Students who will be residents on campus are required to be on a meal plan. Students who are not on-campus residents may choose to be on a Commuter Meal Plan.

Students who will become on-campus residents AND who are incoming first-year residents may choose one of the following meal plan tiers: Platinum, Gold, or Silver.

Students who will become on-campus residents AND are considered upper-level residents may choose one of the following meal plan tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze.

Students who live off campus may choose from any of our commuter plans only.

Meal plan selections are made through the application process or with Resident Life. You may also contact Resident Life if you are having issues with selecting your meal plan at (210) 829-6034.

For up-to-date pricing information, please visit Resident Life and Housing Operations page.

Each meal plan has a pre-determined amount of meal swipes for your student. Meal swipes start on Saturday each week and end on the following Friday. Your student is allowed one meal swipe per meal period in Campus Dining. Students are able to use Dining Dollars if they have exhausted their allotted swipes for the week. Meal swipes expire each week and do not rollover. Meal Swipes are non-transferable.

No. Meal swipes are only used in Campus Dining located in the Student Engagement Center. Students can use Dining Dollars to pay for food item purchases at all other dining locations.

DCB stands for Declining Balance. On campus, we know DCB as Dining Dollars or Points. Each plan has an allotted dollar amount that students are able to spend at any dining facility on campus. Dining dollars are loaded onto your student ID at the beginning of the semester and acts as a debit card.

Dining dollars are accepted at Campus Dining, Hortencia’s, Starbucks, Chef Johnny's Mercado, Virtual Dining, and any Sodexo sponsored events. To make a purchase, you will swipe you student ID at the register to pay for items. The payment will be deducted from their allotted dollar amount.

Unused Dining Dollars will rollover from Fall semester to Spring semester, if you are enrolled. If you graduate in the Fall or if you do not enroll for the Spring semester, Dining Dollars will not rollover. Unused Dining Dollars expire on the last day of the Spring semester.

Dining hours are posted at each dining location and on Sodexo’s website: http://uiwdining.sodexomyway.com In addition, we will post hours on our social media pages throughout the semester should hours change for inclement weather or holidays. You can find us on Instagram and Facebook using @uiweats

We offer breakfast at several locations: Campus Dining, Starbucks, and Chick-fil-A.

Campus Dining, Chick-fil-A and Chef Johnny's Mercardo are open until 8 p.m. most nights. Virtual Dining is open until 10:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. To order from our Virtual Dining Kitchen, download the Grubhub App in your phone's app store, sign up for an account, link your meal plan and/or credit/debit card and select your meal. You will be notified through the app when your order is ready for pickup from the ICC Building on the first floor.

Our menus are posted on our Sodexo UIW Dining page.

Yes. We offer several options for vegetarian and vegan diners in Campus Dining. These options can be found throughout Campus Dining. Additionally, vegan and vegetarian options are offered at our other dining locations. Ask one of our friendly employees to assist in the various options we offer.

Our pricing is very competitive to nearby businesses. In fact, prices on-campus are usually the same as those you would find at an off-campus Starbucks or Chick-fil-A. By choosing one of our on-campus dining locations, you have the convenience of finding a close dining location within walking distance.

Occasionally, the Grubhub App offers a discount to students for purchases made through the app. Promotions and Limited Time Offers are offered throughout the semester at our dining locations.

You can follow our social media pages for all promotions, LTOs, news, and more. Find us on Instagram and Facebook: @UIWeats