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 4^th. 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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If you need to downgrade your fall semester meal plan, you need to do so by Friday, September 4, 2020. 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/

When dining at our locations this semester please be advised of the following guidelines:

Please do not remove masks until seated.

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TAKE-OUT FOOD GUIDELINES

Please refrigerate take-out food within 2 hours.

Refrigerate leftovers promptly.

Discard if no refrigeration is available.

Discard refrigerated leftovers after 3 days.

Although many of our retail operations have been open during the quarantine period, as of August 31st all of our locations will be open and some will have expanded hours. View all retail location hours here. Make sure to visit Mango (formerly Freshens) in the Rec Center and try out their healthy and fresh menu of sandwiches, salads and smoothies.

Retail changes for the fall include the ability to use points at some additional locations and the use of flex passes at the UC Cafes.

Retail Locations That Accept Points for Fall 2020:

All UC Cafes (Beanery, Bookworms, Up & Atom, Wilbur’s, Chem Cafe)
Mango (formerly Freshens in the Rec Center)
Union Street Market
Earth, Wok & Fire
One Plate, Two Plates
Dairy Bar Too
Bistro on Union Street
Market Cafe

Using Flex Passes at the Cafes for Fall 2020: Flex Passes will be taken in all of our open cafes (Beanery, Bookworms, Up & Atom, Wilbur’s, Chem Cafe) with the exception of Market Cafe, located in the Student Union. 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 cash (credit card or debit card) or points. There is no limit on the number of times you use a Flex Pass during the day.

Locations that Do Not Accept Points:

Dairy Bar
Dairy Bar Truck (not in operation this semester)
Union Central Exchange Convenience Store
Please also note that points are not accepted at Subway and Dunkin Donuts in the Student Union as they are not run by Dining Services.

Beginning Monday, August 24th students from hotspot/travel advisory states that were previously dining at North Dining Hall will now need to get all their to-go meals at Buckley Dining Hall.  Students identified by the University through contact tracing will also need to get all their meals at Buckley. Buckley will be to-go meals for the entire semester. North will open for all other students on August 24th.

Buckley will ONLY be open for those students identified by the University from hotspot states and/or contact tracing. If you live in Buckley or a nearby residence hall and are not in one of these categories, please visit one of our other open dining halls: North, Northwest, Putnam, South, McMahon.

Thank you for your patience.

 

Buckley Dining Hall Hours

Monday – Friday

• Breakfast: 7:00am-10:45am
• Lunch: 11:00am-4:00pm
• Dinner: 4:15pm-7:15pm

Saturday

• Breakfast: 7:00am-9:30am
• Brunch: 9:30am-4:00pm
• Dinner: 4:15pm-7:15pm

Sunday

• Breakfast: 8:00am-9:30am
• Brunch: 9:30am-4:00pm
• Dinner: 4:15pm-7:15pm

 

Retail locations that are open during the quarantine period (Aug 14th-30th) are as follows:

UC Cafes:

Beanery (Benton Museum)
Chem Cafe (Chemistry Building)
Up & Atom (BioPhysics Building)
Wilbur’s (Wilbur Building)

Hours During Quarantine Period: 7:30am-3pm Monday-Friday; Weekends – Closed

Forms of payment at UC Cafes: Cash, credit card, Husky Bucks, points and flex passes. 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 cash (credit card or debit card) or points. There is no limit on the number of times you use a Flex Pass during the day.

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Food for Thought Food Truck (located on Mansfied Way near the library)

Hours During Quarantine Period: Monday-Friday 11am-4pm; Weekends: Closed

Forms of payment at Food Truck: Cash, credit card, Husky Bucks, points

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Student Union: 

Union Street Market food court
Market Cafe*
Earth, Wok & Fire
One Plate, Two Plates
Bistro On Union Street Call 860-486-5633 for to-go orders
Dairy Bar Too

Hours During Quarantine Period: See hours for all locations here

Forms of payment at Student Union locations: Cash, credit card, Husky Bucks, points
*Flex passes are not accepted at the Market Cafe

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Dairy Bar – Click here for details on ordering online for curbside pick up.

 

Please note: from August 14th-30th North Dining Hall will only be accessible to students that have to self-quarantine from hotspot states. Beginning August 31st, North will be accessible to all students with a dining plan.

Got questions? Visit our Fall semester FAQ page.

Whitey Dining Hall is featured on the cover of the July 2020 issue of Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine. Click here to read the full article on Whitney’s remodel during the summer of 2019.

 

 

The summer 2020 issue of the UConn Magazine featured new smoothies from UConn Dining that will be served in the rec center this fall. Check out the recipes to try one at home!

 

We are excited to announce that Dairy Bar will be reopening on Wednesday, June 24th for limited curbside service through online ordering. We ask that you please review all our ordering guidelines below so that we are able to keep our staff and customers healthy and safe as we adjust to this new service. These guidelines will also be available on the Dairy Bar ordering site when it launches.

Our limited service will include scooping small, medium, and pint cups (no toppings) and selling half gallons. At this time we are not able to serve walk-up customers. The Dairy Bar building will be closed to the public. Outdoor seating and public restrooms will not be available.

A link to our online ordering will be live on June 24^th at dining.uconn.edu/uconn-dairy-bar

Days We Will Be Open –  Wednesday-Sunday
Place Online Orders between 8am-4:30pm for same-day pick-up (orders placed after 4:30pm will not be prepared that day)
Curbside Pick-Up – 12pm-6:30pm (ends at 6:30pm sharp)
Advanced Orders – Customers are welcome to place an order early for pick-up on a different day that we are open. Upon check out, there is a box for you to tell us your approximate date of pick-up.

Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and July 3rd-7th, 2020.

How to order: We can only accept orders and payments through our online form. We are not able to take payments or orders onsite, through email or through phone calls. Once your order is placed, please allow up to 2 hours for it to be fulfilled. Once your order is ready you’ll receive a call from our staff (860 area code) to let you know your order is ready. Please wait for this phone call or voicemail before coming to the Dairy Bar.

When you arrive: We ask that customers wear masks and stay in their vehicles. Parking spots for pick-up will have a designated sign with a number. Please park in any of these available spots. If a spot is not available, please wait your turn. When you are in a designated spot, please call 860-486-1021 and let the staff know the name that the order is under and what parking spot you are in. We ask that you please leave the designated parking spot once you receive your order so that we may serve additional customers. Thank you for your patience with this process.

Payment will be taken once you complete your online order, not upon pick-up.

UConn IDs & Tax: Unfortunately at this time we are not able to validate UConn IDs through the online ordering system to remove tax.

If you have issues during the ordering process or questions, please email dairybar@uconn.edu. Staff will be monitoring this email address during our hours of operation.

As we work through this new service model we may make adjustments to our hours/days, menu offerings and ordering process. We will keep you informed along the way and thank you in advance for your patience.