Primo’s Convenience Store

All I can say is, make sure you count your change and check for expiration dates. They tend to push the old milk out front, even if its expired or about to expire.
I went in to cash in a scatch ticket. I thought I had won $ 20. The little guy scanned the ticket, punched in the code, and ask me if I knew how much I won. I responded, «Yes, $ 20». He smiled with an affirming nod. I decided to move around a little to check the monitor, at which point he quickly recanted and told me that I had actually won $ 40.
The Little Cheat…
It was so much better when Job worked there.

:sigh: It makes me sad to have to write a sad review for this little hole in the wall with decent sub/​pizza place food, but I have to after tonight.
Place an order, Small Veal parm no sauce provolone cheese, Small turkey sub provolone cheese, small fry, small steak fry, large greek salad no onions, two bottles diet ginger ale, one bottle diet sierra mist. We didn’t get the veal… instead we got a BLT with provolone, no regular fries, thesieera was regular, & flat. So we called them back (Anytime there’s a mistake they always say the «new guy» took the order) and they guy apologized and sent out anothe sub and the missing fries… no replacement soda, he said he’d be back with the soda, the sub however was still wrong… veal with sauce not cheese. My boyfriend just said to forget it he;d make something. The guy came back with the soda, and when I opened it it was flat too. I know the soda is not their fault unless it;s really old or they stored it somewhere it froze.
My boyfriend was sorely dissapointed since he’s been ordering from there since he moved here 20 years ago, (except when the previous owners had it, he said the food was terrible then.)
Until tonight when there was a mistake it was fixed in one shot, but this was just unexceptable tonight.
I also find it odd that there is a listingfor the convenience store, but not a seperateone for the sub/​pizza place.

Primo’s is not my favorite place in the world, which is unfortunate because if the food there was really delicious it would incredibly convenient for me and all of my other beacon hillers. The pizza is average at best. I often refer to Primo’s as the «Beacon Hill House of Pizza» because it feels just that. Like it could be found anywhere and everywhere. This place is located .2 miles away from my apartment so I often end up there when I’m just too lazy to walk down the hill to go somewhere else and dont feel like waiting for delivery. The staff are pretty pleasant though and I do enjoy the online ordering function (though I believe your order has to be over 15 dollars!). Overall just an average pizza place.

An odd variety of food– Italian, Greek, subs. The calzones are fantastic, and if you’re up for it, they have really decent homemade baklava. Good price range– sandwiches start at $ 5, and calzones go up to $ 10. Great for a quick lunch or to grab something to-​go and take over to the Commons or Public Garden.

I wanna help this little stores review. The place is a tad bit over priced… but, where else can you find whatever you need at 9:00 on a tuesday night. I mean… the fit like a million things in this tiny place. The people that work there are very nice. In all they do a very good job.

I feel like I need to stand up for this little store. Yes it’s small and overpriced, but so is everything else on the hill. It’s true that if you want sandwiches or liquor this isn’t the place to go, but for what it is it does well, and the man behind the counter is always helpful and friendly. Plus the location couldn’t be much more convenient for us hill-​dwellers.

Primo’s is not all that exciting. It’s actually quite hidden within Beacon Hill, near the hidden liquor store and the hidden pasta/​pizza place, all on the same stretch of the Hill.
Is it remarkable? Not really. Is it pricey? Absolutely. But, it does have some purpose. If you need something on a Sunday morning and are living on the hill, you don’t have to walk down to 7 – 11 or Campus Convenience to get it. If you want the Sunday paper, it’s there. So on that end, it has some utility that gives it that second star.
Beyond that, you will probably never go to it unless you live in the neighborhood.

I wasn’t expecting much from this place to begin with, seeing how it was stuck halfway between City Convenience and Beacon Hill Market and less than half the size of either, but it still managed to disappoint. I can’t imagine any reason to come here, even if you live in the same building as it; it’s simply too small and carries too little for it to be of any real use. 90% if the food stocked here is generic junk food and freeze-​dried non-​perishables, marked up to Beacon Hill price levels. It doesn’t carry alcohol like Beacon Capitol Market and City Convenience, and it doesn’t have a deli like Beacon Hill Market. Seriously, Beacon Hill has enough markets, don’t waste your money supporting redundancy.