A Gobblerito?

That’s right, folks: a Gobblerito!

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Inside the Days Inn hotel in State College, PA there lives a Mexican/American fusion restaurant called Mad Mex. They serve burritos the size of your head. Yes, the SIZE OF YOUR FREAKIN’ HEAD!

( As unappealing as this may look, it was a fantastic burrito the size of my melon )

I opted for the seasonal specialty burrito, which was basically a Thanksgiving feast wrapped in a tortilla. Absolutely delicious, especially in mid-November! Decent prices, good food, and apparently an enjoyable selection of beer all make Mad Mex worthy of your time. Also, Amber has been to the one in Columbus a bunch and has equally good things to say.

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Penn State Eatery

If this opening line from their website doesn't convince you, I don't know what will:

"A place where Students and Alumni, Rockers and Scholars, Beer Drinkers and Wine Lovers, Football Fans and Futbol Fans come together in Penn State Tradition."

Cafe 210 West in State College, PA is just another local college bar that serves some pretty great junk food and some really cheap beer, but isn't that what we all really love at heart anyway? It's across the street from campus in a long row of shops, bars, theatres, and other eateries that would probably all be good places to choose while staying at the Days Inn on South Pugh Street.

The cafe has daily specials for both food and drink, have some pretty perfectly-textured french fries, and is really quite cheap. What else could you ask for? $2.75 TWENTY-THREE ounce Miller Lite draughts, all day every day?! $5 Miller Lite pitchers, all day every day?! Really, how can you afford to not visit this place? I had the chicken parm. grinder and was absolutely stuffed afterward; it was delicious.

If you're not up for the veggies at Green Bowl (see one of the previous posts), go to this place.

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210 W College Ave
State College, PA 16801
(814) 237-3449

Fresh Vegetables in State College, PA

When I'm on the road I find that decent vegetables are the hardest thing to find. You can get a good steak, frothy mashed potatoes, a tasty salad, a Panera sandwich... but finding broccoli or green beans is near impossible. So if you're passing through State College, Pennsylvania and have only gotten vitamins via the Flinstone chewable variety, walk past the Panera and stop in at the Green Bowl.

Make sure you're good and hungry before you go... This is an all-you-can-eat, make-your-own stir-fry bar (but don't call it mongolian grill). For about $8.50, you can go to the bar as many times as you want... and all the ingredients of your dreams are there: veggies, tofu, eggs, noodles, and a bar of sauces you can mix and match to your heart's content, all finished off by selecting what kind of meat you want. Chicken, beef, shrimp, calamari... and it's not those frozen sheets of slivered meat you'd get at a mongolian grill. You pick a colored swizzle stick to denote what meat you want and the stir-frier adds good sized shrimp or chunky steak, plus it doesn't take up space in your bowl. They bring the dish to you at your table and provide you with a bowl of brown or white rice (the brown rice was cooked perfectly, btw). Get creative... if it tastes horrible, you can always go back and try again.

The Place: The Green Bowl, on E Beaver Ave in the same block as Panera. Walking distance from the Day's Inn and a short drive from Toftrees.

The Food: All-you-can-eat, load-up-on-veggies, stir-fry bar

The Price: Under $10