R J Bentley's Restaurant

RJ Bentley's has been serving hungry and thirsty University of Maryland students and alumni since 1978. The decor and menu reflect the building's former incarnation as a gas station. Featuring a full menu of burgers, wraps and sandwiches named after cars, Bentley's caters to fans of chicken, turkey and beef, with a few seafood and vegetable plates. However, at night, the kitchen closes down,...

While the food is decent, this restaurant is better known as the favorite watering hole of University of Maryland Terrapins fans. The walls are covered with license plates and gas-pump memorabilia, except the "wall of fame," hung with jerseys from the university's past athletes. Signed floorboards from the 2002 NCAA Men's basketball Final Four hang in the terrace area, where diners and drinkers...

Coeds pack this since-1978 "old mainstay" in College Park where the "good", inexpensive drinks include a long beer list and strong cocktails; still, many rate the "noisy" roadhouse as a "dive" that isn't "quite what it used to be", saying "only go if you're a student at UMD."

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