Welcome new and returning students, faculty and staff! We hope you have a great semester. Please review our Dining Services updates for the Fall semester.
When visiting our retail locations or dining halls, please be advised of our dining guidelines for the Fall semester.
Dining tents across campus will be able to accommodate a total of 1200 and will be set up throughout the day on Tuesday, September 1st. Please be mindful of the amount of time you spend in the tent so that others may also use this seating option. Tents are located at North, South, Student Union, and Founder’s Green (located between the Austin Bldg and Beach Hall on the East part of campus. Tent hours will be posted at the tents and are as follows: Monday-Friday 7am-9pm, weekends 10:30am-8:30pm.
Dining Halls – North, Northwest, South & McMahon are open for dine-in and take-out. Please be advised that during the first two weeks of every semester lines can form. Please plan accordingly for time and weather. Check out our menus before you arrive on the myUConn app or at https://dining.uconn.edu/nutrition/. All of our retail locations throughout campus are open as alternative dining options.
- Buckley: Currently only open for take-out to students identified by the University via contact tracing.
- Putnam: Currently only open for take-out to students from the Garrigus Suites.
Dining Hall & Retail Hours: View on the myUConn app or on our website https://dining.uconn.edu/hours/
New this Semester:
- Flex passes can be used at the UC Cafes (Beanery, Bookworms, Chem Cafe, Wilburs, Up & Atom). The meal equivalency of a Flex Pass is $7.00 and can only be used once in a transaction. If you go over you will need to pay with points, debit/credit card, or points. There is no limit on the number of times you can use a Flex Pass during the day.
- Also new this semester are additional retail locations that you can use your points at. Retail locations that accept points include: all UC Cafes (Beanery, Bookworms, Chem Cafe, Wilburs, Up & Atom), Union Street Market food court, Mango (Rec Center), Market Café, Earth, Wok, & Fire, One Plate, Two Plates, Bistro on Union Street, Food for Thought Food Truck (Fairfield Way), and Dairy Bar Too. Points cannot be used at: Dairy Bar, Dairy Bar truck, or C-Store.
- Mango in the Rec Center – Over the summer Mango replaced Freshens. Come check out the menu we created of fresh smoothies, grain bowls, salads, wraps, and grilled gooeys!! Choose something from the menu or you can build-your-own bowls, salads and wraps.
- Bistro On Union Street is open for call ahead take-out. Call them at 860-486-5633 and also ask about their daily blackboard specials. View their menu at https://dining.uconn.edu/bistro/
Adjust Meal Plan – If you need to downgrade your Fall semester meal plan, you need to do so by Friday, September 4th. Upgrades can be made at any point during the semester. Use our online change plan form. https://dining.uconn.edu/meal-plan/change-your-plan/
Stay Up to Date with Dining: We will be constantly sharing updates on our Fall Semester/COVID page https://dining.uconn.edu/covid-updates-faq/ and through our social media accounts.
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