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Lehigh University - Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

Campus Dining

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Average Meal Plan Cost $4460 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
Student Favorites
  • Johnny’s Bagels
  • Rathbone Hall Student Restaurant
  • Subversions

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There’s never going to be a ton of variation among dining halls. Most students agree that the University Center and Rathbone dining halls effectively get the job done, but as you move past freshman year, you will seldom eat at on-campus facilities. Students who join fraternities and sororities will have a cook. In fraternities, the cook makes lunch and dinner every weekday, and sorority chefs usually just cook dinner. The kitchens are usually stocked enough to make just about anything anyone could imagine—especially when you’re drunk, and it’s really late at night.

There is also a food court above the UC dining hall that houses two atrocious eateries, one Chinese and the other Mexican. There’s also a deli, Baker’s Junction, and Pandinis. There is a sandwich shop called Subversions in the Ulrich Student Center, which is very good. The University also is home to an ice cream shop called the Cup, which students enjoy. Johnny’s Bagels is a new addition in the past couple of years, and it’s conveniently located in Campus Square. Expect a consistent crowd at Johnny’s, no matter the time of day. There’s enough variety on campus that if a student so desired, they would probably have enough choices to eat exclusively on campus all four years. But most people wouldn’t do that. The food’s decent, but the off-campus eateries are where Bethlehem really shines.

 

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Campus Dining at Lehigh University

nrg1374

'12

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

4.6
A

Great on Campus Dining

The dining halls have tons of variety, from vegetarian to pizza bars to crepes. Both Rathbone and Cort have made to order sandwiches daily, and Rathbone always has pizza, pasta, and a meat carving station. Cort has made to order burgers and crepes, plus more homestyle food. and they publish menus monthly so you can decide where to eat (so you don't miss battle of the chefs).

Outside of dining halls, there are a ton of options on campus that still use your meal plan or dining dollars. The food court in the UC has burgers, salads/wraps italian (pizza/pasta/labrettis), mexican, chinese, and sushi, plus a variety of to-go sandwiches. Common Grounds in Rauch business center has great sandwiches, and Subversions in Ulrich student center has hoagies. Lucy's cafe in Linderman library also has sandwiches. And Starbucks coffee is available at the bookstore, Common Grounds, Lucy's Cafe in Linderman library, and Baker's Junction in the UC.

Dec 17, 2011

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Campus Dining at Lehigh University

tlandle

'15

Computer Science

3.8
B+

Dining

Rathbone has decent food, but cort in the UC is almost always better, and usually has a better atmosphere. Upper has great food, but it is hard to get food often there since it is expensive, unless you have the unlimited meal plan. 225 meal plan is the best one for the cost.

Oct 09, 2011

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Campus Dining at Lehigh University

hbros0522

'14

Chemical Engineering

3.1
B-

meh

meal plans are kind of over priced, but theres usually a decent amount of options to change things up.

Jun 05, 2011

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Facts

24-Hour Dining None
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money None
Special Options There is a privately-owned truck that parks on Packer Avenue called Rocco’s Concessions. Rocco’s menu is a veritable smorgasbord of food: hot dogs, pizza, egg rolls, mozzarella sticks, fried rice, hot pretzels, hot soups, and of course, deep-fried Oreos.
Did You Know?

On a campus as hilly as Lehigh’s, you better believe the students go sledding on dining hall trays when it snows. The most popular place is the hill next to Lower Centennial dormitory by the Rauch Business Center.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Asa Packer Room
Location: University Center, third floor
Food: American buffet
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Baker’s Junction
Location: University Center, second floor
Food: Bagels, coffee, muffins
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Brodhead Student Restaurant
Location: Brodhead House, first floor
Food: American
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The Common Grounds
Location: Rauch Business Center
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Cort Student Restaurant
Location: University Center, first floor
Food: American
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday–Saturday 7 a.m.–8 p.m.

The Cup
Location: Campus Square (accepts GoldPLUS)
Food: Ice cream
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 1 p.m.–10 p.m.

Food Court
Location: Second floor of the University Center
Food: Chick-fil-A, Cyclone Salads, Mein Bowl (Asian), Salsa Rico (Mexican), Smart Market (healthy)
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–8 p.m.

Hawk’s Nest
Location: Lamberton Hall
Food: American
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 7:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Thursday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–3 a.m.

Ikigaii
Location: Rathbone Hall
Food: Sushi
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Johnny's Bagels
Location: Campus Square (accepts GoldPLUS)
Food: Bagel sandwiches
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday–Monday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Pandinis
Location: University Center, second floor
Food: Pizza, Italian
Hours: Daily 10:30 a.m.–3 a.m.

Rathbone Hall Student Restaurant
Location: Rathbone Hall
Food: American
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Subversions
Location: Ulrich Student Center
Food: Sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Saturday 1 p.m.–1 a.m., Sunday 1 p.m.–11 p.m.

Wood Dining Room at Mountaintop
Location: Iacocca Hall, Mountaintop Campus
Food: Formal lunch
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

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