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University of Wisconsin - Campus Dining - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.24

Campus Dining

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Average Meal Plan Cost $2663 per year
Freshman Meal Plan Required? No
Student Favorites
  • Carson's Carryout
  • Pop’s Club
  • Rheta's

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Surprisingly, UW has made many improvements on campus dining in the past few years. Rhetas Cafeteria, located in Chadbourne Residential College, is the newest dining facility. It offers a wide array of food options, from its Mongolian grill and pasta station, to the salad and fruit bar, as well as hamburgers and fries. UW has made changes in its dining experience by offering more choices and taking student suggestions for what they most want to eat. Public and private dorms do provide meal plans and try to meet the appetites of their residents. Most halls will offer a variety of main entrees along with vegetarian options. Students will admit that dorm cafeterias are convenient for location, price, and student socialization.

While the food may still be classified as typical "dorm food" by some students, UW does offer a fair amount of dining locations. The private dorms all have on-site cafeterias, and meal plans that transfer to the other private dorms. Public dorms, however, vary in dining locations; some have on-site cafés and some don’t. Hours of service vary as well. The majority of the dorms have specific times when breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served and those coming in late are out of luck. For those not able to make the regulated mealtimes try the on-campus alternatives like Pop’s Club or Ed’s Express. Their hours don’t directly coincide with dorm cafés, and tend to be open later as well. Make sure to check your hall’s meal plan, though, for specifications. Overall, students generally don’t mind eating in the dorms and enjoy the variety that is offered.

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Campus Dining at University of Wisconsin

wdshupe

'15

Biology

4.2
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Good, but Gets Boring

The food that the University of Wisconsin Madison offers is some of the best university food I have ever tasted. With dorms on two different sides of campus, (Southeast more towards the city, and Lakeshore being close to the lake), there are dining halls that accommodate whatever dorm you decide to live in. Not to mention there are some dining halls connected with certain dorms. There is also a place called Carson's which delivers which is very nice. Also, there are several places where if you are running late to class you can buy something to eat. As a Freshman, dining hall food tends to get old really easily, but it's up to you if you want to continue to have a meal plan after freshman year.

Jan 21, 2012

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Campus Dining at University of Wisconsin

morgmk23

'15

Psychology

4.6
A

Pretty Good and Getting Better

If you explore your options, you can definitely keep things interesting in terms of food. Nothing beats stir fry Thursdays at Rhita's and having the option of online ordering and delivery is super nice come time for finals or cold/rainy days. Also, the university is building an entirely new dining hall on the South East side of campus...there are blue prints and posters advertising it everywhere and it looks amazing! Definitely bummed to have missed that by a year!

Jan 18, 2012

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Campus Dining at University of Wisconsin

mbodnar92

'15

Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

4.6
A

Good Food, Decent Variety.

The food at Madison is very good. My only complaint would be the lack of variety. Currently, for the southeast dorms, an old outdated building is still being used for the food service. However, next year, there is going to be a new building done and it should provide a lot more space for variety.

Jan 17, 2012

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24-Hour Dining None
Off-Campus Places to Use Flex Money You can use your meal plan at any of the restaurants on State Street.
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Rheta’s, Ed’s Express, and Carson’s Carryout allow you to order meals online. This way you can avoid the lunchtime rush, delayed services, and a la carte lines. These dining halls even deliver at night for your late-night study sessions. Online ordering is a great way to save time, but watch out for the $2 delivery fee.

Dining Halls & Campus RestaurantsWhat's This?

Carson’s Carryout
Location: 1515 Tripp Circle
Food: Made-to-order, groceries
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.–5 p.m. (groceries only), 5 p.m.–1 a.m.; Saturday–Sunday 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (groceries only), 5 p.m.–1 a.m.

Daily Dose
Location: Health Sciences Learning Center
Food: Deli, grab-and-go
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Daily Scoop
Location: Memorial Union
Food: Deli, grab & go
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–9 p.m.

Der Rathskellar
Location: Memorial Union
Food: Bavarian grill
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

E2 Engineering Eatery
Location: Engineering Hall
Food: Cafeteria
Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Ed’s Express
Location: 717 W Johnson St.
Food: Made-to-order, groceries
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.–5 p.m. (groceries only), 5 p.m.–1 a.m.; Saturday–Sunday 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (groceries only), 5 p.m.–1 a.m.

Feed Bag Deli
Location: School of Veterinary Medicine
Food: Deli, grab-and-go
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m.

Frank’s Place
Location: Kronshage Hall
Food: American
Hours: Monday– Thursday 7 a.m.– 11:30 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.– 11:30 p.m.

Grainger Deli
Location: First floor atrium and third floor of Grainger Hall
Food: Deli, grab-and-go
Hours: First Floor: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m. Third Floor: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

ICU Deli
Location: Medical sciences building
Food: Deli, grab-and-go
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Ingraham Deli
Location: Ingraham Hall
Food: Deli, grab-and-go
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Lakefront on Langdon
Location: Memorial Union
Food: Wraps, Chinese, grill
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Liz Waters
Location: Elizabeth Waters Hall
Food: American
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–6:45 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m.–10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 5 p.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–6 p.m.

Newell's Deli
Location: Smith Hall
Food: Deli, grab and go
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 5 p.m.-11:30 p.m., Friday 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m.-11:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday (grab and go only) 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Open Book Café
Location: Helen C. White building
Food: Deli, grab-and-go
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Peet's Coffee and Tea
Location: Memorial Union
Food: Coffee, snacks
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-12 a.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

Pop’s Club
Location: 717 W Johnson St.
Food: American
Hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

Rheta's
Location: Chadbourne Hall
Food: Cafeteria
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 5 p.m.-11 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

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