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Comparable Schools'
Campus Dining Grades:
Quick StatsFreshman Meal Plan Requirement
Yes - All residents of the dorms are required to have a dining plan.
Off-Campus Places to Use Meal Plan
- BBQ Chicken
- Café on the Ave.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Delfino's Chicago Style Pizzeria
- Guanaco's Tacos
- Ichiro Japanese Restaurant
- Jamba Juice
- Northwest Fish & Chips
- Papa John's Pizza
- Pita Pit
- Pizza Brava
- Rite Aid
- Safeway
- Seattle Sun Tan
- Starberry
- Udublicious
- University Teriyaki
- Which Wich
- Wing Zone
- Yunnie Bubble Tea
Average Meal Plan Cost
$2,142-$5,181
Student Favorites
- Pagliacci Pizza
- Pickles and Fries
- Red Radish
- Subway
- The Triple "S"
- Wild Greens
Other Options
- There are about 20 off-campus merchants that accept the Husky Card.
College Prowler Take
For convenience sake, food on campus can be split into three categories: typical cafeteria style, restaurant style, and lastly, national or local restaurant chains. As far as college campus menus go, UW has a pretty big selection and provides many different types of cuisine. Some students seem satisfied with the selection and the quality of eats, while others still get bored of the limited options and can’t seem to find “the right food.” There’s definitely nothing to complain about in the coffee department—this is Seattle, “the birthplace of espressos and lattes.” Students agree that price inflation is a fairly large problem, and prices definitely seem steeper within campus perimeters than they would outside of campus, but even so, students continue to eat at the Husky Den regularly. Non-cafeteria food seems to be the most popular. During lunch hour at the Husky Den, the lines at Subway and Pagliacci’s Pizza dwarf the lines at the lesser known venues like At Home. The Husky Den is definitely the most popular lunch spot, and 8 gets pretty crowded at night, as well. The appeal of both of these places lies partly in their restaurant-style seating (more so than many college cafeterias). All in all, there are as many complaints as there are raves. UW has a wide selection of foods and venues, but college students tend to go a little crazy within even those limits. It’s not cheap to live off of campus food, which makes the menu redundancy, for those that see it as such, much more frustrating. Even so, UW students are pretty lucky with the selection and quality of campus food, and it keeps on getting better. With the addition of Eleven 01, the former Terry Café, plenty of dormies will have access to much better food than is available to them now. Students Speak Out
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As far as meals go, there are...
As far as meals go, there are plenty of options on campus. What I have found, though, is that eating on campus is not at all economically sound. By grocery shopping and eating on the University Avenue (the Ave.), I have saved an average of $300 a month over eating on a meal plan. |
Anonymous says: |
There’s a wide selection of dining...
There’s a wide selection of dining choices. Some of my favorite places to eat are Pagliacci Pizza, Subway, and By George for its wide variety of options. |
Anonymous says: |
The food on campus is fairly...
The food on campus is fairly decent. The turkey dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy and the french fries (when they are fresh) are always good. |
Anonymous says: |
I eat lunch at Firecracker every...
I eat lunch at Firecracker every day during the week. Their Chinese is, in my opinion, the best thing on campus. There are a variety of places in the Husky Den that serve everything from pasta to Mexican, and the food is very decent. In McMahon at 8, the north campus dining hall, you eat in a very nice setting, and you can get greasy pizza or a real honest-to-goodness meal, but it does get a bit old after about a year, and the prices are not great. If you want to spend that kind of money, eat off campus or cook for yourself—you’ll most likely be more satisfied. The problem is, the kitchen facilities in most of the dorms suck, so you are kind of stuck if you want non-packaged food, but it’s not horrible. |
Anonymous says: |
Dining is good, but overpriced....
Dining is good, but overpriced. They have been trying to make things more fancy and more restaurant-like, but sometimes, you just want a good old PB&J, which is nowhere to be found. |
Dining Halls
ReBoot
Internet cafè
Paul G. Allen Center, Computer Science and Engineering
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Rotunda
Baked goods, coffee, espresso, pasta, salads, sandwiches, snacks
Health Sciences (I Court)
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Husky Den
Asian, bagels, burgers, coffee, Italian, Mexican, pizza, snacks, Subway
Husky Union Building (HUB), main floor
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Ian's Domain
Convenience store items
McCarty Hall, lower level
Tower Café
Sandwiches, salads, soups, pastries, bagels, Tully's coffee
UW Tower, fourth floor mezzanine
Vista Café
Tully's, pastries, drinks, breakfast, sandwiches, soups
Foege Building (BioGenome Building)
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Supreme Cup
Tully's coffee, baked goods
Gates Building (Law School)
Suzzallo Espresso
Tully's coffee, baked goods
Suzzallo Library
h-bar
Coffee, espresso
Physics-Astronomy Building
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Burke Café
Pastries, sandwiches, salads, plus juices, teas, coffee, and espresso drinks
Burke Museum
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
By George
Coffee, deli, grill, Mexican, salad bar, smoothies
Odegaard Library, lower level
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
8 at McMahon
Cereal, homestyle favorites, organic, pizza, salad bar, snacks
McMahon Hall, lower level
Sunday–Friday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–9 p.m.
Balmer Café
Briazz salads and sandwiches, chips, bakery items, and beverages
Balmer Hall, ground floor
Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Dawg Bites
Espresso, salads, sandwiches, smoothies
Intramural Activities Building (IMA)
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
Eleven 01 Café
Italian and other regional cuisines, sandwiches, salads, snacks, soups
Terry/Lander Hall, first floor
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.–11 p.m.
Café 815 Mercer
Baked goods, bagels, coffee, donuts
South Lake Union
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Court Café
Soups, sandwiches, salads, bagels, muffins, cookies, chips, beverages, espresso
Health Sciences (E Court), second floor
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
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