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Off-Campus Dining

Quick Stats

Student Favorites
  • Big Apple Pizza
  • Brown's Brewing Co.
  • Manory's
24-Hour Dining None
Best Asian Plum Blossom Chinese Restaurant
Best Breakfast Manory's
Best Healthy Sushi King
Best Pizza DeFazio’s Pizzeria
Best Wings The Ruck
Best Place to Take Your Parents Brown's Brewing Co.
Other Places to Check Out
  • DaVinci's Pizza
  • O'Leary's Tavern

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Pizza shops and Italian delis dominate the off-campus dining scene in Troy. There is a decent variety—you should be able to find whatever you want. For a greater variety, students usually hop in a car and head to Albany for some real restaurants and selection.

For the most part, off-campus food in Troy is the same as any other college town. The best (and most affordable) meals can be had at the pizza, Chinese, and deli places. There’s nothing special or unique that would separate the restaurants in Troy from any other college town’s food, with the exception of the Ruck’s “wingburgers” and Troy Pub’s home-brewed beer. If you can find someone with a car, the restaurants on Wolf Road in Albany are definitely worth the trip.

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Off-Campus Dining at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

clauskavich

Computer Science '15

3.5
B

Pizza and Bar Food

The 4 dining halls(one of which has hours from 10:00 - 11:00 on week days excluding friday), student covenience stores, and a local Moe's are all owned by the same company, food is accessible at most times of the day; howeever, if you find that you want cultural food or good dining, you must choose: pizza or travel.

Pizza:

If you choose pizza, New York Style Pizza (referred to as Pizza Bella) serves their pies with a variety of toppings, but beware: pizza is often a choice students take due to uninteresting dining hall options, so it gets old fast. The 'Zone, and Dominoes (I may hav forgotten some) all deliver to the Troy and RPI area.

Privately Owned:

15th Street has a few popular bars and Ali Baba(a family owned turkish restaurant), but Downtown Troy is where it's at.

The Ruck, Bootlegger's, Dinosoar Barbeque, The Brown Bag, and Sushi King all serve a variety of food, but the majority of options are of the bar food variety.

Chains:

Popeye's, Dominoes, Dunkik Donuts, and various supermarkets.

Mar 18, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

sumitmukherjee2

Electrical and Electronics Engineering '15

5.0
A+

Some Are Good

There are not too many off campus dining options nearby RPI. The only ones are Moe's and big apple pizzeria, which are not too bad but not really good. However, a little further away from the campus , there are a variety of dining options ranging from great Barbecue restaurants to fine dining options. The city has enough variety and food options to keep the students happy.

Feb 01, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Varilz123

Physics '15

2.3
C

Off-Campus

Unless you have a car with you, it is unwise to venture off campus at all. You may get stabbed or mugged.

Jan 07, 2012

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User rating for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Off-Campus Dining is 3.5 out of 5 based on 19 user reviews.

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Facts

Did You Know? The Student Senate has started a program where you can use your RAD money, the money you put on your ID as a debit card, at off-campus dining locations, such as pizzerias and restaurants.

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Price Chopper
716 Hoosick Rd.
(518) 266-0689
www.pricechopper.com

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Big Apple Pizza
Food: Italian, pizza
108 14th St.
(518) 271-4444
www.bigapplepizzeria.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Cheap and close to campus

Brown's Brewing Co.
Food: American
417 River St.
(518) 273-2337
www.brownsbrewing.com
Price: $5-$15
Cool Features: Brews its own unique beers.

Bruegger’s Bagels Bakery
Food: Bagels, sandwiches
55 Congress St.
(518) 274-4469
www.brueggers.com
Price: $3-$7

DeFazio’s Pizzeria
Food: Italian, pizza
266 4th St.
(518) 271-1111
www.defaziospizza.com
Price: $9–$15

Famous Lunch
Food: Hot dogs
111 Congress St.
(518) 272-9481
www.famouslunch.com
Price: $3-$10
Cool Features: Mini-hot dogs served.

Francesca’s
Food: Coffee, muffins, sandwiches
461 Broadway
461 Broadway
Price: $5-$8

I Love New York Pizza
Food: Pizza
125 4th St.
(518) 274-0071
Price: $3-$10

Manory's
Food: Breakfast and lunch
99 Congress St.
(518) 272-2422
Price: $3-$10
Cool Features: Manory's famous “big breakfast”

Plum Blossom Chinese Restaurant
Food: Chinese
685 Hoosick Rd.
(518) 272-0036
Price: $5-$10

The Ruck
Food: American, wings
104 Third St.
(518) 273-1872
Price: $5-$15

Shalimar Restaurant
Food: Indian
407 Fulton St.
(518) 273-8744
Price: $5-$10

Subway
Food: Deli
200 Broadway
(518) 271-9450
www.subway.com
Price: $5-$10

Sushi King
Food: Japanese
200 Broadway
(518) 274-0015
Price: $5-$15

Union Station
Food: American
1800 Sixth Ave.
(518) 274-3210
Price: $5-$15

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