If every food on campus is made by SODEXO then why does it taste differently in different dining halls? Eating on campus for the past three years, I know that every food that is provided by every dining hall and the Food Court is provided by Sodexo. Most of the time walking down the hot tray line in Dickinson dining hall I find that the food does not look very appetizing but compared to the Chenango room where the customers are provided with full service the food just seems to taste a lot better. The Susquehanna Room where on any given day you could find staff members enjoying their lunch has a very clean atmosphere. Though there are no waiters and you just sit yourselves, the deli and the hot tray line is very clean and there are no long lines at the register. The food court which features Taco Bell, Sbarro, Bearcat Grille, Manchu Wok, It’s Showtime!, Sub Connection, Freshens Smoothies, and Jazzman’s cafe is the most popular dining hall on campus. It offers a huge selection of food and though the service would not be considered a perfect 10; everything at the food court is better then that of residential dining halls.
Although it is possible that some students may like the residential dining halls better than the Food Court, I disagree. The only negative thing about the Food Court is that it is very crowded during lunch time. Some of us have no alternative than to sit and eat by the window sill. Though the Chenango Room offers great service the food is expensive when compared to other dining locations. The Susquehanna Room offers fresh food but also the food is expensive.
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I did not realise that the food tasted different depending on which dinning hall one visited. Next time I will have to try some of the places suggested by your post.
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I definitely agree with Machel in that the Food Court products are much better than the Dining Hall products. I believe what also has to do with people liking the Food Court better is that there are actual brand-name food chains there such as Taco bell and Sbarro. The difference between some of the Dining Halls is tremendous and almost unfair to the people who live in those communities. The Food Court gives the students who live in the communities with the bad Dining Halls an opportunity to have better food without having to trek up the hill to Mountainview or CIW.
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