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| - If only the Board of Regents knew what a powerful incentive they had at their disposal in attracting students to Arizona's largest state university.
I like to say that the Chuckbox was one of the main reasons I went to ASU. Although I didn't mention it in my personal statement, the delicious smell of mesquite-grilled beef and chicken, sometimes wafting down University Drive as far as PV East, also certainly didn't discourage me from returning this year for law school. The Chuckbox has been an affordable, unhealthy indulgence for me for years. It's hard to go wrong with their sandwiches (except maybe with the veggie burger... but I've never tried it), but my favorites are the Guacamole Bacon Burger and the Tijuana Torpedo. In my opinion the fries and onion rings don't quite live up to the glory of the grilled items - I think they buy them frozen - but they're not bad either and I pretty much always order some anyway. Same goes for the fried zucchini: probably frozen, but delicious anyway with a burger.
I find the atmosphere - loud, a little smoky, definitely aptly described as a "shack" - perfectly complementary to the fare, but some might disagree. I've also developed a weird sort of respect for their cash-only policy... this Old-West burger joint doesn't give a damn about catering to the demands of twenty-first-century suburbanites for convenience and they don't have to (well, I guess they do have an ATM in the corner). But I can also see how many would see that as more of an inconvenience than a hip quirk.
If you're in the area, definitely stop by. In an area mostly dominated by chains and cheap, college-town blandness, the Chuckbox is a one-of-a-kind beacon.
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