If top-quality food is a must-have on your college checklist, FAU is not for you. There are two dining halls on campus: the Center Marketplace and the Breezeway Food Court. Students can choose from 7, 12, 15, or 19 meals per week, with varying Flex Bucks with each plan. Flex Bucks are used for food in the Breezeway Food Court, any of the Outtakes convenience stores located throughout campus, Coyote Jack's, Starbucks, and Einstein Brothers Bagels. The Center Marketplace is a buffet-style restaurant that is part of your meal plan and always has a sandwich bar, a salad bar, and burgers and chicken sandwiches with fries. Everything else changes by day, although commonly it is composed of some sort of pasta, meat, and vegetable. Occasionally, there are specials like stir-fry or tacos, made to your specifications. In general, though, the cafeteria is pretty repetitive. This monotony would be OK if the food was spectacular, but it isn't. The choices also tend to be unhealthy, with few vegetarian options. The cafeteria does not stay open late enough and if you come too late, you're lucky to get anything more than a sandwich for dinner.
Quiznos, Wendy's, Papa John's, Chick N Grill, Salsarita's, and Jow Jing highlight the Breezeway Food Court's offerings, an excellent alternative to the Center Marketplace. However, if you do not have any Flex Bucks, the money for the meal is coming out of your own pocket. The downside to this dining location is that it is not open on the weekends and is only open until 5 p.m. during the week.
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Campus Dining at Florida Atlantic University
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Lots of Options
When you get tired of eating in the dining hall (which happens pretty quickly if you don't catch it at the right times) there's a food court on campus which offers a nice variety of options. There's also a Starbucks in the Breezeway, Dunkin' Doughnuts in the library and an Einstein Bagels next door.
May 17, 2012
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Campus Dining at Florida Atlantic University
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Good but Not Great
The dining hall seems awesome the first few weeks, but then you start to notice the repetition. There are always six to eight different options to choose from, but it gets old after a while. I did enjoy the days when they would bring out the special items, like crab cakes, salmon filet, and lamb. One year at the Cafe was enough, and I am planning to purchase a smaller meal plan for next Semester.
May 16, 2012
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Campus Dining at Florida Atlantic University
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Buffet Style
There's always a different theme every day for breakfast lunch and dinner and there's always a varitey to choose from. I have no complaints because there something to eat theat everyone could enjoy. and if a student does want something from the cafe FAU provides with the food court that contains different places to grab a quick bit. Such as Wendy's, Chicken Grill, Starbucks, Coyote Jack's etc. The meal plan is a little pricey but the food thats serve is worth it.
May 11, 2012
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