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Off-Campus Dining

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Quick Stats

24-Hour Dining
  • 7-Eleven
  • King Soopers
  • Village Inn (Friday and Saturday)
Best Asian China Town Restaurant
Best Breakfast
  • Dogtooth Coffee
  • Smiley's Bakery and Café
  • Wooglin's Deli & Café
Best Coffee
  • Dogtooth Coffee
  • Wooglin's Deli & Café
Best Dessert Josh & John's
Best Healthy Wooglin's Deli & Café
Best Late-Night Phantom Canyon Brewing
Best Mexican José Muldoon's
Best Pizza
  • Borriello Brothers
  • Poor Richard's
Best Wings
  • José Muldoon's
  • Phantom Canyon Brewing
Best Place to Take a Date
  • Dale Street Bistro Café
  • La Creperie
  • Mona Lisa Fondue
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • The Blue Star
  • La Creperie
Other Places to Check Out
  • Front Range Barbeque
  • Fujiyama
  • Il Vicino Wood-Oven Pizza
  • Jack Quinn's
  • King's Chef
  • Mirch Masala
  • Old Chicago
  • Pita Pit
  • Shuga's

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

For such a small city, Colorado Springs has built up quite an impressive array of dining options, many of which are just a 10-minute walk from campus. Downtown Tejon Street has the greatest concentration of restaurants lined up conveniently on three city blocks. These trendy restaurants attract the business crowd for weekday lunches, but only get really packed on Friday and Saturday nights. When students aren’t sure what they want—only that they want a break from campus food—they walk up and down Tejon, choosing among homemade Italian pizzas and calzones at Il Vicino, spicy Mexican burritos at José Muldoon’s, a quick reuben sandwich at the Broadway Deli, or (if their parents are in town) a $50 steak dinner at MacKenzie’s. Just off Tejon is an even wider selection, including a number of international eateries. The all-time student favorite for desserts is undoubtedly the downtown Josh & John’s, an alumni-owned ice cream shop that serves homemade flavors with a Ben & Jerry’s atmosphere.

For those with a car, the options expand tremendously, as Colorado Springs is a sprawling city and has many good restaurants tucked in places that one might never think to look. Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs, the oldest parts of the city nestled up against the mountains, have an incredible selection of restaurants—too many to name or even try to name. In short, eating off campus is a great way for students to break the routine of the few on-campus dining options. There are many choices, and students will be hard-pressed to find a bad dish.

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Off-Campus Dining at Colorado College

goducks

'15

Neuroscience

4.6
A

Great Options!

My favorite places to go are Wooglins (an awesome deli shop) and Poor Richard's (a coffee shop/restaurant/bookstore), but there are tons of other places that are close by and are usually generally affordable. Also there's a 7/11 right by Slocum so that's good for late night food runs.

Nov 17, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Colorado College

cc13

'13

English

4.2
A-

Delicious but Sometimes Pricey

CC is right next to downtown so it's a quick walk to lots of restaurants, many of which take gold card plus money which can be added to your student account by you or your parents and used as a debit card. Lots of restaurants offer CC discounts too. Most restaurants are moderately priced and there isn't much in terms of fast food within walking distance, but there also isn't much of a demand for it. Popular places to eat include Wooglins Deli, Poor Richards, La'aus, Josh and Johns, and Fujiyama.

May 27, 2010

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Off-Campus Dining at Colorado College

sara.barad

'12

Liberal Arts and Humanities

4.6
A

Tejon Street Eating

Tejon, a street adjacent to Colorado College, offers a plethora of dining options. You can get pizza, salads, wine, chocolate or tea at Poor Richard's, pasta at Rasta Pasta, delicious sandwiches at Wooglins, fish tacos at La'au's, and all these options are less than three blocks from campus!

Apr 30, 2010

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Facts

Did You Know?

The restaurant chain Chipotle opened its first store in 1993 near CC's rival, the University of Denver.

Downtown Mexican restaurant José Muldoon’s supposedly holds the world record for the largest margarita ever made.

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

King Soopers
1750 W. Uintah St., Colorado Springs
(719) 636-5043
www.kingsoopers.com
Daily 24 hours

Whole Foods
7635 N. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs
(719) 531-9999
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Daily 8 a.m.–9 p.m.

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

China Town Restaurant
Food: Chinese
326 S. Nevada Ave.
(719) 632-5151
Price: $2–$10
Cool Features: Fast service; delivery available

Chipotle
Food: Mexican fast food
17 S. Tejon St.
(719) 632-4311
www.chipotle.com
Price: $2–$10
Cool Features: Biggest burritos this side of the border

Dale Street Bistro Café
Food: Bistro, Italian
115 E. Dale St., Colorado Springs
(719) 578-9898
mydalestreetcafe.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Located in an old Victorian house

Dogtooth Coffee
Food: Coffee, breakfast
505 E. Columbia St., Colorado Springs
(719) 632-0125
www.dogtoothcoffee.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: A local coffeehouse/bistro in one of the residential areas near campus

Everest Nepal
Food: Nepalese
28 E. Bijou St., Colorado Springs
(719) 473-3890
Price: $5–$15

José Muldoon's
Food: Mexican, American, Bar
222 N. Tejon St.
(719) 636-2311
www.josemuldoons.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Happy hour Monday–Saturday 4 p.m.–7 p.m., 75-cent tacos on Tuesdays

Josh & John's
Food: Ice Cream
111 E. Pikes Peak Ave.
(719) 632-0299
www.joshandjohns.com
Price: $3–$6
Cool Features: Cool homemade flavors, voted "Best Ice Cream" in Colorado Springs for as long as it's been around!

MacKenzie's Chop House
Food: American
128 S. Tejon St.
(719) 635-3536
www.mackenzieschophouse.com
Price: $15–$30
Cool Features: The greatest steaks in a 40-mile radius, happy hour Monday–Friday 4 p.m.–7 p.m.

Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant
Food: Fondue
733 Manitou Ave.
(719) 685-0277
www.monalisafondue.com
Price: $15–$30
Cool Features: Wine cellar open 4:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.; reservations recommended

Omelette Parlor
Food: Breakfast
900 E. Fillmore St.
(719) 633-7770
www.co-spgs-omeletteparlor.com
Price: $2–$10
Cool Features: Great variety of omelets, with combinations you never even thought possible

Panino's
Food: American, Italian
604 N. Tejon St.
(719) 635-7452
www.paninos.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Specialty Panino sandwiches made with “top secret” bread recipe.

Phantom Canyon Brewery
Food: Brewery, American
2 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs
(719) 635-2800
www.phantomcanyon.com
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Great microbrews, billiards room

Poor Richard's
Food: Pizza, Coffee
324 N. Tejon St.
(719) 632-7721
www.poorrichards.biz
Price: $5–$12
Cool Features: Pizza and sandwich place, coffee shop, toy store, and bookstore all in one; free wireless Internet

Smiley's Bakery & Café
Food: Bakery
323 N. Tejon St.
(719) 328-9447
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Homemade pies!

Village Inn
Food: Diner
1430 Harrison Rd., Colorado Springs
(719) 540-9773
www.villageinn.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Open all night Friday and Saturday

Wild Ginger Thai Restaurant
Food: Thai
3020 W. Colorado Ave.
(719) 634-5025
www.wildgingerthai.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: The best Thai food in Colorado Springs

Wooglin's Deli & Café
Food: American
823 N. Tejon St.
(719) 578-9443
wooglinsdeli.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Hipster staff and atmosphere; pizza on Fridays; occasional live performances

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