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Bites Nearby: Hard Times Cafe
You could stand on a corner and look around until a restaurant sign draws you in. But we've got a better idea. Each week, Riverdale Park-University Park Patch picks a great restaurant nearby that is worth checking out.
Fun, sports bar-like atmosphere? Check. Yummy, filling food? Check. Four different styles of chili? Check.
Look no further than in College Park.
Located just off Baltimore Avenue, this restaurant offers its customers a hearty meal on the cheap.
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With four flavors of chili—Texas, Cincinnati, Terlingua Red and Vegetarian—and menu items that use chili as both an entree and a condiment, this joint offers people the option to gorge a bit on junk food with flavor.
From chili mac and chili dogs to Frito Chili Pie and even salads, there's something for everyone, even if—gasp—you don't like chili.
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I've had their chili dogs and the last time I went I had chili cheeseburger sliders and fried pickles, which unlike most places are serves as spheres.
Don't worry about counting calories, but you can count on savings.
Be sure to try their home-brewed root beer as well.
Where: 4738 Cherry Hill Road in College Park
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Prices: Appetizers start at $5.99 to the NY Strip Steak Entree at $16.99. Chili meals average about $7.
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