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Iowa City and Coralville offer a huge selection of restaurants for students to choose from—with so many options, it’s hard to get bored of eating out. Most places around town will deliver to campus; if not, it’s only a short walk to satisfy most cravings you may have. Each eatery has competitive prices and tasty food to encourage students to keep coming back. The Brown Bottle and One Twenty Six are the best places to take your parents if they are paying or if you feel like splurging on them. Gumby’s, the Pizza Pit, and the Wedge are the top pizza places on campus, but there are about a dozen other options, as well. All of the pizza places deliver to the dorms for free.
Many of the restaurants around Iowa City are locally owned rather than being corporate chains, which is nice for many of the students who hail from larger towns. One thing that some students actually miss, however, is a true fast-food option. It can be very hard to grab a quick meal somewhere if you only have a few minutes. The restaurants in downtown Iowa City offer better taste and are more fun to spend time in than any fast food place. The only thing to be careful of is draining your bank account at all of these places—it’s very easy to want to eat out too much around UI. Overall, in the three-block radius that is downtown Iowa City, students can travel all over the world and eat the nation’s finest foods—with a little imagination, of course.
kristinaakolo
Civil Engineering '15
Pretty Decent
Off campus dining is actually pretty decent. There is a large variety of food styles and options wherever you go. Many times there are also coupons or deals available for college students to use and take advantage of.
May 27, 2012
kongdong65
Business '15
Perkins
I like perkins mainly because it's open 24/7 and I usually don't sleep until 5 AM or so. so if you like to go out to eat late, perkins would be the best place.
May 15, 2012
trainboyalex
Engineering '15
Tons of Options
Weather you like american, mexican, italian, chinese or indian food, it is all in one place. They all taste amazing and are about average priced.
May 11, 2012
Hy-Vee Food Stores1201 N. Dodge St., Iowa City(319) 354-9223
Wal-Mart2801 Commerce Dr., Coralville(319) 545-6417
The AirlinerFood: American22 S. Clinton St., Iowa City(319) 351-9259theairlinerbar.comPrice: Less than $15Cool Features: Tom Brokaw has a plaque above the table he always went to instead of going to class.
Atlas World GrillFood: American, Mexican127 Iowa Ave.(319) 341-7700atlasworldgrill.comPrice: Less than $15Cool Features: Has every kind of burrito you could think of, only classier.
Bo JamesFood: American118 E. Washington St.(319) 337-4703Price: Less than $12Cool Features: The $4.99 burger basket is Bo James' specialty.
Bread Garden MarketFood: Healthy225 S. Linn St.(319) 354-4246www.breadgardenmarket.comPrice: $5–$10
Brown BottleFood: American, Italian115 E. Washington St.(319) 351-6704iowacitybrownbottle.comPrice: $8–$20Cool Features: A great place to take your parents or a date.
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & BarFood: American201 S. Clinton St. (Old Capitol Mall)(319) 887-9494www.buffalowildwings.comPrice: $5–$10Cool Features: Lots of big-screen TVs playing every sports channel.
China WokFood: Chinese 2302 Muscatine Ave.(319) 351-6466Price: Less than $12Cool Features: Delivery is offered.
ChipotleFood: Mexican201 S. Clinton St. (Old Capital Mall)(319) 338-1194chipotle.comPrice: Less than $8
DevotayFood: Tapas117 N. Linn St.(319) 354.1001devotay.netPrice: Less than $15Cool Features: All the pottery around the restaurant is for sale.
Falbo Bros. PizzaFood: Pizza457 S. Gilbert St.(319) 337-9090falbobros.comPrice: Less than $13Cool Features: With every $15 purchase at Liquor Downtown, you can bring in your receipt for a free slice of pizza.
FormosaFood: Asian, sushi221 E. College St.(319) 338-8880formosadowntown.comPrice: Less than $20Cool Features: Best sushi in Iowa City, plus great happy hour and lunch specials.
Gumby's PizzaFood: Pizza702 S. Gilbert St.(319) 354-8629www.gumbyspizza.comPrice: Less than $15Cool Features: Delivers late; the Pokey Stix are a must have.
Hamburg Inn #2Food: American214 N. Linn St.(319) 337-5512hamburginn.comPrice: Less than $15Cool Features: Voted one of the best restaurants in Iowa City; serves breakfast all day.
Joseph's SteakhouseFood: American, steak212 S. Clinton St.(319) 358-0776josephssteak.comPrice: Less than $40Cool Features: Amazing steaks.
Mesa Pizza by the SliceFood: Pizza114 E. Washington St.(319) 351-6372www.mesapizzaia.comPrice: $5–$15
One Twenty SixFood: Fine dining126 E. Washington St.(319) 887-1909onetwentysix.netPrice: Less than $35Cool Features: Different lunch and dinner menus.
Panchero's Mexican GrillFood: Mexican32 S. Clinton St.(319) 338-6311www.pancheros.comPrice: Less than $10Cool Features: Open past when the bars close for late-night munchies.
Perkins RestaurantFood: American819 1st Ave., Coralville(319) 351-1260Price: $7–$15
The Pita PitFood: Pitas113 Iowa Ave.(319) 351-7482www.pitapitusa.comPrice: Less than $10Cool Features: Delivery; opens after bars close.
Quinton's Bar & DeliFood: Burgers, sandwiches, soup215 E. Washington Ave.(319) 354-7074Price: Less than $13Cool Features: One of the best places to get a martini.
Sky BoxFood: American124-1/2 E. Washington Ave.(319) 351-5511Price: Less than $10Cool Features: Right above One Twenty Six.
The SummitFood: American16 S. Clinton St.(319) 354-7470www.thesummitrestaurantandbar.comPrice: Less than $20
Vine Tavern and EateryFood: Burgers, wings529 S. Gilbert St.(319) 354-8767vinetavern.comPrice: Less than $10Cool Features: Walking distance from campus; best wings in Iowa City.
Z’Mariks Noodle CaféFood: Noodle and rice bowls19 S. Dubuque St.(319) 338-5500 zmariks.comPrice: Less than $8Cool Features: Like Noodles&Co, but a lot better.
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