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Economic Crunch

Campus offers healthy and tasty new options

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Realizing you skipped breakfast when you pull up to campus isn’t as scary as it was once was, even as a follower of specific dietary needs. As a busy college student with limited time and in need of brain food, the best tasting food I can eat is one I’m not making any dietary sacrifices or having to leave the comfort of my own campus for. Recently, Del Mar added extra options to Campus Dining that are able to be enjoyed by anyone of any diet.   JULIETA HERNANDEZ During lunchtime in between classes, I went down to the East…

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Students practicing on other students

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Before every cosmetology student graduates, they must have a certain amount of hours practicing on real live humans. While the idea of letting students cut your hair that took you some time to grow is a little frightening, it is must-needed experience for students to earn. While we usually review restaurants for “Economic Crunch,” when we learned of the service and two editors needed their hair done anyway, we sent them to check it out. The advanced dual-credit class takes appointments every week for all the services that are required to get their licenses.   ERIN GARZA-GRANADOS As May approaches…

Economic Crunch, Food

Eggplant a welcome surprise in restaurant’s Pad Thai dish

Julieta Hernandez

Julieta Hernandez jhernandez@foghornnews.com Bamboo Garden is one of Corpus Christi’s signature Asian food spots. Located conveniently on Airline Road, the restaurant specializes in Chinese and Vietnamese dishes and has a wide variety of classic and complex dishes to choose from — including vegetarian and vegan options. Walking in with my colleague, we were greeted immediately. Bamboo Garden has been open In Promenade Plaza for several years, so the restaurant often is pretty lively and bustling with regulars. However, the restaurant is big enough that we were able to be seated and enjoy our meal in a secluded booth with no…

Economic Crunch, Entertainment, Food

Old fashioned country food at a great price

Jonathan Garcia

Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com When I arrived at Andy’s Kitchen on the southside, the place looked a bit small. I wondered how this little building could seat many people. When I stepped inside, I saw it wasn’t as small as I made it out to be. It had a nice old country-style feel. I went for breakfast and was immediately seated by a nice waitress. I ordered some coffee while I browsed what they had to eat, of which there was no shortage. They serve breakfast all day and they have your regular country breakfast as well as Mexican entrees. I…

Community, Economic Crunch, Entertainment

Slice of the Big Apple in South Texas

Brittany Claramunt

A local business offers a slice of New York and Italian cuisine to Corpus Christi, which is a marked difference from big food chains in the area. LENNON MENDIOLA Authentic New York Pizza is a unique treat and an excellent pizza stop. I had two four-cheese pizza slices and the display confused me for a moment because from personal experiences around Corpus Christi with pizza, which mostly revolve around food chain pizzas such as Pizza Hut, Little Caesars and such, seeing a thick cheese-covered slice of pizza was not in mind when ordering. As for the taste itself, each bite…

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Frozen treats galore: Economic Crunch

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The nearly non-existent winter here seems to be coming to an end, and every day it gets hotter. As the sun gets closer, temperatures rise and hot chocolate seems more and more like a bad idea, so we decided to see where we could cool off and get a treat to celebrate the warm weather’s arrival. Jonathan Garcia   SNO-BALL Snow cones have always been a popular treat here in Corpus Christi, and I decided to venture out to Sno-Ball at 7114 Saratoga Blvd. It closes at 9 p.m. but when the summer comes along, it stays open an hour…

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Chuy’s is the best Tex-Mex restaurant in town

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Michelle Mirelez and Natalie Murphy Corpus Christi being a small city means that the food options can start the get stale after a while. Foghorn News editors Michelle Mirelez and Natalie Murphy headed over to Chuy’s to try out the newest Tex-Mex option in town. Here’s what they had to say: MICHELLE MIRELEZ I walked into Chuy’s Restaurant thinking it’s a typical Mexican restaurant; little did I know I was so wrong. Greeted by the group of hostess standing at the end of the entrance walkway, I was shown to my two-person booth. Taking but a minute for my waitress…

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Economic Crunch: hear from the Foghorn staff on where to find the best wings in town

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With football season upon us, snack food frenzy is in full swing. With wings being a popular choice for football game snackage, we sent our reporters out to find the best wings in Corpus Christi. BRITTANY CLARAMUNT WINGS N’ MORE The Super Bowl is around the corner and people are starting to plan to host parties for the event, whether they barbecue in the backyard or are ordering pizza and wings to feed the hungry viewers. Some like to go to restaurants that have flat-screen TVs to watch the game. I went to Wings n’ More to try out their…

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’Tis the season for coffee and hitting the books

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With the end of the semester coming up fast, college students everywhere are feeling the heat and pressure of finals. We decided to give a few local coffee shops a shot to find the best place for students to chill, get a boost of caffeine and buckle down while they work toward success. JONATHAN GARCIA COFFEE WAVES Upon arriving to Coffee Waves on Alameda, finding a spot to park was kind of a chore with the small parking lot they have around the building. On top of that, they have a drive-thru area which parking spots are placed near there…

Campus, Economic Crunch

Kitchen at House of Rock kind of rocks

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Crowds can be found at the House of Rock quite often enjoying fun acts and open mic nights that draw people in week after week, but surprisingly we had never tried the food that The Kitchen at House of Rock offers. Upon finding out about the “specialty pizzas,” among other things like soups and sandwiches that were all heavily Italian themed, we were eager as ever to give the place a shot. ADRIANA KING The atmosphere at The Kitchen at House of Rock is, well, rockin’. There’s plenty going on to keep your attention on the walls, from pictures of…