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Updated on Monday, March 2

Best of UW #2: Best restaurants around the University

MODs: Last week we asked you what are the best places ON CAMPUS to get food. Now we want to know where are your go to places to get food OFF CAMPUS but near the university. We want to limit the scope to a 5 minute walk of the campus. So think places that are within the plazas, for example. 

 How it works:  we will post a category and have you suggest the best of that category that Waterloo has to offer. We will then take all the suggestions and have you vote on them. The top 5 of the category will be posted in a new section of the site for future reference. 

 Suggestions will be opened till Monday. Voting starts Tuesday.

 - Luv, MODs. 


56 comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    Sweet Dreams Tea Shop!

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 8:45 AM

      For food? Really? I've only ever had drinks there.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 11:45 AM

      Their udon is good and sandwiches not bad.

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    3. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 4:55 PM

      their service is slow as fuck and their drinks are probably on the lower end of the scale in waterloo.

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    4. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 8:04 PM

      The sponge toast with taro butter is HEAVENLY

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    McGinnis Front Row or Philthy's

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 2:55 PM

      lol how long have you been out of Waterloo? Front Row closed down ages ago.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 7:53 PM

      Philthy's closed down longer ago than Front Row, but thats where their humour lies.

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    3. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 8:21 PM

      What ever happened to Philthy's? I've seen the Joe Fromagio sign up there for years but it hasn't opened.

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    4. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 8:23 PM

      What about Mr. Sushi, Caesers, Mel's Diner, Happy Valley, The Firehouse?

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    Mozy's Shawarma

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    1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 4:56 AM

      Shawerma Plus is where it's at doe.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 4:09 PM

    Chen's

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 8:24 PM

      Chen's is pretty good, but do you remember what the name of the place that was there before Chen's? It was a Mexican restaurant, wasn't bad.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    Panda King, my favourite chinese food for white people

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    I know it is fast food, but Harvey's is straight up good quality every time for under $10. If I'm in a hurry I'll go there every time.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 9:11 PM

      This. Good quality fast food, friendly staff, seems well-managed overall. Plus they send coupons out in the mail pretty often or sometimes will give you the promo in store without one so you can usually get a meal for around 5 bucks.

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    2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 2:49 AM

      But they have sad white people food.

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    3. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 9:34 PM

      Well 6.b, I am OP and happen to be a white person. Sorry :(

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 5:44 PM

    Sogo

    Waterloo Star

    Mambellas Deli

    The Grill

    Mels Diner

    Kenzo

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    meetpoint

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    Mr.Paninos Beijing House

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    1. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 12:33 AM

      Chicken fried rice with some chili oil and peanuts

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    2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 7:33 PM

      My brotha.

      C5 and c1 all the way.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Sunshine.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 7:53 PM

    Kismet!

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 7:53 PM

    Pita Factory

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    Frat Burger

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 9:04 PM

    Grace and healthy dumplings and for greasy Mr.paninos

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 10:47 PM

    The Grill and Grab a Greek

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 12:17 AM

    Vegetarian fast food restaurant

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 1:56 AM

    omg sogo ♡

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Hmm, 5 min walk... gonna have to be any of

    Mambella's, Veggie Fast Food, Kismet, Kenzo, or Grace and Healthy. Dumplings!!

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    Mel's Diner

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    Lol at the attempt to get students to vote on the best places to eat. Students have no taste. Students will eat anything. My roommate ate unflavored Mr. Noodles out of a dirty saucepan with water that was microwaved to lukewarm because he was too lazy to wash a dish or wait till the water was hot. These are the kinds of people you are asking for the culinary prowess of.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 10:06 PM

      so don't vote and fuck off.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 6:55 PM

      lol lets ask michelin chefs what students would like most amirite?

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Auntie's!!!

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 1:09 AM

    Mongolian Grill

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    Aunty's Kitchen
    Mel's Diner
    Sweet Dreams

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 6:36 PM

    For what it is, Mel's is average. Compared to everything else in the plaza, it is amazing.

    I also like Mikey's

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    1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 11:13 AM

      frozen potatoes and bread? rofl The Grill is better than what they try to do, and at least i'm not spending almost 2 hours trying to get a waitress' attention.

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    Popeye's chicken

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    1. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 1:56 AM

      +1

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    2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 5:16 PM

      There's a popeye's chicken within 5 min from campus?

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Aunty's! And The Grill

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  27. AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 1:30 AM

    Bahima's Warung

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  28. AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 1:07 PM

    mongolian grill

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  29. AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 6:38 PM

    +1 for sogo

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  30. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 12:41 AM

    These Best of polls need a bit more criteria, everyone will end up listing off places they happen to go to most often, but everyone has their own criteria of what is their favorite - some people legitimately care about the quality of food, other people prefer places that have quicker service, and other people dont count fast food as "restaurants"....

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  31. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 2:13 AM

    meet point

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  32. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    Mr Sushi
    Grab a Greek
    Williams

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  33. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    burgerking

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  34. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    ITT: every restaurant around campus

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