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Carnegie Mellon University - Campus Dining

Campus Dining:

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Freshman Meal Plan Requirement

Yes

Average Meal Plan Cost

$2,180–$2,390 per semester

Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money

  • Si Señor
  • Taste of India
  • The Original Hot Dog Shop

Student Favorites

  • Si Señor
  • Taste of India
  • The Original Hot Dog Shop

24-Hour Dining

  • None

Special Options

  • Many students choose to eat at privately-owned trucks parked next to the athletic fields. These trucks offer Chinese, Thai, Mediterranean, Mexican, and Indian food at a low price and remain to be one of the most popular options around campus.

College Prowler Take

All but the most optimistic students have problems with campus dining. Fixing the dining situation is a big problem for the University, and an even bigger hassle for the students—campus dining consists of individual campus-run restaurants rather than large, central dining halls. The meal plan provides you with two ways to pay: by blocks or DineXtra. A block is a unit of credit that’s good for one whole meal. The other way to pay, DineXtra, works like cash; it can be used at all dining services locations, as well as four off-campus restaurants. The average meal will cost about $7. Freshmen are required to be on the meal plan, and most are unhappy with it. Fortunately, students can structure their meal plan to provide themselves with the most flexibility by choosing how much money to allot to block units and how much money to allot to DineXtra.

The most disappointing thing about eating on campus is the high price for little food. The food isn’t all bad. A dining hall would be nice, but the lack of one means that CMU students don’t have to suffer through cafeteria-style food. Asiana, Taste of India and Si Señor offer some delicious dishes, as well as add some cultural flair to an otherwise boring menu. For freshman year, the meal plan is bearable, but after that, most students stay off campus when grabbing a bite to eat.
 

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Students Speak Out

Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:

CMUNV says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Undecided

Food is passable but depends on...

Food is passable but depends on where you go. Si Senor is one of my favorite locations.

Campus Dining: March 02, 2009
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CMUIF says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Other

It's hard to eat right, but there...

It's hard to eat right, but there is a lot of variety when it comes to places to eat. After a while you start to exhaust your options of places you actually want to eat at.

Campus Dining: March 02, 2009
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CMUSS says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Business

The food is okay. It tastes fine...

The food is okay. It tastes fine but is pretty unhealthy. Gingers is by far the best place on campus to eat.

Campus Dining: March 02, 2009
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CMUNW says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Architecture and Planning

Though Carnegie Mellon does have...

Though Carnegie Mellon does have some good places for food, it can be very easy to get sick of them.

Campus Dining: March 01, 2009
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victoriacmu says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2013

Arts, Visual and Performing

Food on campus is pretty gross....

Food on campus is pretty gross. Very unhealthy. CMU is ranked as one of the unhealthiest schools, and our food has a lot to do with it. Lots of grease. There is a salad bar, but I feel like even that doesn't do much good.

Campus Dining: March 01, 2009
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Dining Halls

Andy’s
wraps, smoothies
UC
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

Asiana
Chinese
Newell-Simon
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Barista Café
Coffee/bakery
UC
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Bento Bowl
Asian
UC
Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

CK’s Pretzels
Pretzels, cookies, and shakes
UC
Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

East Street Deli
Sandwiches/breakfast
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Evgefstos
Mediterranean, vegan, and vegetarian
UC
Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Ginger’s Coffeehouse
Coffee, sandwiches
Baker Hall and Purnell Center
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.(Purnell closes at 3 p.m. on Fridays)

Ginger’s Deli
Sandwiches/soups
Posner Hall
Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Grab n’ Go
Drinks, fruit, chips
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 2 p.m.–8 p.m.

Highlander Café
All-you-can-eat, home-cooked foods, salad station, pizza station, deli
Resnick House
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4 p.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 4 p.m.–7 p.m.

Kosher Korner
Kosher meals
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 2 p.m.–8 p.m.

La Prima
Drinks, sandwiches, cookies, muffins
Wean Hall
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Main Street Market
Salads, sandwiches, pizza, soup
Newell-Simon
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

Pennes International Marketplace
Home-cooked meals
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Pepperazi
Italian
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Schatz All-You-Care-to-Eat
chicken, Stir-fry
UC
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Schatz Dining Hall
Buffet-style
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Showcase Salads
Made-to-go salads
UC
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 2 p.m.–8 p.m.

Si Señor
Southwest/Mexican
UC
Daily 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Skibo Coffeehouse
Coffee, pastries
UC
Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.–11 p.m.

Taste of India
Indian
4902 Forbes Avenue
Daily 5 p.m.–9 p.m.

Taste of India
Indian
Resnik House
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

The Original Hot Dog Shop
Fries, subs, hot dogs
UC
Daily 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

The Underground
Sandwiches, soups
Morewood E-Tower
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–11 p.m.

The Zebra Lounge
Coffee, cookies
College of Fine Arts
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Did You Know?

Ever go traying? When it snows, CMU kids will steal the cafeteria trays and use them to go sled riding on the hills behind Donner Hall and in Schenley Park.

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