Rice University - Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites		Fu's Garden House of Pies Mai's Restaurant One's a Meal Teahouse
24-Hour Dining		House of Pies IHOP One's a Meal Taco Cabana
Best Asian		Nit Noi Thai Restaurant & Café
Best Breakfast		House of Pies La Madeleine Le Peep Prego
Best Coffee		Starbucks
Best Dessert		House of Pies
Best Healthy		Hobbit Café
Best Late-Night		59 Diner
Best Mexican		Chuy's
Best Pizza		Star Pizza
Best Wings		Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Best Place to Take a Date		Mi Luna
Best Place to Take Your Parents		The Cheesecake Factory Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Mi Luna Thai Village Restaurant
Other Places to Check Out		Agora Americas Balajii Bhavan Barnaby's Café Benihana Japanese Steakhouse Benjy's Brasil The Breakfast Klub Bubba's Texas Burger Shack Buca di Beppo Chapultepec Lupita Chili's Grill & Bar The Chocolate Bar Collina's Domino's Pizza Empire Café Fuddruckers Fuzzy's Pizza & Sport Café Goode Company Hot Shot Wok Houston's Restaurant Lai Lai Dumpling House Masraff's Ninfa's The Original Marini's Empanada House Patu's Thai Cuisine Paulie's Restaurant Quiznos RA Sushi Ruchi's Taqueria Las Americas Ruggles Grill Salento Coffee Shiva Indian Restaurant Stone Mill Bakers Sushi King Taco Milagro Texadelphia Sandwiches Thai Spice Restaurant Whataburger Yan Sushi

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The dining options in Houston are absolutely amazing and affordable to boot. There is a rumor that Houston has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the United States, with the possible exception of NYC. Houston restaurants will impress with quantity, quality, and diversity. Nearby Rice Village is home to a variety of dining establishments, including everything from Mexican, Spanish tapas, bar and grill food, Scottish pub, Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Thai, smoothies and crepes, Mediterranean, and French food. Venture up Kirby or down Montrose for many more nearby options. Chinatown is worth the drive for excellent Asian cuisine or for ever-so-tasty tapioca pearl drinks (a popular snack with Rice students). For higher scale dining, the Galleria district offers some excellent options, although nice restaurants can be found closer to campus, as well.

Of course, Rice's location in Texas means that a good and cheap Tex-Mex restaurant is located every few blocks. However, the diverse population of the large city means that you can also find just about any other type of cuisine that you might be craving, and some you would never even think of! Look around online, ask Houston natives or upperclassmen, or just get in your car and drive until you find a place that catches your eye.

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atwalborn

'13

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

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Food in Houston

Rice students all have to go off campus for food on Saturday night.

If you don't have a car (and most underclassmen don't) you end up going to the Rice Village area every weekend. This is close walking distance from campus, and has a lot of great little restaurants. These are all non-chain, very friendly to large groups of students who all want separate checks, and really good. As a bonus, many offer discounts to Rice students.

If you have a car, then all of Houston is open to you (if you've never been there, Houston is really a driving-oriented city, not a walking-oriented city). You can find almost anything you want within about a 10-15 minute drive of campus, and Houston has some great restaurants.

Dec 05, 2011

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nicole12

'15

Chemical Engineering

A-

Rice Village Rules

Rice Village has lots of places to shop and eat all within walking distance of campus. Also, students get a card that gives discounts to several of these places. Students definitely have to check out The Chocolate Bar!

Nov 09, 2011

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mlucas

'14

Computational and Applied Mathematics

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Lots of Options Close and Affordable

There are lots of off-campus dining options near Rice. All students get to ride the Metro unlimited for free, and there are 2 different Metro stations that are just outside campus that can take you to various eating places downtown (ex. Chipotle, Starbucks, Subway) only a few stops away. Also, Rice Village is a 15-25 min. walk away and has lots of restaurants and other places to eat (including frozen yogurt!) as well as shop. There are a good number of student discounts at various places nearby as well.

May 24, 2011

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Fiesta Mart
12355 Main St.
(713) 551-7575
www.fiestamart.com
Daily 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Kroger
5150 Buffalo Speedway
(713) 661-8305
www.kroger.com
Daily 24 hours

Whole Foods
2955 Kirby Dr.
(713) 520-1937
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Daily 8 a.m.–10 p.m.

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59 Diner
Food: American
3801 Farnham St.
(713) 523-2333
www.59diner.com
Price: $5–$15

Amazon Grill
Food: Central/South American
5114 Kirby Dr.
(713) 522-5888
www.cordua.com/amazon_grill/the-experience
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Free plantain chips and salad, outdoor seating

Amy's Ice Creams
Food: Coffee, ice cream
3816 Farnham St.
(713) 526-2697
www.amysicecreams.com
Price: $2–$5
Cool Features: "Smash Ins"—you get to pick your toppings and watch the workers beat it into your ice cream with really big spoons.

Auntie Chang's Dumpling House
Food: Chinese
2621 S. Shepherd Dr.
(713) 524-8410
www.auntiechangs.com
Price: $10–$20

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Food: American, wings
2525 Rice Blvd.
(713) 521-1100
www.buffalowildwings.com
Price: $8–$15

The Cheesecake Factory
Food: American
5015 Westheimer Road
(713) 840-0600
www.thecheesecakefactory.com
Price: $10–$25

Chuy's
Food: Tex–Mex
2706 Westheimer Rd.
(713) 524-1700
www.chuys.com
Price: $15–$25
Cool Features: Fun “frat party” atmosphere, bar, creamy jalapeño dip

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Food: American, steakhouse
5061 Westheimer Rd.
(713) 355-2600
www.delfriscos.com
Price: $25–$50

Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet
Food: Mediterranean
10811 Westheimer Rd.
(713) 780-0125
www.dimassisbuffet.com
Price: $10–$15
Cool Features: All-you-can-eat buffet

Freebirds World Burrito
Food: Mexican
3745 Greenbriar St.
(713) 524-0621
www.freebirds.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Outside seating, huge burritos!

Fu's Garden
Food: Chinese
2539 University Blvd.
(713) 520-7583
fus-garden.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Good lunch specials

Hobbit Café
Food: American
2243 Richmond Ave.
(713) 526-5460
www.myhobbitcafe.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: "Lord of the Rings" artwork enlivens the walls.

House of Pies
Food: American diner, desserts
3112 Kirby Dr.
(713) 528-3816
www.houseofpies.com
Price: $5–$10

IHOP
Food: American, breakfast
2515 Southwest Freeway
(713) 520-9908
www.ihop.com
Price: $5–$15

Istanbul Grill & Deli
Food: Turkish
5613 Morningside Dr.
(713) 526-2800
www.istanbulgrill.com
Price: $5–$10

Jason's Deli
Food: Deli
2400 University Blvd.
(713) 522-2660
www.jasonsdeli.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Salad bar, free soft–serve ice cream

La Madeleine
Food: French bakery
6205 Kirby Dr.
(713) 942-7081
www.lamadeleine.com
Price: $5–$15

Le Peep
Food: American
3810 Farnham St.
(713) 520-5201
www.lepeephouston.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Special requests

Mai's Restaurant
Food: Vietnamese
3403 Milam St.
(713) 520-5300
maishouston.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Open super late, TVs, fish tank

Mi Luna
Food: Tapas
2441 University Blvd.
(713) 520-5025
www.mi-luna.net
Price: $10–$20

Niko Niko's
Food: Greek
2520 Montrose Blvd.
(713) 528-4976
nikonikos.com
Price: $8–$15

Nit Noi Thai Restaurant
Food: Thai
4703 Richmond Ave.
(713) 621-6088
www.nitnoithai.com
Price: $10–$20

One's a Meal Restaurant & Coffee
Food: American, Greek
815 Westheimer Rd.
(713) 523-0425
www.onesameal.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: "Mini" happy hour is Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Prego
Food: Italian
2520 Amherst St.
(713) 529-2420
www.prego-houston.com
Price: $15–$30

Star Pizza
Food: Pizza
2111 Norfolk St.
(713) 523-0800
www.starpizza.net
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Low-carb pizza

Starbucks
Food: Coffee, tea
6400 Fannin St.
(713) 797-0720
www.starbucks.com
Price: $3–$8

Taco Cabana
Food: Mexican
3905 Kirby Dr.
(713) 528-6933
www.tacocabana.com
Price: $2–$10
Cool Features: Outdoor seating, really cheap tortillas and queso

The Teahouse
Food: Bubble teas
2089 Westheimer Rd.
(713) 526-6123
www.teahousebeverage.com
Price: $3–$5
Cool Features: Board games to play while you drink

Thai Village Restaurant
Food: Thai
2512 Times Blvd.
(713) 524-8682
thaivillagehouston.com
Price: $8–$15

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