Dining Experience
Dining Experience
Dining halls on our 3 campuses offer choices that represent the global and the familiar, with ingredients that are fresh, sustainable and often sourced locally. You want options? We have several unique culinary stations offering traditional and eclectic dishes. If eating sensibly is important to you, you'll love the options available to achieve a balanced lifestyle.
We believe that healthy and satisfying are never mutually exclusive, that taste is a matter of choice, and that all food should be comfort food.
Dining options on our Mount Carmel Campus include: the main dining hall, Café Q, in the Carl Hansen Student Center; a full-service Starbucks Cafe; handcrafted sushi from Sushi Do; the Au Bon Pain Cafe and Bakery; the Bobcat Den dining location on Bobcat Way and Shake Smart in the Recreation and Wellness Center. Each location offers students a variety of culinary options in a relaxing environment.
The Carl Hansen Student Center offers a full-service Starbucks cafe on top of an already lengthy list of offerings. This means the global roasts, cold brews, and crafted cappuccinos and lattes you crave will be available whenever the mood strikes you.
Only a few steps away from Café Q is the Bobcat Den, which is the perfect spot to grab something quick to eat. Here you will find Pico Mesa, a Mexican and Southwestern classics like quesadillas, taco bowls, burritos and salads, with available vegan and vegetarian options. Across from Pico Mesa is Q Diner where you can order classic diner meals and also Chop'd Salads where you can order a custom salad. Our fourth station is the Butcher & Baker where you can build your own sandwich.
Heritage Kitchen, an indoor dining station, features a rotating schedule of different international and unique cuisine each week, catered by 5 different local food truck businesses. The Heritage Kitchen concept grew out of students’ love of Quinnipiac’s diverse food truck offerings together with student input provided to Quinnipiac’s Dining Services Advisory board.
Run by students, for students, the Recreation and Wellness Center offers healthy convenient food options for students who are looking for a delicious protein shake to reenergize themselves after a workout or as a study pick-me-up at Shake Smart.
The Waking Giant Café, a student-run operation, features breakfast items such as overnight oats and warm breakfast items, made-to-order and grab-and-go lunch sandwiches, as well as a We Proudly Serve Starbucks coffee with brewed iced and hot beverages and bottled drinks. The cafe is conveniently located in the first floor of the School of Business in the Brett M. Amendola Family Atrium, with a beautiful view of the courtyard and near dozens of cozy seating and study nooks. It's a great option for students looking for a pick-me-up on the go.
Local establishments within New Haven County set up shop on the Mount Carmel Campus for students to enjoy various types of food such as BBQ, Tex-Mex and more.
Traditional and eclectic sushi and sashimi as well as soups and noodle bowls made to order with the freshest ingredients.
The York Hill Cafe offers breakfast, sandwiches and subs made fresh to order (both cold and grilled), personal wood fire pizza, a range of classic Italian pasta dishes and a grilled meals. Overall, there are five options each night that are made for quick pick up.
On The Rocks Pub and Grill in the Rocky Top Student Center opened in the spring of 2020. On the Rocks hosts members of the university community for a variety of events, from hockey watch parties to galas to open-mic nights to holiday parties, in addition to being a regular spot to casually meet with friends. The pub includes bar stools, booths and farm tables to enjoy beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages and pub-style food. There is a stage for live entertainment, multiple TV screens and table-top shuffle board. Best part is — it's run entirely by students for students.
Our athletes make every minute in our sports center competitive, exciting and memorable. But no game is complete without classic stadium fare — chicken tenders, soft pretzels and nachos. On game nights, the snack station is a great spot to hit before puck drop, tip-off or between periods. During hockey and basketball season, it may be the only thing that can pull you away from the action.
The full-service dining facility on our North Haven Campus features the same health-forward options as our other campuses, including a full deli bar, our new Vedgecraft station, and a variety of grab-and-go choices such as soups and savory salads made with more than your average greens. Vedgecraft showcases our Evolve concept, offering balanced, plant-forward meals built around vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats to make nutritious eating both satisfying and delicious.
We designed the dining hall on our North Haven Campus with busy and passionate students in mind. You can purchase grab-and-go meals and snacks from Outtakes, our 24-hour convenience store, then enjoy the well-furnished dining room or relax on the terrace and patio overlooking a tranquil pond.
When you need a pick-me-up, grab a cup of freshly brewed Starbucks coffee. We know coffee isn't just a beverage for health care professionals, lawyers, and educators—it's a necessity, and Starbucks has treated it like a fine art since 1971.
Contact QuinnipiacDining@qu.edu for questions or comments concerning dining experience and offerings.
Contact DiningAdvisoryBoard@qu.edu for questions or comments concerning meal plans or questions for the student Dining Advisory Board to address.
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