Fun meal for a college student in New Brunswick?

[Produce Addict]

Fun meal for college student?

Wondering if anyone can help me with a last-minute gift idea. My brother is a cash-strapped college student at Rutgers in New Brunswick. I was thinking about a gift certificate to a restaurant there -- not necessarily looking for a fancy or upscale meal, more like a fun place that's a little more than a college student hangout. Know of anything that fits the bill? thanks

[NJFoodie]

I second Old Man Rafferty's (all-American), then recommend Harvest Moon, a brewery across the street from OMR. Both reasonably priced.

If you want to get into $25 plus pp, you can do Soho (American Fusion cuisine) on George St, kind of elegant but still mainstream.

[jtm297]

Link for gift certificates at Makeda

https://www.ardore.com/externalMenus/...

I found this link on the Makedas reservation page at the top right area of the site, incase you don't trust that link.

[fpatrick]

Marita's Cantina for Mexican.

[Heatherb]

I second Makeda. Great food and you get to eat with your hands!

[jtm297]

Makeda (it's 20$+ per dish during dinner time though...) It is Ethiopian food. Across from Soho.

http://makedas.com/

Menu is on the site! They should have gift certificates based on: http://makedas.com/resv/resv.jsp it says something about it in one of the fields. Call and ask.

[10gallonhat]

Old Man Rafferty's