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Vanderbilt University - Off-Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.24

Off-Campus Dining

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Quick Stats

24-Hour Dining Café Coco
Best Asian P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Best Breakfast Pancake Pantry
Best Healthy Bread & Company
Best Pizza Mellow Mushroom
Best Wings Whitt's Barbeque
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • Restaurant Zola
  • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
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Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

There are a large number of good restaurants in close proximity to Vanderbilt. Maybe it has something to do with the zoning of the city, but it seems like Vanderbilt lies in a very highly concentrated restaurant area of Nashville. In every style and price range, you will find something within walking distance or a short cab ride.

The selection certainly exists in the city; it is only a question of the depth. There aren’t dozens of excellent places to eat for every genre of food, but excellent places do exist. This means that it is very important to make reservations, or you will find yourself standing in line holding one of those silly pagers.

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Off-Campus Dining at Vanderbilt University

manthabat

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

4.2
A-

Off Campus Dining

Off campus dining is awesome. There's a lot of chain restaurants within walking distance of campus and a decent amount of local ones as well. Many of them participate in Taste of Nashville and can be paid for on the Commodore Card.

Feb 06, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at Vanderbilt University

VandyGillette

'15

Chemistry

4.2
A-

Plenty of Places to Eat, on the Card as Well.

There's plenty of places to eat off-campus which are on the card as well. A program Vanderbilt University has set up called Tastes in Nashville partners with different restaurants. Each semester, freshman students are allotted $200 in meal money which can be used for ordering online delivery take-out or for going to the different restaurants to eat.

Dec 23, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Vanderbilt University

mattlibrandi

'13

Biology

2.7
C+

Downtown Food Search

Many places to search for food but really need to search.

Feb 13, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate the off-campus restaurants on the following topics

How would you rate the diversity of off-campus dining options?

Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Apple Market
2900 W. End Ave.
(615) 327-4187

Harris Teeter
21st Avenue & Blair
(615) 373-0180

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Bread & Company
Food: Soups, salads
4105 Hillsboro Rd.
(615) 292-7323
www.breadandcompany.com
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Tastefully decorated interior

Café Coco
Food: Coffee, late-night dining
210 Louise Ave.
(615) 329-0024
www.cafecoco.com
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Beautiful employees—men and women

Chili's Bar & Grill
Food: American, ribs
2322 West End Ave.
(615) 327-1588
www.chilis.com
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Baby back ribs!

Couva Calypso Café
Food: Caribbean
2424 Elliston Place
(615) 321-3878
www.calypsocafe.com
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: The whole jerk chicken

Fido's
Food: Dessert and coffee
1812 21st Ave.
(615) 385-7959
Price: $2-$5
Cool Features: Amazing variety of coffee drinks

Ken's Sushi
Food: Japanese
2007 Division St.
(615) 321-2444
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Sushi and sake bar

The Mad Platter
Food: American
1239 Sixth Ave.
(615) 242-2563
www.madplatter.cc
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Private parking

Mediterranean Cuisine
Food: Greek, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
400 21st Ave.
(615) 321-8960
Price: $5–$12
Cool Features: Hookah served outside on the balcony

Mellow Mushroom
Food: Calzones, hoagies, pizza, salads, wings
212 21st Ave.
(615) 342-0044
www.mellowmushroom.com
Price: $9–$15
Cool Features: Delicious sourdough pretzel appetizers

P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Food: Chinese
2525 West End Ave.
(615) 329-8901
www.pfchangs.com
Price: $10-$20
Cool Features: Over 100 menu items available

Pancake Pantry
Food: Breakfast
1796 21st Ave.
(615) 383-9333
www.pancakepantry.com
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Original location, great flapjacks

Restaurant Zola
Food: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Turkish
3001 West End Ave.
(615) 320-7778
www.restaurantzola.com
Price: $15-$35
Cool Features: Mediterranean, island theme

Rotier's Restaurant
Food: American and Southern
2413 Elliston Place
(615) 327-9892
www.rotiers.com
Price: $8-$15
Cool Features: Grilled cheeseburgers galore!

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Food: Steak
2100 West End Ave.
(615) 320-0163
www.ruthschris.com
Price: $15-$35
Cool Features: Classy, full bar

San Antonio Taco Company
Food: Tex-Mex
416 21st Ave.
(615) 327-4322
www.thesatco.com
Price: $4–$10
Cool Features: Enormous front deck, perfect for warm nights (or winter nights when they roll out the space heaters).

Whitt's Barbeque
Food: BBQ
5211 Alabama Ave.
(615) 385-1553
www.whittsbarbeque.com
Price: $5-$10
Cool Features: Great picnic packages

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