Let There Be Bagels Once More! Let There Be Bagels Once More!Einstein Bros. Bagels is now open on the first floor of Shafer Court DiningCenter.The bagel shop operates between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.However, students expecting to use there meal plan will have to wait until after 5 p.m.Einstein Bros...
Smokers: Second Class Citizens Smokers: Second Class CitizensOpinion by Connor Campbell (Proud Smoker)There once was a time where one could sit at the bar, have a beer and enjoy a cigarette.One wasn’t forced to walk out in the rain and cold to have a smoke. One was able to enjoy the same comforts of an establishment as the rest o...
Bo Dillaz: From Late-Night Hunger to Creative Satisfaction Bo Dillaz: From Late-Night Hunger to Creative SatisfactionBy Samuel RootsBo Dillaz is not the typical eat-in/take-out restaurant. It lacks the family environment of your everyday diner, but still maintains quality food. In short, Bo Dillaz is not pinnacle fine dining, however it is still a c...
Fresca: A Fresh New Taste Without Meat Fresca: A Fresh New Taste Without MeatBy Paige BaxterCampus food can get a little monotonous from time to time. So if you want to try something new, Fresca is the place to start.В The building immediately grabbed my attention by the restaurant’s slogan on the wall: вЂ&...
Sidewalk Selections Vol.2: Nate’s Taco Truck Sidewalk Selections Vol.2: Nate’s Taco TruckShafer Bird Correspondent DeeVa Payne takes a look at Nate’s Taco Truck!Filmed by Ryan Murphy and Tommy Lopez.Produced by Charles Couch.Did you like this? Share it:Did you enjoy this post?Why not leave ...
821 Cafe: Less Than Meets The Eye 821 Cafe: Less Than Meets The EyeBy Samuel Roots821 CafГ© is a model VCU diner. Loft feel. Brick walls with paintings. Vegan friendly. Everything one would expect from a restaurant locatedВ a few blocks away from the university. However, what the restaurant has in style it lacks in originality....
Comfort: The Perfect Blend of Southern Cuisine and Simplicity By Manhatten RoyalI stumbled upon Comfort about one year ago. Blending in with many of the buildings on West Broad Street, it can be easy to overlook at first.However, once you experience the delights of true southern comfort food, you’ll be sure to look out for it every time you pa...
The Pit & The Peel Makes for a Healthy Meal Contributing WriterNick DesouzaFrom the mason jars fashioned into light fixtures, to a daily punny joke etched onto a blackboard, one can tell The Pit & The Peel was molded with Richmond’s twang in mind. Opened in June of 2015, the Pit and the Peel strives to provide people with healthy eatin...
Extreme Pizza: Lets not pretend you’re extreme By Paul StehlikThe key to a great restaurant lays in delicious cuisine, friendly staff, and a creative atmosphere. Extreme Pizza is extreme in name alone. It has all the charm of a sleazy chain restaurant, the taste of a Chuck-E-Cheese’s mass produced pizza.The pizza at Extreme Pizza is a fl...
How Eco-Friendly is Shafer REALLY? By Austin WalkerThe VCU Office of Sustainability has been focusing on the Shafer Dining Court from the beginning of the VCU Goes Green Initiative, as the location is one of the biggest consumers of resources and producers of waste.Thankfully, the management team at Shafer, alongside the Office of Sustainability, ha...