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READER'S
CHOICE

Best of CSU 2025

Best Campus Food

1

Wing Shack/Sexy Sammies

2

Ramskeller

3

Spoons

Best Dining Hall

1

The Foundry

2

Ram's Horn

3

Durrell

Best Breakfast

1

Silver Grill Cafe

2

Lucile's Creole Cafe

3

Cafe Blue Bird

Best Burger

1

Big Al's Burgers & Dogs

2

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar

3

Stuft Burger Bar

Best Pizza

1

Krazy Karl's

2

Beau Jo's

3

Pizza Casbah

Best Sandwich

1

Cheba Hut

2

Yampa Sandwich Co.

3

Snack Attack

Best Mexican Food

1

Taqueria Los Comales

2

Blue Agave Grill

3

Cafe Mexicali

Best Italian Food

1

Rare Italian

2

Nick's Restaurant

3

Panino's

Best Fried Chicken

1

Music City Hot Chicken

2

Wing Shack

3

Sexy Sammies

Best Wings

1

Jim's Wings

2

Wing Shack

3

Wing Stop

Best Sushi

1

Jaws Sushi

2

Sushi Jeju

3

Japango Sushi

Best Vegetarian

1

Avogadro's Number

2

Cava

3

Rainbow Restaurant

Best Date Night

1

The Melting Pot

2

Ginger and Baker

3

Union Bar & Soda Fountain

Best Ice Cream

1

Walrus Ice Cream

2

Old Town Churn

3

Ben & Jerry's

Best Sweet Treats

1

Mary's Mountain Cookies

2

Crumbl

3

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Best Coffee

1

Alley Cat Coffeehouse

2

Mugs

3

Dutch Bros

Best Donuts

1

Lamar's Donuts

2

Mr. Yo's Donuts

3

Krispy Kreme

Best Campus Coffee

1

Morgan's Grind

2

Sweet Sinsations

3

Sweet Temptations

Best Margarita

1

Rio Grande

2

Fuzzy's Taco Shop

3

Pueblo Viejo

Best Happy Hour

1

Brothers Bar & Grill

2

Pour Bros Community Tavern

3

Road 34

Best College Bar

1

Lucky Joe's

2

Road 34

3

Social

Best Brewery

1

New Belgium Brewing

2

Odell Brewing Co.

3

Ramskeller

Best Drunchies

1

D.P. Dough

2

Cheba Hut

3

Fat Shack

Best Live Music

1

The Aggie Theater

2

The Mishawaka

3

Washington's

Best Place to Have Fun

1

Chipper's Lanes

2

Fort Fun

3

Old Town Putt

Best Liquor Store

1

Wilbur's Total Beverage

2

Campus West

3

Mulberry Max

Best Thrift Shop

1

Arc Thrift Store

2

Brand Spanking Used

3

Plato's Closet

Best College

1

Liberal Arts

2

College of Veterinary Med. and Biomed. Sci.

3

Warner College of Natural Resources

Best Study Spot

1

Morgan Library

2

Lory Student Center

3

The Oval

Best Apartment

1

Ram's Village

2

Union

3

The Standard

Best Hair Salon

1

Tuana Hair Design

2

Studio Be

3

Locks & Loaded Salon

Best Wax Salon

1

The Screamin Peach

2

European Wax Center

3

Waxing Moon

Best Barbershop

1

Floyd's 99

2

Rivalry Barbershop

3

Two Bit Barbershop

Best Tattoo & Piercing

1

Tribal Rites Tattoo & Piercing

2

Freakshow

3

Ice Cold Tattoos

Best Nail Salon

1

LV Nail Spa

2

Peachy Nail Spot

3

La Nails

Best Dispensary

1

LivWell

2

Ace's Place

3

Verts Dispensary

Best Smoke Shop

1

Up 'N Smoke

2

Kind Creations

3

One Love

Legacy Winners

15+ YEARS

Alley Cat Coffee House
Freakshow Tattoo
LA Nails
Pizza Casbah
Recycled Cycles
Silver Grill Cafe
Spoons
Trail Head Tavern
Young's Cafe
Screamin Peach

20+ YEARS

Aggie Theater
Avogadro's Number
Beau Jo's Pizza
Big City Burrito
Cheba Hut
CooperSmith's
Lucile's Creole Cafe
Rainbow Restaurant
Ramskeller

25+ YEARS

B&B Pickle Barrel (RIP)
JAX Outdoor Gear
Jim's Wings
Lucky Joe's
New Belgium Brewing
Odell Brewing Company
Rio Grande

30+ YEARS

Walrus Ice Cream

A Special Congratulations

To those businesses who currently hold or have held a consistent place in the top three since the publication began in 1990. This includes: Aggie Theater, Campus West Liquor, Freakshow, JAX Outdoor Gear, Lucile's Creole Cafe, Lucky Joe's, LuLu Asian Bistro, Mary's Mountain Cookies, Odell Brewing Co., Ram's Village, Ramskeller, Recycled Cycles, Silver Grill Cafe, Walrus Ice Cream, and Wilbur's Total Beverage.

BEST OF 35 YEARS

The Best of CSU was published for the first time in 1990. Over the years, many long-standing winners have come and gone but there are some who have weathered the storms and have continued to top our list of voter's favorites.

About the Best of CSU

Best of CSU is a Rocky Mountain Student Media special publication featuring the results of our annual survey highlighting the best places to eat, drink, play and shop in Fort Collins. This is the 35th edition featuring the results of the November 2024 survey. Thank you to the close to 2,000 people who participated in the survey.