(Un)offical Food Thread

[huknows00]

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Recently I realized that lifestyle is probably the single most effective criteria in determining one's choice of schools among all the great MSTP's. So as we're all waiting for the last few decisions to come out, I thought we should start a thread to discuss the various food and entertainment options around the various campuses.

I think those of us making decisions right now would all appreciate it if fellow mudphuds who went to undergrad or are currently enrolled at some of these schools would volunteer some information to see whose cusine will reign supreme?

 

[huknows00]

Penn 👍

The various dining locations on campus are so so. Sansom street has a row of restaraunts and bars right on campus. Further around 40th street there lots of ethinic restaraunts (Indian, Thai, Ethiopian etc.) I think the Indian food is ok but my Indian friends think it's subpar. I can attest that Chinese food on campus suck, but there are reasonably priced and tasty options in Chinatown.

Downtown has a plethora of choices: ranging from Le Bec Fin and the various Steven Starr places to hole in the wall places to cheesesteak joints around South Street. Buddakan is my favorite Steven Starr place and offers spectacular ambiance, but Continental is a lot more affordable and has a HUUGE stack of showstring fries which are so good and can feed 4 people. There are a lot of other places, and the good thing is that they're all within 20 minutes traveling either by cab or subway. Other ppl who are in Philly please add to this...

 

[SeventhSon]

i hearby coronate this, the official, of the two unofficial, unofficial food threads. cheers.

 

[JayQuah]

Cornell has a sweet breakfast place right outside of the Med school, and a supermarket where everything goes to like 50% off at 7:00 pm everyday. It IS actually cheaper than cooking for yourself.

At Colorado, you can hunt wild game.

 

[SeventhSon]

i went to UCSD undergrad, if you love mexican food san diego is heaven. However, there is really nothing immediately around campus... really a dead zone with the exception of a couple restaurants. That being said, you might decide to live 10 miles away from campus anyway if you go there (Pacific beach) where all the young people live.

I think if you lived in Pacific beach the social scene/food scene is pretty darn solid, the thing is you would then have to drive 5-7 miles (with traffic) to school everyday.

 

[gaganheim]

Although my guess is no one cares, I'll still give the low down on UVa, for future applicants. Charlottesville has an absurd number of restaruants per capita. Right across the street from the Old Med school is an area called the corner. I recommend a gus burger from the white spot if you're in the mood for something greasy. Baja bean, the Virginian and Little Johns are pretty good. An option is to go down the street a few blocks to Wild Wing Cafe. At night, downtown and 29 also have some good places.

 

[CaipirinhaQuinho]

I like to think of Baltimore as the closest place to heaven you can get in this country. And if you walk around west baltimore after 1pm, you may actually reach heaven during your stay. just kidding, but not really.

The food here is pretty good, but baltimore is really a bar town. we have like 4-5 main areas of the city which all have their own feel to them. you can get all types of micro-brews here as well as your homegrown bmore beers (natty-bo).

Depending on the area you go to in bmore, you can get something other than bar food. For example, the Harbor is littered with flashy touristy places like ESPN Zone, Cheesecake Factory, and seafood places. bmore has delicious crab cakes, skrimp, and other sealife. All around the city you can find cheap indian, asian, afghan, cuban, spanish, and italian. I would also stress that the italian and spanish foods are really quite good since Little Italy is awesome and Fell's Point has a large hispanic population.

As for the food around the med school, I'm not exactly an expert but i will say that bmore is small enough that getting to all the good food places is not a problem. There are tons of supermarkets and cooking is probably cheaper than eating out.

all in all, i've become pretty impressed with the food situation around the city, just don't step on a needle on your way to eat. just kidding...not really.

 

[shortyganoush]

i went to UCSD undergrad, if you love mexican food san diego is heaven. However, there is really nothing immediately around campus... really a dead zone with the exception of a couple restaurants. That being said, you might decide to live 10 miles away from campus anyway if you go there (Pacific beach) where all the young people live.

I think if you lived in Pacific beach the social scene/food scene is pretty darn solid, the thing is you would then have to drive 5-7 miles (with traffic) to school everyday.

Gaslamp district (downtown) and Hillcrest (10 miles) from campus have tons of great places to eat from chains, to posh restaurants, to hole in the wall places of every ethnicity. If you can afford it, I also recommend most places in downtown La Jolla (2-3 miles from campus)

I can recommend a ton more things to do in SD, but no one has mentioned an acceptance there yet.

 

[SeventhSon]

Gaslamp district (downtown) and Hillcrest (10 miles) from campus have tons of great places to eat from chains, to posh restaurants, to hole in the wall places of every ethnicity. If you can afford it, I also recommend most places in downtown La Jolla (2-3 miles from campus)

I can recommend a ton more things to do in SD, but no one has mentioned an acceptance there yet.

oh yeah how could i forget hillcrest? phil's bbq, el cuervo, bronx pizza.. 😍 ...hamburger mary's...

 

[Newquagmire]

I can't believe I miss the food in St. Louis

 

[eram]

nyu?

nyc food > *

 

[MrMunkily]

I can't believe I miss the food in St. Louis

elaborate on food situation is St Louis?

 

[Newquagmire]

elaborate on food situation is St Louis?

i'm sorry, but food in san diego sucks.

 

[Vader]

San Francisco has too many good restaurants to list, anywhere from whole-in-the-wall to upscale dining, practically any type you can imagine. The Mission area is great for trendy restaurants, dive bars and clubs, while Union street and North Beach have tons of beautiful people to watch and bars and restaurants to frequent. And everything is close and easily accessible by public transit since the city is only about 7 miles across at its widest point!

Not to mention good places around the Bay Area... Berkeley with its good cohort of places to eat and Napa, Sonoma and Russian River valleys and their multitude of wines, delis and restaurants!

 

[lynnier79]

i realize that salt lake city is NOT known for its food -- but all in all things are not bad. restaurants are cropping up fast, but this is the biggest "small town" in the country, so everyone knows all the new places and you can always get something good.

though, who needs food when you have the wasatch mountains. i mean really -- no one moves to SLC for food. but for snow (over 450" so far this year at Alta) now THAT is worth moving for.

and to all those worried about not having TIME to play in the mountains -- remember that many of the profs and PIs moved here for exactly the same reasons you would -- to PLAY! these people understand what it is to have a balanced lifestyle. even in an MD/PhD program.