6. Mashuda Hall
Although Mashuda, a 50s style diner, easily has the best ambience of all the dining halls on campus, it unfortunately doesn’t provide vegetarians with many options. In essence, the only meat-free choice on a meal swipe is the macaroni and cheese. It is really good macaroni and cheese, but if you’re looking for variety, Mashuda probably isn’t the place for you.
5. Schroeder Hall
The primary reason why Schroeder is so low on this list is simply because it is such a gamble for vegetarians. This hall will always have chicken parm, lasagna, chicken caesar salad, and paninis, all of which contain meat. Other Schroeder meals rotate every once in awhile, but when they do contain meat, a vegetarian’s only option is the cheese pizza. Often, a vegetarian student has the choice between one pasta dish and cheese pizza. While this isn’t necessarily the worst, it could get repetitive quickly.
4. McCormick Hall
McCormick has a traditional dining hall environment, with a rotating cast of stations and unlimited food for a meal swipe. In and of itself, McCormick food isn’t exactly gourmet, often limiting the options significantly. However, this dining hall usually offers a solid number of meat-free options. Vegetarians are still somewhat limited, considering that burgers and hot dogs are usually the safest choices, and the ever-changing meals are often meat based. Instead, for vegetarians, there is a sandwich/wrap bar, a salad bar, a vegan bar, and cereal. If the newest meal of the day isn’t up to snuff, a McCormick grilled cheese will never disappoint.
3. Cobeen Hall
Cobeen is also a traditional dining hall, however, it generally has more, and better, vegetarian options than McCormick. Cobeen always has pizza, pasta, a salad bar, and a quesadilla bar, along with whatever the daily meal option happens to be. You will never have to struggle to find something to eat at this dining hall, and more often than not, Cobeen is a step up from McCormick, for both vegetarians and meat eaters.
2. AMU- Marquette Place
Marquette Place is kind of like a food court. There are five different food stations, and each of them has plenty of options for vegetarians. You will never struggle to find something to eat here, and because there are so many choices, it’s hard to get tired of the food quickly.
1. Straz Hall
Straz is easily the best dining hall for meat-free food. There is a stir fry bar, salad bar, pizza, hummus and pita station, and options for veggie burgers, quesadillas, and more. The food completely makes up for the walk to the dining hall. Overall, Straz has the highest quality food and the most options, making it the best place on campus for vegetarians.
