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Average Meal Plan Cost $5764 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
Student Favorites: Campus Dining Hall Terrace Dining Hall
Student Favorites: Campus Restaurant/Vendor La Vincita ("the Pub")
Student Favorites: Breakfast Food on Campus
  • Omelettes
  • Waffles
Student Favorites: Lunch/Dinner Entrée on Campus Pesto pizza
Student Favorites: Late-night Snack on Campus Taco Tuesday in the Towers
Student Favorites
  • La Vincita Bistro
  • The Pub
  • Terrace Dining Hall
  • Towers Dining Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Ithaca offers three dining halls across campus that provide good atmospheres for conversation and a decent meal. The Terrace Dining Hall is unanimously known as having the best food on campus, but it’s located at the top of the hill and therefore usually the longest walk for most students. The Towers and Campus Center also offer snacks and grab-and-go lunches that are great for those on the run. The dining halls also have themed meals about once a week, such as Italian or Mexican nights. Sub Connection, a sandwich/sub stop located in The Towers, also offers snack foods and pre-packaged sandwiches. For fruit smoothies when the weather lightens up, Grand Central Café is a good option.  

IC Square, the mini-food court, offers Asian food, fried food, a salad bar, and sandwiches at lunchtime during the week. La Vincita, the panini/café area, offers flatbreads and quesadillas that are pretty popular among students. These places usually get crowded during lunchtime and are hot spots throughout the year. All in all, campus food is pretty decent. Sometimes what is served in the dining halls seems a bit repetitive, but students find that changing up the dining halls they go to or looking at the menus posted online before deciding where they will eat leaves them more satisfied. Most students are also appreciative of the wide range of desserts and local ice cream flavors offered at all lunches and dinners.

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Ithaca Student ReviewsWhat's This?

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Campus Dining at Ithaca College

Justine72

'15

Psychology

2.3
C

Hello Salad Bar

Eating here can get rough. Especially if you are allergic to peanuts or a vegetarian. The dining halls are spaced out, it seems according to quality. The one in the center of campus is pretty terrible. The food is dry and just not good. The one farther away and up a hill is better with more vegetarian options but many entrees contain peanuts. The one all the way up the hill is the best with the most options and you are guaranteed to like something there. but personally I just stick to the salad bars because it's hard to mess that up. Ps- Use your bonus bucks at La Vincita, it costs more but actually tastes great!

Jan 18, 2012

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Campus Dining at Ithaca College

Colleeneliff

'12

Speech Language Pathology

5.0
A+

Good Mood Food

Ithaca has three dining halls, a pub (with the best food on campus), a sub shop, and food carts in several class buildings. Each dining hall has a wide variety of food that manly freshmen and sophomores eat at with pasta stations, salad stations, and deserts. The pub, everyones favorite place to eat and hang out has everything from wood-fire pizza to salads, wraps, paninis, and chinese.

Jan 17, 2012

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Campus Dining at Ithaca College

KC1984

'07

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

4.6
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Campus Dining

There are multiple dining halls and food for every diet. Late night is delicious/unhealthy so avoid going too often!!

Jan 05, 2012

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24-Hour Dining None
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money None
Special Options With "Option Out," students can purchase their own groceries, so they can cook for large group get-togethers or cookouts. Stop by the Dining Services office for help.
Did You Know? Ithaca Dining Services is active on social media platforms and on its website, informing students of nutrition facts and upcoming food promotions.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Café @ the Business School
Location: Second floor of the Business School
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Café @ the Park School
Location: Park Hall lobby
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Campus Center Dining Hall
Location: Campus Center
Food: Bagels, cereal, desserts, deli, fruit, pasta, pizza, salad bar, soups
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

CHS Coffee Cart
Location: Center for Health Sciences
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Grand Central Café
Location: Campus Center
Food: Bakery items, coffee, frozen yogurt, smoothies
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

IC Square Food Court
Location: Campus Center
Food: Deli, grill
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

La Vincita ("the Pub")
Location: Campus Center
Food: Coffee, sandwiches, pizza
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–7 p.m.

Sub Connection
Location: Towers Concourse
Food: Made-to-order subs with meats, veggies, sauces
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–1 a.m.

TC Lounge
Location: East Tower, 14th floor
Food: Specialty drinks (root beer floats, frozen hot chocolate, coffee)
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 8 p.m.–12 a.m.

Terrace Dining Hall
Location: Under Terrace 1
Food: Bagels, cereal, desserts, deli, fruit, pasta, pizza, salad bar, soups
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–8 p.m.

Towers Dining Hall
Location: Towers Concourse
Food: Bagels, cereal, desserts, deli, fruit, pasta, pizza, salad bar, soups
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–2 p.m.

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