Could any of the local Valpo residents or nearby area folks on the board maybe give me say 3 to 5 area restaurants you might recommend? A coworker of one of my daughters is coming to Valpo this weekend to do a campus visit and asked for ideas. Thanks in advance!
Budget? Fast or something slower? An emphasis on novel and/or local, or happy to know e.g. chain options within reach of campus?
For fast food close to campus, but basically home made not industrial, with very friendly owners and pretty good staff, I like Barada Kabob well http://baradakabob.com/ (http://baradakabob.com/)
For a family-friendly brew pub I like Figure 8 for atmosphere, beer, and concept. http://figureeightbrewing.com/ (http://figureeightbrewing.com/) I've not been lately, so they may have a new chef and I've heard they lost a brewer. But, again, atmosphere, beer, concept, family friendly. And downtown, right off the courthouse.
For pizza dining-in: Gelsosomo's is pretty good and classic (Chicago-style thin crust) http://www.gelpizza.com/, (http://www.gelpizza.com/,)
while Tomato Bar's a bit hipper and seems to have a lot of fans. http://tomatobarpizza.com/. (http://tomatobarpizza.com/.)
For a burger Industrial Revolution has great atmosphere and good burgers http://www.industrialrevolutioneatery.com/ (http://www.industrialrevolutioneatery.com/)
For finer dining, my own first thoughts are
Valley (farm to table, more or less) (dowtown) www.eatvalley.com/ (http://www.eatvalley.com/)
Pikk's (upscale pub atomsphere?) (downtown) http://www.pikkstavern.com/ (http://www.pikkstavern.com/)
Dish dishrestaurant.net/ (north of town)
Thank you for the ideas and recommendations. I do not know what these campus visitors are looking for, so I apologize for not being able to be more specific. But thanks so much for your reply. I will share it for sure. #govalpo