Massive Portions, Low Prices, and Bangin' Jerk Chicken at this FIU Hidden Gem
This might be the biggest quesadilla you've ever seen
Every college town has that place. That sandwich shop or little hole-in-the-wall restaurant alumni reminisce on long after they leave. Where they got four days’ worth of food for like $8 from an owner the entire school knew by name. It’s the first stop when they come back for football games, and usually, the owner remembers who they are.
Sweetwater isn’t a college town in the way most of us think of one. There’s criminally few bars with $4 liquor pitchers, and nobody’s taking proposal pictures at Pitbull Stadium. But it is home to one of the largest universities in Florida. And at FIU, that iconic spot with massive portions, low prices, and memorable owners is The Green Chicken.
If you’re an FIU alum, you know about it already. If you’re not, it’s worth the trip out to Sweetwater for overstuffed quesadillas, epic jerk chicken bowls, and pretty much anything else a broke college kid would dream of on their weekly $50 food budget. Because the foo…
