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Campus Dining:

C+

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Freshman Meal Plan Requirement

Yes - Only for Corps of Cadets

Off-Campus Places to Use Meal Plan

  • Buffalo Bros. Pizza Wings Subs
  • Chili’s
  • Chipotle
  • Dutch’s Hamburgers
  • Frogberry Guiltless Yogurt
  • Lenny’s Sub Shop
  • Loafin' Joes Hot Subs
  • Perrotti’s Pizza
  • Potbelly Sandwich Works
  • Red Cactus Fresh Mexican Food
  • Smoothie King
  • Which Wich Superior Sandwich

Average Meal Plan Cost

$1815

Student Favorites

  • 1873
  • Market Square

24 hour Dining

  • Bistro Burnett

Other Options

  • There several restaurants around town that take Frog Bucks, money from a declining-balance account that makes your ID card work like a debit card.

College Prowler Take

There aren’t many options for on-campus dining at TCU, though most are appetizing. The cafeteria-style Market Square, 1873 Grill and Cafe, and Sub Connections offer a bit of variety for a short time, but they tend to get boring in the long run. Some groceries are available at the Corner Store, and there is Albertson's within walking distance. The food tends to be overpriced, and it is easy to lose interest in the selection within a semester, but everyone seems to have a favorite.

Despite the limited hours of operation, most students are satisfied with the dining options here. Those who are not pleased with the food attribute their dissatisfaction to two key factors: the food is expensive, and the selection is limited.

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TCUBHb says:

Social Sciences

The food at the Brown Lupton...

The food at the Brown Lupton University Union (BLUU, pronounced "Blue") is better than most colleges I've been to. However, it can get kind of old, so just mix it up. I wouldn't buy a huge meal plan; it's a waste of money

Campus Dining: March 26, 2009
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TCUKB says:

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

The dining hall is pretty nice....

The dining hall is pretty nice. The food is great, but you will get sick of the same thing everyday. Thank the lord that we have frog bucks. There are like 10 options within 5 minutes of school to use the frog bucks that you get along with your meal plan. 1873 is always a good choice for the drunk munchies.

Campus Dining: March 26, 2009
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TCUHB says:

Other

The food in the BLUU/Market Square...

The food in the BLUU/Market Square (the main cafeteria) is better than the food at other school I've visited, but honestly that isn't saying much. Usually I can find something I like, but once or twice a week I end up eating out instead. Outside of Market Square the best places are definitely Dutch's, Potbelly's, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop. My advice would be to buy a lot of Frog Bucks; you are going to need them.

Campus Dining: March 02, 2009
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Anonymous says:

There is no healthy food on...

There is no healthy food on campus. If you don’t want to gain the Freshman 15, I would suggest either having a car and working out a lot, or finding someone who does and becoming their best friend.

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Anonymous says:

We have several places on campus...

We have several places on campus to eat. Market Square is the biggest place to eat. It’s cafeteria-style food with pasta, burgers, chicken fingers, and there’s usually something different every day. There’s a big salad bar, which is pretty good, too.

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Dining Halls

Market Square
All-you-can-eat: deli, grill, homestyle, international, pizza, salad
Brown-Lupton University Union, second floor
Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

NRG
Ice cream, pastries, sandwiches, coffee
University Recreation Center
Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–9 p.m.

Sub Connection
Sub sandwiches
Smith Entrepreneurs Hall, first floor
Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

1873 Grill and Café
Homestyle restaurant
Brown-Lupton University Union, first floor
Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Bistro Burnett
Assorted snacks
Mary Couts Burnett Library
Sunday-Thursday 24 hours, Friday 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Corner Store
Snacks
Brown-Lupton University Union, first floor
Sunday-Wednesday 7 a.m.-2 a.m., Thursday-Saturday 7 a.m.-3 a.m.

Did You Know?

TCU offers Silver, Gold, and Platinum meal plans. Each plan gives you unlimited access to Market Square and a certain amount of Campus Cash and Frog Bucks depending on which plan you choose. Flex plans with limited meal swipes are also available for students who live off campus.

Frog Bucks can be used on and off campus, and you can add more to your account with a credit card through the TCU Web site. All forms of money left in the account from fall semester rolls over for spring semester and gets added on, but at the end of the spring semester all of the excess money becomes the property of TCU.

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