Northeastern University - Campus Dining

The food around campus is pretty...

The food around campus is pretty good. I mean, it's Boston—you can pretty much find anything in town to fit any price or taste. However, if you are like most college students, you can't afford to go out every day, so you have to eat in the dining hall. But beware: It's not how momma makes it! The campus food, on average, isn't that great. Somehow the food is not spiced, the chicken and meat are so dry they are almost impossible to cut with the knives they give you, and even the fruits and lettuce they have are disappointing, which makes it hard to eat healthy. If you are on the meal plan, you get dining dollars, which is just as good as money at shops directly around campus, like Dunkin' Donut, Starbucks, and Boloco. However, the one good place on campus is Outtakes, where you can use your meal plan to get food on the run—it's great for those busy nights!

The dining hall was good for about...

The dining hall was good for about the first semester, but, after that, I got really sick of it. They're also really crowded at the prime meal times—so crowded it's hard to move in there. Fortunately too, we're in Boston, so there's plenty of food around. If you have a meal plan, you also get dining dollars that you can use at any restaurant on or surrounding the campus, which is really nice.

I don’t mind the dining halls so...

I don’t mind the dining halls so much. They recently remodeled Stetson West, so now they have the Xhibition Kitchen, where guest chefs come every few weeks to do demonstrations. The only problem is the stir-fry is so good, you have to wait a really long time for it! Stetson East has basic food like burgers, fries, chicken, salad, and omelets. Now they have Kosher food for dinner seven nights a week, which anyone can have, as long as you sign up for it beforehand.

Like most other colleges,...

Like most other colleges, Northeastern’s dining facilities just aren’t very good. Somehow, no matter how much atmosphere you give a cafeteria (plants, flowers, fancy lighting, and booth seating), it’s still a cafeteria. The most appealing dinner options on certain nights consist of cold cereal and bagels. Granted, there are some options that are very edible (I mean other than Lucky Charms), and I speak from experience when I say that sometimes even rubbery eggs are more appealing than having to cook for yourself. Your Husky Card (Northeastern ID) is able to carry a balance that you can use at an impressive number of fast food places, cafes, and restaurants around the NU area as a welcome alternative to the dining hall.

The dining halls are...

The dining halls are delicious—both East and West Dining Halls have their own specific characteristics that each NU student learns to know. East serves a full breakfast complete with omelets, hash browns, bagels, fruit, sausage, and more until 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, which is perfect for those of us who sleep late.