Seton Hall University - Off-Campus DiningCollege Prowler4.24

Off-Campus Dining:

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Best Pizza

  • El Greco's

Best Breakfast

  • Bonté
  • Hot Bagels Abroad

Best Asian

  • Number 1 Chinese
  • Yi-Fu

Best Healthy

  • Nezinscot Farm

Best Wings

  • Cluck-U Chicken

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Café Arugula
  • The Gas Light
  • The Reservoir
  • Toro Loco

College Prowler Take

The food off campus is very good, but in comparison to the cafeteria, your mother’s burnt meatloaf would taste like filet mignon. A block away from campus, there is a little strip where they have the best Chinese food in town, No. 1 Chinese. It is next door to the decent Village Pizzeria and possibly the best buffalo chicken in the world, Cluck-U Chicken. Get these three phone numbers and program them into your cell phone. Another key number to know is El Greco’s Pizza, which is a staple of many Seton Hall students’ diets, as they are one of the only places that will deliver until to 2 a.m. The other late-night place that delivers is called Yi-Fu. It is pretty much your only alternative on the nights where El Greco’s just doesn’t seem appealing.

The place where most Seton Hall students seek refuge from the cafeteria is right in the center of town—Hot Bagels Abroad. It is nicknamed “the other cafeteria.” The bagels and deli sandwiches are top-notch, and there is plenty of seating. As far as sit-down restaurants go, there are a couple jewels in South Orange. If you like all-you-can-eat options and are a fan of sushi, you should walk four blocks from campus to Haru, where they fused the two for under $20. If you meet that special someone and want to express it with your debit card, you can’t miss with Café Arugula, which is fine dining at its best. For any student afraid of buffets at the college, the South Orange community provides plenty of tasty choices for slightly more expensive meals. Although a student can’t spend every day eating in town, it is always nice to taste real food every now and again.
 

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annieisah says:

Seton Hall University 2013

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Great Places

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It has several off campus dining.Most places give you discounts.

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Anonymous says:

Restaurants like Chili’s and TGI...

Restaurants like Chili’s and TGI Friday’s are located farther from campus and require a car or bus to get to them.

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Anonymous says:

There are plenty of restaurants...

There are plenty of restaurants off campus in South Orange. El Greco’s is good, and they deliver. The Gaslight Tavern is good; it’s a brewery, too. There’s also a Starbucks, and Dunkin’ Donuts.

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Anonymous says:

If you are looking for some of the...

If you are looking for some of the best foods you have ever had, go to Café Arugula.

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Anonymous says:

I get Number 1 Chinese every day;...

I get Number 1 Chinese every day; you call up and order it, and by the time you cross the street from campus, it is ready for you.

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Student Favorites

  • Bunny's Restaurant
  • Cluck-U Chicken
  • Cryan's Beef & Ale House
  • Hot Bagels Abroad
  • Number 1 Chinese
  • Subway
  • The Gas Light
  • The Reservoir
  • Toro Loco
  • Village Pizza

Other Places to Check Out

  • Carvel
  • Chili's
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Dunkin' Donuts
  • McDonald's
  • Subway
  • Texas Wieners
  • TGI. Friday's
  • The Dancing Goat
  • White Castle

24-Hour Dining

  • None (Go to NYC)

Grocery Stores

A&P Food Store
453 Valley St., Maplewood
(973) 763-9637

Pathmark
407 Valley St., South Orange
(973) 762-6608

Restaurant Listing

American Family Buffet
Chinese
14 Academy
(973) 762-5126
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

Blue Moon Diner
American
1 Sloan St.
(973) 761-6666
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 8 a.m.–10 p.m.

Bunny's Restaurant
Italian
12-14 W. South Orange Ave.
(973) 763-1377
Price: $10-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

Café Arugula
Fine Dining
59 South Orange Ave
(973) 378-9099
Price: $30-$50
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11 a.m–9 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–9 p.m.

Cluck-U Chicken
Chicken and ribs
319 South Orange Ave.
(973) 275-1234
www.cluckuchicken.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Corner Shop Deli
Breakfast
325 Irvington Ave.
(973) 763-9619
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Friday 5:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 5:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday 5:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Cryan's Beef & Ale House
American
24 First St.
(973) 763-7114
Price: $10-$15
Karaoke
Hours: Daily 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Domino's Pizza
Pizza
59 Academy
(973) 378-7900
www.dominos.com
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

El Greco's
Pizza
406 Irvington Ave.
(973) 763-2030
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Four Brother's Pizza
Pizza, Italian
135 South Orange Ave.
(973) 762-6286
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Gaslight Brewery and Restaurant
American
15 South Orange Ave.
(973) 762-7077
Price: $10-$15
They brew their own beer
Hours: Monday–Tuesday 3 p.m.–12 a.m., Wednesday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 12:30 p.m.–12 a.m.

Hot Bagels Abroad
Bagels, sandwiches
4 South Orange Ave.
(973) 313-1800
Price: $4-$8
Hours: Daily 5:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Mex
Mexican
295 Alexander St., Seton Hall
(585) 262-3060
www.mexrestaurant.com
Price: $10-$20
Authentic food, location on Alexander Street
Hours: Monday–Thursday 5 p.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 5 p.m.–11 p.m.

Nezinscot Farm
Breakfast and lunch, organic/healthy
Rt. 117, Turner, ME
(207) 225-3231
Price: $10-$15
Tea house, organic groceries, farm-produced goods
Hours: Monday–Saturday 6 a.m.–6 p.m.

Nick Tahou's
American
320 W. Main St., Seton Hall
(585) 436-0184
Price: $5-$10
Famous (or infamous) Garbage Plate, famous local eatery, popular with students
Hours: Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

No. 1 Chinese
Chinese
319 South Orange Ave., South Orange
(973) 762-4920
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Pellegrino's
Italian, Subs
1120 Mt. Hope Blvd., Seton Hall
(585) 442-6463
Price: $5-$10
Sub specialties, affordable, local.
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

Phillips European Restaurant
Continental
26 Corporate Woods, Brighton
(585) 272-9910
www.phillipseuropean.com
Price: $10-$30
Elegant dining, dessert served til midnight
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar
Mediterranean, Italian
1290 University Ave., Seton Hall
(585) 271-5000
Price: $10-$20
Converted saw mill makes for interesting décor, slower paced.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–11 p.m., Saturday 4:30 p.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 4:30 p.m.–9 p.m.

Raj Mahal
Indian
324 Monroe Ave., Seton Hall
(585) 546-2315
Price: $10-$20
Traditional décor, authentic quality food, lunch buffet a good deal.
Hours: Daily 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–10 p.m.

Reservoir Pizzeria and Restaurant
Italian
106 W. South Orange Ave.
(973) 763-1488
Price: $10-$15
Hours: Monday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Wednesday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 4:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Starbucks
Coffee, bakery
11 Sloan St.
(973) 762-1249
www.starbucks.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Thursday 5 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 5 a.m.–12 a.m.

The Great Wall Chinese
Chinese
114 W. South Orange Ave.
(973) 761-8789
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 10:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Tokyo Japanese Restaurant and Steak House
Japanese
2930 W. Henrietta Rd., Seton Hall
(585)- 424-4166
Price: $10-$20
Hibachi grill, watch your food being prepared.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m.

Toro Loco
Mexican
23 Valley St.
(973) 761-1515
Price: $10-$15
Outdoor dining, strolling mariachi band on Saturdays
Hours: Daily 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Triphammer Grill
American, Steak/Seafood
60 Browns Race, Seton Hall
(585) 262-2700
www.thetriphammergrill.com
Price: $20-$25
Seasonal outdoor dining on High Falls.
Hours: Tuesday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–close, Saturday 5 p.m.–close

Village Pizza
Pizza
319 South Orange Ave.
(973) 762-8241
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

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