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_As college students, we all hold weird hours. Late-night study sessions, later night party sessions and bizarre work schedules often leave us with a hunger that needs taming. But at such late hours, where can we go? Our favorite go-to spots are often closed leaving us with few options.

For this installment of Food Wars, we’ll be focusing our efforts on some of the finest late-night treats that Clifton is serving up. Namely, Papa Dino’s Pizza, Skline Chili and White Castle.
They’ll be loosely judged on major on these categories: Taste, price, hours of operation, atmosphere and service, and, most importantly, next day ramifications:
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Taste:

Skyline (3 Stars)
Easily the most flavorful of the three. They do equal business for lunch and late night, which is usually a good sign.

White Castle (2 Stars)
Mini burgers steamed over grilled onions? Yes please. Chicken fried in the shape cage fighting ring? No thank you.

Papa Dino’s (1 Star)
The pizza is bland and undercooked. The cheese fries were soggy and cold. At a certain point after a night at Uncle Woody’s, it didn’t seem to bother me at all. Weird.

Price:

Skyline (3 stars)
You can get in and get out for under $10, with more than enough food to soak up your $50 tab.

White Castle (2 stars)
The allure of $.49 hamburgers may sound enticing to cash-strapped college students but rest assured, it adds up quickly.

Papa Dino’s (1 star)
Everything on their menu sounds so good on paper you’ll end up ordering enough to max out your Bearcat card, if that’s even possible.

Hours of Operation:

White Castle (3 Stars)
White Castle is open 24-hours to satisfy your crave, no matter what time of day or night.

Papa Dino’s (2 Stars)
Papa Dino’s edges out Skyline for our second spot on the list because their identical hours with Skyline, with one little hickup. Dino’s is open an hour longer, until 4 am, on Thursday, giving us an extra hour to get our grub on.

Skyline: (1 Star)
Open until 3 am Mon-Thur and 4 am Fri-Sat, Skyline’s hours are great for late night eats, just fall a little short comparatively.

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Atmosphere and service:*

Skyline: (3 Stars)
At Skyline, they’re fast, efficient, and fully prepared to feed the late night crowds. Chances are you’ll feel like a regular, even if it’s your first time there.

Papa Dino’s (2 Stars)
The service is slow, especially when they’re busy. The service is oddly slower when they’re not.

White Castle (1 Star)
Nothing goes with the taste of freshly steamed hamburgers like the ever present possibility of being mugged. Not to worry, the restaurant is monitored on closed circuit television by the nearby police station.
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Next Day Ramifications:*

Papa Dino’s: (3 Stars)
You’ll feel gross but not that gross.

Skyline: (2 Stars)
I’m not sure if Skyline headquarters has some sort of consortium with Tums. I’d look it up but my bathroom doesn’t get wi-fi.

White Castle (1 Star)
This is the only restaurant that requires you to take a walk of shame the next morning. You feel so gross about yourself that a thousand showers can’t clean off the smell of steamed sliders and shame.