Locations

Renaissance Towne Center, or the CVS shopping center, is on Towne Centre Drive and within walking distance.

Westfield UTC, often just UTC or the mall, is also walkable via the park just to the south off Excalibur and has many stores and restaurants.

Convoy District is a short drive and offers a ton of great Asian places.

Cheap, Close, and Quick

Chicago Fire Grill: Located in the CVS shopping center on Town Centre Drive this place offers Chicago Food Truck style eats that are dirt cheap especially with the "add-a-beer" special. Their Chicago Beef Sandwich is delicious and the Chicago Dog is on point.

Which Wich: Also in the CVS shopping center on Town Centre Drive this is a decent sandwich chain.

Sandwiches

Which Wich: In the CVS shopping center on Town Centre Drive this is a decent sandwich chain.

Jersey Mike's: You can take the boy outta the Jersey... A very good sub shop that made it to the big time and is in California.

Burgers

Queenstown Bistro: With a rotating burger of the month, Queenstown Bistro offers an excellent Wagyu Smashburger on the regular.

Shake Shack: NYC-born Shake Shack offers great burgers and shakes with seasonal specials.

Chicago Fire Grill: Located in the CVS shopping center on Town Centre Drive this place offers Chicago Food Truck style eats that are dirt cheap especially with the "add-a-beer" special. Their Chicago Beef Sandwich is delicious and the Chicago Dog is on point.

Italian

Pazza Market & Cucina: Pazza is casual Italian with delicious pizzas and pasta alongside a market for take-home options.

Lucrezia: More on the side of fine dining, Lucrezia offers arancia, a delicious tagliatelle, and many other Italian favorites.

Chinese

Din Tai Fung: Taiwanese food at its finest, DTF is known for soup dumplings (a bit smaller than Shanghai-style but still excellent) and a great selection of vegetable sides. Their fried rice is very light and the seasame mochi XLB are divine.

Qin West: Decent noodle shop at UTC.

Shan’xi Magic Kitchen: Excellent hand-pulled noodles on Convoy Street on par with NYC's Xi'an Famous Foods.

Ramen

Ramen Nagi: Excellent tonkotsu-style ramen at the UTC mall.

Cocktails

Raised By Wolves: One of the best cocktail places in the area, but with limited seating in their speakeasy-style location behind an unassuming bottle shop. They specialize in vintage liquors, offering an array of high-class cocktails.

Eureka: Mainly whisky, Eureka does offer a variety of decent cocktails alongside their full meal menu.