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> USC Grub k Russell House 1 By NANCY SALOMONSKY t Encore Editor ( l nrougnoui mis semester, we nave u leu iu iaxe 1 you on a whirlwind tour of Columbia's restaurants. But we have yet to explore the fine dining f treasures on the USC campus. 1 Everything from pizza to subs to stuffed baked potatoes provide any type of cuisine USC slu- f dents' taste buds desire. r Let us start our tour on the second floor of the ^ n ii it i i J I H Manchu Wok USC's latest and greatest dining establishment I has been in business for less than one year and serves all of your favorite Chinese dishes, ranging from sweet and sour chicken to beef and broccoli < and, of course, the ever popular eggroll. The best seller at Manchu Wok is the General 1 Tso Chicken combination. Combination meals include fried rice and Chinese vegetables. Each - Zmeal comes complete with a fortune cookie. So, if the Encore horoscopes do not give enough advice, then check the fortune cookies at Manchu Wok. Pizza Hot I do not know how much I have to say about Pizza Hut, because unless you have been living under a rock your entire life, Pizza Hut is pretty familiar. The most popular dish at the Russell House Pizza Hut is the pepperoni pizza. However, pizza is not the only item on the menu. They also have a variety of salads. I recommend the breadsticks as a great exception or addition to O pizza. The Gamecock Grill If you are looking for a quick bite to eat or just a quick grease fix, The Gamecock Grill fastfood restaurant is USC's combined version of McDonald's, Burger King, Hardee's and j Wendy's. The Gamecock Grill offers the typical j hamburger, cheeseburger and the local version of , the Big Mac, the Mountainclimber. The Grill's most popular items are the double cheeseburger and the turkey melt combo. Combos include french fries and a drink. After 4 p.m., ( The Gamecock broadens its menu for dinner, and j students can order a fried shrimp basket or a < philly cheese steak sandwich as a suitable alternative. We continue our descent through the Russell ( House. The main level is home to USC's main , dining room: The Grand Marketplace: The GMP is a buffetjWKT style cafeteria, serving its items a la carte and having just about everything you could ever want r a Glance food revisited o eat. It is the only place in the Russell House >pen for breakfast and serves eggs, bacon, grits, >ancakes, fruits, bagels and much more. Lunch and dinner feature a salad bar, deli bar, Mexican bar and The Grille. I highly recommend he grilled cheese with bacon from The Grille. Hie entire a la carte line is filled with food your parents will be glad to know you eat, such as neat, vegetables and potatoes. So, if you need a vell-balanced meal, check out the main course at he Grand Marketplace. Now, it is time to enter the dungeon of the Russell House. It is actually the basement, or Carolina Mall. Well, it is not really a mall, but it Joes have places to eat, such as Sub City, TCBY ind Bakers Street. Baker Street Soup, salad, stuffed potatoes and fresh baked >oods are the perfect answer to anyone who vants to eat on the lighter side. There are a variity of fillings for the baked potatoes, including he typical sour cream, cheese, butter and bacon jits. But for the more exotic tastes, pepper steak, jroccoli and cheese or chili make for interesting additions. For dessert, Baker Street has warm and fresh tasty muffins and cookies from the oven. TCBY The perfect treat for anyone with an active jweet tooth. Just like the TCBYs nationwide, turs offers chocolate, vanilla and two select fla /ors of yogurt daily. Of course, there are many oppings. So, if you are hoping for a low-cal mack, you might want to stay away from the Snickers and M&Ms. I Ji m* ?* ?"? Sub City The name says it all. Sub City serves made-tojrder subs. Hot, cold, with cheese, without :heese, mayo, mustard...you name it. The fresh jaked bread, from what I understand, is a new eature at Sub City. The restaurant will make ^our sub to go or you can eat in the provided irea. All of these restaurants are available to stuients as a part of their meal plan or cash card purchases. So, it is not really like spending mon-y I know it is not like Mom's home cooking, but t is the best the Russell House has to offer. You Jo not have to travel half way around town for four favorite cuisine. Chances are, you can find it it the Russell House. New York mobster Carlito Brigante (A1 Pacino, right) c Pacino, Penn i It is a theme that has been tral ^tat done to death by a director DePalma who has stolen every trick ing twist from every master of suspense The r< in cinematic history: Director [fillil?|pW supportii Brian DePalma does a movie PPJHHHfll to's coke about a man whose life once characte revolved around organized tunism. 1 crime, and now that he has ^MnHRgg alty to * started life anew, his past is When dragging him back into its vio- jXr Range"), ,ent world- collapse Despite the familiarity of its reality is subject matter, "Carlito's pgjfonna Way" is a genuinely original drama, a fresh Carlit treatment of an overused archetype. A1 Pacino, piunge 1 whose star has risen from '80s bombs such as crime. F "Revolution" to '90s hits such as "Scent of a Charactei Woman," fills the screen with clever showman- for( ship as he breathes life into Carlito Briganti. Penelc "Somehow, you just end up where you are," ?. he savs as he contemDlates how to SDend the last ' raiixc an season ot his life. etj ~0 s? DePalma captures the mood of the New York o raster crime scene so accurately that Carlito's turmoil c ct rl, .1 . i most sk seems all too real. r .. . The film is worth seeing for the last 30 min- ai j utes alone. The train chase through Grand Cen- c _ ? is far r< All for none: 'Mus By STEPHEN BROWN Staff Writer Disney sometimes has a way of taking something bawd adventurous and sanitizing it to the point of syrupy stickines those fruit cakes your great grandmother sends you every yej nobody eats them, Disney's new version of "The Three Mi film treat I would rather not be treated to again. A film that draws its humor from bad puns, gratuitous and, well, Charlie Sheen is to be missed by anyone who something new on the screen. To the film's credit and to all those who cannot believe 1 negative review, rest assured that it is a technically profic that will probably make a good "family night out" Actors C Chris O'Donnell are fairly appealing, and the PG rating "good, clean fun." But the film is unforgivable for its attrocious script-and Director Stephen Herek adds absolutely nothing new to thi end nor to adventure films in general. "The Three Musketeers" is a mechanical experience, t ments of Costner's "Robin Hood" and other pseudo-medi