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Bar on campus with bar food. Wendy's, Nikos, Salsa Ritas, Subway, Jamba Juice, sushi, Chop Chop, dining halls, pizza, C-store, everything else is right across the street from campus like TGI Fridays, McDonalds, Dennys, and nice restaurants.

There are two dining halls on campus, with mediocre food, but a variety of food plans. However, there are also other locations to eat, there is a foodcourt with many great options like Wendy's, Panda Express, Sushi Maki, and Jamba Juice. Starbucks is also on campus. The Ratskellar is a very popular dining option, it is completely student run, gliders are set up outside, and it has good good, like a grill. There is also a kosher restaurant, Oasis.

The dining on campus, especially for a meal plan is not very good. It's like high school cafeteria food. I personally couldn't wait to be off the meal plan. If you are staying on campus in a dorm you are required to have a meal plan. However, there is the Rathskeller on campus which is the only on-campus restaurant, but it is pretty good. It is a pretty popular spot, especially considering it serves alcohol (which is pretty strict in checking IDs). There is also the cafeteria which has food spots like Wendy's, Sushi Maki, Panda Express, etc. There is also a Starbucks on campus, conveniently located right next to the library! Needless to say, Starbucks gets an insane line of students in between classes.

The dining options, although most students dislike them, are actually pretty good. There is a wide variety of food and dining options in the two main dining halls located near the dorms. There are also options available for vegetarians, vegans, etc. However after having the dining hall food for over a year, it does begin to get old, which is why now as a Junior instead of having the 14 meals per week plan, i have the 8 meals per week, and use the kitchen in the University Village apartments to make food for myself.

The food court has a pretty good dining selection with everything from Panda Express to Jamba Juice. We have the Rathskeller which serves bar food and is the only place on campus where you can order alcohol. We also have Oasis which is a kosher dining option and has good breakfast sandwiches. However, the dining halls are horrible. You have to chew everything a little longer than you should. Very rarely do they have fresh fruits and vegetables and the chicken always seems under cooked. If you live on campus you are obligated to have a meal plan. I've heard that they added a new option where you can buy meals in bulk (50 for the semester) as opposed to a weekly allotment (8-20 meals a week). I was on the 8 meal plan and I never used all of my meals for the week. I moved into the University Village because they have kitchens so they don't require a meal plan. There are kitchens available for the entire building on the 6th and 7th floor of Mahoney and Pearson (the upperclassman dorms). But they're really gross and it's hard to store food to cook in your dorm room.

The dining hall is greasy, nutrient-less, and tasteless. The only decent things to eat on campus can be found at Nikko's (the gyros here are mouthwatering!), Jamba Juice, The Oasis (kosher deli), Starbucks, and the Rathskeller.