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University of Maryland - Off-Campus Dining

Off-Campus Dining:

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Best Pizza

  • Ratsie's (the pizza is generally awful unless you're intoxicated)

Best Breakfast

  • Bagel Place
  • Plato's Diner
  • Starbucks

Best Chinese

  • Golden China
  • Panda
  • Shanghai Cafe Chinese Restaurant

Best Healthy

  • Jungle Grill
  • Pita Pit
  • Wasabi Bistro Japanese Food & Bubble Tea

Best Wings

  • D.P. Dough
  • Ratsie's
  • Wing Zone

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Franklin's
  • Noodles and Company
  • The Calvert House Inn

College Prowler Take

The good news is that College Park is filled with a lot of restaurants, fast food joints, and snack shops, which line Route 1 and a few mini-shopping centers. There are so many restaurants in College Park that one would think that's the city’s top income-producing industry. The bad news is that while there are a lot of places to eat off campus, knowing that there are better restaurants a good distance away can make many students’ stomachs ache. However, there are favorites: Cornerstone, Ratsie’s, the Santa Fe, and Jungle Grille.

The food off campus can be awesome as long as you don’t think about universities in cities like New York, where there are 5,000 restaurants just a subway ride away. College Park does have a Subway and a few McDonald’s, as well as so many pizza places that after a semester of living off of pies, anything other than pizza will taste pretty wonderful. However, if you go home during winter break, watch out for withdrawal symptoms because there really is something special about dining in College Park—even if it entails dining after midnight on a school night.

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Anonymous says:

Penguin Pizza and WaWa are always...

Penguin Pizza and WaWa are always good at 2 a.m. I think Santa Fe still has cheap wing night on Wednesdays.

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Anonymous says:

They’re fine. Jungle Grille is...

They’re fine. Jungle Grille is good. Chipotle is good, even though I had it three times. The noodle place is always good. Smoothie King is very good.

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Anonymous says:

If you’re not looking for a chain,...

If you’re not looking for a chain, go to Bentley’s for similar bar food. There’s a great bagel store that gets pretty busy on weekends, but if you’re from the NY/NJ area, you’ll be missing a good bagel and want to get the best one available so get one there—remember, though, nothing beats a bagel from NY/NJ. If you want to travel a bit further, go to Laurel; there are lots of chain restaurants, and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is only 40 minutes away (it has the Cheesecake Factory and the Chart House, among many other restaurants). You must go to Georgetown for some of the cutest and most romantic restaurants.

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Anonymous says:

I remember there being some great...

I remember there being some great places within walking distance, but I don’t remember any names.

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Anonymous says:

I’d try to make some trips to...

I’d try to make some trips to Ratsie’s for a calzone, Marathon Deli for a good chicken souvlaki sandwich, or to Jungle Grille.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • Bagel Place
  • Chipotle
  • Noodles and Company
  • Plato's Diner
  • Ratsie's

Other Places to Check Out

  • Alario's (Italian)
  • Franklin's Microbrewery
  • Jason's Deli

24-Hour Dining

  • Plato's Diner (Friday and Saturday)

Grocery Stores

7-Eleven
8600 Baltimore Ave., College Park
(301) 474-7612

Giant
6000 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt
(301) 982-5482

Safeway
3511 Hamilton St., Hyattsville
(301) 864-0444

Shoppers Food Warehouse
4720 Cherry Hill Road, College Park
(301) 345-5996

Restaurant Listing

Calvert House Inn
Seafood, fine dining
6211 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 864-5220
www.calverthouseinn.com
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 11:30 p.m.–9 p.m.

Chipotle
Mexican
7332 Baltimore Ave.
(240) 582-0015
www.chipotle.com
Price: $2-$6
Vegan-friendly.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Cluck-U Chicken
Variety chicken
7415–A Baltimore Ave.
(301) 699-0345
www.cluckuchicken.com
Price: $5-$10
Diverse menu.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–10 p.m.

Cornerstone Grill & Loft
American
7325 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 779-7044
www.cornerstonegrillandloft.com
Price: $8-$15
Also serves as one of College Park's five college bars.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 12 p.m.–1:30 a.m., Friday–Saturday 12 p.m.–3 a.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–1:30 a.m.

D. P. Dough
Pizza
8145J Baltimore Ave.
(301) 614-9663
www.dpdough.com
Price: $2-$6
Cheap slices.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–3 a.m.

Franklin's General Store
American
5121 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 927-2740
www.franklinsbrewery.com
Price: $5-$15
They have an in-house microbrewery and make almost all of their own beer.
Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Monday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Tuesday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Golden China
Chinese
5908 40th Ave.
(301) 625-5000
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–11:30 p.m.

IHOP
Pancakes, breakfast
9680 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 982-7400
www.ihop.com
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Monday–Thursday 5 a.m.–1 p.m., Friday–Saturday 24 hours

Jungle Grille
Deli, grill, yogurt
8145F Baltimore Ave.
(301) 441-3321
www.junglegrille.com
Price: $3-$8
Top-quality, health-concious ingredients.
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–11 p.m.

Marathon Deli
Greek, deli
4429 Lehigh Rd.
(301) 927-6717
Price: $3-$8
Cheap, healthy.
Hours: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Noodles & Company
American, Asian
7320 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 779-5300
www.noodles.com
Price: $2-$6
Outdoor seating available.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Panda
Chinese
4439 Lehigh Rd.
(301) 209-9080
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Plato's Diner
American, diner
7150 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 779-7070
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 7 a.m.–1 a.m., Friday–Saturday 24 hours

R.J. Bentley's
American
7323 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 277-8898
Price: $8-$15
Also serves as one of College Park's five college bars.
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

Ratsie's
Pizza
7400 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 864-8220
Price: $3-$8
Open late.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–3:30 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Santa Fe Café
Southwestern
4410 Knox Rd.
(301) 779-1345
Price: $5-$10
Also serves as one of College Park's five college bars.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–3 a.m.

Shanghai Café
Chinese
7409 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 880-1077
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 1 p.m.–12 a.m.

Smoothie King
Desserts, dairy
7403 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 277-2771
www.smoothieking.com
Price: $3-$8
Choose your own toppings.
Hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–12 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–12 a.m.

The Bagel Place
Deli
7423 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 779-3900
Price: $2-$6
Many vegetarian alternatives.
Hours: Daily 6:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

The Pita Pit
Health
7313 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 277-7482
www.pitapitusa.com
Price: $4-$10
Hours: Monday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Tuesday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–3 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Thirsty Turtle
American, bar fare
7416 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 277-2003
www.thirstyturtlecp.com
Price: $8-$15
Also serves as one of College Park's five college bars; has a huge dance floor on the second floor.
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–10 p.m.

Wasabi Bistro
Japanese
4505 College Ave.
(301) 277-4038
Price: $2-$10
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Thursday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Saturday 1 p.m.–11:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Wing Zone
Wings
8145 Baltimore Ave.
(301) 345-9464
www.wingzone.com
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

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