Campus Dining Services

For House System residents, participating in the residential dining program is one of the fundamental cornerstones of community development. Each day, students gather at House Tables to relax, sate their palates, and discuss everything from the foundations of the universe to the day's events, while building House identity. In the dining commons, C-Shop and Hutchinson Commons food court, Chicago's Campus Dining Services provides an array of cuisines to suit many tastes and appetites.

The Residential Dining Program

The House System's residential dining program provides healthy, well-prepared meals in community-based dining halls via a meal plan that is structured flexibly to help students maintain their active schedules. The Unlimited Residential Meal Plan provides unlimited visits to the dining commons from the time they open until they close. In addition, the Unlimited Residential Meal Plan includes an allocation of Flex Dollars that may be spent to treat a friend to a meal, or at select campus eateries. The plan was developed to provide a flexible, extensive, and high-quality program at the best value possible.

Dining hall menus change daily to offer a variety of entrees, including vegan and vegetarian options. Saturday dinner is not offered in the dining commons; many Houses use this opportunity to plan House dinners and off-campus cultural events.

House Table

Each House has a designated "House Table" in one of three dining commons where House members join one another for camaraderie and conversation. Find your House table.

Residential Dining Locations:

All are all-you-care-to-eat dining locations.

Pierce Dining Commons

Features a Mongolian grill, made-to-order pasta and stir-fry, a vegan and vegetarian station, waffle Mondays, made-to-order sushi, upscale desserts, Halal entrees that are served three days a week, and the staff's specialty entrees which are among traditional favorites!

Bartlett Dining Commons

Features vegan and vegetarian entrees, a Glatt Kosher station*, Global cuisines, comfort food Diner favorites, a freshly tossed salad station, made-to-order pasta and stir-fry, and Halal entrees that are served three days a week.

South Campus Dining Commons

A new dining facility that offers made-to-order meals at the Fresh Food Company (FFCo.) The FFCo. also features a Glatt Kosher station*, a Parve vegan and vegetarian station, a Mediterranean pizza and pasta station, full salad and sandwich bar, and Halal entrees that are served three days a week.

* The glatt Kosher station is Chicago Rabbinical Council approved and staffed.

Campus Dining Services

Campus Dining Services provides the residential dining program with food service and special programming. In the three residential dining commons, Pierce, Burton-Judson and Barlett, Campus Dining Services serves all-you-care-to-eat meals; à la carte choices are available at the C-Shop and Hutchinson Commons in the Reynold's Club. While you could eat the same thing every day, Campus Dining Services will engage your taste buds with programs like demonstration cooking, daily vegan and vegetarian entrees, Halal entrees served three days a week in all three residential dining commons, unique global cuisine serveries in each dining hall, Shake Day at the C-Shop every Wednesday, culinary programs with the executive chef, and theme nights like African-Caribbean night.