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When your homeworK's done, or even
when it's not... when you have time on
your hands, but no place to go... when
you just need to get away from it all...
choose your favorite club or eating
establishment, relax, kick back and just
Hang out
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Tempting ideas
by Melisa Hohlt
Hungry? No? Well, never fear
because you will be sooner or later.
That’s one thing we can actually
depend on in life.
As hard-working, fast-growing
college students, we seem to eat more
often than most other people. We also
eat at some pretty weird times.
Of course if you’re up late studying
or you’ve just gotten home from a
football game and the hunger bug
bites, you can dial up one of the many
fast-food places that delivers.
However, if dining out only seems real
to you if you actually leave the house,
you can pretty much pick and choose
the restaurant at which you’d like to
eat.
For instance, if you like plain old
American food, you could try one of
the steak houses in the area, such as
Ken Martin’s Steak House, Interurban
Eating House or the Texan
Restaurant. Of course these places
don’t serve only steaks, contrary to
what many people think.
Interurban also offers hamburgers,
seafood, salads, sandwiches and
Mexican food. Likewise, the Texan
also serves anything from escargot to
quail to seafood, and has a long list of
fine wines.
Also within the realm of American
food is the country style that some of
you may equate with home cooking. If
this is what you like, you could try the
Red Bandana or Mom’s Diner.
Mom’s offers “all you can eat” for
its home style meals and the Bandana
has chicken fried steak, fried catfish
and homemade cinnamon rolls also in
the form of “all you can eat. ”
Mexican food is usually high on the
list of student favorites, and one
student said that Zarape’s in Bryan is
the place to go for great Mexican food.
The waiters are courteous, he said,
and they never let your tea or water
glass get more than half empty. He
added that the prices are reasonable
and you get just the right amount of
food — not too much and not too
little.
Debbie Bailey, a senior political
science major from Arlington, said that
she eats at Fajita Rita’s the most
because she thinks they have the best
food. She also said that since she
loves Mexican food, La Taqueria is
the spot to go for lunch. The location
and food are good and the prices are
cheap, she said. She added that she
went to Casa Tomas on Halloween
and had a lot of fun.
Another student also sang praises
for La Taqueria.
“The food is good and the
atmosphere is fun,” said Elizabeth
Hudson, a junior speech
for eating out
communication major from
Montgomery. She added that she eats
there a lot and that when the weather
is nice, she eats outside at the tables
by the take-out window. This is
probably wise, since finding a table
inside is not always as simple as you
might think.
If Italian cuisine is your favorite,
Hudson said Cenare is the perfect
Italian restaurant.
“It’s kind of plain (decor), but it’s a
real restaurant,” she said. “It’s a
‘grown-up’ place where you can go to
get away from the college scene. ” You
can assume that this means it’s a great
place to go for dates, but be warned
that according to Hudson, the prices
are moderately high.
Since Hudson lives on campus and
she isn’t on board plan, she said that
she eats out quite a bit at places that
are nearby. She said that she really
likes The Deluxe.
Like Cenare, more “grown-up”
and formal restaurants call our names
occasionally and when they do, we’d
like to know what our options are.
Pam Carpenter, a senior journalism
major, said that The Grapevine is a
great place for dates because it’s quiet
and romantic and allows for good
conversation. She recommends their
twice-baked potatoes, salads and
steaks.
She added that although the prices
are a little high for every-day dining,
they’re not too bad when you’re with
that special someone.
Carpenter said that since she can’t
always afford places like The
Grapevine, she will go almost
anywhere she can get a coupon.
(Calm down fellas —she’s thrifty, not
cheap.) Therefore, she eats at Casa
Ole a lot, she said.
Other nice restaurants we all know
and love include Red Lobster for good
seafood, and Steak and Ale for thick
and juicy steaks.
Then there are places such as the
Black Forest Inn, that are less known
and different, but very good. The
authentic European food is
homemade by A&M graduate Trudy
Adams, who also owns the restaurant,
said an employee who wished to
remain anonymous. You can choose
from all kinds of veal, shrimp or trout
dishes, she said, or you can stick with
a thick, juicy steak.
She said that the Black Forest Inn
doesn’t specialize in anything in
particular, but everything in general.
In other words, everything is great,
including the fantastic desserts. (That
means trouble for some of us!)
She said that the clothing style most
people follow is casual, but nice, and
the clientele includes University
faculty and students.
If you decide to drive out there, be
sure to call for your required
reservation first.
If any of these places sound good,
try them out. If none sound
interesting, look through the yellow
pages and find something for yourself.
And to coin a phrase — “Bon
Appetit!”