Local restaurants provide escape from on-campus food For some students, a chance to get away from the cafeteria and eat out in Searcy provided a break. "The cafeteria can get old after awhile," senior Renada Robinson said. "After a month, all the food starts to recycle over again. I like to eat off campus for variety, and because I know what I'm going to get." Some restaurants, like Colton' Sf Mi Ranchito, Mi Pueblito and Lenny's Subs, had a never-ending stream of students to feed. Senior April Miller said she enjoyed going to Colton's and ordering the "Loaded Chicken." The ambiance was another reason she liked to eat there. "I love the atmosphere of Colton's," Miller said. "It's just a lot of fun ... [It's1not everywhere can you throw your peanut shells all over the floor," Other restaurants attracted students for different reasons. Sophomore Jennifer Singleton discovered Thanks-a-Latte, the new coffeehouse, during the fall semester and said she was impressed. "I mainly go there when I need to study," Singleton said. "It's a good environment for that." Singleton said she also noticed the prices at Thanks-a-Latte were a little cheaper than Midnight Oil, and she said she thought the restaurant did a good job of targeting the whole community, not " ENJOYING ACHEESECAKE FACTORYTREAT, senior Beth Irwintakesabiteofthefamous (heese(ake at Do(s'Grili Jan. 26. Docs' Grill, asteakhouse-styleeateryon llffbe Capps tha t offered steak, pasta and desserts, opened in November. ,A. INGRAM just Harding students. "They really care about people, their customers," Singleton said. "They know my name and ask me how I am when I come in. The owner is there all the time helping out. It's just a nice warm atmosphere." Students may not have discovered some local restaurants because of their obscure locations. Georgetown One Stop, a catfish place about 10 miles outside of town, was one of senior Adam Allen's favorites. "It's a hole-in-the-wall place," Allen said. "The walls are covered with pictures ofjust regular people who have eaten there before. The people are really friendly. They'll take care of you." Allen said he would recommend the fried catfish, which was one of the most popular dishes people ordered at the eatery. Allen said he visited Georgetown One Stop whenever he had "the hankerin' for catfish." When graduate student Sarah Carpenter wanted "country-style home cooking," she visited Grandpa's BarB-Que on Main Street and ordered a pulled pork barbecue sandwich, corn on the cob and apple pie. "Everything is homemade," Carpenter said. "And it really does feel like home ... like you're walking into your mother's kitchen." Carpenter said the restaurant found the happy medium between the fast-food and sit-down styles. "It's casual," Carpenter said. "But it has great food." - BETHANY VENKATESAN 75 - JUNIORS
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