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Campus Dining Grades:
Quick StatsFreshman Meal Plan Requirement
Yes
Off-Campus Places to Use Meal PlanAverage Meal Plan Cost
$1,810 per semester
Other Options
- The Gopher Hole serves great appetizers, desserts, hot drinks, and college staples such as pizza, nachos, and chicken quesadillas. The bookstore also sells candy, frozen meal items, canned goods, and prepackaged snacks. For late-night food emergencies, head to your nearest vending machine.
College Prowler Take
Students either love campus dining or hate it. Some say the food tastes like cardboard, while others say it’s just like home cooking. The main problem with Bon Appétit, the company that provides food services for Goucher, is that it tries to be too creative and often ruins a basic meal. Another complaint is that food served in Stimson and Pearlstone is not always fresh, but the biggest complaint is that the menu becomes repetitive after the first two weeks of each semester. Bon Appétit always takes student complaints seriously, though, and tries to accommodate students with special food requests. Stimson Dining Hall, the main eatery on campus, serves buffet-style meals, and across the hall from Stimson is the Kosher Dining Hall, a cozy eatery, complete with couches and a fireplace. Pearlstone Café is the savior to students who dislike the “creative” Stimson food, offering brand-name cereals, soda, and snacks. Heubeck Dining Hall is a smaller buffet-style cafeteria, open for lunch and dinner to alleviate congestion in Stimson and Pearlstone. It also offers more alternative options in the vegetarian/vegan arena. The newest addition to campus is The Van, a breakfast, lunch, and night-class snack cart in the lobby of Van Meter. Serving on-campus food and some goodies from nearby Zia’s Café, The Van is conveniently located for a quick and delicious bite. 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:
GouHD says: Goucher College 2014 Psychology  |
The food at Goucher College is...
The food at Goucher College is amazing compared to most other colleges. We are "catered" by Bon Appetit. The food sometimes gets old, but the fact that you have so many choices each time you enter totally makes it worth it.
Campus Dining: March 03, 2009
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GouRR says: Goucher College 2016 Other |
The food is amazing for college...
The food is amazing for college food! Heubeck is one of our smaller dining halls, and it provides a lot of healthier, vegetarian, and even vegan options. Stimson is our main dining hall, and it always has different foods, as well as the staples. There is always made-to-order pasta, chicken breasts, burgers, and hot dogs, which can get thrown on the grill for you. And there's always cheesecake for dessert! Pearlstone is our smallest dining hall, and it's mostly grab-and-go sandwiches and chicken fingers, but it makes excellent salads and always has premade options if you're in a big hurry. Students also have the option of choosing a kosher meal plan where they can get food either from the Kosher Dining Hall or any other place all the time. Students who are not on the kosher meal plan can eat in the Kosher Dining Hall once a week, and there is always a shabbat dinner. There is also a special kosher for Passover meal plan. For a small school, we have a lot of choices on campus, and it's all really good!
Campus Dining: March 03, 2009
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GouKG says: Goucher College 2013 History |
I dislike the food on campus, but...
I dislike the food on campus, but a lot of people like it. I think that Bon Appetit tries to make fancy food with mediocre ingredients. I would rather have simpler food and better ingredients. Heubeck usually has better food than Stim, but it's very hit or miss.
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GouKK says: Goucher College 2013 Psychology |
I don't know, everyone love...
I don't know, everyone love complaining about school food. But, I like Pearlstone's chicken cheesesteaks, and the salad bars are actually pretty good. Definitely get the baked mac and cheese when they have it—I could live off that stuff. The Gopher Hole is okay for ice cream if it's midnight and you can't go grocery shopping, but be prepared to pay through the nose.
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GouLW says: Goucher College 2013 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities |
The food at Goucher is actually...
The food at Goucher is actually pretty impressive. The best spot to eat is Heubeck Dining Hall—the stir-fry and grilled sandwiches to order are the best—but Stimson Dining Hall is where to go for the social scene. We have big, long communal tables, and it's fun to spend lots of time chatting with different friends and taking advantage of the open selection of food.
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Dining Halls
Heubeck Dining Hall
American, international, sandwiches, soups, vegetarian/vegan
Heubeck Hall
Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–8 p.m.
Kosher Dining Hall
Kosher
Stimson Hall
Monday–Sunday 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Pearlstone Café
American
Pearlstone Student Center
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Stimson Dining Hall
All-you-care-to-eat American, international, vegetarian/vegan
Stimson Hall
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
The Van
Baked goods, coffee, prepackaged lunch items
Van Meter lobby
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
Did You Know?Your meal plan includes meal blocks and flex dollars. Meal blocks can be used to purchase full meals (usually the equivalent of about $5.75) and can be used in Heubeck Dining Hall, Stimson Dining Hall, Kosher Dining Hall, and on selected items in Pearlstone Café and The Van. Flex dollars are used as monetary value for items in Pearlstone and The Van. However, cash or Gopher Bucks must be used for specially marked items in Pearlstone and The Van. Gopher Bucks are money you put on your OneCard to use as a debit account. Just swipe your card and buy anything on campus, from vending machine candy to textbooks. Gopher Bucks can also be used at a few off-campus stores and restaurants.
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