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Student Favorites		Bush's Chicken Chili's Bar & Grill Cricket's Grill and Draft House George's Restaurant Ninfa's Vitek's Barbeque
24-Hour Dining		Taco Cabana Whataburger
Best Asian		Summer Palace Teriyaki Park
Best Breakfast		IHOP Rudy's BBQ
Best Healthy		Health Camp
Best Pizza		Papa Rollo's Pizza
Best Wings		Vitek's Barbeque
Best Place to Take Your Parents		La Fiesta Ninfa's Rosa's Cafe Texas Roadhouse
Other Places to Check Out		Applebees Casa Ole Food for Thought Fuddruckers Lolita's Quiznos Schmaltzes Sloepokes

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Right across the street from campus, on the other side of I-35, lies the strip center of fast-food chains known as Fast-food Row, including Fazoli’s, Taco Cabana, and McAlister’s Deli. Even closer to campus is Dubl-R Burgers. In terms of eating off campus, the amount of choices and their variation are aplenty, even for a medium-sized city.

The saddest thing about Baylor students is that many of them won’t explore the privately-owned, non-chain dining options off campus. There are a million little places all over Waco, some of which are owned and operated by Baylor alumni, that are fantastic. The most popular places are regularly packed if you try to go during the dinner rush, either because of reputation or because most students aren’t willing to pay $7 and risk food poisoning in a place they’ve never heard of. The plus side to having so many of the chains is that you’re offered the consistency of regular restaurants whose specials and atmosphere are always predictable. The biggest perk about living in a college town, especially one where there really isn’t a whole lot to do in terms of nightlife, is that the restaurants do their best to make up for what everything else lacks.

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collegeneat

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing '15

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Options, Options Everywhere

Waco provides many different options for eating out. There are so many different chains including Wataburger, Sonic, Taco Cabana, Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, Wing Stop, Raising Canes, Wendy's, Applebees, and a ridiculous amount of others. Local favorites are Georges, which serves good old American food, Vitek's which is BBQ, Kitoks which is Korean BBQ, Cups which is burgers, and Cafe Cappucino which has great breakfast.

May 23, 2012

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MOdunze41

Biology '15

B

The Farther the Better

Most restaurants off-campus but close to Baylor is fast food. If you love fast food and need something fast and quick that is cheap, I don't think you would mind, but the farther from campus you travel, the better the food gets. About 3 miles away off of Valley Mills, there are a bunch of restaurants such as Rosa Maria, Pei Wei, Olive Garden and many more. I suggest getting farther away in order to really enjoy food.

May 13, 2012

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chamvc

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology '14

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Dine or No Dine?

There are a lot of fast food outlets close to Baylor on the other side. These include Taco Cabana, Jack in the Box, Arby's, Whataburger. There is also a good mix of Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Restaurants. Among students' favorites are Gratzianos, Baris, Bangkok Royale, and Cheddars. Waco doesn't have the biggest selection of restaurants but they are low budget and affordable for a college student and provide a welcome break from cafeteria food. They all offer great student discounts for Baylor students as well as college nights and special meal deals. Most of the restaurants also accept Bearbucks which are a mode of payment using your student ID.

Mar 10, 2012

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Every fall, right after the start of classes, is Waco's annual Salsaritaville. Salsaritaville takes place in the center of town and is a competition between local restaurants' margaritas, queso, and salsa. Ticket holders can enjoy the food and drinks while the judges decide on the winner.
A huge Czech community lives just north of Waco, where you can enjoy Westfest, specialty baked kolaches, and other Czech food at the Czech Stop

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HEB
1102 Speight St., Waco
(254) 752-0374

Target
5401 Bosque Blvd.
(254) 399-0067

Wal-Mart
4320 Franklin Ave., Waco
(254) 751-0464

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Bush's Chicken
Food: Chicken
1704 S. Valley Mills Drive, Waco
(254) 754-2212
Price: $6

Buzzard Billy's
Food: Cajun, seafood, American
208 S. University Parks Drive, near campus
(254) 753-2778
www.buzzardbillys.com
Price: $12
Cool Features: Funky atmosphere, all located in historic buildings

Chili's Grill & Bar
Food: American
5804 Bosque Blvd., off Valley Mills Drive
(254) 776-8330
www.chilis.com
Price: $12
Cool Features: Chain restaurant

Clay Pot
Food: Vietnamese
920 Interstate 35 S., just south of campus
(254) 756-2721
Price: $7
Cool Features: Sit on the floor, play cards while you wait, listen to live music

Cricket's Grill and Draft House
Food: American
211 Mary Ave., on Franklin Strip
(254) 754-4677
Price: $10
Cool Features: Pool, shuffleboard, videogames, big-screen TVs

Dubl-R Hamburgers
Food: American
1810 Herring Ave.
(254) 753-1603
Price: $7

Fazoli's
Food: Italian
919 S. Sixth St., under the highway from campus
(254) 752-2929
www.fazolis.com
Price: $8
Cool Features: Fast-food Italian

George's Restaurant
Food: American
1925 Speight Ave.
(254) 753-1421
Price: $8
Cool Features: Many celebrities such as Barbara Walters, George Bush, and Pat Green have eaten there.

Health Camp
Food: American
On the Circle
(254) 752-2081
Price: $8
Cool Features: Shakes

Jason's Deli
Food: Sandwiches
4302 W. Waco Dr.
(254) 772-6611
www.jasonsdeli.com
Price: $8

La Fiesta
Food: Mexican
3815 Franklin Ave., Corner of Franklin and Valley Mills Drive
(254) 756-4701
Price: $12
Cool Features: Two-for-one happy hour on Mondays

McAlister's Deli
Food: Sandwiches
1505 Hewitt Dr.
(254) 420-3353
www.mcalistersdeli.com
Price: $10

Michna's Bar-B-Que
Food: Barbeque
2803 Franklin Ave.
(254) 752-3650
Price: $8
Cool Features: BBQ Buffet

Ninfa's
Food: Mexican
215 Mary Ave.
(254) 757-2050
Price: $10
Cool Features: Ninfaritas during happy hour

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
Food: Italian
5921 W. Waco Dr.
(254) 751-1667
www.olivegarden.com
Price: $15

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Food: Mexican
4320 W. Waco Drive, Corner of Waco Drive and Valley Mills Drive
(254) 399-9986
www.ontheborder.com
Price: $10
Cool Features: Outside dining

Papa Rollo's Pizza
Food: Italian
703 N. Valley Mills Drive
(254) 772-9348
Price: $8
Cool Features: Look around for the NoZe Brothers Fraternity

Rosa's Cafe
Food: Mexican
4200 Franklin Ave., Waco
(254) 741-9283
Price: $5-$10 per person
Cool Features: Every year, Rosa's hands out a gift card that details five ways to eat there for $5 or less.

Rudy's BBQ
Food: BBQ
2510 Circle Rd., on the circle
(254) 750-9995
Price: $8
Cool Features: Sauces

Summer Palace
Food: Chinese
1520 N. Valley Mills Drive, Waco
(254) 776-8081
Price: $9

Taco Cabana
Food: Mexican
825 S. Sixth St.
(254) 752-4334
Price: $9

Teriyaki Park
Food: Japanese
220 S. 2nd St. # 1C2, Waco
(254) 714-1416
Price: $10-$20 per person
Cool Features: They take Bear Bucks. Green Tea Ice Cream is a local favorite.

Texas Roadhouse
Food: Steakhouse
2815 La Salle Ave., just off the circle
(254) 662-1177
www.texasroadhouse.com
Price: $14
Cool Features: Free peanuts, enormous chicken-fried steak, attractive servers

Vitek's Barbeque
Food: BBQ
1600 Speight Ave.
(254) 752-7591
Price: $7
Cool Features: The gut pack

Vito's Italian Trattoria
Food: Italian
1200 N. Valley Mills Dr.
(254) 776-5536
Price: $12

Whataburger
Food: Burgers
928 S. 7th St., Waco
(254) 753-0389
Price: $5 per person

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