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eats in town
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Defining the taste of Eugene
for over 25 years.
2588 Willamette St. 541 -687-8201 * I 3-10 Alder Street 541 -687-0355
Espresso Roma Cafe on East 13th Avenue offers a variety of coffee, sandwiches and fresh pastries including its most popular food item,
the ham and cheese croissant.
Food on
An array of vendors
around campus allow
students a quick bite
BY PHILIP OSSIE BLADINE
FREELANCE REPORTER
From early Monday to late Friday,
most students’ calendars are
booked solid. With classes, home
work, jobs, social life and extracur
ricular activities all devouring
hours, taking a break for lunch is of
ten out of the question for many.
Students learn to rely on the quick
bite, and luckily, the University
campus and its surrounding area of
fer many options to satisfy the ap
petite until dinner.
Tim Nally has been feeding on
the-go students for more than eight
years. Depending on the weather
and time of year, he estimates he
serves anywhere from 60 to 150
Sinai Kosher hot dogs a day from
his stand, One Bad Dawg, located
on the corner of East 13th Avenue
and Kincaid Street.
“I’m a little bit of a fixture here
because of the spot I have,” Nally
said. “My business is 99 percent
students and professors. ”
His stand is positioned in plain
view of any students crossing the
street from campus to the bookstore.
One Bad Dawg offers more than just
a bite to eat; it also includes a friendly
server-to-customer relationship.
“I’ve seen a lot of people come
and go over the years; seen many
students start here and graduate
here. Sometimes I will receive post
cards from students,” Nally said.
“It’s also a PR job, and I get to make
friends along the way. It’s the best
part about it.”
Senior TVavis Winn enjoys the
social aspect of the stand as well.
Although he usually brings food
from home to munch on between
classes, he gets a hot dog once every
couple weeks.
“He’s the only guy that I will buy
food from around campus,” Winn
said. “He’s a nice guy. It makes me
feel a little more connected than
most vendors do.”
Nally’s stand is just one of many
places for students to grab a quick
bite to eat on their way to or
from classes.
Just down the sidewalk from One
Bad Dawg, behind the PLC build
ing, is Cafe Blanche. It is owned by
Mark Stern, who also operates Dish
Comfort Cuisine downtown. The
stand offers homemade soups
and salads.
“The soups are all excellent,” said
Annie Vow, a graduate student. Her
favorite is the Thai coconut veggie.
Cafe Blanche rotates 80 different
soup recipes, and serves its most-re
quested three cheese tomato soup
every day.
“All the soups are made from
scratch, which is hard to find
around most places,” said Emiiy
Green, who runs the stand
Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. “You can definitely taste
the difference.”
To order a soup and sit down to
eat it (patio tables and chairs are set
up next to the stand) takes about 15
or 20 minutes, according to Vow.
“But If I’m in a hurry, I just take the
soup with me to class,” she said.
Vow said another favorite place
for a fast bite is at El Pato Verde,
located near the comer of East 13th
Avenue and Patterson Street. The
family-run Mexican food joint is
a student favorite, offering all
the traditional south-of-the-border
selections. A top pick is the $2 bean
and cheese burrito, which — like
all El Pato Verde burritos — is
lightly grilled.
For those students looking for on
campus eateries, the EMU serves a
good selection of lunchtime meals.
Chris Jacobs’ favorite is Panda
Express, which is new to the EMU
this year.
“It’s by far my favorite, and is a
quick grab when I’m in a hurry,” Ja
cobs said. He said it takes about
seven minutes to get his food if
there is a long line, but only about
four if not.
Also located in the EMU is Grate
ful Bread bakery, Subway, Pita Pit
and Holy Cow Cafe, as well as the
Buzz and Union Market downstairs.
“(It’s) nice to be able to get things
that are reasonably healthy here,”
said sophomore Robert Kremers,
who usually finds a nourishing
meal at the EMU between classes on
Tuesday and Thursday. He generally
sticks to a sandwich or pita for
lunch. “I try to avoid the junk food
the best I can.”
For those students who enjoy a
latte with lunch or as a treat, cafes
on and off campus provide drinks
and snacks that are easy to eat on
the run. Espresso Roma Cafe, on
East 13 th Avenue between Kincaid
and Alder streets, serves gourmet
coffee and a number of pastries cre
ated by owner Miguel Cortez.
“My wife had the idea to make
something other than sweets, which
most cafes serve,” Cortez said. A
customer can choose a croissant or
sandwich with any combination of
spinach, cheese, mushroom and
ham. Cortez said the ham
and cheese croissant is the highest
selling pastry.
“We are constantly baking the
pastries,” Cortez said, who has op
erated Roma for 18 years now. “If
something is not sold within two
hours of being baked, we will give it
away. Sometimes we have to make
new pastries every 30 minutes if it
is very busy.”
Espresso Roma Cafe is open from
5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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