You may change or cancel your meal plan up to 5pm the day before the meal plan contract starts. Specific dates may be found on the meal plan contract. After that time you may only change to a plan with more meals per week.
These are always listed on the Optional Meal Plan Contract, you can find it here. You'll need to enter your ePass to access this page.
You can add Dining Dollars up until April 30th. To do so online and charge them to you student account, please go here. You'll need to enter your ePass to access this page. If you'd like to charge them to your debit/credit card, please call the Concierge at 253-535-7411.
You can do it very easily online. Please go here. You'll need to enter your ePass to access this page.
Sick meals are designed to appeal to ill students that may be in need of hydration and electrolyte replacement. Meals are very basic and consist of soup, Gatorade, Sprite, saltine crackers, and applesauce. You can go here to request a meal and learn more about them.
The housing contract is done through Residential Life. You can find it on their housing page here.
The Send a Smile program is provided by Dining & Culinary Services and will deliver any number of great packages to your student who lives on campus. You can find what we offer right here on our website.
Students are encouraged to take a reasonable amount of food — “take what you want, but please eat what you take.” By not over-portioning and creating nutritionally balanced plates, we are taking one of the biggest steps towards reducing waste. Most of our business comes at peak meal periods and our chefs are preparing food in smaller batches to offer you the best quality and freshest food possible. If you would like additional food, you are welcome to go back for seconds after you have eaten your initial serving. Don’t forget that these meal periods are Unlimited Access—you can come back into The Commons as many times as you’d like, so come back later or when there are less lines.
This is probably the most common concern among Meal Plan patrons. The Dining Dollar program was designed to get you through the semester with nutritionally balanced meals, but you need to do your part in budgeting. Please remember to take into account the meals you don’t plan to eat on campus, the pizza party you’re attending on Saturday with a group or the weekends you go home or that Wednesday night dinner off-campus. Also remember that Dining Dollars are designed to purchase a nutritionally sound meal and not necessarily meant to purchase groceries or lattes.
The best way to find your Dining Dollar balance is to ask a cashier in any of the campus restaurants. You may also call the Concierge at 253-535-7411.
Yes. Ask any worker to point you in the direction of the Dining & Culinary Services Manager on duty. Our team of Managers and Student Managers is here to serve you and will be happy to listen to any concerns you might have. You may also email us directly at dining@plu.edu or call our main office at 535-7472.
We offer a Meal Away program for people who have commitments that overlap with an all-you-care-to-eat meal period. Go online to www.plu.edu/meals_away.htm to order your meal. You must provide 24 hours notice, your meal will be ready for you to pick up at the Good Things line in The Commons during the pick up time you specify. Another alternative is Supper Hour at Tahoma Market & Café on lower campus. If you missed your AYCTE meal at The Commons, head down to TMC between 7:30pm and 8:30pm to get a meal that you won't have to use Dining Dollars for.
The dinner menu does change around from night to night and we run a four week rotation with regular changes happening in there too. Crave will features a different fish du jour every night and you will see some “comfort food” choices here too, pot roast, mashed potatoes, and fried chicken to name a few. Aglio is always changing pizzas, there’s a wide variety of choices here throughout the week and you’ll even see some mostaccioli and lasagna here too. Cross Cultures will change on a nightly basis also. Good Things serves custom made deli sandwiches and wraps every night.
Cards must not have any cracks, breaks, holes or adhesive in or on them, it compromises the integrity of the card and our machines. Also your picture must be visible so it is easy to identify your features, this is for your safety so someone cannot use your meals. Contact the Campus Concierge Desk for a new ID. A replacement fee of $5.00 will be charged as long as you produce your current card.