To optimize your dining experience on campus, follow these tips!
Dining Hall Tips
Check What's Open
Before heading out for your next meal, see what鈥檚 open at our dining hall and retail food locations.
Preview the Dining Hall Menus
See what the chefs are serving in advance to find your favourite meals before setting out on campus. What鈥檚 cooking!
Grab an EXPRESS to-go meal
Save a TAM by using a meal swipe, for an Express to鈥揼o meal from the dining hall, available exclusively by request from the cashier. Preview the Today's Menu page and choose from one of three hot entr茅e selections as an EXPRESS to-go meal from the dining hall. A鈥true balance鈥痬eal is available with each meal period. Remember to Ask Before You Eat.
Speak with a cashier at Ban Righ, Leonard or Jean Royce to indicate your selection for a meal to go from a dining hall. A GOOD TO GO container or carabiner will be required at checkout.
Retail Tips
Use TAMs in Retail Food Locations
As an alternative to an EXPRESS to-go meal from residence dining halls, you can choose to 鈥淭rade-in鈥 a dining hall all-you-care-to-eat meal swipe for a fixed meal combo in retail food locations when you are pressed for time.
Save your TAMs for yourself. Treating a friend? Use one of your 5 guest passes which allows for a friend or guest to join you in the dining hall for an All-You-Care-To-Eat meal for just $5.
Order Ahead
Mobile ordering is available at most retail food locations across campus.
Download and use the to schedule a pickup time convenient to your timetable.
Mobile ordering accepts TAMs, Flex $, or credit card.
Grab a Fresh TO GO Meal
Whether you are on west or main campus, consider grabbing鈥痳eady-made salads, wraps, or healthy snacks available in鈥疐resh TO GO coolers at: The Lazy Scholar, Location 21, MC2, Goodes Caf茅, Wally's, The Library Caf茅, Student Street Express, Jean Royce Barista, and Jean Royce dining hall at lunch.
You can choose to pay using TAMs, Flex $, debit, or credit card. *Some locations accept meal swipes instead of TAM鈥檚 for Fresh TO GO meals. Check the retail pages for 奥补濒濒测鈥檚 and Jean Royce dining hall for specific operational information!
Pay With Flex $
Flex $ loaded on your student card acts as cash. Pay for snacks and meals on the go with the swipe of your card in all retail food service locations on campus.
Purchases will be deducted from the balance on your card, which you can top up at any time throughout the year in the .
*Remember, most Hospitality locations no longer accept cash
Money Saving Tips
- Save single use packaging waste and the $0.35 single-use cost recovery鈥痗up fee on hot beverages and fountain drinks when you use your reusable mug.鈥
- Reduce single use packaging waste and save the $0.75 single-use container fee each time you bring your carabiner or鈥GOOD TO GO container鈥痜or exchange at retail locations. When using the Transact Mobile App, remember to select 鈥渃ontainer鈥 to ensure your meal is not packaged in a disposable container.鈥
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