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Campus Dining

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Meal Plan Available? Yes
Average Meals/Week 19
Freshman Meal Plan Required? Yes
All on-campus resident students get a meal plan.
Student Favorites: Campus Dining Hall De Neve Residential Restaurant
Student Favorites: Campus Restaurant/Vendor Carl's Jr. in Ackerman Union
Student Favorites: Breakfast Food on Campus Oatmeal, fruit, and bagel sandwiches from Rendezvous
Student Favorites: Lunch/Dinner Entrée on Campus Paninis and pizza from Café 1919
Student Favorites: Late-night Snack on Campus Bread bowls and muffins from Bruin Café

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Food at UCLA is delicious. Each "residential restaurant" revolves its choices around a tasty central theme, such as American comfort foods or Asian and organic. These restaurants switch up their menus constantly to include creative favorites like penne with shrimp or chicken cordon bleu burgers. Although bad-for-you temptations abound, there's no shortage of healthy, vegetarian, and vegan options—each restaurant features a colorful salad bar and plenty of veggie-based entrees. The dorm zone has three quick-service restaurants, each of which is a welcome break when dining hall food becomes (if ever!) monotonous. Mean plan options are well-priced and range from 11 to 19 meals a week, though most students agree that the flexible 14 Premier plan is the way to go, as it allows unused meal "swipes" to carry over from day to day.

Outside the Hill, non-residential food offerings are almost just as fabulous. Ackerman Union hosts a variety of popular vendors and equally satisfying prices, including the largest Jamba Juice in the nation. Campus cafés, such as Northern Lights and Jimmy's Coffee House, provide an upperclassman's escape from the school day and a cozy place to study or chat.

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Campus Dining at University of California - Los Angeles

kvdp

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

4.6
A

Dining Halls

There are 4 residential dining halls: De Neve, Covel, Hedrick, and Feast (the new Pa-Asian themed dining hall). All four serve pretty decent food and are fairly conveniently located. My favorite is Feast; lots of diversity and authenticity in dishes, and everyday is vastly different from each other. One day could be Korean-Thai, the next could be Japanese-Hawaii or Vietnamese-Indian or any number of combos of the above plus Chinese. Moreover, Feast is located right at my dorm, Rieber Hall, so it's the most convenient.

Feb 13, 2012

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Campus Dining at University of California - Los Angeles

chanana3

'13

Communications

4.6
A

Dining Halls & Sandwich Shops

The dining halls are great! I lived in the dorms for two years, and I was impressed more often than disappointed. The menus kept switching things up, and the salad bar right in the middle of the dining hall helps me keep in mind that I need to stay healthy. I believe we have some of the best resident-hall dining in the country! While other school's students are complaining, I was chowing down.

Now that I live off-campus, I find myself needing to eat of campus. Northern Lights is a great place to get a quality,but incredibly affordable lunch. I also like to visit Taco Bell often- my fave.

Jan 12, 2012

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Campus Dining at University of California - Los Angeles

raquel4xc

'15

Psychology

4.6
A

Lots of Options

UCLA has awesome food options. I'm not a huge fan of the dining halls because I tend to eat very unhealthily there, but they do offer a lot of variety and great desserts. There are cafes and restaurants offering Mexican, Chinese, Italian, sandwiches, coffee, and desserts as well. I recommend a medium meal plan, especially if you plan on going home on weekends or eating out. Students with extra swipes will often swipe in their friends or family.

Dec 29, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate campus dining on the following topics

Facts

24-Hour Dining None
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money
  • Acapulco Mexican Restaurant y Cantina
  • Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
  • Baskin-Robbins
  • BJ's Pizza
  • Burger King
  • Chipotle
  • Denny's
  • Jerry's Famous Deli
  • Pastagina
  • Red Mango
  • Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
  • Sepi's Giant Submarines
  • Tengu
  • Trimana
  • Whole Foods
Special Options
  • Each residential dining facility provides tasty vegetarian and vegan options, but the on-campus vendors and cafés don't make the same effort.
  • Two food trucks offers everything from tacos to skewers in the Court of Sciences on weekdays.
Did You Know?

There is a sack-lunch program that allows dorm residents to swap a dorm lunch for a sack lunch, which includes a sandwich, fruit pack, and chips.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Bruin Café
Location: Bottom floor of Sproul Hall
Food: Coffee, pastries, sandwiches, salads
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–2 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 3 p.m.–2 a.m.

Café 1919
Location: Covel Commons
Food: Frozen yogurt, gelato, paninis, pizza, salads
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–12 a.m.

Café Synapse
Location: Gonda Center
Food: Pasta, pizza, sandwiches, specialty drinks
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Carl's Jr.
Location: Cooperage (“the Coop”), Ackerman Union
Food: Burgers
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Covel Commons Residential Restaurant
Location: Covel Commons
Food: All-you-can-eat breakfast, grill, pasta, pizza, salad/soup bar
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–9 a.m., 11 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–9 p.m.

Curbside
Location: Cooperage (“the Coop”), Ackerman Union
Food: Convenience store
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

De Neve Residential Restaurant
Location: De Neve Plaza
Food: All-you-can-eat breakfast; bagel/salad/soup bar; European grill; international dishes; late-night burgers; fries, shakes, and pizza; make-your-own sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–10 a.m., 11 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m., 9 p.m.–12 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m., 9 p.m.–12 a.m.

Espresso Roma Café
Location: Anderson School of Business
Food: Salads, sandwiches
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Greenhouse
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Healthy
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–5 p.m.

Hedrick Residential Restaurant
Location: Hedrick Hall
Food: All-you-can-eat sushi, grill, make-your-own stir-fry, organic salad/soup bar
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Jamba Juice
Location: Cooperage (“the Coop”), Ackerman Union
Food: Smoothies
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Jimmy's Coffee House
Location: Lu Valle Commons
Food: Baked goods, coffee
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Kerckhoff Coffee House
Location: Kerckhoff Hall
Food: Baskin Robbins, Good For You (vegetarian), Grab & Go Gourmet, Kikka Sushi
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

Lu Valle Commons
Location: Near School of Law
Food: California Toss (pizza and salad), Honorable Subs, Pacific Rice & Noodle Traders, Roadside Grill
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

North Campus Student Center
Location: Near Young Research Library
Food: Burger Express, California Café (pizza, entrees), Casa Norte (Mexican), Grab & Go Gourmet, Stacks Deli
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Northern Lights
Location: North of Rolfe Hall
Food: Baskin Robbins, Kikka Sushi
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Panda Express
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Chinese
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Relaxation
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Boba tea
Hours: Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Rendezvous
Location: Rieber Terrace
Food: Asian, Mexican
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–11 a.m., 12 p.m.–5 p.m., 6 p.m.–12 a.m.

Rieber Residential Restaurant
Location: Rieber Hall
Food: American, international
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m., 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Rubio's
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Mexican
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Rx
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Candy
Hours: Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Sbarro
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Italian
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Taco Bell
Location: Cooperage (“the Coop”), Ackerman Union
Food: Mexican
Hours: Monday–Friday 9:30 a.m.–9 p.m.

Tsunami
Location: Ackerman Union
Food: Asian
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Wetzel's Pretzels
Location: Terrace Food Court, Ackerman Union
Food: Pretzels
Hours: Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

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