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Off-Campus Dining

B
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Student Favorites
  • The Artful Dodger
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Clementine's Cafe
  • El Charro
  • IHOP
  • Kline's Dairy Bar
  • Little Grill
  • Taste of Thai
24-Hour Dining IHOP
Best Asian China Express
Best Breakfast Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Best Healthy
  • Earth and Tea Café
  • Little Grill
Best Pizza Franco's
Best Wings Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Best Place to Take Your Parents Joshua Wilton House
Other Places to Check Out
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Daily Grind
  • Golden Corral
  • Old Dominion Coffee
  • Red Lobster

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The off-campus setting in Harrisonburg gives students a little vacation from the fascinating fresco of on-campus feasting. The ‘Burg’ has its share of chain restaurants, like Chili’s, Outback Steakhouse, Applebee’s, and so forth, but many students tend to frequent and praise local dives more often. Students agree that each restaurant has its own charms; for example, wing night at BW3’s or grilled sandwiches at the Daily Grind. For those who crave sugar like a hyperactive toddler, Kline’s Daily Bar presents a tempting array of ice cream cones and combinations.

On the flip side, off-campus dining can run up your tab and cut down your bank balance. On campus, you need only to walk, and tips are not included—unless, of course, you wish to bravely show your appreciation for the D-Hall meatloaf. Off-campus dining takes more planning than a quick run through the dorm to see who is hungry and doesn’t mind walking across the street to PC Dukes. But once you arrive at your off-campus destination, life is a piece of peanut butter pie, whether you dip into a chain like Applebee’s or call in for free delivery from China Express.

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Off-Campus Dining at James Madison University

chickadeedoodah

'14

Business Management

4.2
A-

Mostly Chains, but Some Really Great Local Restaurants

I'm from a small town so the choices available to me in a college town are phenominal! There are so many places to go. If you live on campus and don't have a car, you can go somewhere in the Walmart shopping center which has Chipotle and a bunch of other restaurants, and late-night you can get Greek food delivered from Dave's, Chinese food from a million different places, cookies from Campus Cookies, or other food from other places. Downtown is where you'll find the best local food like Union Station or The Artful Dodger, but Market Street has a bunch of chains like Applebee's. And Mexican restaurants abound with Margarita specials (when you can drink! :D ).

Jan 03, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at James Madison University

briganam

'15

Health Care

4.2
A-

I-Hop Deals

I have always loved I-hop and the fact that it is open 24/7. The thing that is great here is that there is an Ihop about 5 minutes from campus. The staff their is really friendly and they have college night every Wednesday where everything is half off. That deal is really great and it makes me love going there even more!

Nov 03, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at James Madison University

kins

'14

Geography

3.1
B-

On Campus Is Better!

Most of your basic lower-level food options (the ones college kids actually can afford) are present; chipotle, qdoba, mcDonalds, IHOP, various cafe's in town, applebees ect, and a few of them have student discounts. Many of the places are located on or atleast near the regular bus routes, but a few you would need a taxi to get to. There's a few nicer restraunts, and a good amount of ethnic ciusing, which is always a fun event with friends, and usually decently priced for the quality and amount of food. Blue Nile has amazing ethiopian food (although a bit pricy) and the smoked pig across the street is small, but delicious. Even just walking downtown from campus there are so many options where you can pretty much get anything you're feeling like that night. Also, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place to be, pretty much always, but especially Tuesday nights, and it's always a good time.

Sep 19, 2011

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Interested in trying some local home-cooked food? Stop by Evers Family Restaurant, a Mennonite-run restaurant featuring an entirely homemade menu.

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Food Lion
1021 Port Republic Rd., Harrisonburg
(540) 433-4056

Mike's Food Mart
1050 S Main St., Harrisonburg
(540) 434-7444

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Applebee's
Food: American
1860 E. Market St.
(540) 438-8121
www.applebees.com
Price: $10-$20

The Artful Dodger
Food: Coffee, cocktails, salads, sandwiches
47 Court Square
(540) 432-1179
www.artfuldodger.org
Price: $5-$10

Boston Beanery Restaurant & Tavern
Food: American
1625 E. Market St.
(540) 433-1870
www.bostonbeanery.com
Price: $15-$25
Cool Features: Family and kid friendly

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (BW3's)
Food: American
1007 S. Main St.
(540) 438-9790
www.buffalowildwings.com
Price: $5-$15
Cool Features: Wings, beer, and sports—all the essentials

Calhoun's Restaurant and Brewing
Food: American, steakhouse
41-A Court Sq.
(540) 434-8777
Price: $15-$25
Cool Features: Free wireless

Chili's Grill & Bar
Food: American
1752 E. Market St.
(540) 564-1142
www.chilis.com
Price: $10-$20

China Express Restaurant
Food: Chinese
1031 Port Republic Rd.
(540) 568-9899
Price: $10-$25

CiCi's Pizza
Food: Pizza
2035-91 E. Market St.
(540) 432-9099
www.cicispizza.com
Price: $10-$20
Cool Features: Check out the pizza bar for creative pizza combinations! Late-night delivery.

Clementine Café
Food: Salads, sandwiches, soups
153 S. Main St.
(540) 801-8881
Price: $5-$20
Cool Features: Movie nights with free movie, popcorn, and couches

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Food: American, home-style
121 Pleasant Valley Rd.
(540) 574-3099
www.crackerbarrel.com
Price: $10-$15

Dave's Taverna
Food: American
95 S. Main St.
(540) 564-1487
Price: $5-$15
Cool Features: Dave's delivers

Earth and Tea Café
Food: Mediterranean
120 S. Main St.
(540) 432-8280
Price: $5-$15

El Charro
Food: Mexican
1570 E. Market St.
(540) 564-0386
www.elcharrocafé.com
Price: $10-$15

Finnigan's Cove Seafood Bar and Grill
Food: Seafood
30 W. Water St.
(540) 433-9874
Price: $15-$25
Cool Features: It's the only raw bar in town

Franco's
Food: Pizza/Italian
225 Burgess Rd.
(540) 564-0105
Price: $10-$25

Hank's Smokehouse
Food: American
49 Bloomer Springs Rd., McGaheysville
(540) 289-7667
Price: $10-$25
Cool Features: Southern-style restaurant specializing in steaks and seafood.

IHOP
Food: Breakfast, sandwiches, salads
109 University Blvd.
(540) 438-9251
www.ihop.com
Price: $10-$20

Jess' Lunch
Food: American
22 S. Main St.
(540) 434-8282
Price: $8-$15

The Joshua Wilton House
Food: Fine cuisine
412 S. Main St.
(540) 434-4464
Price: $25-$30
Cool Features: It's a restored Victorian house

Kline's Dairy Bar
Food: Ice cream, coffee
2425 S. Main St.
(540) 434-6980
Price: $2-$5

L'Italia Pizza & Pasta
Food: Italian
1039 Port Republic Rd.
(540) 433-1113
Price: $10-$20

Little Grill
Food: Healthy, home-cooked food, some vegetarian
621 N. Main St.
(540) 433-0961
Price: $15-$20

Luigi's Pizza
Food: Pizza
1059 S. High St.
(540) 433-0077
Price: $10-$25

New China
Food: Chinese
1727 S. High St.
(540) 574-0598
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Specialties include Szechuan, Hunan, and Cantonese dishes

Outback Steakhouse
Food: Steak, barbeque
261 University Blvd.
(540) 438-0190
www.outbacksteakhouse.com
Price: $15-$25

Sam's Hot Dogs of Harrisonburg
Food: American
910 Reservoir St.
(540) 433-8727
Price: $8-$15

Smokin' Pig
Food: American
56 E. Wolfe St.
(540) 433-3917
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Smokin' Pig covers your catering needs, big or small

Taste of Thai
Food: Asian
917 S. High St.
(540) 801-8878
Price: $5-$20

Thai Café
Food: Asian
182 Neff Ave. W4
(540) 433-2201
Price: $5-$15

Woodfired Oven Italian Restaurant
Food: Italian
1550 E. Market St.
(540) 438-9663
Price: $15-$25
Cool Features: Reservations only for parties of six or more

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