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The mission of the Student Dining Club is to compile reliable and unbiased information about local eateries in the Bangor area for the use of students at Husson University. By working cohesively as a group and gaining first hand information from local eateries we will create a dinning guide that reviews eateries based on student wants and needs

Monday, November 22, 2010

Sea Dog Brewing Company




Sea Dog Brewing Company

Type: Casual restaurant and bar

Unique food on the menu: Sea food, pasta, sandwiches, burgers, pizza and of course BEER

Atmosphere: relaxed casual 

Specialties: Known for their specialty beers

The food:  Taste and Quality: Great food and good variety of menu items
            
 Price: Average
  
Service: It’s okay but it can at times be hard to find your waitress on busy nights

The overall experience: Good place to go with friends if you’re not on a time schedule

Location: 26 Front Street Bangor ME 04401




Thursday, November 18, 2010

Thai Orchid

 Thai Orchid

Type: Thai Food

Unique food on the menu:Thai

Atmosphere: College students but adults mostly

Specialties: N/A

Taste/ Quality: Great Food, I got drunken noodles.

Price: Reasonable $5 to $20 for a dish

Service: Good prompt service

Overall Experience: 7.5 out of 10

Location: Broadway across from Tim Horton’s

Overall Experience: 6.5 out of 10 good service/ good food

Location: Orono Maine near Margarita's/ Bearbrew



China Light

China Light

Type: Chinese Food

Unique food on the menu: Chinese, various dishes, over 100 combinations to choose from.

Atmosphere: Everybody- college kids, middle aged, seniors

Specialties: N/A

Taste/ Quality: Good food, they give huge portions

Price: Cheap prices for the amount of food you get.

Service: Delivery service available, quick service

Overall Experience: 7.5 out of 10

Location: Broadway across from Tim Horton’s

Overall Experience: 6.5 out of 10

Location: Stillwater Ave, Bangor



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Coffee Pot Cafe

 Coffee Pot Cafe

Type: Subs

Unique food on the menu: Homemade Subs

Atmosphere: good mix of everyone I would say mostly middle aged women and men grabbing a quick lunch.
Specialties: N/A

Taste/ Quality: pretty good subs homemade quality and taste

Price: normal price for a sub 4-7 dollars

Service: decent service some of the subs are premade and ready for pick up and drive thru’s

Overall Experience: 6.5 out of 10

Location: Broadway next to Bangor Savings.

Photo courtesy of Melanie Brooks


Amato’s

Amato’s

Type: Italian (Subs, Pizza, Salads, etc.)

Unique food on the menu: Many different types of subs pre made pizza’s calzones pazzo and salads.

Atmosphere: A little bit of everyone mainly take out not too many seats.

Specialties: N/A

Taste/ Quality: Great food. I got the Amato’s original sub. Homemade Italian oil they put on it is great!

Price: prices are cheap you can get a meal for $5

Service: Friendly Atmosphere and fast service

Overall Experience: 8 out of 10

Location: 657 Broadway

Photo courtesy of Amato's

Happy China Buffet

 Happy China Buffet

Type: Chinese Buffet

Unique food on the menu: Various Chinese food

Atmosphere: Older Folks some college kids

Specialties: N/A

Taste/ Quality: The food was decent had a lot of different choices to choose from

Price: Buffet is priced around $10 which is a good deal

Service: Buffet, little service provided as needed

Overall Experience: 6.5 out of 10

Location: Stillwater Ave, Bangor

Not actual buffet from Happy China Buffet


Captain Nick’s

 Captain Nick’s

Type: Seafood Family Restaurant
Unique food on the menu: Variety of Seafood

Atmosphere: Families, middle aged to senior citizens

Specialties: No real specialty

Taste/ Quality: Excellent Seafood I got a platter of fried seafood and it was great!

Price: Fair prices for seafood but be prepared to spend 15-20.

Service: Fast and Friendly service

Overall Experience: Good time about 8 out of 10

Location: Union St.


Hero’s Sports Grill and Entertainment Center

Hero’s Sports Grill and Entertainment Center

Type: Sports bar and Grill

Unique food on the menu: Buffalo Chicken Breadsticks, Steak & Cheese Breadsticks, Burgers, Seafood, Wings, Nachos, Steak Tips, Pizzas, Subs, and Pasta Dishes.

Atmosphere: Has something for everyone, Sports fans, Families, College Students, and Adults

Specialties: Daily Beer Specials, and their private banquet room available for rent.

Taste/ Quality: Excellent

Price: Good reasonable cheap prices

Service: Excellent

Overall Experience: Enjoyable

Location: Washington Street plaza, along the waterfront right before the bridge to Brewer.


Ichiban

Ichiban
226 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401-6160
 (207) 262-9308


Type: Japanese Cuisine & Sushi.

Atmosphere: Nice place to bring bring family or just a date.

The Food:
Taste & Quality: Very Delicious! I hadn't tried the dishes but it was well worth it, very tasty. 9/10
Price: Very affordable. 8.5/10
Overall experience: Service was good, very helpful when making new decisions, glad I tried it, would definately go there again. 9.5/10 

Location: Easily accessable. 9.5/10



Nicky's Cruisin' Diner

Nicky's Cruisin' Diner
957 Union Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-3430

Type: Diner

Atmosphere: Casual, family setting, old diner feel with a memorabilia decor.

Food: Home-style
     Taste: very tasty, average to large portions, large menu selection.
     Price: reasonable prices, get your money's worth.
     
Overall Experience: Fun atmosphere, good home-style food at a good price.

Location: 957 Union street Bangor, ME

Photo courtesy of Nicky's Diner

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Central Street Cafe

Central Street Cafe 
Type: a small eatery in downtown Bangor. 
Unique Food: They offer all types of food but they only serve breakfast and lunch. They have great deals especially on breakfast. 

Atmosphere:All types of people can be found at this cafe including students, business people, random bored people, and families. It is fairly quiet but it close quarters as all of the tables are pretty close together.  

Food: You get your own drinks from either the coffee dispensers in the front or the cooler. The food is always great and they rarely forget special requests. I suggest the chicken quesadilla and french fries. 

Price: Reasonable– Can get an entire breakfast plate for pretty cheap

Service: The service there is unique as you order at the front desk and your food is brought to you where ever you chose to sit (there is no hostess it is all seat yourself). When you are finished you can either leave your plates on the table or take them to the front where there is a bucket for silverware and plates.

Overall Experience: 8 out of 10

Location:  11 Central Street Downtown Bangor



Angelo's Pizzeria




Angelo's Pizzeria & Family Restaurant
499 Hammond Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-5553

 
Type: Italian food, sandwiches, pasta, wraps, dinners.

Atmosphere: Very busy, small little eating area.

The Food:
Taste & Quality: Delicious! Served fresh and well worth the price. Calzones you can get multiple meals out of, delcious salads, pizza and sandwiches. 9/10

Price: reasonably priced, nothing outragous. Appropriate prices for portion. 9/10

Overall experience: Nice place to eat, very friendly people, delicious food, lots of variety. 9/10

Location: Good location, easy to get to. Limited parking however. Not too far from everything. 8.5/10
Photo courtesy of Angelo's Pizzeria

Friday, November 5, 2010

Jimmy V's

Type: Take out style with limited optional seating


Unique food on the menu: great cheap sandwiches and pizza, there is always a special


Atmosphere: relaxed casual


Specialties: known for their daily specials, cheap prices and good food


The food:
            Taste and Quality: The food is good mostly sandwiches, wraps, soups and pizza. 

           
Price: Cheap


Service: Takeout style, order and pick up at counter and pay on the way out


The overall experience: Good place to go for a quick bit to eat with friends or to get takeout on a budget

Location: 621 Hammond Street



Photo courtesy of Jimmy V's