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The following are quotes and articles that have been published about Tolly-Ho Restaurant:

"A Tolly-Ho, Cheddar Tots and an Oreo milkshake are deee-licious and fill any stomach for less than $10"

and "Even Elton John would fit in"

and that Tolly-Ho "eatery is the place to be when bars close"

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Older Articles

3/15/02 - "For $5, you can eat, play arcade games and people-watch at the campus hangout Tolly-Ho's"

9/23/01 - In an article answering "What is there to do in this town", Tolly-Ho is listed as the "Local Color" "for a late-night... fix that is also an unparalleled cultural experience"

2/23/01 - In an article about the JukeBox in Lexington, Lexington Herald-Leader readers recommended Tolly-Ho

9/13/99 - This Article, listing "some of the tried-and-tested, affordable student-friendly restaurants" named Tolly-Ho "A legendary campus hangout that specializes in Ho-burgers..."

4/1/99 - In this article, the writer was looking for a place to eat lunch for less than $2. She said "The logical choice is Tolly-Ho Restaurant. Everybody knows you can get something here for less than $2. At any time of the day..." And "..everybody knows about Tolly-Ho"
--A customer is quoted as saying "The prices are real good, and the food is real good.

8/30/98 - Concerning Tolly-Ho, "because of its cheap prices, popularity and the almighty Super-Ho, no campus list would be complete without (Tolly-Ho)"

3/18/98 - In a great article about Tolly-Ho called All-Night Eatery Appealingly Offbeat, such wonderful things were said as:

	"Where else can customers find good food, cheap prices and a free-wheeling atmosphere but Tolly-Ho?"
	And "(Tolly-Ho's) biggest concern is quality. You can't go anywhere and get this quality for the price."
	Another was, "Each order is made to the customer's specifications and is called out by the customer's name."
	"It's not necessarily a family place, but (it's) a place you can bring your family"

5/3/94 - In an article about Tolly-Ho, the author called the tradition of the Ho-Virgin a "rite of passage". She also referred to Tolly-Ho as "The trendy Lexington restaurant business." Other memorable quotes are:

	"(Tolly-Ho) is a haven of cheap, tasty eats... conveniently located and practically always open"
	"the restaurant won the honor of *Best Late-Night Snack* in the Herald-Leader's Best of the Bluegrass readers' poll"
	A UK student is quoted as saying "It's like THE place in Lexington. All walks of life are here: Greeks, (independents), ...high school people... They just come in and sit down and chill out."
	"Tolly-Ho's main draw is the freedom of the atmosphere"
	Other UK students said, "Tolly-Ho is more than a restaurant; it's also a hangout."

Tolly-Ho has been mentioned in Playboy Magazine as the place to hang out in Lexington.

The Magazine's Student Survival Guide:
Tolly Ho is listed on the UK Student Survival Guide as a place to look for quality chow. They go on to list us as close, affordable, and a place that a UK education would not be complete without.
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The Magazine's REAL Best of Lexington:
Tolly-Ho was voted "Best Dive", among other things. In the paper magazine, Ace went on to describe a dive as an "Undiscovered Treasure"
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The Magazine on Tolly-Ho Restaurant:
"Everyone has been here once, it's your turn"
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The Magazine on:
The cultural significance of Tolly-Ho
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(the University of Kentucky Student Newspaper)

Often runs different articles including Tolly-Ho:

3/1/01 - A student commented that his "meals are eaten almost exclusively at Tolly-Ho"

3/23/01 - A student planning on leaving Kentucky and moving to Tennessee (gasp) listed buying a Tolly-Ho collector glass as one of the things that he had to do before moving.

4/27/01 - UK students voted for the "Best of UK" contest, and voted Tolly-Ho as the Best Late-Night Restaurant

In past "Best of UK" Contests, Tolly-Ho has been voted Best Burger, and Best Place to Eat a Hamburger.

In an earlier article, according to a campus poll, "99% of students surveyed leaving for the summer say they'll miss Tolly-Ho..."

There was also an article in the past stating "The hours, the food, and the small-town atmosphere attract students daily."

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