With thousands of students living on campus, a variety of dining options are essential. NSU provides plentiful dining options, but some students still prefer to go off campus, close to many great food spots.
Blaze Pizza
Blaze Pizza, less than 10 minutes from campus on University Drive, is a pizza restaurant chain best known for serving made-to-order pizzas. Open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, Blaze Pizza offers different types of pizzas, toppings, breads, salads and drinks.
“I like Blaze Pizza. It is a good place to go if you’re hungry late at night,” said Emily Humphrey, freshman marketing major. “They also offer plant-based options, which is nice. That’s why I go there — I usually get their vegan pizza.”
The 11-inch mega mushroom pizza is the special for the month of September. Students can order online and do in-store pickup.
“My opinion on Blaze is that it’s actually really good pizza. It is affordable, especially when we have athletic games. We get discounts, coupons, and things like that. They also treat you really nice and if you have your Shark Card, and you have Shark Cash on your Shark Card, you’re able to pay with that too,” said Laura Aviles, senior secondary English education major. “So it is a really good option, especially if you like pizza and you don’t want to go to mainstream pizza chains.”
Flashback Diner
Another option in Davie is Flashback Diner, a sit-down restaurant with all-day breakfast. The diner describes itself as a place to “get it all.” The diner has been around for more than 30 years and is open 24/7.
The menu has many items for students to enjoy, including French fries, burgers, macaroni and cheese, and vegetables. They also have seasonal items, such as pumpkin spice pancakes, roasted sweet potato turkey, and apple cranberry Belgian waffles.
The one drawback may be the prices.
“I think Flashback Diner is overpriced, and the food’s not really that good for how much they’re charging,” said Adam Camerino, junior secondary education major. “I was charged $10 for a single milkshake. That’s outrageous. I’m trying to ball on a budget. I cannot afford that.”
Still, if students are looking for comfort food, they can always stop by here for a good meal.
“I’ve been to Flashback Diner once. I think the homey vibe of it was really nice and cozy,” said Justin Tran, sophomore marketing major.
Fresh Kitchen
For students who are looking for a healthier option, Fresh Kitchen, located on University Drive, is the place for them. At Fresh Kitchen, students can custom make their own bowls and select healthy ingredients, such as vegetables, proteins and homemade dressings. The ingredients are gluten-free, the meats are antibiotic-free and hormone-free, and the vegetables are hand-picked.
Lauren Capote, sophomore theater major, said her go-to from Fresh Kitchen is a rice bowl with mushrooms and green beans. She said she feels healthy when she eats there.
“I really like Fresh Kitchen. I think it’s a super good off-campus food option,” Capote said. “I think it’s affordable. They have a lot of options, and their lemonades are good, too.”
The one drawback with Fresh Kitchen may be the long wait.
“Sometimes the line gets really long, and it’s annoying because I don’t really want to wait in a long line,” Capote said. “But I think the food is really good.”
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