I loved it and was hoping for the same this time (2012). Instead we were greeted with low to mid 70's -- equally good weather -- and the benefit of hearing the headliner band among others. Add to this that the city of Providence, made the weekend a festive one with Water Fire and evening entertainment -- something I missed by one week last year -- great move, there. I love the course -- it's a good mix of easy and challenging and offers different views of the city for one who is not a local (I come fr CA). There is nothing like finishing a race all "Rocky" status while running the last point one mile up to the State House. Even though it was my 2nd time running this, I still welled up a bit....just don't ask me about my finishing time :\ ...maybe that was the real source of my tears. lol.

Newbury Comics in Back Bay is always a fun place to stop in…read more There is a great mix of music, merch, and pop culture finds, so it is easy to spend more time here than you expect just browsing around. One of the highlights is the vinyl section downstairs. Really cool selection and a must check if you are into records. Definitely worth popping into if you are in the area.

" Cool store things you don't see anywhere "…read more This store is in a good location if you take the train . If you drive you need to have someone wait in the car while you go in , my best option . So the store is huge with lots of things you don't find anywhere else . I got a pair of socks that say " my dog is cool as fuck " and a Newbury Comics black bag, basically their swag . The store is definitely pricey but they have unique pieces in on location . You pay for the newbury comics name , lol.

I just wanted to thank you SO SO much for fixing my Gibson Les Paul. You did SUCH a good job that…read moreit sounds like it did when it was brand new nearly 20 years ago, NO ONE has done such a great job as you have. A thousand thank yous, I got completely lost in the moment playing it and it's been years since I experience that unless I was onstage in the zone. I'm thrilled my step father found you, your going to be my forever go to for anything regarding fixing my guitars. Price was VERY reasonable- in a world where everything is to much, you certainly are priced fair. Thank you.

I walked into Mike's, because I was in the market for an electric and live in the neighborhood…read more This was my first electric, but I knew I wanted something decent with good tone. I told the store owner what I was looking for, and he showed me what was in my price range. He also very kindly told me that I was welcome to try any of the guitars--even though I very clearly could not afford them! I thought that was cool! He left me alone to play the guitars. I was able to take my time--as I didn't really know what I was looking for. I was so happy with one of them, that I went ahead and bought it! I've had it for about 2 or 3 years now, and I still love it!

Just a fun place for a weekend to sing some karaoke!!! Can't recommend enough! Great drinks, great…read morevibes, great songs.

The Lizard Lounge has always been my favorite music venue in town. Many years ago I used to book…read morerock shows, and the Lizard Lounge would always give me nights to book, and the manager at the time told me my nights always were organized and fun. The food is pretty good too.

Stopped in before the Red Sox game. The menu is typical Fenway prices. $18 drinks and $26 Wagyu…read moreburger...sounds really good! It's not what I expected inside. The bar is long and the space is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. The bartenders were all great and very attentive. Kischido-Rita - well balanced spicy marg, more like a craft cocktail that should be served in a coupe. Sweet, spicy, sour...like dessert. I would order this again. Small in size, but big on flavor. Cool cucumber salad was excellent. Crisp thinly sliced cucumbers marinated in Japanese dressing and spices. Very refreshing. Definitely would order it again. Lomo wagyu short rib...screwer style. Small portion, but really, really good! Short rib is cut in chunks and can taste the flavors from the grill. I would definitely order this again and again! Ume shiso chicken thigh - kind of bland grilled chicken on a skewer with onion. Not worth my time and money. Tacos were on a limited time menu that we didn't see at first so we ordered two of them, which came out on a cool dinosaur taco holder. The Spicy BigEye Tuna on crispy Nori Taco shell was mind blowing. The soft crunchy taco with with tender tuna, drizzled with yuzu kosho ponzu mayo was so well balanced and delicious that it could win a James Beard Taco Award any day now. The Torched Mamachi Crispy Nori Sushi Taco was very good, just couldn't compare to the tuna taco. The fish was hot, fresh, and the garnished was great.

Love the vibe here. Menu is sushi as well as some asian-inspired veggie and fried chicken dishes…read more Big sake menu and I enjoyed my bubble sake -- with tapioca. Make a reservation; this place gets busy.

I almost always find the staff here to be be rude. I don't think I expect the employees to be…read morereally nice at 7-11 but they could do a better job. The store is has been out of the thing I need sometimes. I needed ice and they were out and the ATM has not worked. I wish the had their act together a little more.

Always go into the store on the weekend after visiting family. The staff there are friendly and are…read morealways working. Sometimes they even joke around with you just to be more face to face which I personally think is a good business tactic. No complaints here.

Initially, I had high hopes for this place…read more The exterior is fine. It's right below the DMV. The interior is pretty good and the service was actually friendly and informative. The big letdown came to the food and the quality of it. It wasn't very good. Be blunt. It reminded me of the Japanese version of Applebee's If you're going to come here, come for the lunch as it's a discount. I don't expect to have an authentic and flavorable dining experience.

Tried to pull a fast one and charge me more Money AFTER I ordered and paid. Nope! Classless place…read more Took 15 minutes to place a take out order. Took 35 minutes to get the food. This place is horrible. Rude to other customers. Save your money. Save your respect. Go elsewhere! Go where they appreciate your business. This place we will never attend again!

"You know, you don't have to give the change!" Ha. Ha. Ha. My total was 18.09$. I paid with a 20$…read morebill and had a whole purse filled with change. Naturally I gave this poor miserable woman my 20$ bill and 9 cents.. she was so nasty and rude about waiting an extra 20 seconds AT MOST for my 9 cents that I provided so I would receive bills back instead of adding to the already ridiculous amount of change accumulating in my purse. I waited in line behind all of the alcoholics and obnoxious a**holes buying their scratch tickets taking literally 5+ minutes to cash out but this chick had the nerve to be a miserable (insert expletive here) to me because I said I had the change. Just because you're pregnant doesn't give you the right to treat people like shit. You're not the only one who's ever carried a life inside of you and had to work sister. Be nasty to me for no reason and Ill have zero sympathy for you. Next time I'll be sure to go out of my way to pay with the 6$ strictly in change in my purse when I come here. If I ever come back here...

I went into the 7-11 on forest ave near riverside st tonight to buy an 18 pack of miller lite. The…read morestore was filthy and smelled like wet dog and mold. The beer was absolutely rotten- it tasted like it had been sitting on a warm loading dock since july. It was thick. I called the store and they told me they couldn't do an exchange because there was no manager on duty and they'd take my number and call back. Needless to say, I never heard back. Waste of time and money!