Free Jittery Joe's Coffee at the Main Library

A group of students are giving out free cups of Jittery Joe's Coffee in front of the main library on north campus to promote their online web series as part of their capstone project. They have cream and sugar, but bring your own stirrer. More students should hand out free coffee I think.

Free Arby's Fries

Arby's fast food restaurant is giving away free curly fries or potato cakes for tax day today (April 15th). All you have to do is go to their website and print out a coupon. The coupon is available at: http://coupon.arbys.com/AprilArbysTaxday04152013/

Weaver D's for sale

You may remember back in October that Weaver D's owner Dexter Weaver told the Athens Banner-Herald that his restaurant was struggling and they may have to close if business doesn't pick up. Well, I just got word that he has put the business up for sale. The restaurant (located on East Broad Street) remains open for now, but its future seems perilous. More to come.

Herschel's Famous 34 Pub & Grill Menu

Here are the scanned pages from Herschel's Famous 34 Pub & Grill takeout menu, which is holding its grand opening on Super Bowl Sunday at 1pm.

 



Herschel Opens Early

According to news reports, Herschel's Famous 34 Pub & Grill in Athens is supposed to open up Super Bowl Sunday (February 3) at 1pm, but in actuality the restaurant held a soft opening on Friday. From first glance, it appears the Heisman Trophy winner has dropped a pile of cash on renovations. Everything in the place is brand new and state of the art, including touchscreens at every table for ordering.

The six page long takeout menu (not to mention the separate wing, drink, and dessert menus) is extensive and includes burgers, turkey meatloaf, ahi tuna, pasta, steaks, chicken, oysters, crab cakes, ribs, soups, six kinds of potatoes, Mexican food, and even a Doritos salad (you guessed it: a salad with Doritos crumbled over it). The place certainly can't be charged with a lack of ambition. After looking at the menu, one downtowner commented: "This motherfucka got an omelet!"

We spoke with an employee who told us that Herschel would be at the restaurant in person on Saturday for a VIP event and perhaps on Sunday, but made no promises. I have included images below of the interior of the restaurant, along with the chicken wings menu which includes 29 different varieties (why not 34?). I'll post the entire takeout menu tomorrow.

Free Breakfast Reception (and speaking event)

The Terry Leadership Speaker Series is hosting SCANA Corp. chairman and CEO at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Library tomorrow (Friday, February 1st). For those of you interested in free campus food (like I am), there will be a breakfast reception at 9:30am. Free food opportunities are few and far between these days, so it might be worth a visit. Check out the announcement here: http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ceo-of-scana-to-speak-at-uga-on-feb-1/

Broad Street Coffee Menu

As you may have already heard, a new vegan/vegetarian coffee shop has opened up on West Broad Street early last month. If you haven't had a chance to drop by yet, here is a copy of their menu to get a good idea of what they have to offer. Click on the images for a larger view. You can get more information from the restaurant's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BroadStCoffee?ref=stream