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Campus Dining Grades:
Quick StatsFreshman Meal Plan Requirement
Yes
Off-Campus Places to Use Meal PlanAverage Meal Plan Cost
$1,246 per semester
Student Favorites
- The Café Vieux Carre
- The Union Tiger Lair
Other Options
- Tiger Cash is accepted in many restaurants around campus, such as Moe's and Plucker's, giving students a chance to use their meal plans off campus. LSU offers tons of chances to eat for free without having to dine and dash. Try the Chancellor’s free pancakes the week before finals, the churches on campus offer tons of free jambalaya dinners and lunches, and check out Tigers After Ten for free pizza at 1 a.m. once a month.
College Prowler Take
Louisiana is a state known for its food, but most LSU students would not recommend campus dining as an accurate representation of the state’s best. Several students would rather take the brisk five- or ten-minute walk off campus to restaurants in the North Gate area, as opposed to eating from the campus dining options. However, LSU dining is not something to run screaming from. Most students can find something to fill their hungry bellies for a reasonable price. The Union Tiger Lair seems to be the number one place, offering students a variety of safe bets like Chick-fil-A and Pizza Hut, alongside options like pasta bowls and Louisiana fare. The Café Vieux Carre in the French House is one of campus’s hidden treasures, offering students great sandwiches and beignets, as well as a great atmosphere. The dining halls are also fairly safe. Though it may be cafeteria food, it’s a little more advanced than your high school’s offerings. The dining halls give students a chance to eat a lot of food for really cheap. Both the Pentagon and Highland dining halls offer a wide variety of meal options for those looking to use their dining meals. LSU meal plans have three components. There are cafeteria meals to be used in the dining halls, Paw Points to be used at on-campus eateries, and Tiger Cash, which not only works for food, but also for everything from making copies to doing laundry. The best advice is to figure out what you want to eat and select a meal plan that suits you best. If you know you hate food that comes on a slotted tray, steer clear of plans with lots of dining points. The best bet is to get Paw Points or Tiger Cash that can be used everywhere. Students Speak Out
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There are new meal plans that...
There are new meal plans that incorporate off-campus dining, and that seems like a good bet. If you have to get an on-campus meal plan, go for few cafeteria meals and lots of Paw Points, which will get you more edible food in the Union or around campus. |
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Food is decent on campus. I...
Food is decent on campus. I wouldn’t make a daily living off of campus food, but if you’re hungry and don’t have anything to eat, it serves its purpose. Blimpie and Sandella’s are good places to eat in the Union. If you want more of the generic fast food items, there’s Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s that are always pretty safe bets. The dining halls aren’t bad, but once again, I wouldn’t make a daily living off of their food if I could afford it. |
Anonymous says: |
The food is the same price as any...
The food is the same price as any other fast foodplace. I would highly recommend bringing your own lunch, in which case you will save over $100 per month. That money can go to some better use. Use your imagination. |
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When I was a freshman, I tried not...
When I was a freshman, I tried not to eat in the dining halls because there didn’t seem to be much healthy food to pick from. There’s always something fried, and there’s an ice cream machine. The Union has Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and places to get salad, sandwiches, sushi, and pasta dishes. I’ve heard you can’t trust the sushi, and that the personal pan pizzas at Pizza Hut are to die for. I like to eat the wraps at Sandella’s, but other than that, I haven’t really been a frequent diner. There is a Starbucks (eCommons) downstairs in the Union, which I do enjoy on a regular basis. It’s good to have a place to stop for a good cup of coffee on the way to and from classes. |
Anonymous says: |
There are too many good...
There are too many good restaurants near campus for people to continue eating on campus. |
Dining Halls
AFC Sushi
Japanese
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Blimpie
Sandwiches and salads
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Café Vieux Carre
Coffee, sandwiches, and beignets
French House on Highland Road
Monday–Thursday 8 AM–12 PM, Friday 8 AM–4 PM, Saturday 10 AM– 4 PM
CC’s Coffee
Coffee and pastries
Hebert Law Center
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–4 PM, Friday 7 AM–1 PM
Chick-fil-A
American
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
eCommons
Starbucks coffee and pastries
The Union Bookstore (first floor)
Monday–Friday 8 AM–4 PM
Faculty Club
Gourmet
Highland Road across from the Union
Monday–Friday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Fosters Café
Pizza Hut Express, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Blimpie Sandwiches, Frito Lay snacks, Southern Bell Sandwiches, Zapp’s, Campbell’s soup, Bon Appetit, and Pizza Hut breakfast items
In the basement of Foster Hall, next to Thomas Boyd and directly behind Middleton Library
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–6 PM, Friday 7 AM–4 PM
Freshens Smoothies
Smoothies
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Highland Dining Unit
Cafeteria food
South campus in the Horseshoe
Monday–Thursday 10:30 AM–7 PM, Friday 10:30 AM–1:30 PM
Highland Grille
Cafeteria food (less extensive menu than the regular Highland Dining Unit)
South campus in the Horseshoe
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–9 PM, Friday 7 AM–4:30 PM
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Doughnuts
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Laville Food Emporium
Blimpie sandwiches, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Blue Bell ice cream, Southern Bell sandwiches, Kellogg’s, Frito Lay snacks, Zapp’s, and Bon Appetit
Behind East and West Laville Halls and in front of Blake Hall
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–10 PM, Friday 7 AM–8 PM, Sunday 2 PM–8 PM
Louisiana Classics
American
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Magnolia Room
Buffet
The Union, third floor
Monday–Friday 11 AM–1:30 PM
McDonald’s
American
The Union, first floor
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–9 PM, Friday 7 AM–8 PM; Saturday 8 AM–8 PM; Sunday 11 AM–4 PM
Minh’s
Chinese
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Mini Mart
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Blue Bell Ice cream, Southern Bell sandwiches, Frito Lay snacks, Kellogg’s, Zapp’s, Bon Appetit and Blimpie sandwiches
North side of campus across from the Indian Mounds
Monday–Friday 7 AM–11 PM, Saturday–Sunday 12 PM–10 PM
Newman’s Own Pasta
Pasta dishes
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Pentagon Dining Unit
Cafeteria food
North side of campus near Kirby Smith and the Pentagon dorms
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–7 PM, Friday 7 AM–1:30 PM
Pierre’s Landing
Pizza Hut Express, Blimpie sandwiches, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Campbell’s Soups, AFC Sushi, Southern Bell sandwiches, Frito Lay snacks, Zapp’s, Bon Appetit, and Pizza Hut breakfast items
Between CEBA and the Old Forestry Building
Monday–Thursday 7 AM–6 PM, Friday 7 AM–4 PM
Pizza Hut Express
Pizza and Italian
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
PJ’s Coffee & Tea
Coffee, pastries, and sandwiches
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Ritazza Coffee
Coffee
Union Tiger Lair
Monday–Friday 7 AM–7 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
Side Pockets - Sandella’s
Pizzas and wraps
Tiger Pause in the first floor of the Union
Saturday–Thursday 11 AM–9 PM, Friday 11 AM–1 PM
The Dairy Store
Ice cream, cheese
South Stadium Dr., Dairy Sciences Building
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5 PM
Vet Med Snack Bar
Snacks, drinks, and hot lunch items
In the Veterinary Medicine Building
Monday–Friday 7 AM–3 PM
WW Cinnamon’s
Pastries and breakfast
The Union, first floor
Monday–Friday 8 AM–4 PM
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