On every college campus, nightlife is as much about post-party eating as it is about the party itself. Here in Boston, we’ve got some horrible and some slightly above average places that are sure to steal your intoxicated little heart. These restaurants are guaranteed to have no more than three stars, but probably no less than one. So put down the Kraft Easy Mac that you're about to mess up and restaurant on.
Cappy’s Pizza & Subs
The Supreme; the hallmark of drunken eats, Cappy’s will provide you with the greasiest, largest piece of pizza your simple intoxicated mind could ever dream of. If you go to Cappy’s at a certain time, you can be sure to spot all of your friends (and acquaintances, and enemies), but go there before 11 p.m. and the crowd can be described as ‘McDonald’s at 10:00 a.m. on a Saturday, aka weird families and old people. If for some ungodly reason you’re not feeling pizza, Cappy’s has other yummy options such as Mac n’ Cheese bites and Jalapeno Poppers, and are additionally known for their frozen yogurt, who knew!
Hours: 7:00 a.m.- 2:00 a.m. Daily
Quality/Taste: 10
Wait time: 6
Environment: 9
Sunrise
Please don’t go to sunrise. People frequent sunrise only after they have exhausted every single other option within 1,000 miles, or are in a deep dark emotional pit. Every three months or so, I delude myself into forgetting how bad it truly is and strut in there with at least some expectations only to once again be sorely let down, and weirdly always spill it on myself. Sunrise is incredibly cheap though, and has tons of options to choose from.
Hours: 3:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Daily
Quality/Taste: 1
Wait time: 7
Environment: 3
New York Pizza
NYP will provide you with a bomb-ass ginormous slice of thin crust New York-ish style pizza, but provide little else. If you’re looking for true quality, well this list is not the place for you, but at least in terms of pizza, this is the best quality you’re gonna get post-stumbling out of a bar. Maybe I will take my mom here next Mother’s day.
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. Daily
Quality/Taste: 9.25
Wait Time: 9
Environment: 6.5
Dumpling Palace
By far the most outrageous on this list, Dumpling Palace is located slightly out of the way, but definitely worth the stumble. They have these cute morsel dumplings, though the act of eating them is much, much less cute. You likely won’t see anyone you know, but even at 2 a.m. the place is bustling with all different types of people. It is a sit down restaurant so you do have to dedicate quite some time, and they surprisingly and graciously tolerate almost all levels of drunkenness.
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. Daily
Quality/Taste: 9
Wait Time: 4.5
Environment: 16
University House of Pizza (UHOP)
Uhop is often a great option for those who are already at Punter’s, the bar next door with no shortage of college hockey players and Guy Fieri lookalikes over the age of 50. Like Cappy’s, Uhop offers some fun greasy snacks and a bunch of Greek delicacies that no one really ever gets. Unfortunately, the pizza is pretty-sub par and the slices are just normal sized, which is an utter disgrace. UHOP is very close to my dorm and I tried going there for lunch once and it was truly a disgrace– I couldn’t stop pity-frowning the whole time.
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 a.m. Fri, Sat
Quality/Taste: 7
Wait Time: 8
Environment: 8
