Area eateries serve patchwork of culinary treats
Four square blocks just
west of campus are home
to some 25 restaurants,
offering all manners of food
By Jared Paben
News Reporter
Whether it's spicy Asian food, a
slice of pizza or an all-American-style
hot dog, the campus area offers a
wide variety of foods, and many din
ing spots are within walking distance
of classes and residence halls.
Places to eat are abound in the four
square blocks between Kincaid and
Hilyard streets and between 12th and
14th avenues. In fact, not counting
the many coffee shops, there are more
than 25 dining spots, with atmos
pheres as varied as the fare.
For early risers, Glenwood Campus
Cafe has been known to pack the
house by serving breakfasts starting at
$3.95 for eggs, potatoes and toast.
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item, however, and the restaurant
serves it up for $6.50, said Jacqui
Monninger, owner of the Glenwood
for the past 25 years.
For lunch and dinner, the Glen
wood offers a wide range of foods.
The most affordable is the grilled
cheese sandwich, which comes with
soup, for $3.45. The Glenwood also
serves salads, burritos, soups and
sandwiches. The most popular lunch
item is the Alder Street Sandwich, a
grilled sandwich with bacon, turkey,
cheese and sprouts.
Patrons may want to avoid trying
to study at the Glenwood on Satur
day and Sunday mornings — its
busiest times. Mid-afternoon, on
the other hand, offers up a calm,
quiet environment, on both of the
two indoor floors, and on the out
side patio. The Glenwood is also
open until 10 p.m.
Down the street from the Glen
wood is Sy's Pizza, ready to serve
up a traditional, thin-aust Neapolitan
slice for students craving a big, floppy
piece of New York-style pizza. The
stop also offers spicier, deep-dish
Sicilian pizza.
And Sy's owner Sy Zeer is the real
thing. He has a thick New York ac
cent, despite living in Oregon for the
past 25 years. He's from Manhattan,
where he grew up cooking and eat
ing pizza.
"New York pizza by the slice is very
popular," he said. "We brought it out
here and it's been a blast. We have a
great relationship with students and
the community. As long as you're a
nice person and want to have some
pizza, come on in."
Food doesn't get more expensive
than a few dollars at Sy's, unless you
buy two slices. His Neapolitan pizza
runs $2.25, and the deep dish is 10
cents more.
Sy's is open everyday until mid
night. There is no delivery, but orders
can be called in ahead of time and
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Pizza
Pegasus Pizza
Sy’s Pizza
Asian Foods
China Blue Restaurant
Hana’s Restaurant
Korea House
Maple Garden
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Sandwiches/Soups
Barry’s Espresso Bakery and Deli
Big Town Hero
Campus Sub Shop
Quizno’s Subs
Subway
Breakfasts
Cafe Siena
Glenwood Campus Cafe
MacAfee's on 13th
Burgers/American
Flying Dogs Cafe and Deli
One Bad Dawg (hot dog stand)
picked up. Studying there might be
tricky, however, due to distractions
and limited table space.
On Aug. 20, Sys celebrated its 25th
anniversary on campus by giving
away free pizza to everybody who
came through the door.
"We've fed the University commu
nity, from students to their children to
their children," he said.
If it's a taste from overseas that stu
dents are looking for, Maple Garden
might be the place.
On weekday afternoons Maple
Garden fills up with college students
looking to fill their stomachs with
chow fun, chow mein, Mandarin
chicken, kung po chicken and other
dishes, all for only $4.95. The lunch
specials include an entree with rice,
Coffee
The Duck Stop
(University Bookstore)
Espresso Roma
Java “U”
Starbucks
Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry’s
Dairy Queen
Italian
Excelsior Inn
Greek/Med iterranean
Alexander’s Great Falafel
Caspian Mediterranean Cafe
Bars
Rennie’s Landing
Taylor’s Bar and Grill
Fast Food
Hodgepodge
Taco Bell
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Maple Garden has a huge list of
meals, including vegetarian, beef,
chicken, shrimp and fish dishes. The
lunch menu is not served after 4:30
p.m., however.
Owner Kenny Wang developed a
new, inexpensive menu of dim sum
dishes this summer and will have
them throughout the school year.
They include everything from gluti
nous rice shao mai to shark's fin
dumplings to egg custard tarts, all
running from $2.25 to $2.50.
"They don't need to spend a lot of
money and they can get a lot of food
and feel happy," Wang said.
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