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Southwestern University - Off-Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites
  • Chipotle
  • Monument Café
  • Whataburger
24-Hour Dining
  • IHOP
  • Whataburger
Best Asian Panda Express
Best Breakfast
  • El Charrito
  • IHOP
Best Healthy Souper Salad
Best Pizza Brooklyn Pie Company
Best Wings Wingstop
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • Monument Café
  • Wildfire
Other Places to Check Out
  • Applebee's
  • Down the Alley Bistro
  • Luby's
  • McDonald's
  • Paisano's
  • Quiznos
  • Taco Cabana

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Georgetown and Round Rock are chock-filled with both fast food joints and classy places to take a date. Most students stay on campus for their meals, since the school is so self-contained and small. Because of this, off-campus dining is seen more as a luxury for late nights and weekends, not a necessity for day-to-day dining. It would be very inconvenient to drive all the way to Round Rock for some chicken nuggets when you can just swing into the Commons for a bite. It is nice, however, to have the option of eating somewhere besides campus dining every once in a while. Another huge plus is that there are a few places students can go 24 hours a day!

Whether you want fine dining on the Square or just need to grab a burger on the way to your Austin-based internship, Georgetown and the surrounding areas pretty much have you covered. While there might not be hundreds of restaurants nearby, there are certainly enough to satisfy most students. Unfortunately, none of the restaurants are within walking distance; pretty much everywhere you want to go in Georgetown requires a car. Also, there are basically no healthy/vegetarian/vegan options in Georgetown. It’s a town of steak-eaters, not salad-lovers. Most of the places in Georgetown tend not to be chain restaurants, making them a little pricier, but at the same time, a little nicer. For the more recognizable restaurants, students head to Round Rock and for those students looking to spend a little bit more, there is always Austin.

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Off-Campus Dining at Southwestern University

chancea

'13

English

4.6
A

Tiny Towns = More Than Chain Restaurants

Georgetown's historic town square and outlying communities are home to many great, original restaurants.

The town square has a Thai, a French, an Italian, and a general fine-dining restaurant within 3 blocks of each other. Around the downtown area there's a great home-style restaurant, Monument Cafe, which grows its own produce and buys it from the local farmers' market. There's also a lot of Tex-Mex restaurants that go beyond the chain restaurant feel: Dos Salsas, El Patron, El Charrito, and Sierra's, just to name a few.

While there are numerous original restaurants scattered around, Georgetown also has almost every popular chain restaurant, as well, for those of us that don't want to spend too much or want to chow down on some nasty food.

There's a Thai restaurant, Italian restaurant,

Sep 28, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Southwestern University

cd0624

'13

4.2
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Several Great Restaurants, but Few Open Late

There are several delicious places to eat around Georgetown, but unfortunately few of them are open past midnight (when us college students have those late-night cravings).

Mar 14, 2010

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Off-Campus Dining at Southwestern University

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I go to Southwestern! Like I can...

I go to Southwestern! Like I can afford any food other than McDonald’s!

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On the second Saturday of each month, March through December, the downtown Square hosts Market Day. On Market Days, there are over 70 booths from local artisans and restaurants. Lots of free samples!

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

HEB
1100 South IH-35, Georgetown
(512) 930-5581

Wal-Mart Supercenter Store
620 South IH-35, Georgetown
(512) 863-4855

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Brooklyn Pie Company
Food: Pizza
1501 Park Lane, Georgetown
(512) 864-1937
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Awesome atmosphere—feels like a real New York pizza parlor.

Chili's Grill & Bar
Food: American
400 S. I-35, Georgetown
(512) 930-7880
www.chilis.com
Price: $10–$20

China Buffet
Food: Chinese
3010 Williams Dr., Georgetown
(512) 869-8668
Price: $5–$10

China Wall Restaurant
Food: Chinese
2000 S. I-35, Round Rock
(512) 310-1160
www.chinawallrr.com
Price: $8–$15

Chipotle
Food: Mexican
900 N. Austin Ave., Georgetown
(512) 868-0941
www.chipotle.com
Price: $5–$10

Chuy's
Food: Mexican
2320 N. I-35, Round Rock
(512) 255-2211
www.chuys.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: An Austin original since 1982; try their “chuychanga” with the deluxe tomatillo sauce.

County Seat Café
Food: Breakfast, American
119 W. Seventh St., Georgetown
(512) 863-0596
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Live folk and bluegrass on Friday evenings.

Dos Salsas Café
Food: Mexican
1104 S. Main St., Georgetown
(512) 930-2343
www.dossalsas.com
Price: $8–$15

Duke's Smokehouse
Food: Barbecue
408 W. Morrow St., Georgetown
(512) 864-2877
www.dukesbbq.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: A new historic landmark, huge porch for outdoor dining, pick-up window.

El Arroyo
Food: Mexican
301 W. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock
(512) 310-1992
Price: $10–$15

El Charrito
Food: Mexican
302 S. Austin Ave.
(512) 930-9137
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Best breakfast burritos in town.

IHOP
Food: Breakfast, American
2002 N. I-35, Round Rock
(512) 388-1123
www.ihop.com
Price: $5–$15

Monica's 701
Food: American, Italian, steakhouse
701 S. Main St., Georgetown
(512) 931-2438
Price: $15–$30
Cool Features: Probably the snazziest restaurant in Georgetown; great place to take a date or parents.

Monument Café
Food: American
500 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown
(512) 930-9586
www.themonumentcafe.com
Price: $5–$15

Nonna's Cucina
Food: Italian
124 E. Eighth St., Georgetown
(512) 863-3442
www.nonnas.net
Price: $10–$20

Panda Express
Food: Chinese
1009 W. University Ave.
(512) 868-5275
www.pandaexpress.com
Price: $5–$10

Shake's Frozen Custard
Food: Ice cream, desserts
1208 Williams Dr., Georgetown
(512) 869-0210
www.shakesfrozencustard.com
Price: $1–$5

Souper Salad
Food: Salad bar
1013 W. University Ave.
(512) 869-0000
www.soupersalad.com
Price: $5–$10

Whataburger
Food: Fast food
202 S. I-35
(512) 863-5040
www.whataburger.com
Price: $5–$10

Wildfire
Food: Steak
812 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown
(512) 869-3473
www.wildfiretexas.com
Price: $10–$30

Wingstop
Food: Wings
1013 W. University Ave.
(512) 863-8181
www.wingstop.com
Price: $5–$10

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