Where Rexburg Goes to Eat

There are many places in Rexburg Idaho where you can stop to get a bite to eat. Some are Fast Food restaurants and some are "come in and sit down" places, but all of them are popular "hang-outs" with the local college crowd.

"I go to Taco Bell at least once a week," says BYU-I Sophomore Patrick Brown. Many other students are frequent goers of places like MacDonalds, SubWay, Sonic and Arctic Circle. "Arctic Circle is my favorite," says BYU-I Freshman Sandra Jensen, "They have the best fries and their fry sauce is really good." The Fast Food industry booms in Rexburg with Many students choosing to eat at places like Taco Bell and MaCdonalds on a Friday night.

in a poll of 10 students 50% said they eat out 2-3 times a week, 30% said they eat out 4-5 times a week and and 20% said they never eat out. "Most of our business is made up of students," says Landon Mecham, a former employee of the Rexburg Taco Bell (he is currently residing in California). "Especially around dinner time [around 6:00 pm] we would get so many students." This reporter traveled to Taco Bell at 6:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and saw that 3-5 students were there buying food.

Fast Food is apparently popular with the BYU-I students in Rexburg, but how many non-student residents eat there? An average of 10-20 Rexbuurg residents were totalled throughout the week visiting MaCdonalds, and another 5-10 at Sonic.

Places Like Taco Bell and Sonic can make a good business in a college town. Their food is cheap and filling, the perfect combination for a starving college student. With fairly steady business from locals as well, Rexburg Fast Food is certainly staying put.

Sources:
Patrick Brown is a Sophomore attending BYU-I
Landon Mecham is a resident of San Diego CA and is currently off track at BYU-I
Sandra Jensen is a Freshman attending BYU-I