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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Off-Campus Dining - Off-Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.24

Off-Campus Dining

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Student Favorites
  • BD's Mongolian Barbeque
  • Good Time Charley's
  • Rod's Diner
24-Hour Dining Fleetwood Diner
Best Asian Champion House
Best Breakfast Angelo's
Best Coffee Espresso Royale
Best Dessert Stucchi's Ice Cream
Best Healthy Red Hawk Bar & Grill
Best Late-Night
  • Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
  • New York Pizza Depot
Best Mexican Chipotle
Best Pizza Gratzi
Best Wings
  • BD's Mongolian Grill
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
Best Place to Take a Date Sava Café
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • The Gandy Dancer
  • Gratzi
  • Zingerman's Deli
Other Places to Check Out
  • Afternoon Delight
  • Amer's Delicatessen
  • Applebee's Neighborhood Grill
  • Asian Legend
  • Backroom Pizza
  • Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
  • Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant
  • Broken Egg
  • BTB Burrito
  • Bubble Island
  • Café Zola
  • The Chop House
  • Comet Coffee
  • The Cupcake Station
  • Eve
  • Frank's Restaurant
  • Kai Garden
  • La Dolce Vita
  • No Thai
  • Noodles & Company
  • Oasis Deli
  • Olive Garden
  • Oriental Express
  • Outback Steakhouse
  • P.F. Chang's China Bistro
  • Panchero's Mexican Grill
  • Panera Bread
  • Pizza Hut
  • Potbelly Sandwich Shop
  • Prickly Pear Southwest Café
  • Real Seafood Company
  • Sadako Japanese Restaurant
  • Silvio's Organic Pizza
  • South U Pizza
  • Starbucks
  • Subway
  • Sushi.com
  • Taco Bell
  • A Taste of India
  • Tios Mexican Café
  • TK Wu
  • Totoro
  • Yogo Bliss

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

While residence hall food is frequently bashed for being pricey and unappetizing, you won't hear students gripe about off-campus dining! So leave the dorm food for the weekdays and treat yourself to the many dining options Ann Arbor has to offer on the weekends.

Students agree that the city has plenty of options, regardless of budget or preference. Split a pizza with friends at the original Cottage Inn or splurge on a date at one of Main Street's many fine dining establishments. With many ethnic choices like Raja Rani for Indian food and several sushi restaurants, Ann Arbor's cultural mix shines through in its dining options. Vegan and vegetarian students enjoy the availability of meat-free options at nearly every restaurant in the city. Ann Arbor even has an all-vegetarian restaurant, Seva, on East Liberty Street. And if you're more comfortable with chain restaurants and simple pleasures, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Chipotle, and other popular eateries pepper the campus and salt the city with flavor. 

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Off-Campus Dining at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

krystalr17

Psychology '15

5.0
A+

Plenty of Places to Eat

There are multiple restaurants that a person can go to that do not have a meal plan. For example there is Michigan Union, which has Wendy's, Subway, Panda Express and Ugos where you can buy packaged snacks and sandwiches. There are plenty of places all around campus that allow the students to have choices to eat.

May 19, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

emmacgill

North American Studies '15

5.0
A+

Lots of Good Options

a variety of nice upscale places downtown, and cheaper place too. lots of locally owned businesses.

May 14, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

michecla

Philosophy '14

5.0
A+

Beautiful

So many restaurants. All delicious. So many choices.

Apr 30, 2012

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User rating for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Off-Campus Dining is 4.6 out of 5 based on 47 user reviews.

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Did You Know? During the fall of 2010, the Travel Channel show "Man versus Food" filmed host Adam Richman chowing down at two Ann Arbor locations: the Maize and Blue Delicatessen on South University Avenue and Tio's Mexican Café.

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Kroger
1919 S. Industrial Highway
(734) 761-1966
www.kroger.com
Monday–Saturday 7 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Meijer
3145 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.
(734) 769-7800
www.meijer.com
Daily 24 hours

Whole Foods Market
3135 Washtenaw Ave.
(734) 975-4500
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Daily 8 a.m.–10 p.m.

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Angelo's
Food: Diner, breakfast
1100 E. Catherine St.
(734) 761-8996
www.angelosa2.com/home.htm
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Voted "Best Breakfast" in The Michigan Daily's "Best of 2010" poll

BD's Mongolian Grill
Food: Asian
200 S. Main St.
(734) 913-0999
www.gomongo.com
Price: $5–$10

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Food: Wings
205 S. State St.
(734) 997-9143
www.buffalowildwings.com
Price: $8–$15

Champion House
Food: Chinese
120 E. Liberty St.
(734) 741-8100
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Chinese on one side, a Japanese steak house on the other

China Gate
Food: Chinese
1201 S. University Ave.
(734) 668-2445
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: With only about 15 tables, this cozy takeout or sit-and-eat place serves all of your favorites at low prices and at speeds only the UM astrophysicists can measure.

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Food: Mexican fast food
235 S. State St.
(734) 794-0800
www.chipotle.com
Price: $5–$10

Cottage Inn Pizza
Food: Pizza
1141 Broadway St.
(734) 995-9101
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: The original is on East William Street and has been open since 1948. Voted "Best Pizza" in The Michigan Daily's "Best of 2010" poll.

The Earle
Food: French, Italian
121 W. Washington St.
(734) 994-0211
Price: $15–$20
Cool Features: Live music

Espresso Royale
Food: Coffee
1101 S. University Ave.
(734) 327-0740
www.espressoroyale.com
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Two locations near campus

Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Food: Burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches
311 S. State St.
(734) 213-3483
www.fiveguys.com
Price: $5–$10

Fleetwood Diner
Food: Diner food
300 S. Ashley St.
(734) 995-5502
Price: $10
Cool Features: Open daily 24 hours

The Gandy Dancer
Food: Seafood
401 Depot St.
(734) 769-0592
www.muer.com
Price: $15–$20
Cool Features: Made out of a converted train station

Good Time Charley's
Food: American
1140 S. University Ave.
(734) 668-8411
www.good-time-charleys.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Great happy hour specials every night, very popular with students

Gratzi
Food: Italian
326 S. Main St.
(888) 456-3463
Price: $15–$20
Cool Features: Sit upstairs at a table in the window.

Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
Food: Sandwiches
342 S. State St.
(734) 222-7000
www.jimmyjohns.com
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Several locations near campus

Maize and Blue Delicatessen
Food: Deli sandwiches
1329 S. University
(734) 996-0009
maizeandbluedeli.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: The sandwiches are so big—order a half.

Mr. Greek's Coney Island
Food: Greek, diner-style
215 S. State St.
(734) 662-6336
www.mrgreeka2.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: A great place to grab a late breakfast.

New York Pizza Depot
Food: Pizza
605 E. Williams St.
(734) 669-6973
www.newyorkpizzaannarbor.com
Price: $8–$15

Palio
Food: Italian
347 S. Main St.
(888) 456-3463
Price: $10–$15
Cool Features: Dine on the roof in the summer.

Pizza House
Food: Pizza
618 Church St.
(734) 995-5095
www.pizzahouse.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: More than 40 delivery drivers on the payroll

Raja Rani Restaurant
Food: Indian
400 S. Division St.
(734) 995-1545
www.rajarani-restaurant.com

Red Hawk Bar & Grill
Food: American
316 S. State St.
(734) 994-4004
www.redhawkannarbor.com
Price: $10–$15

Rod's Diner
Food: American
812 S. State St.
(734) 769-5650
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Try a "Collider," which is like a Dairy Queen Flurry, but much better.

Sava Café
Food: Café-style
216 S. State St.
(734) 623-2233
www.savasrestaurant.com
Price: $10–$20

Seva Restaurant
Food: Vegetarian
314 E. Liberty
(734) 662-1111
www.sevarestaurant.com
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Vegetarian cuisine

Stucchi's Ice Cream
Food: Ice cream
1121 S. University Ave.
(734) 662-1716
stucchisicecream.com
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Two locations near campus

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Food: Coffee, pastries
123 W. Washington St.
(734) 769-2331
www.sweetwaterscafe.com
Price: $5–$10

Zingerman's Deli
Food: Deli sandwiches
422 Detroit St.
(734) 663-3354
www.zingermansdeli.com
Price: $5–$10

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