The Local Hangs

Buddah Belly
Located on the corner of Main Street and NW 16th Avenue

Famous For: Wide Variety on their menu, great curry and rice.

Recommendations: The Curry and Rice is very good, choose from peanut or coconut flavor and as much or as little spice as you like!

Pros: Good Portions, Knowledgeble staff
Cons: Small dining room, saw a cockroach inside

Price: $
Atmosphere: Casual, Lively - 7
Service: Quick, Attentive - 7
Food: Original, Creative - 8
Value: 9
Cleanliness: 5
Overall: Fun! - 7.2
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Tori's Big Burger
Located on the corner of University Avenue and SW 2nd Street (Downtown)

Famous For: Home of the 1 lb Big Burger

Recommendation: Unless you haven't eaten in a week or two, the 1/2 lb burger is plenty big, and they give you a lot of fresh hot fries!

Pros: Burgers are cooked to order as are the fries, the portions are very generous, pricing is very fair
Cons: Lacks any atmosphere (if you're into that)

Price: $
Atmosphere: Local feel, no frills - 4
Service: Cooked to order - 8
Food: Hot, fresh, delicious - 8
Value: Big helpings, small prices - 9
Cleanliness: 9
Overall: Best burger in town (so far)! - 7.6

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Louis Lunch
436 SE 2nd Street (downtown)

Famous For: being the oldest restaurant in Gainesville. Opened in 1928

Recommendation: A #1. Two Louis Burgers, Fries (homestyler, curly, or onion rings), and a large drink ($5.85)

Pros: Good burgers, neat historical photos and newspaper clippings everywhere
Cons: A constant shouting match between mother and daughter workers complete with the B word every 30 seconds

Price: $
Atmosphere: Nostolgic, see cons - 5
Service: Fast, shout while delivering food - 5
Food: Good Greasy Burgers, good curly fries - 7
Value: Burgers were small but you get two! - 8
Cleanliness: 7
Overall: The hype does not match the experience - 6.4

Whats Good in Gainesville?!

Welcome to our blog! We're here to help you find the best places to eat in Gainesville and the surrounding area (because some places are worth a short drive!). We are not "culinary professionals" or anything of the sort, we just love good food and great restaurants and we want to share with you Gainesville's hidden gems, overrated dives, and which chains are actually worth the visit. We hope that you will find this information helpful and we would LOVE your input! if you have any suggestions for places we should try or any experiences (either good or bad) to share, please do!