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Rice University - Campus Dining - Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.62

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Meal Plan Available? Yes
Average Meals/Week 19
Average Meal Plan Cost $3870 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
Student Favorites: Campus Dining Hall North College serveries
Student Favorites: Campus Restaurant/Vendor Rice Coffeehouse
Student Favorites: Breakfast Food on Campus Muffins
Student Favorites: Lunch/Dinner Entrée on Campus Fresh pita and hummus
Student Favorites: Late-night Snack on Campus The Hoot
Student Favorites
  • The Coffeehouse
  • Smoothie King
  • Subway

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Students at Rice find that the dining experience is truly world class. Each of Rice's 11 residential colleges has a commons (dining hall) and servery (kitchen) from which students eat three meals per day. The on-campus meal plan allows students all-you-can-eat access to the serveries, which creates a comfy, homey environment where you don't have to be worrying about a food budget all of the time.

Students also rave about the dining staff—who aren't just cooks, but real chefs that work at Rice because they love interacting with the students (think Southern hospitality at its finest). The staff at your college's servery goes out of its way to get to know you and cater to your liking. Each servery has a unique flair—Mediterranean, healthy organic, vegetarian, French—and serves special dishes during different days of the week. Lucky students might get an invite from a Rice faculty member to dine at Cohen House, the ritzy faculty club, but many students graduate without ever stepping inside.

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Campus Dining at Rice University

kirabreclingen

Political Science and Government '16

4.6
A

People Complain, but It's World Class

Every residential college has a servery, and even though some are known for being better than others, in truth, the campus dining is world-class, and the students here are very spoiled when it comes to food, they just forget it because the food is so good, and available almost all of the time.

May 07, 2012

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Campus Dining at Rice University

riceowl15

Economics '15

4.6
A

Lots of Serveries

Rice food is pretty good compared to different colleges. Every residential college has their own servery so if you do not like something you can always go to another servery to get a variety.

Apr 14, 2012

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Campus Dining at Rice University

ohmy

Language Studies and Linguistics '14

3.5
B

Food at Rice

Everyone knows that the food varies by servery... Or, at least, it used to. That was last year. This year, we had a switch in providers for food and the food is pretty *blah* wherever you go on campus. HOWEVER, the pizza at North servery is best and the desserts are good there too. While ethnic food options suck pretty much everywhere, East servery does a fairly good job.

As for other options, a new one has opened up this year. The new convenience store on campus is SO much better. They take tetra points and have all kinds of goodies for extraordinarily affordable prices. There is also the Hoot, which is also a late-night food option. It has pizza and Chick-fil-a and other tasty treats.

Dec 27, 2011

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User rating for Rice University - Campus Dining is 4.6 out of 5 based on 24 user reviews.

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24-Hour Dining None
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money None
Special Options
  • Cohen House, the posh faculty club, is a restaurant on campus with high-quality food and a nice sit-down atmosphere. However, it is primarily meant to serve faculty, and students are permitted inside by invitation only.
  • The Hoot is a student-run, late-night option that operates out of the West Servery.
Did You Know? Rice employs more than 17 chefs certified by the American Culinary Federation and Texas Chefs Association.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Baker College Dining
Location: Baker College
Food: Hot entrées, pizza, specialty sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Brochstein Pavilion
Location: Center Quadrangle behind Fondren Library
Food: Coffeehouse
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Droubi's Bakery & Deli
Location: Rice Student Center
Food: Mediterranean

East College serveries
Location: Lovett College and Will Rice College
Food: Hot entrées, pizza, specialty sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

North College serveries
Location: Brown College, Jones College, Martel College
Food: Hot entrées, pizza, specialty sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

Recharge U
Location: Rice Student Center
Food: Convenience, grab-'n-go
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–5 p.m.

Rice Coffeehouse
Location: Kelly Lounge, Rice Student Center
Food: Coffee/espresso drinks, tea, baked goods
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.–1 a.m.

Sid Richardson College servery
Location: Sid Richardson College
Food: Hot entrées, pizza, specialty sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

South College serveries
Location: Hanszen College and Wiess College
Food: Hot entrées, pizza, specialty sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

Valhalla
Location: 6100 Main St.
Food: Pub
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Sunday 7 p.m.–2 a.m.

West College serveries
Location: Duncan College and McMurtry College
Food: Hot entrées, pizza, specialty sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

Willy's Pub
Location: Rice Student Center
Food: Beer, pizza, sandwiches, smoothies
Hours: Monday 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Tuesday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

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