ARTIST UNDERGROUND CAFE

IF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DESIGNED A RESTAURANT , IT WOULD PROBABLY LOOK AND FEEL A LOT LIKE THE ARTIST UNDERGROUND CAFE. TUCKED IN THE BASEMENT OF STUART COURT APARTMENTS (YOU KNOW WHERE I MEAN, IN STUART CIRCLE, IN THE BASEMENT RESTAURANT SPOT) , THIS UNDERGROUND CAFE IS PART RESTAURANT , PART STUDENT ART GALLERY AND PART HOME -AWAY-FROM -HOME FOR THE COLLEGE CROWD. IT'S LIKE HANGING OUT IN YOUR FRIEND'S COOL MOM'S BASEMENT, ONLY IN THIS CASE THE COOL MOM MAKES TONS OF TERRIFIC FOOD AND HAS FREE WIRELESS INTERNET...-richmond.com

...Owners Debbie and Tim Pedersen plan to sell student artwork, have occasional live music and poetry readings, and give a food discount to students.  All desserts are homemade; the menu ranges from French-bread pizzas to subs, burgers, salads and sides.  An all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch is $8.95 and includes salt herring and grits along with the usuals.-Style Weekly