Dining Commons
University Dining Services operates four dining commons facilities. All facilities utilize the same menu and dining format, so all students in all residence hall areas experience consistency and excellence in their dining experience. A variety of meals are served every day, including vegetarian and vegan dishes, pastas, pizza, sautéed dishes, grilled meat and meat-alternative options, Mongolian BBQ, cereal, toast and muffins, and a full, fresh salad bar, as well as an assortment of beverages including several milk and soy drinks, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, juice, water and soda.
How It Works
Meal plans allow each student access to the dining commons a specific amount of times each quarter, either 90, 120, 150 or 180 times. Each time a student enters the DC, one meal is deducted from the student’s meal plan account. Once inside the DC, students may stay as long as they care to - ten minutes or even two hours - and they may choose to eat any of the dishes offered during that particular meal. DC meals are all-you-care-to-eat; students do not pay for each item they take. However, once a student leaves the DC, that meal is concluded; another meal will be deducted each time a student reenters the DC. All food must be consumed within the DC facility, with one exception: students may take one piece of fruit or an ice cream cone with them when they exit the DC.
DC Menus
University Dining Services publishes an online menu for the dining commons once a week. Refer to the menu each week to see which dishes will be offered each day. Dishes are also displayed inside the entrance to each DC showcasing the selection for that particular meal.
DC Locations
There are four dining commons: one in Segundo, one in Tercero, and two in Cuarto. Segundo’s DC is located immediately south of the Segundo Services Building, Gilmore Hall and Bixby Hall. Tercero’s DC is located in the middle of the Tercero area, south of Thille Hall, southwest of Pierce Hall, northeast of Kearney Hall and northwest of Leach Hall. Cuarto’s DCs are located at the east end of Oxford Circle and in between the north and south buildings of Castilian Hall.
Each location serves the same menu, and students may eat in any DC regardless of which residence hall they live in, so students may make their decision to eat a given DC based upon other criteria, such as where their next class is or where their friends or study partners are.
DC Hours of Operation
Dining commons are open according to the following schedules.
Academic Year Hours
Monday through Thursday Breakfast 6:30am-10:15am Lunch 11:00am-2:00pm Dinner 4:45pm-8:00pm Late Night 8:45pm-12:00am Friday Breakfast 6:30am-10:15am Lunch 11:00am-2:00pm Dinner 4:45pm-7:00pm Saturday Brunch 9:30am-2:00pm Dinner 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Brunch 9:30am-2:00pm Dinner 5:00pm-8:00pm Holidays Brunch 9:30am-2:00pm Dinner 5:00pm-7:00pm
Summer Hours
Monday through Sunday Breakfast 6:30am-8:30am Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm Dinner 4:45pm-6:30pm