Nuts's Quick Restaurant Guide to Charlottesville


As a response to those indecisive hours spent wondering where to grab a bite in Charlottesville, I evaluated restaurants according to four criteria:

My pet theory is that very few places will score high in all four categories. Therefore, when choosing a place to munch at, you will have to weight these categories on your own.

Currently, my rating system is very simple: a '+' under a particular category denotes a "yea" or endorsement, a '-' denotes a "nay" or disapproval, a '.' denotes "hmm" or average, and a '?' denotes a "huh" or ignorance/indifference. If you feel I should be more prolix in my ratings, send me mail. Check out the Corner Map for locations of some restaurants.


NAME CHEAP FAST GOOD LOTS       NAME CHEAP FAST GOOD LOTS
Arby's + + - - Baja Bean . - . +
Biltmore - - + . Bodo's Bagels + + + -
Burger King + + - - Café Europa . + + .
Café Noelle Kafkafé - - + . Classic Subs - . + .
College Inn . - - . Copacabana - - + +
Court Square Tavern - + + . Flaming Wok . . + +
Greenskeeper . - + . Hardware Store - - - .
Higher Grounds - + + . Littlejohn's . + + .
Ham's Macado's . - + . Maharaja - - + +
McDonald's + + - - Michael's Bistro - - + +
Monsoon Café - - + + Pargo's - . + +
Rococo's - - + + Ruby Tuesday - - + +
Sakura - . + - St. Maartën's . - + .
Subway + + - . Taco Bell + + - -
Take It Away . + + . The Virginian . - + .
DISCLAIMER: I am not employed by any of the establishments listed here. The opinions listed below are just that: opinions. They are not meant to be used against me in any way.
Anand Natrajan, nuts@virginia•edu".