Watch out, Cousin Vinny's. There's a new late-night eatery that promises to cater to UD students' taste buds and give them something beyond the norm of pizza and breadsticks.

Street Meat made their grand opening outside of Timothy's Bar and Grill on Brown Street Thursday. They serve snacks such as hamburgers and veggie burgers, bratwurst, fried egg sandwiches, grilled cheese and hashbrowns. All of Street Meat's sandwiches are served on Texas toast and are grilled to the customer's order.

According to Seth Hummel, one of Street Meat's owners, the grab-and-go establishment was not only created to quell UD students' midnight hunger pangs, but also to create a safe way to get that bite to eat.

"We are here at the request of the owners of Tim's to make UD's nightlife better and safer," Hummel said. "Tim's owners have always wanted someone to serve great food in a street vendor format for their patrons to enjoy, but preventing drunk driving for late night food was always their main concern behind wanting a vendor."

Though Street Meat is not technically part of Tim's, they are allowed to sell food in front of the bar and patrons will be allowed to bring Street Meat meals into the establishment.

They will cater largely to the UD population, and by joining Street Meat's Facebook fan page, students will be the first to know about specials, contests and coupons. Street Meat will also be offering specials during St. Patrick's Day and other Tim's events.

Although students have a large variety of restaurants to visit or order from when late-night hunger hits, Hummel believes Street Meat will soon become popular at UD.

"There is enough room in late night food around UD for Street Meat to fit in just fine. Frankly, competition improves quality and we plan to compete," Hummel said. "We don't sell pizza, so when you want pizza, get Cousin Vinny's. When you want something else, eat Street Meat."

At the time, Street Meat only accepts cash. Credit cards will soon be accepted and the eatery is looking into the possibility of using UD Flyer Express.

Street Meat will be open from 10:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights while UD is in session.

To become a fan on Facebook, search "Tim's Street Meat," or check out their Facebook Web page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dayton-OH/Street-Meat-at-Tims.