Hollins University - Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites		Hollywood's The Little Dipper Macados Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea Nawab Indian Cuisine Swagat Indian Cuisine
24-Hour Dining		IHOP Texas Tavern
Best Asian		Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet Szechuan Restaurant
Best Breakfast		IHOP
Best Coffee		Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea Starbucks
Best Dessert		Hollywood's Restaurant & Bakery
Best Healthy		Elderberry's Happy Belly Deli (at Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op)
Best Late-Night		Domino's Pizza IHOP Sheetz
Best Mexican		Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant Alejandro's Mexican Grill El Rodeo
Best Pizza		Goodfellaz Pizza Grace's Place Pizza Den
Best Wings		Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar Hooter's
Best Place to Take a Date		Hollywood's Restaurant & Bakery Olive Garden Outback Steakhouse
Best Place to Take Your Parents		Arzu Hollywood's Restaurant & Bakery The Regency Room
Other Places to Check Out		Awful Arthur's Seafood Blue Collar Joe's Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits Burger King Cold Stone Creamery El Puerto Euro Bakery The Fresh Market Hardee's Local Roots Café Logan's Roadhouse Macado's Restaurant & Bar McDonald's Metro! Panera Bread Papa John's Pizza Pop's Ice Cream & Soda Bar Ragazzi's Italian Restaurant Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Subway Veranda Bistro Viva La Cupcake Wendy's

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A few weeks of cafeteria food will send you crawling to Roanoke's off-campus restaurants like Cookie Monster to a pack of Chip’s Ahoy after Sesame Street put him on a veggie diet. Luckily, within walking (or crawling) distance are Lew’s and Hollywood’s. Hollywood’s desserts are better than sex (especially their cake by that name), though their entrees are overpriced and mediocre. Likewise, Lew’s serves mediocre food but at least at an excellent price. Down the road, you can find Hardee’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Subway and McDonalds, but you might get hit by a car if you walk there because there isn’t a sidewalk. Also nearby is Alejandro’s, a Mexican restaurant popular for its salsa bar and huge margaritas.

Don’t have a car? Take the shuttle to the Valley View Mall for chains like IHOP, Red Robin, TGI Friday’s, Cold Stone Creamery, and Olive Garden, and then spend the evening hanging out at the mall or catching a movie at the Valley View Theater. More adventurous eaters can take the shuttle downtown to find Indian, Japanese, seafood, and burger restaurants, plus much more. Want to get some studying done while you’re downtown? Grab a book or laptop and go enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea—a student favorite.

Bring a car to campus (or make friends with someone who has a car), and tons more eating opportunities open up for you. Fairly close to campus are hole-in-the-wall places like Veranda Bistro—excellent Italian food—and Blue Collar Joe’s—some of the best donuts you’ll ever eat. You can also drive across town to Grandin Village to visit for some fun joints like Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar and Viva la Cupcake. If you’re into the vegan or natural foods scene, the Natural Foods Co-op and the Local Roots Café are great places to go.

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shenelle00

'12

Visual Arts

B-

Off-Campus Dining at Hollins

There a few fast food places down the road from the campus. They are within walking distance but you might want to drive. But if you are looking for good quality food you would have to drive downtown. Downtown they offer a variety of food and they are relatively cheap.

Nov 07, 2011

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feggled

'15

Creative Writing

B

General Roanoke

Roanoke has a lot of great cafes, restaurants, and bars to check out with friends, but if you don't have a car, the shuttle buses only run on certain days.

Sep 28, 2011

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liltiger

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

B

Dining Options

Dining options near Hollins University include a restaurant called Hollywood's which gives discounts to Hollins students and also offers the "tab" option for a students parents to put money(electronically)on a tab in the restaurant for the student to use later. Valley View offers a nice variety of eating options as well including TGI Fridays, Olive Garden, in addition to dining options inside the Valleyview mall. A car is highly recommended.

Sep 27, 2011

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Lew's offers a ten percent discount to Hollins students on every day of the week.

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Food Lion
4812 Hollins Rd. NE, North Roanoke
(540) 563-9704
www.foodlion.com
Daily 7 a.m.–11 p.m.

Kroger
7223 Williamson Rd. NW, North Roanoke
(540) 563-0110
www.kroger.com
Daily 24 hours

Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op
1319 Grandin Rd. SW, Grandin Village
(540) 343-5652
roanokenaturalfoods.com
Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.–7 p.m.

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Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant
Food: Mexican
4802 Valley View Blvd NW, Valley View Mall, Roanoke
(540) 265-3555
www.abuelos.com
Price: $10–$20

Alejandro's Mexican Grill
Food: Mexican
7212 Williamson Road, Roanoke
(540) 904-5825
alejandrosmexicangrill.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Salsa bar

Arzu
Food: International
213 Williamson Road, Downtown
(540) 982-7160
www.arzurestaurant.com
Price: $15–$25

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Food: American, wings
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW, Roanoke
(540) 366-9464
www.buffalowildwings.com
Price: $8–$15

Café Soleil
Food: Coffee, tea
7214 Williamson Road, North Roanoke
(540) 777-4563
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Ice cream from the local Homestead Creamery

Domino's Pizza
Food: Pizza
8201 Williamson Road, Roanoke
(540) 366-8080
www.dominos.com
Price: $8–$15

El Rodeo
Food: Mexican
7850 Plantation Road, Roanoke
(540) 774-3735
www.elrodeoplantation.com
Price: $8–$15

Elderberry's
Food: Smoothies and wraps
3555 Electric Road, Roanoke
(540) 776-0600
www.elderberrysonline.com
Price: $5–$10

GoodFellaz Pizza
Food: Pizza
5410 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke
(540) 561-0600
goodfellazpizza.com
Price: $8–$15

Grace's Place Pizzeria
Food: Italian, pizza
1316 Grandin Road, Grandin
(540) 981-1340
www.gracesplacepizzeria.com
Price: $5–$15

Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet
Food: Asian
1319 Towne Square Blvd., Roanoke
(540) 265-8838
Price: $8–$15

Hollywood's Restaurant & Bakery
Food: American
7770 Williamson Road, North Roanoke
(540) 362-1812
www.hollywoodsrestaurant.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Home of the legendary “Better Than Sex Cake.”

Hooters
Food: American, wings
4627 Williamson Road NW, Roanoke
(540) 362-9464
www.hooters.com
Price: $8–$15

IHOP
Food: American, breakfast
4764 Valley View Blvd., Roanoke
(540) 265-4289
www.ihop.com
Price: $8–$15

Lew's Restaurant
Food: American
7707 Williamson Road, North Roanoke
(540) 563-5332
Price: $3–$8

Little Dipper
Food: Ice cream, sandwiches
209 Market St., Farmers' Market, Downtown
(540) 982-6971
www.littledipperonline.com
Price: $3–$8

Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea
Food: Coffee, tea
112 Campbell Ave., Downtown
(540) 342-9404
www.millmountaincoffee.com
Price: $3–$8

Nawab Indian Cuisine
Food: Indian
118 Campbell Ave., Downtown
(540) 345-5150
www.nawabrestaurant.com
Price: $5–$15

Olive Garden
Food: Italian
1925 Valley View Blvd., Mall Area
(540) 362-0417
www.olivegarden.com
Price: $10–$20

Outback Steakhouse
Food: American
4380 Franklin Road, Roanoke
(540) 776-3238
www.outback.com
Price: $10–$20

Pizza Den
Food: Pizza
7326 Williamson Road, Roanoke
(540) 362-3333
Price: $8–$15

The Regency Room
Food: International
110 Shenandoah Ave., Hotel Roanoke, Downtown
(540) 985-5900
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Outdoor dining on the veranda

Sheetz
Food: Sandwiches, made-to-order snacks
1212 Williamson Road NW, Roanoke
(540) 581-1265
www.sheetz.com
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Open 24 hours

Starbucks
Food: Coffee, tea
4801 Valley View Blvd. NW, Roanoke
(540) 366-1957
www.starbucks.com
Price: $3–$8

Swagat Indian Cuisine
Food: Indian
303 First St., Downtown
(540) 342-4887
Price: $5–$15

Szechuan Restaurant
Food: Chinese
1390 Town Square Blvd., North Roanoke
(540) 563-5166
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Best take-out around!

Texas Tavern
Food: Hotdogs and burgers
114 Church Ave., Downtown
(540) 342-4825
www.texastavern-inc.com
Price: $3–$8

TGI Friday's
Food: American
4869 Valley View Blvd., Mall Area
(540) 362-1475
www.fridays.com
Price: $8–$15

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