Decked out with by far the best ceiling decorations of any restaurant on campus, the Blue Danube restaurant north of campus can also boast being the best in the campus area.
Dollar burger specials on Mondays and Tuesdays accompanied by down-to-earth prices at the bar and the lively buzz of people and music make one’s dining experience relaxing to the soul and to the wallet.
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One of the only restaurants near campus where students can order two kinds of Manhattans – one an open-faced roast beef-mashed potato sandwich, and the other an alcoholic whiskey-vermouth-bitters beverage – “the Dube” combines some down-home cooking with an extensive bar, and beer, selection.
The Dube’s Monday through Friday Blue Plate specials prominently feature their open-faced sandwiches – meat loaf, roast beef and roast turkey – while other days offering chicken and dumplings or fish and chips.
But don’t let your eyes get stuck looking only at those chicken and dumplings on the table. Sit back, take a breath, take a drink and survey the uniquely-decorated drop ceiling.
Each tile bears the work of artsy-types who have created depictions of everything from the Blockbuster logo to a portrait of The Doors’ Jim Morrison. A number of designs include more abstract displays, which might begin to make more sense to non-artsy types as the BAC-level rises.
And since the Dube continues serving food late in the evening, a dinner-turned-drinking marathon will not end with hungry drunks scarfing down Nachos Bell Grandes early in the morning.
The only drawback to this decades-old fixture of cuisine north of campus – the tacky neon-blue lights that warp around the outside of the restaurant, making for a must-see look for a must-try restaurant.
Tim Hoffine is Campus Editor of The Lantern and can be reached at [email protected].
