Best. Drunk. Food.
Where to head when you’ve got the drunk munchies
By Tyler Davis
Published January 25, 2012
When it’s Friday night, and you’re drinking like there’s no tomorrow, all your cares and worries seem to disappear; that is, until about 1 a.m. when the only thing that seems important in this blurry, bubbly world is to find a place to sit and chow down.
Campus has myriad of food options. Some close up shop earlier than others, and some are open so that alcohol enthusiasts who cannot find their cars can have somewhere to go in wee hours of the morning.
So when it comes to drunk food, give these options a shot.
Catfish Biff’s serves some of the greasiest, most drunk-accessible slices of pizza on campus. This 11th Avenue business offers slices of pizza, garlic bread, cans of soda and cigarettes at the counter just inside the door. If you can get a smoke, some stomach settling grease and a few seconds of quiet away from North High, what’s not to love?
For those of you who like to get your drink on while embracing your sweet tooth, take a trip to Insomnia Cookies. The delicious baked goods shop sits between 15th and 16th avenues and stays open til 2:30 a.m. every night of the week (perfect for late night studying breaks).
Jenny Andrews, a fourth year business major, said, “It’s the best place for homemade goodies after a long night out.”
This local favorite is also known for being fairly cheap, so feel free to fill up without breaking the bank, if you have any money left from those $6 mixed drinks at the bars.
Anyone looking for some decent Mexican cuisine, not to mention some margaritas to keep the party going, should head over to Cazuela’s Grill at the corner of North High and W Northwood Avenue.
With options like cheesy chicken nachos, flautas and never ending chips and salsa, this is a great spot to combat late night drunk hunger.
Fair warning though: the place is pretty small and is usually packed during the evenings.
If you’ve ever left a bar late on a Friday night and just needed a grilled cheese and fries, then you’ve probably been to Gooeyz. As you may have guessed, this Gateway restaurant features a number of cheesy recipes including cheese fries, mac and cheese and a variety of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches.
“It’s the perfect drunk food,” said Kelsi Long, a third year English major.
When you want a particularly heavy counter attack against your rumbling, inebriated stomach, you may want to consider Hounddogs. They have a fantastic variety of specialty pizzas, flavored crusts and very friendly staff. This food option between Dodrige Street and Ramlow Alley on North High is also open until 3:30 a.m., one of the latest options on campus.
Find yourself on the south part of campus, but still on North High? Then you’re probably close to D.P. Dough.
This chain is the quintessential college food, not to mention perfect drunk food. With more types of calzones than you can probably count when you’re drunk, huge wing orders, and its closing time of 4 a.m., you can scarf a good amount of food before you stumble back home as the sun comes up.
And finally no drunk food guide of OSU would be complete without mentioning the arguable king of fast food for someone under the influence: Taco Bell. The location across the street from Gateway receives so much action that there is usually a cop stationed there on Fridays and Saturdays while the drunk bus ferries people to and from locations in the adjoining parking lot.
Many a college student has wandered into Taco Bell, put on a straight face for the cop everyone notices, and then shamelessly devoured an ungodly amount of tacos.
So next time you find yourself on campus after a long week of work or classes, maybe after a few drinks, consider this list.
At the very worst, you’ll have a place to sit while you wait for the room to stop spinning. At the very best, you will be the person who discovered the greatest drunk food on earth.
Enjoy.




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