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Comparable Schools'
Campus Dining Grades:
Quick StatsFreshman Meal Plan Requirement
Yes - All campus residents are required to purchase a meal plan.
Off-Campus Places to Use Meal Plan
- You can use your One-Card at lots of places. For a full list, check out Towson Web site. Some spots include Bill Bateman's, Domino's, and Fractured Prune/Lee's Ice Cream.
Average Meal Plan Cost
$1,987 per semester
Student Favorites
- Newell Den (usually just called “The Den”)
- Patuxent Grille
- Paws
Other Options
- There’s a Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and Sbarro (which even delivers!) if you’re looking for chain dining options available on campus.
College Prowler Take
Campus dining can be good or bad depending on what dining hall you choose to go to. The Susquehanna Food Court in the University Union is a decent eatery where a student can find Chick-fil-A, pizza, and a deli. Students express their love for the Patuxent because it provides an alternative to the typical mess-hall food. The Glen is a renovated dining hall that students are torn on—some love the renovations and the convenient location between the Towers, but others are still frightened by what the Glen used to be like. Newell is regarded as the mess hall with a variety of options that many students enjoy, as well. There's also the Newell Dining Hall, which has a great salad bar, kosher food, and all-you-care-to-eat options. As a whole, students find the food okay at Towson and generally better than the food at other schools. The dining halls have many unique attributes that students just love—especially at the Patuxent. It is safe to say, though, that the food on campus lacks appreciation because of the outstanding off-campus dining selection. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
When visiting my friend at the...
When visiting my friend at the University of Maryland, I gained an appreciation for the food at Towson. They definitely do a decent job. |
Anonymous says: |
Paws has the best smoothies in the...
Paws has the best smoothies in the world. |
Anonymous says: |
Food on campus is actually the...
Food on campus is actually the best I’ve seen in comparison to other colleges. The dining halls are nice. Newell Dining Hall is about two or three years old, and the other (the Glenn) was renovated. Some good places to eat on campus are the Patuxent and the Den. |
Anonymous says: |
I like the choices for food on...
I like the choices for food on campus a lot; Paws is one of my favorites, and the choices for food there are pretty good, but all in all, I like all of the places except the newly renovated Glen Dining Hall. |
Anonymous says: |
The food is edible but there are...
The food is edible but there are not a lot of healthy choices. My favorite spot for lunch is the Patux—if only it could be open all day. |
Dining Halls
7720 Café
Breakfast sandwiches, deli, fries, grill, panini, salads
Administration Building
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Arts Café
Bakery items, paninis, salad, sandwiches, soup, sushi
Center for the Fine Arts
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Brick Street Café
Au Bon Pain, baked goods, breakfast sandwiches, pizza, salads, sandwiches, sushi
Hawkins Hall
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
Glen Market Place
Breakfast, grill, entrees, Mexican, pasta, pizza, salad, sandwiches, soup, vegetarian selections
Center of Glen Complex
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
MicroMart
Convenience store with candy, frozen foods, ice cream, snacks
Center of Glen Complex
Monday–Friday11 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 3 p.m.–8 p.m.
Newell Den
Deli, pizza, sandwiches, wings
Newell Hall
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Newell Dining Hall
All-you-can eat, including kosher items, a Mongolian grill, salad bar
Newell Hall
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Patuxent Grille
Calzones, fries, grill, panini, salads, sandwiches
University Union
Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Paws
Breakfast, burgers, chicken, fried foods, sandwiches, sizzlin’ salads, smoothies
University Union
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–11 p.m.
Starbucks
Coffee, pastries
Cook Library
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Stephen Hall Coffee Cart
Au Bon Pain, coffee, salads, snacks
Stephens Hall
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Susquehanna Food Court
Breakfast, Chick-fil-A, fried foods, grill items, sandwiches
University Union
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tiger Express
To-go items
Towson Center
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m.
Trax
Baked goods, salads, sandwiches, wraps
Towson Run Apartments
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Sunday 4:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
Did You Know?Block meal plans are the most flexible of all meal-plan options. Customers are not locked into using a fixed number of meals per week or per semester. The block meals are good throughout the academic year.
Guess what? You can find out what’s for dinner at Glenn or Newell dining halls on campus by dialing: (410) 704-MENU.
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