“This mortal form has grown weak. I need sustenance!” This famous quote voices the ravenous tendencies of Thor, the Norse god of thunder, as well as the needs of Washington University’s incoming students. It may be hard to believe, but incoming freshmen need more energy and fuel than the average Bear.

Take it from me; I walked past the Thomas H. Eliot Residential College 10 times on my first day, looking for Koenig House. It took me an hour to find it, but it actually worked out because I got my steps in and made a new friend who actually knows her way around campus.

After all of the power-walking, getting lost and learning thousands of new locations and tips, we freshmen find ourselves with insatiable appetites. During our pre-orientation programs from Aug. 20-23, we devoured food from a variety of places. I got a peek into the world of journalism as I learned alongside other new students in my pre-orientation program, Freshman Press. I took it upon myself, along with a few of the other students from Freshman Press, to review the restaurants which hit the spot and which ones inspired everything but hunger. Behold, the list of restaurants from least to greatest.

7: Fozzies Sandwich Emporium

Coming in last was Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium, which, to my surprise, did not serve sandwiches. There were hot dogs, coleslaw, questionable toppings and chips. I’m a vegetarian, and I did not enjoy the food at all. I ended up eating some of a hot dog bun, coleslaw and a few over-salted chips. I’m not the only one who gave Fozzie’s sandwiches a low rating. My fellow Freshman Press students did as well.

“I ate a slice of whole grain bread with a piece of tomato on it,” Emily Spector, who follows a pescatarian diet, said.

“The relish looked like it came out of Area 51,” Aiden Blinn said.

6: Jimmie Johns

I ate chips and cookies. Yes, they have a vegetarian sandwich. No, I would not like to eat a mound of sliced cheese with lettuce, tomato and avocado between bread.

5: Vernons BBQ

Vernon’s BBQ was an improvement. The cornbread was good, the baked beans were fine, and the string beans were tolerable.

“I’m from Texas, and I hate BBQ,” Bread Lee said.

4: Tavolo V

At Tavolo V, we were served appetizers, like steamed cauliflower and seasoned brussel sprouts. They didn’t really spark my interest, but many students in our group seemed to enjoy them.

“The food that was the most consistently good was the Italian food at Tavolo,” Dorian DeBose said.

3: Cardinals Nation

The Cardinals Nation restaurant was worth the trip downtown. After our tour of Busch Stadium, we freshmen got to enjoy our food. I liked the Caesar salad and french fries from the restaurant, and the grilled cheese was good, as well.

2: Doughocracy

The pizza came out quickly and tasted delicious. It was not the best pizza that I’ve ever had, but it was simple and fresh.

1: froYo

I chose to bestow the first place position to froYo. With a large and accommodating variety of flavors and toppings, froYo on the Delmar Loop satisfied our sweet tooths after an hour-long scavenger hunt and gave us fuel for Escape the Room, which we went to next.

During Freshman Press, I ate food from a variety of different restaurants,

but I have to say that overall, froYo, Doughocracy and Cardinals Nation were my favorites. At first, I was scared that my hunger would not be satiated during my pre-o, but these three vendors definitely provided me with the sustenance that I needed and were worth the trip.