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Birmingham-Southern College - Off-Campus Dining

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Best Pizza

  • California Pizza Kitchen
  • Mellow Mushroom
  • New York Pizza

Best Breakfast

  • IHOP
  • Original Pancake House

Best Chinese

  • PF Chang's China Bistro

Best Healthy

  • Golden Temple
  • Zoe's Kitchen

Best Wings

  • On Tap Sports Café

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Jim N' Nicks Bar-B-Q
  • Niki's West

College Prowler Take

There is every kind of food imaginable in Birmingham. If you’re in the mood for home-style Southern cuisine, then there are plenty of family-owned restaurants and barbeque places to try out. If you’re interested in sampling some international cuisine, then there are places to satisfy those tastes, as well. There are places in all price ranges, so you can find somewhere to go for any kind of occasion. Immediately outside the campus there are not very many places to choose from, although some students swear by the two closest restaurants: Hong Kong Seafood and Charlie’s Café. Just a short drive from campus is Five Points, or Southside, where you can find everything from Thai food to Southern favorites. The best way to sample the food choices in Birmingham is to try new places whenever you go out, because in the four years most students attend, you still will not have exhausted all the options. The only drawback to the dining choices off campus is the fact that students can’t use their meal plan at any of the restaurants. The meal card is restricted to use at the campus cafeteria or the Cellar. However, there are a few places that are cheap enough to fit into every college kid’s budget. Some places like Los Compadres in Homewood give a student discount. If you’ve got the cash to spend, it’s worth your while to try all that Birmingham has to offer.

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dwgeorge says:

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Just a few examples of great...

Just a few examples of great places to eat as a BSC student are: SPR in Five Points (sushi lunch buffet on Mondays and Fridays), Momma Goldberg's in Homewood (free nachos for students on Thursdays), Al's Downtown (24-hour college grub), Nikki's West (cafeteria-style Southern food), Moe's all over the city, and Five Guys on Lakeshore (great burgers, good place to meet people).

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Anonymous says:

Restaurants in Birmingham are...

Restaurants in Birmingham are surprisingly excellent. Charlie’s and Niki’s West right by campus are excellent, and Surin West downtown is a hit with students. You have to look around, really, to find small places to call your own, but they are there.

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Anonymous says:

The restaurants are all great off...

The restaurants are all great off campus. There is any number of regular fast food places as well as local spots. A pizzeria named Mellow Mushroom is a decent hangout spot for the local university students, including BSC. There are also a good variety of different cultural restaurants like Nabeel’s in Homewood and Taj India.

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Anonymous says:

There are all kinds of great...

There are all kinds of great restaurants around Birmingham. One fun place to go is Charlie’s. It’s a place nearby campus that is family owned and serves great Southern food. Most of the good restaurants are either in downtown Birmingham or in the neighboring towns of Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia, or Mountain Brook. There are all kinds of places to eat. One of my favorites is Giano’s, an Italian, family-owned restaurant that has awesome food for a very low price and great service.

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Anonymous says:

The restaurants off campus are...

The restaurants off campus are fabulous. We go to Surin West downtown, Five Points Grill, and the Summit shopping center, where we have California Pizza Kitchen, the Cheesecake Factory, and PF Chang’s.

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Student Favorites

  • California Pizza Kitchen
  • Charlie's Café
  • Hong Kong Seafood
  • Hooters
  • Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
  • Niki's West
  • Surin West
  • The Cheesecake Factory

Other Places to Check Out

  • Chili's
  • O'Charley's
  • Outback Steakhouse
  • Taco Bell
  • Taj India
  • Wendy's

24-Hour Dining

  • Al's Deli & Grill
  • The Purple Onion

Grocery Stores

Food World
216 Green Springs Hwy., Birmingham
(205) 942- 0595

Piggly Wiggly
3000 Montgomery Hwy., Birmingham
(205) 879-5238

Publix
2543 John Hawkins Pkwy., Birmingham
(205) 982-8506

Winn Dixie
312 Palisades Blvd., Homewood
(205) 871-8701

Restaurant Listing

Al's Deli & Grill
Mediterranean, American
1629 10th Ave. S.
(205) 939-4278
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Brio Tuscan Grille
Pizza, fish, and meats
591 Brookwood Village
(205_)879-9177
Woodburning grill for steak and chops

California Pizza Kitchen
Pizza
238 Summit Blvd.
(205) 298-7931
www.cpk.com
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

Chappy's Deli
Breakfast, deli
2737 Highway 280
(205) 871-0887
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Saturday 6:30 a.m.–9 p.m.

Charlie's Café
American
1223 Arkadelphia Rd.
(205) 323-3006
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–2:30 a.m.

Dragon Restaurant
Chinese
114 Wildwood Pkwy., Homewood
(205) 945-8711
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–11 p.m.

Dreamland BBQ
Barbecue
1427 14th Ave. S.
(205) 933-2133
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

Five Points Grill
Grill, pasta, breakfast
1035 20th St. S.
(205) 933-6363
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Thursday–Friday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.–10 p.m.

Franklin's Homewood Gourmet
Gourmet sandwiches
1919 28th Ave. S., #103
(205) 871-1620
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–6:45 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Full Moon BBQ
Barbeque
4635 Highway 280
(205) 991- 7328
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Giano's Italian Deli
Italian, deli
273 Lakeshore Pkwy.
(205) 942-5507
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

Golden Temple Café
Vegetarian
1901 11th Ave. S.
(205) 933-8933
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Hong Kong Seafood
Chinese, seafood
801 Eighth Ave. W.
(205) 785-8528
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Jim ‘N Nick's Bar-B-Q
Barbeque
220 Oxmoor Rd.
(205) 942-3336
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Kobe Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
Japanese
3501 Grandview Pkwy.
(205) 298-0200
Price: $15-$30
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–11 p.m.

La Paz
Mexican
99 Euclid Ave.
(205) 879-2225
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Los Compadres
Mexican
308 Oxmoor Rd.
(205) 945-8002
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

McAlister's Deli
Sandwiches, Soups, Salads
350 State Farm Parkway Suite 104
(205) 944-0060

Mellow Mushroom
Pizza
1200 20th Ave. S.
(205) 933-5061
www.mellowmushroom.com
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Miss Myra's Pit B-B-Q
Barbeque
3278 Cahaba Heights Rd.
(205) 967-6004
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m.

Nabeel's Café & Market
Mediterranean
1706 Oxmoor Rd.
(205) 879-9292
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Monday–Saturday 10:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.

New York Pizza
Pizza
1010 Oxmoor Rd.
(205) 871-4000
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Niki's West
Southern cuisine
233 Finley Ave. W.
(205) 252-5751
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 6 a.m.–9 p.m.

On Tap Sports Café
American
1845 Montgomery Highway S., #207
(205) 988-5558
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

Original Pancake House
Breakfast
1931 11th Ave. S.
(205) 933-8837
www.originalpancakehouse.com
Price: $7-$15
Hours: Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 6 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Chinese
233 Summit Blvd.
(205) 967- 0040
www.pfchangs.com
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Petruccelli's
Italian
10 Meadowview Dr.
(205) 991-7455
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4 p.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4 p.m.–11 p.m.

Roly Poly
Deli sandwiches
1310 Montgomery Highway
(205) 822-3362
www.rolypoly.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Japanese
1025 20th St. S.
(205) 933-1025
Price: $15-$30
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–1:45 a.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Silver Coin Indian Grill
Indian
3321 Lorna Road
(205) 823-9070

Surin West
Thai, sushi
1918 11th Ave. S.
(205) 324-1928
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Sunday–Thursday 5:30 p.m.–9:45 p.m., Friday–Saturday 5:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.

The Cheesecake Factory
American, casual
236 Summit Blvd.
(205) 262-1800
www.thecheesecakefactory.com
Price: $10-$25
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–12:30 a.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

The Purple Onion
Mediterranean, American
479 Greensprings Hwy.
(205) 941-9979
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Zoe's Kitchen
Greek salads and sandwiches
225 Country Club Dr.
(205) 871-0060
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

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