Campus Food gets mixed reviews among students

By Errol Evans

            College food has always been a big change for new students living on campus. Not only is it food you’re not used to eating not made by your parent’s hand, either.

Many college students have a hard time adjusting to this food while others seem to adjust rather quickly.  

            On the SUNY Buffalo State campus, students have a few dining options.  Most of these options are conveniently located in the student union, which is in the center of campus. (One dining option is in the library, plus I see Lloyd’s Taco Truck after class every Monday and Wednesday) Inside the union, there are two different styles of dining:, retail dining and residential. Residential dining is an all -you- an-eat, one- price, buffet-style cafeteria, where you can sit and eat until you’re full. While in residential dining, there’s an assortment of foods you can eat while inside, however you cannot bring the foods out of the cafeteria.

Retail dining are small versions of food businesses that sell specific things. On the retail dining side, there are seven different spots to get a meal: Subway, 2.Mato, Bluw, Salsarita’s, Chop’d, Train Grill, and Roots.  Each sells different styles of food, from Caribbean to Italian. Retail dining also has a Spot Coffee and a Jamba Juice for drinks.

Michael Wreh is a transfer student from Monroe Community College, who “hates” the food in the residential dining.

          “It’s always the same nasty food, and they always run out of drinks” try not to go in there as much as possible” Wreh said. He said his favorite place on campus is the Train Grill.“I know it’s not the best for me but the patty melts are to die for.”

  Aaron Ertel, a junior football player, said, “I love residential dining. I can eat all I want, and it’s great for after practice.”

Ertel is a native of Buffalo but he lives on campus for the convenience it provides with football.

 “Even though I live on campus, I go home often to get a good home-cooked meal. “I like to eat Subway on campus because it’s healthy and I can put it in the fridge and eat it later.”

Buffalo State has many dining options that have mixed reviews from different students. However it seems everyone who eats on campus can find at least one thing they enjoy.  All in all, Buffalo State seems to have a wide variety of food to eat on campus, which can only help in attracting future students.