Get wings at Chuck’s on Spring Street!
This sounds good, beside this Sunday is an almost national Holiday. Be prepared for Superbowl Sunday, our celebration of the game to determine the best Football (American NFL type) Team.
Might I suggest Sunday February 15th as Saturday the 14th is Valentine’s day. Would a lunch or maybe a late lunch meet work for people interested? Should we start a separate thread?
Just noticed the thread… I am here mostly to reiterate Voyager’s mention of the NJ Transit trips being less expensive than Amtrak. Unless money is no object, don’t make the mistake of taking Amtrak from Princeton to New York.
And I’ll vouch for the already-mentioned Princeton Record Exchange (plan to spend hours there), Thomas Sweet’s for ice cream, Triumph Brewing Co. (beer! also good fish and chips), and Chuck’s for buffalo wings (although pricey per wing, if you ask me). And Grounds for Sculpture is a blast if you can get there – more for the layout of the grounds than the sculptures IMO (lots of almost-hidden little trails and passages).
Not yet mentioned, Tortuga’s Mexican Village as a nice little hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant. A little hike from the hub of Nassau Street, but it’s a good, cheap meal.
And, FWIW the best gyro I’ve had in the past couple of years was from a little deli behind the main Thomas Sweet location (179 Nassau St.). I don’t think they have anywhere to eat inside, though, so even it this appeals to you, you might want to wait until Spring for this.
Congratulations on being a visiting research student at Princeton, that’s really awesome! Hope you enjoy the four months there!
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Teresa’s in Palmer square. It’s a great little Italian place. Pricey by normal standards, but one of the only affordable nice sitdown places in town. I’m also partial to PJs, American food with an emphasis on great breakfast (also slightly pricey for what it is).
I’ve a lot of experience eating in Princeton on a budget if you need advice; I’m a grad student there. Depending on what you want to eat, Thai Village, Zorba’s Brother (Greek/American), and Chuck’s (Wings, random American, lacking in ambiance) are good standbys.
The best part of Princeton cuisine is the ice cream.
Bent Spoon: hands down the best (and most expensive) place in town. Very unusual flavors (avacado, passion fruit). their hot cocoa is essentially melted chocolate. Closed until next week.
Halo Pub: Great ice cream, made from dairy from their own farm just north(?) of here. They have more traditional flavors. Also good coffee and warm beverages.
Thomas Sweets: Their thing is blending toppings into your ice cream. Personally not my thing. Much lower grad of ice cream than the other two.
Ricky’s: toppings r us. Also, horrible horrible music. I pity their employees.
Shoot me a line sometime if you want more advice about living cheap in princeton. Important note: there is no direct train to philly, you have to transfer in trenton.
I don’t suppose you happen to like folk dance?
Sunday 15th is fine by me. We could start another thread, but I don’t see a problem arranging it in this one either…
I should probably have mentioned that I am an American – though clearly no football fan. I’d forgotten all about the Superbowl.
I don’t know how I got it in my head you were from England. I think it was just your writing. It had a British feel to it including “theatre”.
Now we need to see who else is interested or if another day works better.
there’s a really good record store one block behind nassau street, but I don’t remember what it’s called. I remember going to a nice nature preserve somewhere in the area once too but I haven’t been back to princeton since I was a child…
I would just like to report that to reward myself for a day of running around like a chicken with my head cut off I went to Tortuga’s last night. It was very cold and a bit of a walk, but boy that was some tasty Mexican food! Full marks.
What Exit?, I have been in England for over four years, so you aren’t the first person I’ve confused. I switched to British spelling while over there, and plan to keep with it for this term so that writing my dissertation I don’t have half in British and half in American!
Anyone else have thoughts on a nice place for a group dinner that hasn’t been mentioned? And should we figure out if anyone can actually come to this thing?
Its been a few years but I liked going to Triumph Brewing Company. Its a brewpub with good food.
Damn now that I think of it, it has been a long time. I need to go back there again. If you don’t like beer then some of the reason to go is missing. But I did like the food.
I’d recommend starting a new thread (with date) in MPSIMS – not everyone who might be interested has seen this thread, or has checked back in after posting to realize that it’s turned into a Doper Dinner thread.
BTW – when are you thinking of coming to Philly?
I went ahead and started a thread: Princeton Dopefest to welcome DaphneBlack. (Sunday February 15th Lunch?)