Believe it or not, there is more than just corn, potatoes and carrots in Farmville. As a small town, Farmville obviously doesn’t have hundreds of options for food; the helpful part of living in a small town, though, is that almost everything is within walking distance (or deliverable).
On campus students have the luxury of being no more than a few minutes away from Dorrill Dining Hall (D-Hall), no matter which building you live in, but when mystery meat becomes old, it is okay to spend a few extra bucks on some “extravagant” food. Within walking distance of campus, there are several fast food and sit down restaurants. From McDonald’s to Macado’s and Hibachi to Pino’s Italian Restaurant, food is not scarce surrounding campus.
While McDonald’s may be the cheapest and easiest choice, just across from Frazer and Curry Hall is Main Street Bagels and KJ Hibachi, both of which are relatively cheap and have excellent service. Pino’s Italian Restaurant is also located right across from Frazer Hall; again, the prices are very reasonable, and the food is excellent in this small restaurant.
Farther down near the Longwood Landings are the options that accept Bonus Dollars or Lancer CA$H. Moe’s Southwest Grill, Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt and Chick-fil-A all are located around the bookstore, a mere five minute walk from the dorms. However, while Moe’s and Chick-fil-A both accept Bonus Dollars, Sweet Frog only accepts Lancer CA$H.
When entering the town, there are small cafés and bakery shops (for example, The Bakery located on Main St.) as well as Macado’s, a delicious sandwich shop that offers dozens of different choices for sandwiches and hamburgers. El Patron Mexican
Restaurant is also located right next to the edge of campus. El Patron has extremely cheap prices, and the environment is fun and exciting, especially if you go there for your birthday – you get to wear a giant sombrero.
Other restaurants are easily accessible by using the Farmville Area Bus (FAB) or driving. Golden Palace, a popular Chinese restaurant, is located across from Burger King in a small shopping center containing other small shops, as well as CVS. Golden Palace offers an array of food at the buffet as well options on their menu. The buffet, which is chosen most often, is less than 10 dollars.
The next shopping center past that is home to possibly the most visited restaurants in Farmville: Buffalo Wild Wings, Cook-Out and Bojangles’. While Bojangles’ has the ever-loved bo-berry biscuits, Cook-Out remains the favorite place for late night meals and good fast food with their cheap prices and plentiful servings. Buffalo Wild Wings, which accepts Lancer CA$H, has an exciting atmosphere, including a bar and an area surrounded by televisions which play the latest sports games and news.
Surrounding the Walmart shopping center further up, the farthest the FAB will go, are sit down restaurants Applebee’s and Ruby Tuesday’s as well as fast food options including Wendy’s and Subway. Although, there is a Subway located in the Longwood Landings as well.
Past the town and even past Walmart, in either direction, a car will come in handy in order to reach Charley’s Waterfront Café and Shogun (a Japanese restaurant), KFC and Merk’s Place, which is located farther outside of town.
For late night hunger, pizza can also be ordered from Papa John’s, Dominos or Pizza Hut, all of which are located around town, available for delivery or pick up.
