Do you have a case of the late-night noms? We’ve scoured Campus Food to find you four places that will deliver long after the dining hall has shut its doors. 

Late-night factor:The biggest cravings always strike after midnight. Whether you’re cramming all night for a bio exam or coming home from a weekend jaunt down Euclid Avenue, will this place deliver late enough for you?

Bang for your buck:Being back at school means emptying your wallet in the name of food, booze and books. Will this late-night feast drain your bank account?

Taste bud satisfaction:Only tasty food is worth a late-night binge. Will your meal leave you satisfied or wishing you just made a PB&J instead?

Friendly service:Nothing’s worse than a gruff delivery guy who thrusts your food in your face and stomps away. Will you be greeted at the door with a snarl or a smile?

**As an added challenge, we specified in the notes section of the Campus Food website that a unicorn should be drawn on the bag of each order. Any employees willing to show off their drawing skills deserve extra points.

Delivery Time:Nothing’s worse than when you spend $15 on food and then pass out before it arrives.  How long will this place keep you waiting?

Dorian’s Gourmet Pizza and Deli

Late-night factor: You can order for delivery until 1:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 3.5/5

Bang for your buck: Dorian’s has a $10 minimum delivery on all orders from Campus Food, so we got a medium cheese pizza ($7.50) and curly fries ($2.50). The grand total with tax, service charge and tip: $13.86.  It was a lot of food, but also our most expensive meal. 3.5/5

Taste bud satisfaction: The pizza tasted predictably good. Dorian’s uses just the right amount of sauce. But the curly fries, crisp and spiced to perfection, stole the show. 4.5/5

Friendly service: The super polite gentleman called when he arrived. Also: bonus points for not just drawing a unicorn, but a rainbow, too! 4.5/5

Delivery Time: 27 minutes. Speedy. 4.5/5

Total: 20.5/25

Zonies

Late-night factor: Delivery until 4 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 5 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. A calzone with the sunrise, anyone?  5/5

Bang for your buck: There’s no minimum charge, and one whole pound of buffalo chicken calzone is only $7.50. The grand total with tax, service charge and tip: $10.62.  4/5

Taste bud satisfaction: Maybe part of my disappointment was linked to the fact that I was so excited for this amazing sounding calzone.  The cheese was hardly melted, but at least the buffalo chicken was tender.  3/5

Friendly service: Instead of a phone call, I got a hard rap on the door. And the delivery guy skipped even the simplest of pleasantries in favor of a quick getaway. Also, in regards to the unicorn request, someone had written, ‘I draw dog instead,’ and yet there was no dog in sight! Huh.  2/5

Delivery Time:  1 hour, 58 minutes.  Eep. 1/5

Total: 15/25

Pita El Saha

Late-night factor: Delivery orders are taken until 2:30 a.m. every night.   4/5

Bang for your buck: Though it sets no minimum charge, Pita El Saha does slap on a $2 delivery fee.  Even though the delicious falafel pita I ordered was only $4.95, the grand total came to $9.72.  However, the pita was gigantic, so it was hard to get too annoyed.    4/5

Taste bud satisfaction: Jam-packed with zesty falafel, hot banana peppers, feta cheese, lettuce and tomato, this pita blew my mind. And it tasted healthy.  5/5

Friendly service: The guy who came to my door seemed friendly, and the Pita El Saha people drew us not just one, but two unicorns, with fair amounts of artistic talent to boot.  5/5

Delivery Time:  25 minutes. Champs! 5/5

Total: 23/25 

Officially the winners of the late-night food fest! Everybody go order a pita. 

No. 1 Kitchen

Late-night factor: Delivery orders are taken until 12:30 a.m. Sunday, 12:50 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 1:50 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 3/5

Bang for your buck: Since it has an $8 minimum that jumps to $15 after midnight, you should place your order no later than 11:55 p.m. We paid $3.25 for 10 fried wontons and $5.65 for beef with curry. The grand total: $12.43.  This, of course, also included egg rolls and white rice.  5/5

Taste bud satisfaction: The fried wontons tasted wonderfully bad for you, but I figured that there were enough onions in the beef curry to make up for it.  Overall, it was standard Chinese food. 3.5/5

Friendly service: There was no sign of any sort of mythical creature drawn on the bag, but the delivery guy was really cute.  3.5/5

Delivery Time: 35 minutes.  4/5

Total: 19/25

Published on January 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm