Join the Boarders and Taste the “Better Lunch”
I am one of the fortunate people who get to eat the Athenian dinner every day, prepared with great care by the Epicurean Group with their motto “fresh, honest, and local.” Most day students only get to hear about the delicious dinner that they miss out on from boarders. Here are the top 5 best Athenian dinners that will make day students want to become boarders.
Taco Tuesday: The best constant recurring dinner Athenian has ever had. Boarders rush to dinner even a few minutes before to get their plate first or else it will be a long wait for this incredible meal. Endless amounts of rice, meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole, it is practically Athenian’s Chipotle. It tastes exactly like Chipotle, too, with each bite filled with a mixture of rice, meat, sour cream, lettuce, and cheese. It overpowers your tastebuds with flavor and makes you want to take more and more bites. Anyone can build their plate and taco to their desire leading to many plates overflowing. What a shame that Taco Tuesday only happens every other week.
Ramen: A warm broth filled with ramen noodles, bok choy, dumplings, and chashu. It just really warms your stomach and can help a cold. Every bite and sip of the broth just makes you feel at home and tastes like comfort. Furthermore, the noodles and dumplings give it a savory flavor, which when combined with the broth creates an explosion of warmth in your mouth. I love having this dinner during the winter as it gives me a shield from the cold and makes me feel like I am full and warm. The ramen is also build-your-own, so there are a bunch of toppings to choose from to make your ramen even better.
Sushi Boat: A wooden boat with sashimi, nigiri, and rolls, all neatly placed in rows across the top of the boat, creating a delicious piece of art. Fresh salmon and tuna are cut nicely into sashimi, while others are placed neatly onto rice to create nigiri. The rolls are even better with California Rolls and Japanese Grilled Eel Rolls. All fresh, and ready to eat on the boat with of course a side of wasabi and soy sauce. Only one bite is needed for each nigiri, sashimi, or roll, and you can practically taste and smell the sea with each piece of sushi all being fresh out of the ocean.
Chicken Katsu: A baked, bread-crumb-surrounded piece of chicken combined with a selection of sauces creates a warm, flavorful, crispy bite. Combined with a side of rice or noodles, this dinner is a staple in the boarding community due to its simplicity and likeability by a large number of people. It tastes exactly like it is from the restaurant, even a bit crispier, creating an amazing crunch. Moreover, a smooth savory sauce is prepared on the side, so boarders can get as much as they want to make their chicken taste even better. Every bite, the juices flow out of the chicken mixing with the sauce while you hear the crunch and top it off with some rice that enhances the overall taste.
Tri-Tip: Rows and rows of meat, perfect for a carnivore, with a side of mashed potatoes to help enhance the flavor of the meat. The meat is cooked perfectly and has sauce drizzled all over to make sure that it never tastes dry. On lucky occasions, there will be Hawaiian bread to make yourself a few sliders that taste phenomenal. The Hawaiian bread sandwiching the meat creates a chewy and delicious slider that enhances the taste of the meat even more. It is one of the few recurring dinners where boarders usually go for seconds or thirds.