By Kat Boushee

Paying for food with your Blue Chip card can mean more than just on-campus dining. There are quite a few off-campus restaurants that provide several appetizing options.

Chains such as Blimpie, Chili’s and Domino’s all take the Blue Chip card, as does Dunkin’ Donuts. However, there are also many unique local places to choose from.

Cheng’s Kitchen is great for Chinese food. Although Cheng’s is located farther off campus than most of the other food options, it is worth the extra drive.

Roma’s has good food with huge portions, of note is their lasagna, which takes up most of a good-sized plate and costs only $9.99. Their menu is fairly typical bar-fare, but it tastes good and is priced reasonably.

Elmer’s and Tom’s Pizza at the Bar also both have food menus in addition to drinks. Though, if you’re looking for pizza, salads or grinders, the place to go is Tony’s Central Pizza. Located near Dunkin Donuts on the DiLoreto side of campus, Tony’s has delicious food and helpful staff.

If you are in that area and you aren’t in the mood for typical American food, try The House of Kabob, they are a fairly consistently tasty choice. The Underground Deli is across the way from The House of Kabob and they provide sandwiches to satisfy even the most particular of eaters.

If you feel like venturing into Newington, try stopping in Market Square to eat at Wings Over Newington or Goldburgers. Wings, of course, features both chicken wings and boneless wings in a multitude of sauces.

Goldburgers has numerous burgers, including some made with chicken, sausage patties and vegetarian burgers. They also have great fries, a grilled cheese sandwich and hotdogs.

If you happen to be in a time crunch or you are just feeling particularly lazy, you obviously don’t have to leave campus to eat. Besides Memorial Hall’s cafeteria, you could always pop over to the newly renovated library and grab a snack or pre-packaged sandwich at Jazzman’s Cafe.

If you want a meal in the student center, head over to Devil’s Den, where you can get a 20 percent discount for using your Blue Chip card at one of the little shops there.

There are numerous places around campus for good food, so don’t feel restricted to eating on campus for every meal. Trying some of the places around our area definitely pays off with some great finds, and most of the places have better hours than our on-campus options, especially late-nights and weekends.