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Dining halls provide meal variety
LESLEY ONSTOTT For The Red & Black
Issue date: 6/8/08 Section: UGA 101
Sixty-six national awards, 59 of which are the Loyal E. Horton Menu Award for Excellence, have been granted to the University's dining services since 1986, helping it remain in the top 1 percent of food services nationwide.
After winning the Ivy Award of Distinction, the industry's highest accolade, from Restaurant and Institutions Magazine in 1995, it is not a mystery why 8,020 University students, including 95 percent of all freshmen, according to J. Michael Floyd, director of Food Services for the past 22 years, decide to sign up for a meal plan option each year.
- Oglethorpe: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Snelling: Mon-Fri open 24 hours
- The Village Summit: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The idea behind the eco-friendly, diverse dining halls located across the campus is to give the students a choice between four distinct restaurant experiences.
Each hall has its own design, look, menu structure, service style, music selection and TV channels.
This assortment is what Floyd believes to be the "hallmark of their success."
Bolton Dining Hall, the largest hall located near the high-rise dormitories off of Baxter Street, is decorated with neon signs which led to the adoption of its nickname, "The Max," after the infamous "Saved by the Bell" restaurant hang-out.
On the opposite side of campus is the Village Summit, which spreads across the second floor of East Village Commons near Ramsey Student Center.
The newest location boasts made-to-order smoothies and omelets, a "toss of the day" at the dynamic salad bar, a selection of rotating soups with optional bread bowls, a wrap of the day, pizza and sandwiches. It is one of two dining halls open Saturday and Sunday.
Snelling Dining Commons, located on South Campus near the South Campus parking deck, is the only 24-hour collegiate dining hall in the country, making it the perfect place for a student to eat "pizza at 11 p.m. and breakfast at 3 a.m.," said Floyd.
After winning the Ivy Award of Distinction, the industry's highest accolade, from Restaurant and Institutions Magazine in 1995, it is not a mystery why 8,020 University students, including 95 percent of all freshmen, according to J. Michael Floyd, director of Food Services for the past 22 years, decide to sign up for a meal plan option each year.
DINING HALLS
- Bolton: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.- Oglethorpe: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Snelling: Mon-Fri open 24 hours
- The Village Summit: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The idea behind the eco-friendly, diverse dining halls located across the campus is to give the students a choice between four distinct restaurant experiences.
Each hall has its own design, look, menu structure, service style, music selection and TV channels.
This assortment is what Floyd believes to be the "hallmark of their success."
Bolton Dining Hall, the largest hall located near the high-rise dormitories off of Baxter Street, is decorated with neon signs which led to the adoption of its nickname, "The Max," after the infamous "Saved by the Bell" restaurant hang-out.
On the opposite side of campus is the Village Summit, which spreads across the second floor of East Village Commons near Ramsey Student Center.
The newest location boasts made-to-order smoothies and omelets, a "toss of the day" at the dynamic salad bar, a selection of rotating soups with optional bread bowls, a wrap of the day, pizza and sandwiches. It is one of two dining halls open Saturday and Sunday.
Snelling Dining Commons, located on South Campus near the South Campus parking deck, is the only 24-hour collegiate dining hall in the country, making it the perfect place for a student to eat "pizza at 11 p.m. and breakfast at 3 a.m.," said Floyd.
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anon
posted 6/12/08 @ 10:49 AM EST
I can't understand why UGA's meal plan keeps winning awards. The food isn't very good, there's virtually no variety, and the cost is enormous. I wonder if the "awards" they've received are given by any real authority, or are just essentially made up to help in their overly aggressive ad campaign to incoming students. (Continued…)
Snelling love
posted 6/17/08 @ 2:19 AM EST
Dude, have you ever eaten at a uga dining hall? They're incredible. Smoothies, omelettes, a salad. yes please.
Alumna 97
posted 6/17/08 @ 10:45 AM EST
The meal plan ruled. I was on it for 3 years. Yes, it was a little expensive, but having the convenience of all my meals cooked for me 7 days a week was well worth it. (Continued…)
Poobug
posted 10/06/08 @ 11:29 PM EST
kb, I am also a transfer student. I used to live in Pennsylvania and went to school at a small college (5,000 students total) and we had one dining hall. (Continued…)
jay
posted 10/07/08 @ 9:00 AM EST
The dining halls are exceptional. Good food, unbelievable variety. Have you been to the Summit at East Village? Dozens of choices daily.
brianm
brian
posted 10/28/09 @ 12:21 PM EST
This school is all about taking money, no one cares about the students.
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