Matt Rendleman, associate professor of agribusiness and economics, grades papers and eats a sandwich Tuesday at Underground Barrel Room and Grill. The location, formally known as Chicago Underground Grille and Pub, was closed for two and a half years and reopened Sept. 22. “I needed to get a bite to eat, kill an hour before I pick up my daughter and grade papers,” Rendleman said. “This place fulfills all three.”

Nicolas Galindo • Daily Egyptian