Spring Break
Restaurant opens for business
Emily Butterfield
Issue date: 3/14/05 Section: News
Chuck and Augie's will have it's grand opening inside the Student Union Monday when the restaurant opens its doors for full hours of operation, according to Dining Services manager Scott Harmon.
To date, the restaurant has served lunch only, Harmon said. Starting today, the restaurant will be open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. Students can use points after 2 p.m. during the week and all day Saturday and Sunday, he said.
"It assures the ability of the students to use the restaurant," Harmon said.
The menu consists of mainly appetizers, desserts, sandwiches, salads and pasta dishes, Harmon said. Although they kept a few Nutmeg Grill favorites, such as the Cobb and Caesar salads, the Harvest Turkey Sandwich and the Southwestern Black Bean Burger, the menu has been updated with "many new and exciting items," he said.
The menu also features six beers and 10 wines, according to Harmon. For a limited time, customers will be able to order wine from the Storrs Winery in Santa Cruz, Calif. The owners, Stephen Storrs and Pamela Bianchini-Storrs, are direct descendants of Charles and Augustus Storrs, the benefactors of UConn and namesake for the restaurant, he said.
There will also be a late night menu available, according to Harmon. It has many items from the main menu as well as specialties not on the regular menu, like Husky's Breakfast Burrito, Champion Fajita Burrito and Jonathan's Supreme Waffle.
"Our late night menu is a streamlined version of our main menu," Harmon said. "It contains a few exclusive items with the after dinner guest in mind."
The menu will be shaped to the needs and wants of customers, Harmon said.
"As we see which dishes take off and which aren't popular, the menu will evolve," Harmon said.
Harmon said the restaurant will soon offer a weekly "Chef's Creation" in each menu category which will feature special appetizers, entrees and desserts. This will keep "adventurous palates happy," he said.
To date, the restaurant has served lunch only, Harmon said. Starting today, the restaurant will be open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. Students can use points after 2 p.m. during the week and all day Saturday and Sunday, he said.
"It assures the ability of the students to use the restaurant," Harmon said.
The menu consists of mainly appetizers, desserts, sandwiches, salads and pasta dishes, Harmon said. Although they kept a few Nutmeg Grill favorites, such as the Cobb and Caesar salads, the Harvest Turkey Sandwich and the Southwestern Black Bean Burger, the menu has been updated with "many new and exciting items," he said.
The menu also features six beers and 10 wines, according to Harmon. For a limited time, customers will be able to order wine from the Storrs Winery in Santa Cruz, Calif. The owners, Stephen Storrs and Pamela Bianchini-Storrs, are direct descendants of Charles and Augustus Storrs, the benefactors of UConn and namesake for the restaurant, he said.
There will also be a late night menu available, according to Harmon. It has many items from the main menu as well as specialties not on the regular menu, like Husky's Breakfast Burrito, Champion Fajita Burrito and Jonathan's Supreme Waffle.
"Our late night menu is a streamlined version of our main menu," Harmon said. "It contains a few exclusive items with the after dinner guest in mind."
The menu will be shaped to the needs and wants of customers, Harmon said.
"As we see which dishes take off and which aren't popular, the menu will evolve," Harmon said.
Harmon said the restaurant will soon offer a weekly "Chef's Creation" in each menu category which will feature special appetizers, entrees and desserts. This will keep "adventurous palates happy," he said.