Dining Out

This cheerful, family-run Mexican place serves up great Camarones a la Veracruzana (shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce) and Chile Colorado. Good combination plates. Don’t forget the guac and chips! Prices: Appetizers and salads $2.79-7.69, entrées $5.99-15.99 Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-10 pm Sun 10 am-9 pm Bar: Full Credit Cards: Visa, MC, AMEX, Disc. Outdoor Seating: Yes
Read our review of La Torre Restaurante Mexicano here!

Both vegan- and omnivore-friendly, this charming, funky shop offers delicious salads, soups, veggie burgers, quesadillas, and baked goods. Hungarian Mushroom Soup and the Spinach Black Bean Burrito are specialties. The restaurant serves organic and local produce and composts back to suppliers. Prices: Appetizers $2.99-4.25, burritos from $4.59, desserts $1.50 Hours: Daily 11 am-9 pm. Delivery Mon-Fri 11 am-9 pm Bar: No Credit Cards: Visa, MC, AMEX, Campus Access Outdoor Seating: Yes

“I cook foods I like to eat,” says Marina Fiore, chef of this quaint, family-oriented restaurant. Her tastes run to French classics—rabbit dishes, cream sauces, crème brûlée, and chocolate mousse. Vegetarian options are always available. Prices: Appetizers $4.25, dinners $14-20 (including soup or salad, a vegetable, and potatoes), desserts around $3.25 Hours: Lunch Th and Sun only 11:30 am-1:30 pm, dinner Tu-Sun 5:30-9 pm. Closed Mon. Reservations are required for large parties. Bar: Beer, wine Credit Cards: Visa, MC, AMEX, Disc. Outdoor Seating: Open-air dining room

Home of the Bloomington Brewing Co., Lennie’s offers its own award-winning ales. Chef Fred Manion, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, creates eclectic dishes—main-course salads, gourmet pizzas, pastas, sandwiches, and daily dinner and soup specials. Try the oven-roasted vegetables with tarragon mayonnaise on the appetizer menu, or the Schwandt Plate (savory sausage with Vermont cheddar, apple slices, and brown mustard). Prices: Appetizers $5-9, entrées $8.50-23, desserts $2.75-7.25 Hours: Sun-Th 11 am-11 pm Fri-Sat 11 am-midnight (Pub closes nightly one hour after the restaurant.) Bar: Beer, wine Credit Cards: Visa, MC, AMEX Outdoor Seating: No
Read our review of Lennie’s here!