Commencement 2002

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Recommended Restaurants
compiled by the Class of 2002

Homewood Campus

Café Q
Milton S. Eisenhower Library, 1st floor
Sushi, Italian sodas, coffees, bagels, croissants, muffins, desserts, sandwiches, salads. 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

Levering Market, Levering Union
Continental breakfast at 7 a.m.; lunch added at 11:30 a.m.: grill items, deli, salads, desserts, beverages. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Mattin Center Café
Muffins, bagels, croissants, desserts, sandwiches, salads, soups, coffees, beverages. 2 p.m.-midnight

Off-Campus

Ambassador Apts. Dining Room
3811 Canterbury Road (University area), 410-366-1484
Northern Royal Indian cuisine served inside or outside in the Ambassador Gardens.
Lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended. $$$

Ban Thai
340 N. Charles Street (downtown Baltimore), 410-727-7971
Authentic Thai dishes, attractive setting in downtown Charles Street shopping district. Lunch and dinner. Reservations not necessary. $$

Boccacio
925 Eastern Avenue (downtown Baltimore's 'Little Italy'), 410-234-1322
One of Baltimore's best Northern Italian restaurants. Lunch and dinner reservations required. $$$$

Brewer's Art
1106 N. Charles Street (downtown Baltimore), 410-547- 6925
Stylish pub fare. Opens at 4:30 p.m. Reservations accepted. $$

Café Hon
1002 W. 36th Street (University area), 410-243-1230
Home-style food in Hampden. Lunch and dinner. No reservations. Possible JHU discount. $

Charleston
1000 Lancaster Street, Sylvan Learning Bldg. (downtown Baltimore), 410-332-7373
Zagat Guide-listed chef Cindy Wolf's premiere Baltimore restaurant. American Southern haute cuisine. Dinner only. Advance reservations required. $$$$

Cheesecake Factory
Pratt Street Pavilion, Harborplace (Inner Harbor), 410-234- 3990
Long, diverse menu, huge portions, 1- to 2-hour wait at lunch and dinner. Lunch reservations accepted only for the 15 minutes between 11:30-11:45 a.m.; no dinner reservations. $$$

Ding How
631 S. Broadway (downtown Baltimore's Fell's Point), 410- 327-8888
'The Best' Chinese restaurant in Baltimore: Shanghai-style and classic dishes. Lunch and dinner. Reservations accepted but not required. $

Gertrude's
Baltimore Museum of Art (adjacent to the University), 410- 889-3399
Chef John Shields' traditional Maryland cooking. Lunch and dinner. Reservations accepted. $$$

The Helmand
806 N. Charles Street (downtown Baltimore), 410-752-0311
Authentic Afghani cuisine. Lunch and dinner. Reservations accepted. $$

Joy America
800 Key Highway (Inner Harbor's Visionary Arts Museum), 410- 244-6500
Nouveau American cuisine. Lunch and dinner. Reservations accepted. $$$

Legal Seafoods
100 E. Pratt Street (Inner Harbor), 410-332-7360
Famous Boston-based chain serving fresh seafood. Lunch and dinner. Reservations accepted. $$$

Niwana
3215 N. Charles at 33rd Street (south of the statue of Johns Hopkins), 410-366-4115
Korean and Japanese dishes. Lunch and dinner. Reservations accepted. $$

Petit Louis
4800 Roland Avenue (University area), 410-366-9393
Charleston celebrity chef Cindy Wolf's authentic Parisian bistro. Lunch Tuesday-Friday; dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Reservations not required but essential. $$ for lunch; $$$ for dinner.

Polo Grill
DoubleTree Inn, 4 W. University Pkwy. (across from Homewood Field), 410-235-8200
Celebrity chef Michael Rork serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations accepted for breakfast and lunch, required for dinner. $$$$

Prime Rib
1101 N. Calvert Street at Chase (downtown Baltimore), 410- 539-1804
Zagat Guide-listed 'Baltimore institution,' prime beef and seafood, formal 'clubby' atmosphere. Advance lunch and dinner reservations required. $$$$

Rocky Run Tap and Grill
3105 St. Paul Street (University area, Charles Village), 410-235-2501
American food, 'fun' restaurant for kids, close to JHU campus. $$

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