DINING - ON CAMPUS

Hillside Cafe
The newest Boston College dining experience, this modern facility located in the 1st floor of the lower campus Faculty and Adminstration building offers a variety of al a carte lunch and breakfast options, including a full-service coffee bar, gormet wraps, and desserts. $7-10

Lower Campus Dining Hall
An attractive, well-planned layout easily accommodates the overwhelming lunch hour rush without feeling crowded or noisy. Probably best known for its made-to-order hot and cold sub sandwiches (try the chicken stir-fry sub) and giant salad bar selection, Lower Live also serves up an impressive array of hot entrees daily and you can always count on a vegetarian selection to be among them. For dessert, or just a quick snack, try the soft-serve Edy's Ice Cream. $7-10

Carney Dining Room
Not quite an intimate little bistro, what it lacks in atmosphere, it makes up for in variety. You can eat hearty or light, hot or cold, American or ethnic. Consider the selection: continental breakfast, international entrees at lunch and dinner, restaurant-style plated specials, vegetarian dishes, traditional recipes made with low-fat ingredients, homemade pizza, and a salad bar. $7-10 Eagle's Nest Considered the Crossroads of Middle Campus. The top choices here are the made-to-order premium deli sandwiches, "wrappers," the salad bar and soup. The look is contemporary-cabaret tables with faux granite tops, blue and red neon and lots of white ceramic wall tiling jazzed up with occasional black and red blocks. $7-10

DINING - NEAR BOSTON COLLEGE

Flat Breads Café/Sweet Basil
Pizza and Pasta Company
11 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA
617-964-3516

Within walking distance of Diversity Challenge, near the BC Green line T stop, Flat Breads/Sweet Basil offers a wide selection of gourmet wraps and Italian cuisine made to order. $8-11

Appetito's Restaurant
761 Beacon Street
Newton Centre, MA
617-244-9881

Nestled in charming Newton Centre 1.1-miles west of BC, Appetito offers scrumptious Italian cuisine in a warm atmosphere. Lunch entrees cost between $10-12, dinner $15 and higher. On street and city lot metered parking is available. Hours: Lunch 11:30am-3pm; Dinner 5pm-10pm

Directions: Take Beacon Street west from Boston College for 1.1 miles to Newton Centre. Appetito's is located on the right-hand side.

The Cheesecake Factory
300 Boylston (The Atrium Mall)
Newton, MA
617-964-3001

A great place to go with a group of picky palettes, The Cheesecake Factory's thick menu offers an array of appetizers, entrees, and salads from American and ethnic backgrounds. Portions are usually large, but save room for their award-winning cheesecake, coming in numerous flavors. Lunch costs between $8-15; Dinner $12 and higher. Free parking is available below the Atrium Mall. Expect a wait during prime lunch hours and dinner. Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-12:30pm; Sun 12pm-10pm

Directions: Take Beacon Street west from Boston College. Take a left at the second set of lights (Hammond Pond Parkway). You will pass the Chestnut Hill Mall on your right. Go through this set of lights and down the hill. Take a right at the bottom of the hill onto the Route 9 ramp. Follow Route 9 (about 3/4 mile), staying in the right lane, make a jug handle right onto Langley Road and immediately turn left completing the jug handle to reverse direction on Route 9. Atrium Mall is on the right.

Chef Choy's House
354 Chestnut Hill Ave. (Cleveland Circle)
Brighton, MA 02135
617-566-2275

Specializing in fine Chinese cuisine, Chef Choy's House delivers to Boston College Campus and is known for their quick service and large portions. Lunch/Dinner $7-10. Hours: Sun-Thurs 11:30am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm

Directions: Take Beacon Street east from Boston College around the reservoir (< 1mi). Stay to the right as you approach the 1st set of lights at the intersection of Beacon and Chestnut Hill Ave. Turn right into the metered city lot (entrance just before the light). Walk from the lot north across Beacon, then east across Chestnut Hill Ave. Once across Chestnut Hill head north, up Chestnut Hill Ave. Chef Choy's will be on your right within the 1st block.

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