A common complaint among RIC students is the lack of variety (or high quality food) served up at one of the two dining spots on campus.
Though there isn't much that can be done about this without extensive planning and budgeting, us RIC students can most definitely vouch for the fact that we've dreamt about these 15 restaurants making their way onto our Providence campus:
1. Dunkin Donuts
You can totally smell this picture, right? Freshly made coffee and donuts eagerly await your order at Dunkin Donuts... if only we had one on campus. Though the line might stretch across campus with sleepy-eyed students needing their morning wake up coffee, it'd be totally worth it for a good cup of joe.
2. Subway
Eat fresh and feel fresh, amirite? There wouldn't be a single upset stomach on campus with a Subway as a sandwich shop alternative to what's served up on the reg at Don.
3. Panera Bread
Two words: Bread bowls.
4. LaSalle Bakery
Despite LaSalle Bakery having two locations within five minutes of RIC, you have to admit that it'd be pretty great to have another pastry and coffee destination (especially one like this) on campus.
5. Baja's Tex Mex Grille
Move over RIC tacos and say hello to Baja's. Let's face it, if you haven't been to Baja's, you're seriously missing out on some amazing tex mex. If only Baja's was at RIC and not a 10-minute drive away on Thayer Street.
6. Starbucks
Another fantastic coffee alternative on campus would be Starbucks. Though it likely wouldn't get as much business as a Dunkin would because Rhode Islander's (and RIC students) all seem to run on Dunkin, anything is better than cafe coffee.
7. Pinkberry
All in favor of froyo on campus, raise your hand! Let's face it, if we had a Pinkberry on campus, it would put the ice cream machine in Don out of business.
8. Antonio's Pizza
The pizza in the Cafe isn't that bad, but what would make a somewhat-okay situation a lot better would be an Antonio's Pizza on campus. Sure, it's only 10 minutes away on Thayer, but imagine if it was conveniently located on our campus?
9. Friskie Fries
Imagine loaded cheese fries where the cheese dip doesn't taste like plastic?
10. Chipotle
If there was a Chipotle on campus, I would probably live in it like SO many other RIC students would as well.
11. PVDonuts
PVDonuts in Student Union would be a RIC student's dream come to life. Maybe it would finally convince us all to take 8 AM's so that we could be first in line for this Rhode Island specialty.
12. Harry's Bar & Burger
A fantastic alternative to the burgers served up in Don would be Harry's Bar & Burger. It's where good burgers would meet (more) loaded french fries.
13. Olneyville New York System Restaurant
Though we would likely need to serve a bowl of mints with these, NY System wieners at RIC would be heaven to all Rhode Islanders attending to RIC-- AKA most RIC students.
14. Insomnia Cookies
Late-night drives over to Thayer Street would no longer exist if there were an Insomnia Cookies at RIC. It's hard to resist these mouth-watering treats.
15. IHOP
They don't call it the most important meal of the day for nothing. An IHOP breakfast would definitely get most RIC residents out of bed in the morning and most commuters to campus long before their classes are set to begin.
