Dining Options

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Dining Hall

The dining halls are set up food court style, offering a wide selection of entrees, a soup and huge salad bar, beverages, and desserts. There are always Vegetarian/Vegan options, as well as some organic offerings. Some sample features include Pizza, Taco Bar, Grill, Mediterranean Bar, Pasta, and Deli just to name a few. Overall, the offerings are well balanced, well prepared, and reasonably varied.

Meals are offered seven days a week: breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday through Friday, and brunch and dinner on weekends and holidays. While you'll probably eat most of your meals at the Porter dining hall, there may be times when you find it inconvenient to return to Porter for some meals. There are dining halls located at Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Porter, College Eight, College Nine/Ten, and downtown at the UCSC Inn. Your ID card is your "key" to each of these facilities, as well as a few on-campus eateries.

Dining Services.

The Hungry Slug Café

The Hungry Slug Café is Porter's own local coffee shop. It's accessibility, eclectic atmosphere, and low prices make it a popular destination for both studying and socializing. The Hungry Slug offers a variety of meal or snack options, including bagels, fresh sandwiches, wraps, burritos, and baked goods, in addition to a variety of yummy beverages.