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Auburn University - Off-Campus Dining

Off-Campus Dining:

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Best Pizza

  • Little Italy

Best Breakfast

  • Barbecue House

Best Chinese

  • China Buffet

Best Healthy

  • Amsterdam Café

Best Wings

  • Buffalo's American Grille

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Amsterdam Café

College Prowler Take

An advantage of living in a small college town is that it attracts a wide variety of eateries that will satisfy any palate. Students love eating off campus, and since many of the best restaurants in town are located in nearby downtown, it’s not a difficult ordeal to grab a bite to eat.

Most restaurants off campus, especially the ones downtown, accept the TigerCard, which allow students to easily pay for food. Students enjoy the atmosphere of the local bars and restaurants that often feature live bands during the week or drink specials. Don’t worry about going hungry in Auburn; just beware to not rack up the bills on your TigerCard!

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Anonymous says:

Most of the people I know eat off...

Most of the people I know eat off campus (off campus is like a block). There is a great pizza place one block off campus called Mellow Mushroom. There is also a bagel shop that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It turns into a bar at night, and it is a fun place to hang out and study. There are too many to name, but you will always have somewhere and something to eat!

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Anonymous says:

Auburn has a unique variety of...

Auburn has a unique variety of restaurants off campus and, since downtown is so close, they aren’t hard to get to. The only problem is that the same types of places seem to be going up. I love eating pizza and sandwiches and all that, but I wish we had some really good ethnic food restaurants. There are no decent Chinese or Mexican restaurants here. For a college town, you would think that you would find at least something a little authentic instead of greasy noodles or burritos.

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Anonymous says:

Look for those who take TigerCard...

Look for those who take TigerCard because if your parents pay for that, then they’ll receive the bill. Some places that accept TigerCard are Domino’s pizza, Cold Stone ice cream shop, the Auburn mall, Toomer’s, and many more.

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Anonymous says:

The restaurants are pretty good....

The restaurants are pretty good. Mostly pizza places and wings. The Mellow Mushroom is the best pizza place in town. Auburn City Limits is the best restaurant in Auburn, but it’s pretty pricey.

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Anonymous says:

There is anything you could want...

There is anything you could want from a deli (McAlister’s) to pizza (Mellow Mushroom) to trendy restaurants (Amsterdam’s Café) to soul food (Tine’s Country Cottage) to bars (Bodega’s, War Eagle Supper Club, Olde Auburn Ale House). I love to eat so I could go on and on. There is great food all around.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • Big Blue Bagel
  • Little Italy
  • Mama Goldberg's
  • Mike and Ed's Barbeque
  • Niffer's Place

Other Places to Check Out

  • Auburn City Limits
  • Big Blue Bagel
  • Bodega
  • Brick Oven Pizza Co.
  • Chili's
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Domino's Pizza
  • Laredo's Mexican Restaurant
  • McAlister's Deli
  • Niffer's Place
  • Olde Auburn Ale House
  • Quiznos
  • Ruby Tuesday's
  • Terra Cotta Café
  • The Pita Pit
  • Tine's Country Cottage
  • Toomer's Coffee
  • Toomer's Drug
  • Veggies to Go
  • War Eagle Supper Club

24-Hour Dining

  • Sonic
  • Waffle House

Grocery Stores

Kroger
300 N Dean Rd.
(334) 887-7170

Wal-Mart Supercenter
1717 S College St.
(334) 821-3510

Winn-Dixie
1617 S College St.
(334) 826-2220

Restaurant Listing

Amsterdam Café
Sandwiches, salads
410 S. Gay St.
(334) 826-8181
Price: $5-$12
Amsterdam Café's atmosphere is unique. This dimly-lit restaurant is cozy enough to be casual, yet fancy enough to seem upscale. The restaurant has funky lights hanging from the ceiling and several portraits of Van Gogh in different outfits.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday , 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Barbecue House
Barbecue/grilled
345 College St.
(334) 826-8277
Price: $10-$20
Offers eat-in, take-out, catering and breakfast.
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Buffalo's American Grille
American
149 E. Magnolia Ave.
(334) 826-9464
Price: $10-$20
Serves the best wings around. Also has a full martini bar, 25 beers on tap, and 20 TVs.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

China Palace
Chinese and Thai
1716 College St.
(334) 887-8866
Price: $6-$10
Offers a lunch buffet and a casual dining atmosphere.
Hours: Sunday–Friday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 5 p.m.–10 p.m.

Hibachi Express
Japanese
131 N. Dean Road
(334) 821-7227
If you crave hibachi Japanese food, without the long wait and expensive prices, then Hibachi-To-Go is perfect for you. The restaurant works like your basic fast-food restaurant, but instead of burgers and fries, you get fried rice and teriyaki chicken.

Little Italy
Pizza
129 E. Magnolia Ave.
((334) 821-6161
Open until the wee hours of the morning and is centrally located in downtown Auburn, so it is a great place to satisfy munchies after a night of bar-hopping.

Mellow Mushroom
Pizzeria
128 N. College St.
(334) 887-6356
www.mellowmushroom.com
Price: $8-$10
This retro bar and pizzeria has a psychedelic ‘60s feel to it, with an Alice in Wonderland theme painted on its walls. It also serves a large variety of beers on tap.
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Momma Goldberg's
Sandwiches
500 W. Magnolia Ave.
(334) 821-9971
Price: $3-$5
This tiny restaurant packs as much into it that it can! Other than great sandwiches, the restaurant has a few pool tables, a couple TVs, and even a few old-school video arcades set up in there.
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–2 a.m.

Waffle House
Breakfast
1738 Opelika Rd., Auburn
(334) 821-2400
www.wafflehouse.com
Price: $2-$12
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Did You Know?

Toomer’s Drugstore is known for its lemonade. It’s a favorite in Auburn any time of the year!

The Web site https://tigercard.auburn.edu/vendor.asp displays all the off-campus places that you can use your TigerCard.

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