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Quick Stats
Best Place to Take Your Parents
- Harvard Square Café
- Walter's
College Prowler Take
Students complain about the prices of most of the off-campus restaurants, but there are plenty of cheap options as well. As is always the case, you’re not going to find fancy food for low prices, but in the Village you will find good food for good prices, as well as finer food for higher prices. If you are in the market for fast food, you will likely need a car, as the Village is a little too hoity-toity to have a McDonald’s on the corner. The Village’s deficiencies as per dining have a lot more to do with the general deficiencies of the Village as a college town than they do with the actual restaurants. Considering the size of the Village, it is remarkably well stocked with restaurants, the one real concession to college life. However, due to the property taxes in the Village, most of the restaurants are somewhat pricey. There are exceptions though, including Delhi Palace Express, Sacas, and The Taco Factory. However, you may soon tire of these places and long for new palate-tickling dining options. When this happens, you will need a car or a friend with a car. Of course, you are more likely to be friends with someone with a car than they are likely to be friends with you. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and what, pray tell, do the automotively-privileged need that the rest of us can ever hope to provide?
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There are a lot of places in town....
There are a lot of places in town. There are traditional restaurants, like for Italian and American food, but there are also a couple of Greek places, some Mexican places, a Chinese take-out, and pizza joints. I don’t go into town to eat much, but when I do, I often get a boba drink from the Chinese place and a sandwich from Full of Life bakery next door. |
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Off-campus dining is, in a word,...
Off-campus dining is, in a word, mediocre. Restaurants in Claremont are way too overpriced for the crap that they serve. Try Orchid Garden on Foothill Boulevard. It’s very good with exceptional service. Also, it’s vegetarian-friendly. |
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For Thai food at 2 a.m., the Mix...
For Thai food at 2 a.m., the Mix Bowl is ideal. For cheap Mexican, El Pavo is your place. For 48-ounce margaritas, Don José is a college student’s dream. |
Anonymous says: |
There are not many restaurants off...
There are not many restaurants off campus if you don’t have a car. However, local favorites include DPX (Delhi Palace Express), In-N-Out, and Del-Taco for late-night runs. |
Anonymous says: |
Most of the restaurants within...
Most of the restaurants within walking distance are expensive. Save them for parent visits. Farther away, there are unlimited possibilities, including lots of authentic cheap Mexican food places. |
FactsStudent Favorites
- Delhi Palace Express
- Sacas Mediteranean Cuisine
Other Places to Check Out
- Don José
- El Pavo
- Heroe's
- Somecrust
Restaurant Listing
42nd Street Bagel
Bagels
225 Yale Ave.
(909) 624-7655
Price: $2-$6
The entire thing is decorated with Broadway musical paraphernalia.
Hours: Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
Aruffo's Italian Cuisine
Italian
126 Yale Ave.
(909) 624-9624
Price: $8-$15
Noodles, lots and lots of noodles
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
Del Taco
Mexican
1653 W. Foothill Blvd.
(909) 920-3464
www.deltaco.com
Price: $8-$15
Great for late-night dining and drive-thru.
Hours: Daily 24 hours
Delhi Palace Express
Indian fast food
313 Yale Ave.
(909) 626-6030
Price: $8-$15
All day, all-you-can-eat buffet.
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Domino's Pizza
Pizza
366 W. Foothill Blvd.
(909) 398-0404
www.dominos.com
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–1 a.m.
Full of Life
Bakery, sandwiches
333 W. Bonita Ave.
(909) 624-3420
Price: $5-$10
All sanwiches come on crusty, freshly-baked breads.
Hours: Sunday–Monday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Harvard Square Café
French
206 W. Bonita Ave.
(909) 626-7763
Price: $10-$20
Three entirely separate dining areas, each themed differently.
Hours: Sunday–Thurday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
In-N-Out Burger
Fast food
2098 Foothill Blvd.
(800) 786-1000
www.in-n-out.com
Price: $3-$8
Hours: Daily 24 hours
Mix Bowl Café
Thai
1520 Indian Hill Blvd.
(909) 447-4401
www.mixbowlcafé.com
Price: $5-$10
Late-night on-campus delivery.
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m.
Pizza N Such
Pizza, sandwiches
202 Yale Ave.
(909) 624-7214
Price: $5-$10
Sandwiches are baked in the pizza oven.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Quiznos
Submarine Sandwiches
383 W. Bonita Ave.
(909) 621-9051
www.quiznos.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Saturday 10:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saca's Mediterranean Cuisine
Mediterranean
248 W. Second St.
(909) 624-3340
Price: $8-$15
Huge rotating spits of meat.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
The Hat
Fried food, burgers
857 N. Central Ave.
(909) 949-4607
www.thehat.com
Price: $5-$10
The famous, thinly-sliced pastrami dip sandwich.
Hours: Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–1 a.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–1 a.m.
The Press
Upscale American
129 Harvard Ave.
(909) 625-4808
Price: $10-$15
Press Fries (a giant platter of potatoes and yuccas). And they have a bar too.
Hours: Monday 8 p.m.–12 a.m., Tuesday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–12a.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–12 a.m.
Village Grill
Vintage American
148 Yale Ave.
(909) 626-8813
Price: $5-$10
Life sized cardboard cutout of James Dean from “Rebel Without a Cause.”
Hours: Monday–Saturday 6 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m.–3 p.m.
Walter's
Upscale
310 Yale Ave.
(909) 624-4914
Price: $10-$20
Ambience (if that's cool).
Hours: Monday–Saturday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
Yianni's Greek Restaurant
Greek
238 Yale Ave.
(909) 621-2413
Price: $8-$15
Greek kitsch decor.
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Did You Know?If, as is often the case in college, you are feeling a bit run down, a bit out of shape, and if, as may also often be the case, you believe that your exclusive diet of beer and nacho-cheese dip just isn’t cutting it, then hit the Village for the Sunday farmer’s market, which features organic produce and other healthy things to eat. Unfortunately, you have to wake up awfully early to get there.
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