Johns Hopkins University - Campus Dining

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On-campus dining isn’t spectacular, but it has drastically improved recently. In the past couple of years, the freshman and upperclassman cafeterias have been completely renovated, and the quality and selection of food has greatly improved. The new freshman cafeteria, called Fresh Food Café, is an all-you-can-eat buffet that always offers a mix of pizza, salads, sandwiches, burgers, vegetables, meats, and desserts. It also has vegan and kosher selections, although you have to pay extra for the kosher meal plan. This cafeteria is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and focuses on using fresh ingredients and always has a healthy option or two. The new upperclassman cafeteria, Nolan's, is in Charles Commons. This eatery is not an all-you-can-eat buffet, but it offers gourmet salads and sandwiches, pizza, grilled foods, and pastas. Students can also use their meal plans at Charles Street Market and Einstein’s Bagels, which is a great addition to JHU and is located underneath Wolman, one of the freshman dorms.

The main complaint students have about the meal plan is that they are required to purchase it as long as they are living on campus. The meal plan is expensive, and many students would rather cook for themselves or eat at the many local eateries. The dining halls get repetitive after several months of eating in them two or three times daily. However, most schools require students to purchase a meal plan if they are living in university housing, so this complaint comes from college students nationwide. Overall, JHU provides students with many on-campus dining choices, and the school is constantly trying to improve these services.

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Students Speak Out

JHURD says: Johns Hopkins University 2016 Undecided

The food on campus is awful for... The food on campus is awful for freshman. The FFC is regularly gross, and it's the only option. There are only a couple of chain food spots, but they are good. Subway and Chipotle are campus favorites. 12345 Campus Dining: April 01, 2009 Report

JHUsp says: Johns Hopkins University 2016 Social Sciences

I would rate the food a 6 out of a... I would rate the food a 6 out of a 10. 12345 Campus Dining: April 01, 2009 Report

JHUZQ says: Johns Hopkins University 2013 Psychology

There needs to be more places to... There needs to be more places to eat on campus. There is only one cafeteria/dining hall, which puts pressure on the smaller establishments. Learn to like Subway, Chipotle and Uni Mini mart, as they will be staples of your diet. 12345 Campus Dining: March 29, 2009 Report

JHUMZ says: Johns Hopkins University 2014 Other

The dining hall gets better every... The dining hall gets better every year. FFC is all-you-can-eat, which is nice. Levering is overpriced and too crowded at lunchtime. 12345 Campus Dining: March 28, 2009 Report

JHUMA says: Johns Hopkins University 2015 Engineering

All of the freshmen eat in the... All of the freshmen eat in the Fresh Food Café. It is a buffet-style cafeteria and is definitely a great place to hangout and eat good food. The upperclassmen have a few options and all are relatively good. 12345 Campus Dining: March 16, 2009 Report

Did You Know?

Café Q has coffee carts in various buildings on campus. Café Q is not included in the meal plan, but it does accept J-Cash. Silk Road, another eatery not included in the meal plan, is also popular with students. It offers salads, sandwiches, and Chinese cuisine, and it is a great change when you become used to the same old cafeteria food.

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