No matter what your relationship is like with your roommate, it’s undeniable that they know your food habits unlike anyone else. They’re going to know all about your late-night cravings for Baked after going out on Thursdays, they’ve memorized when in the morning you’ll start hungering for a Scholars Inn bagel, and they’ll probably share your love for FARM and Malibu Grill on a spiritual level.

Here in Bloomington, we’re pretty spoiled with endless options for food. Often, you’re going to need a second opinion while contemplating all the mouthwatering restaurants, cafés, and coffeehouses B-Town has to offer—and like I said before, no one knows your food preferences quite like the person who lives with you.

1. Can we please order Pizza X?
2. What do you mean you don’t want nacho cheese with the breadsticks?
3. How many calories are in the Snack Pack Attack?
4. Can we go to Forest?
5. Will you judge me if go to Hartzell’s right now?

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6. Do you want some of my C-Store sub?
7. But how do they make square donuts? Like how is that still considered a donut?
8. You think I can afford BtownMenus right now?
9. Baked is still open?
10. How does food from Gresham count as real food?
11. Is it bad that my entire body is coffee from Pourhouse right now?
12. Does food from the Owlery ever make you want to go vegan?
13. When is the Big Cheeze coming?

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14. Can we try somewhere away from Kirkwood?
15. It’s kind of okay to eat if it’s gluten-free and from Bloomingfoods, right?
16. Do you think it’s time we go to Kroger?
17. You know that topping isn’t even good on cookies from Baked, right?

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18. Is it okay to eat this if I’m going to the top of Ballantine after lunch?
19. What was that latte you got last time from Soma called?
20. Can I have a bite of your Bloomington Bagel?
21. How do you feel about this food coma right now from Malibu?
22. When our parents come to visit can we go to FARM?

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23. When was the last time we had Chipotle?
24. Do you know if the line is still long for the IMU Starbucks?
25. How do you not like Ami beef sushi?
26. Why don’t we have a Dunkin Donuts here?
27. You’ve never been 4th Street? Like ever?
28. Mother Bears or Pizza X?

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29. If we put one of our Jimmy John’s delivery drivers against a NASCAR driver, do you think our guy would win?
30. How does Village Deli flip pancakes bigger than life?
31. Is it a Hoosier Den kind of night?
32. There’s going to be burgers at the tailgate today?
33. You know I love you more than wings from Buffa Louie’s, right?