A lot of planning and effort goes into the college decision process: the campus life, price, location and proximity to home are all major factors in deciding on where one wants to spend the next four years of his or her life – but a factor that is overlooked but appreciated over time is the food around the area in question.
SUNY Buffalo State is located in the heart of the ElmwoodVillage, and is known for its lively nightlife and breathtaking art exhibits.
Another huge part of the allure of the Elmwood strip is
the multiple food selections it has to offer to its community and
in particular, its college community.
After a long Saturday night on the Elmwood strip, the decision
is made to go out and grab a bite to eat, but the question is there to service
the late night snack needs of entire college campuses.
The amounts of food options available to students are: Italian,
Greek, Chinese, various pizza restaurants and submarine sandwich places are all
examples of the restaurants that dot the Elmwood strip.
One such restaurant lies nearly a quarter mile from campus in a
small pizza shop big enough to fit 20 people at most; Gino’s.
Gino’s is home to a variety of Italian-made dishes, but it is
most famous for its pizza and calzones. Current employee and Buffalo State
junior Kisha Perez has experienced firsthand what it is like to service the
needs of college students who horde the restaurant during weekends.
“Dinner rush is crazy from the minute I get on my shift will
when I get off at 5 a.m.” Perez said. “We get people from all over the place to
get our pizza but I’d say the most customers we get are college
students.”
Gino’s joins a host of restaurants open past midnight or later
on weekend nights; other Buffalo State student favorites include Jim's Steak
Out, Zonies, and Great Wall Chinese restaurant.
The later in the night it gets, the crazier the characters that
come out.
“I have had any kind of person walk into my door once the clock
turns past 12,” Perez said. “I have had a drunk guy ask me to marry him, Customers have tried to sing to me, even tried to kiss me.”
Not only do Elmwood restaurants stay open long into the night,
they give the students something for everyone to enjoy.
Buffalo State sophomore Chloe Mitchell enjoys that a village
that close to her campus features such a variety of restaurants.
“I think that having those options is very important to college
life, more important than I ever thought before coming to Buffalo State,”
Mitchell said. “Having somewhere to go and eat after I go out is a luxury to me
and my friends.”
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