Students will no longer have to search for the takeout menus of their favorite restaurants, or wrack their brains about where or what to eat. Instead, they can go to campusmenus.com.
The newly created Web site is full of discounts and menus from local restaurants. It was launched Jan. 15, and is now ready to serve students.
With over 25 participating restaurants and bars, the site is an easy-access resource for students at Bowling Green.
Students can choose from a variety of menus and discounts, including casual eateries and fine dining. The Web site offers takeout and delivery menus, as well as drink specials and bar promotions.
The creator, Scott Himmel, decided to go ahead with this Web site shortly after his graduation from Tulane University in Louisiana. It was a decision he made after having been forced to go to the same few restaurants over and over during college.
Himmel wanted to create a service for students that would be an aggregate of college area restaurants in one single portal. His goal was accomplished, and now campusmenus.com hosts a compilation of the most popular restaurants and bars in Bowling Green, as well as local restaurants at six other campuses.
“With this, trying a new restaurant becomes a whole lot easier,” Himmel said.
Himmel has high hopes for the Web site, and said that it will be valuable for students. He has confidence that it will be the resource students use when faced with a decision about where to eat.
Also, when discussing his goals in creating the Web site, Himmel mentioned the discount aspect of the site is something he would have liked to have during his college years. He said he believes that whenever an entrepreneur decides to begin a new venture, it derives from some void they want to fill.
But so far, students are not aware of the site, or what it has to offer.
Lindsey Krause, junior, had never heard of Himmel’s Web site, but after hearing about the discounts it offers, she said she will check it out.
In addition, students who want to use the Web site do not have to create an account, but they have the option of signing up to receive e-mails about exclusive discounts. Another benefit of campusmenus.com is that it allows students to provide feedback to the restaurants.
The Web site is also accessible to restaurant owners. Owners are able to update their own menus and post new discount offers.
University sophomore James Sieja also said he thinks the site is a good idea, especially because he can get discounts at restaurants like Campus Pollyeyes in Bowling Green.
“We really dug their stuffed breadsticks,” he said, adding he will definitely use campusmenus.com.
