By Evan Riddell
Western Herald
While most students are satisfied with Jimmy Johns or Taco Bell, more courageous students may want to venture off-campus for a new experience in Kalamazoo cuisine.
With money in short supply all around, one cannot in good conscious drop $50 on a nice dinner for two.
Behold, hidden throughout Kalamazoo are havens for cash-strapped students with adventurous taste buds. One just has to find them.
(Chyn Wey Lee/Western Herald) Burdick’s is located in downtown Kalamazoo.
Old Burdick’s Bar and Grill
Every Sunday and Wednesday at Old Burdick’s Bar and Grill students get half off their meal with a student ID.
The restaurant features a student menu for plenty of modestly-priced dining options from queso dip to chicken broccoli alfredo, and drinks are half-off every Sunday for anyone of age.
With their College Package and NFL Sunday Night Ticket, one can never miss a game on Burdick’s 70-inch high definition TV. Sunday and Wednesdays are Burdick’s most popular nights, so come hungry.
Olde Peninsula Brewpub
West Michigan Avenue’s Olde Peninsula Brewpub offers 10 percent off any meal with a valid student ID, and every Wednesday night is $2 pint night.
With live music, tasty food, and cheap drinks, Kalamazoo’s first brewpub caters to the college crowd. Their happy hour specials boast $3 pints and a wide selection of $4 liquors, from Absolute and Jack Daniels to Captain Morgan and Bacardi.
The Union Cabaret and Grille
Every Tuesday night at the Union is college night, with $1 and $2 beers, $2.50 well drinks, and $4 martinis from 8 p.m. until they close at midnight.
(Chyn Wey Lee/Western Herald) The Union is located in downtown Kalamazoo.Student menus are also available Tuesday nights after 9 p.m. with plenty of different meals for under $5.Every Monday through Thursday, students who present an ID get 15 percent off their meal.
Student menus are also available Tuesday nights after 9 p.m. with plenty of different meals for under $5.
Every Monday through Thursday, students who present an ID get 15 percent off their meal.
Pasta Pasta
This little Italian restaurant’s biggest attraction for hungry students is Wednesday’s $5.95 all-you-can-eat spaghetti and marinara. Pasta Pasta has slashed their wine prices in half for every night of November.
For that romantic date on a budget, one could order their dinner for two — for only $21.95, one gets two pick-a-pasta dinners, two house salads, and two desserts.
(Chyn Wey Lee/Western Herald) Epic Bistro is located off of South Burdick Street in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Epic Bistro
Nestled deep in the Kalamazoo Mall, the Epic Bistro offers casual dining with a classy atmosphere.
Their Sunday special is $1 over cost on most all of the wine bottle list, which evens out to be around 50 percent off, and every Monday through Wednesday, the Epic Bistro showcases it’s Pour Hour, featuring four glasses (two red wines and two white wines) at only $3 each.
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