Ak's Take-Out and Delivery is one of Mission Hill's hidden gems. While Ak's food wouldn't exactly fall into the gourmet category, they offer a huge array of pizza, subs, salads, and more that are kind to your tastebuds and your wallet. The pizza - the crust is thick and chewy, although the toppings, as with the calzones, are plentiful. The best part of these calzones are the size. They may seem a little expensive, but that is because the large is literally a giant pizza folded in half. They are massive and can last up to 3 days in leftovers due to volume. Their large subs start at about six dollars, while their large pizzas start at eight dollars. Ak's also has some excellent dinner packages that are, like their other fare, generously portioned and inexpensive. This is a great choice for any college student with a limited budget but a bottomless stomach, as their prices are much cheaper than their competitors and their portions are more than generous. The only downside to Ak's fantastic and fast delivery service is their minimum delivery of ten dollars, as well as an additional $1.50 charge for delivery. Ak's is open every day from 11 AM to Midnight. However, beware: There is no seating at the actual restaurant, so you'd do well to stick to takeout!

This is the spot that used to be Huntington Seafood (which was amazingly good and cheap) SO those of you who are still in mourning might need some reassurance that it is OK to still see these guys for your fried fix. Not the best fish & chips in town anymore but they are pretty stand up and the serving size is clearly not intended to skinny you up. Their burgers are impressive, nice big fatties, with bacon and all the fixins for $3.50 - not bad. The atmosphere is really bad, well boring, so unless you are in Brigham Circle and want to try them just get the delivery. The menu doesn't deviate much from your standard pizza/sub/salad/crazy delicious appetizers. There's a nice assortment of wrap sandwiches if you feel like pretending to be healthy. Disregarding, of course, the fact that said wrap is stuffed fulla meat, sauce, and cheese with perhaps a smattering of veggies. Ditto for the salads. However, it's not entirely impossible to get something at least fairly healthy here, provided you're not totally ignorant about nutrition.

In 1981, JP Licks opened it's first ice cream joint in Jamaica Plain. The rest is history. JP Licks can be found in seven locations throughout the Boston area, however, the newest shop is at the Brigham Circle shopping center in Mission Hill. All ice cream and frozen yogurt is homemade at the Jamaica Plain location, and they even roast their own coffee! They have all the traditional flavors, as well as some innovative ones like "Cherry Ortiz," "Cappicino Cruch," "Coffee Oreo," and "Cow Trax" Go check them out.... NEW!! J.P. Licks has some yummy holiday specials! A candy cane frappe, eggnog latte, and pepermint mocha hot chocolate!

This grocery store is a popular chain throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut and beyond. This location is within the Tremont St. Shops. It is a smaller than normal grocery store, however, it is very accessible to Hospital employees, college students, and those in the Mission Hill area. They have free parking in the back (yeehaw!), and the produce is actually pretty fresh looking! This store is ALWAYS overcrowded, and lines are often very, very long.

The Tremont Street Shops include JP Licks, Walgreen's, and a Stop and Shopgrocery store. They are conveniently located across the street from the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital.