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Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites
  • Busy Bee Café
  • JJ's Rib Shack
24-Hour Dining IHOP
Best Asian Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant
Best Breakfast IHOP
Best Healthy Café Dupri
Best Pizza Papa John's Pizza
Best Wings Wing Zone
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • New-school parents: Justin's Restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory
  • Old-school/Country parents: Busy Bee Café, JJ's Rib Shack
  • Uppity parents: Paschal's, The Sun Dial

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Dining off campus in Atlanta can be a real treat when (and if) students are willing to take the time to locate good restaurants. The restaurants can be a bit pricey and a good distance from campus. Immediately surrounding Clark Atlanta University’s campus is an array of popular fast-food chains. Within the same distance, there are a couple of good home-style restaurants where students, residents, and visitors can feast on “soul food.” Two soul food restaurants that are within walking distance from Clark Atlanta are Paschal’s and Busy Bee. Although Paschal’s provides the upscale ambiance, and what seems to be a healthier version of soul food cooking, it irrefutably lags behind Busy Bee as the best soul food restaurant in Atlanta. When it comes to food options, Busy Bee offers everything from a “Knock’em out Joe Louis Ham Hock” to “Slap Your Mama in Her Left Eye and Spit on Her Good Church Shoe Pound Cake.”

Getting a great variety of meals means you must be willing to travel throughout the city of Atlanta and spend a little change. Recently, Jermaine Dupri added his name to the list of celebrities who own restaurants by opening Café Dupri, which promises to offer a high-quality menu that is nutritious as well as tasty. Buckhead Life owns 11 of Atlanta’s top-rated restaurants that have a selection of different cultural and regional tastes. Although Buckhead Life restaurants can be a bit expensive, the meals are definitely worth every penny. Overall, Atlanta has some of the best restaurants in the South, and the food is well worth your dollar.

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Off-Campus Dining at Clark Atlanta University

beaddy

'15

Visual Arts

3.5
B

Nice Selections

there's a place called busy bee & another called Mr. everything that have really great menu's.

Nov 23, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Clark Atlanta University

anitajackson17

'15

Public Relations

2.3
C

On-Campus and Off-Campus Dining

On campus we have a Jazzman's Cafe and that is only open on the weekdays but closes at 6pm. We also have our student cafe which serves dinner from 4pm-6:30pm. It is really inconvenient if you are a busy student like I am. We have a place called WOW and on the weekdays they have late nights where if you have a meal plan you can use your paw card to get food from 8pm-11pm. It is good but sometimes I get tired of eating there plus the line be out of the door since everyone goes there at night. So basically on the weekends the ONLY thing to eat on campus is the cafe which closes really early. Off-campus dining includes McDonald's, Papa Johns, Popeyes, Taco Bell, Jack-in-the-Box, Churches Chicken, etc. WIngs and things gives college students a 10% discount and their food is already cheap so I go there a lot. Most of the time I order out from places like Phat Philly's or Papa Johns. The food selection around that delivers are not that great. I wish we had some type of 24/7 food service on campus.

Nov 16, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Clark Atlanta University

jlsheats

'14

Journalism

3.8
B+

Off-Campus Dining

THere isn't a lot of off campus dining near campus. We are inner city and have to drive to find good deals. Student discounts are not that great

Sep 07, 2011

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Taste of Atlanta is an annual event that allows the people of Atlanta and surrounding areas to dine on select dishes from some of Georgia’s best restaurants. Typically, around 70 restaurants participate in the event, and ticket-payers get a chance to try some of the restaurant’s food. This weekend-long experience is one of Atlanta’s most anticipated events.

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Publix
825 Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. NW
(404) 688-0174
Daily 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Atlanta Fish Market
Food: Seafood
265 Pharr Rd. NE
(404) 262-3165
www.buckheadrestaurants.com
Price: $25-$50
Cool Features: The Big Fish

Benihana
Food: Japanese cuisine
229 Peachtree St. NE Level A
(404) 522-5629
www.benihana.com
Price: $7-$37
Cool Features: Chefs prepare food in front of you.

Busy Bee Café
Food: Traditional soul food
810 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
(404) 525-9212
www.thebusybeecafe.com
Price: $5-$15
Cool Features: Home-style atmosphere

Café Dupri
Food: Nutritious, low-carb options
3135 Piedmont Ave.
(404) 846-2773
Price: $5-$40
Cool Features: Owned by Jermaine Dupri

The Cheesecake Factory
Food: American
3024 Peachtree Rd. NW
(404) 816-2555
www.thecheesecakefactory.com
Price: $10-$50
Cool Features: Beautiful interior, excellent desserts

Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant
Food: Chinese
3887 Peachtree Rd. NE
(404) 816-2229
www.chinchinonline.com
Price: $5-$15

Chops Lobster Bar
Food: Steak and lobster
70 W. Paces Ferry Rd. NW
(404) 262-2675
www.bucketheadsrestaurants.com
Price: $50-$75

ESPN Zone
Food: American
3030 Peachtree Rd.
(404) 682-3776
www.espnzone.com
Price: $2-$12
Cool Features: Huge televisions reserved for sports; upstairs game room

Gladys Knight and Ron Winans' Chicken ‘N Waffles
Food: Traditional Southern
529 Peachtree St. NW
(404) 874-9393
www.gladysandron.net
Price: $5-$20
Cool Features: Owned by Gladys Knight and Ron Winans

Hard Rock Café
Food: American
215 Peachtree St. NE
(404) 688-7625
www.hardrock.com
Cool Features: Old-school car built into the side of the building

IHOP
Food: Breakfast
3122 Peachtree Rd. NW
(404) 264-0647
www.ihop.com
Price: $5-$8

JJ's Rib Shack
Food: Barbeque
2979 Campbellton Rd. SW
(404) 349-2717
Price: $10-$25
Cool Features: Home-style barbeque

Justin's
Food: Soul/Caribbean food
2200 Peachtree Rd.
(404) 603-5353
www.justinsrestaurant.com
Price: $25-$50
Cool Features: Live entertainment

Panera Bread
Food: Sandwiches, soups, salads
2274 Peachtree Rd. NW
(404) 351-7999
www.panerabread.com
Price: $3-$10
Cool Features: Cheap eats

Papa John's
Food: Pizza
10 Northside Dr. SW
(404) 524-7272
www.papajohns.com
Price: $5-$15

Paschal's
Food: Upscale soul food
180 Northside Dr. SW
(404) 525-2023
www.paschalsatlanta.com
Price: $7-$25
Cool Features: Breakfast menu

The Sun Dial
Food: American cuisine
210 Peachtree St.
(404) 589-7506
www.sundialrestaurant.com
Price: $10-$45
Cool Features: 360-degree rotating panoramic view

Wing Zone
Food: Wings
710 Marietta St.
(404) 525-9464
www.wingzone.com
Price: $8-$15

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