Our first installment! We at Wesleying are here to tell you all about stuffing your faces at Wesleyan as part of our Unofficial Orientation Series 2012. A tradition begun by the Wesleying legends Holly Wood ?08 and Xue Sun ?08, this post has evolved a bit over the years. I?m trying for brevity, so if these details aren?t enough for your Wes-crazed brains, then check out this post from 2011.
Everything after the jump:
Usdan Marketplace:
Home to the ?main? dining hall, the Usdan University Center (whose pronunciation always baffles anybody?correctly pronounced yooz-dan and not ooze-dan or uss-dan or uzz-dan) is where you?ll pick up your packages, send your mail, stumble to for food at midnight (see below), hang out, and visit one of the three food-dispensation areas in the building. The largest of these eateries is the Usdan Marketplace, occupying the entire second floor. Here you?ll find what you?d expect in a conventional cafeteria?a rotating menu ?Classics? section, pizza, pasta, deli, fried food, grilled food, assorted cereals, a salad bar, a vegan section, a Kosher section, a celiac-friendly section, bread and bagels, Panini grills, a Mongolian grill (stir-fry station during lunch, rotating quesadillas, fajitas, Philly cheese-steaks, breakfast sandwiches during dinner), ice cream, and a fair variety of drinks. Breakfast includes breakfast sandwiches, the bagel station, a waffle station, and assorted cereals; brunch on the weekends includes two omelet stations, but the line fills up quick so get there early. You pay by meal or by points, and it?s an all you can eat buffet?a good place to be if expect to eat mountains.
Price: One meal swipe or 8 points (breakfast, lunch) or 9 points (dinner, brunch).
Hours: Weekdays: Breakfast (8-10:30am), Lunch (11am-2pm), Dinner (5-8pm). Weekends: Brunch (11am-2pm), Dinner (5-8pm).
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Summerfields:
The other main dining hall is located in the heart of the Butterfields, on the first floor south end of Butt C. Summerfields is a little different from the Marketplace: there?s a specific and generally non-rotating menu (found here), and you order what you want, pay, and then pick it up. The menu includes all kinds of grilled and fried food (burgers, chicken tenders, fries, etc.), some awesome grilled sandwiches, enormous salads, legendary quesadillas, and has been picking up a taqueria theme of late?new burritos, tacos and much more. A meal swipe will get you a drink and almost anything on the menu (plus a dessert if for dinner). At peak times (12-1pm for lunch and 6-7pm for dinner) Summerfields will be super slow, but at other times most items are pretty quick.
Price: Meal or varies (meal-equivalent for 8 points at lunch and 9 points at dinner.
Hours: Lunch (Monday through Friday, 11am-2pm), Dinner (every day, 5:30-9pm).
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Late Night:
Late Night is a great place to go if you need some fuel to work on that paper due the next morning, or if you?re hungry after a great night out. Located in Usdan Marketplace between 9:30 pm and 1 am, Late Night functions much like Summerfields, but only for points. Pretty much anything fried or grilled is available, as well as some assorted desserts and drinks. There?s a rotating, super-cheap, specials menu?keep an eye out for that if you?re low on points. Late Night is notorious for evaporating points really quickly, so just be careful.
Price: Points only, varies.
Hours: Every day, 9:30pm-1am.
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Star & Crescent:
Located at Alpha Delta Phi, the Star & Crescent offers amazing food for lunch and dinner on most weekdays. The weekly S&C menu (which is always 8 points per person) is posted on this blog every Monday. Each meal includes a salad, entr?e, and a dessert. You can either eat with your friends / the friendly Alpha Delts or get take out if you?re in a hurry. FROSH TIP: the first three freshmen through the door eat for free?you?ll usually need to arrive 20 or 30 minutes early and sometimes you?ll get bested even then (especially for the grilled cheese and tomato bisque days).
Price: 8 points or free if you?re lucky.
Hours: Lunch (Tue, Wed, Thu noon-1pm), Dinner (Mon ? Thu 5-7:30pm). Sometimes suddenly closed.
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Chique Chaque:
The Star & Crescent of Psi U, except all-you-can-eat buffet style and only Psi U brothers and pledges eat there (though it?s open to everybody). This particular blogger has no clue what the hours are; prices are similar to S&C.
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WesWings:
Our Dear Leader Zach knows more about WesWings than I, so I?ll be lazy: ?Established in?1991 by Karen Kaffen and Ed Thorndike ?89 and located in the basement of 156 High St. (the former eating club of Delta Tau Delta, right by the intersection of Church and High),?WesWings? menu is based primarily not on wings but on fried chicken, and its atmosphere and menu feels more like a ski lodge eatery than a college cafeteria. WesWings tends to be on the pricey side (especially the daily specials), but it?s well worth it (again: especially the daily specials, updated on the website everyday). It?s also the only (on-campus) breakfast option on weekends other than Usdan and is a generally advisable weekend option, since Usdan dinner sucks on weekends. For those of you that live in the Butts and like to kvetch about the location, keep in mind this eatery is literally right in your backyard. Check out the restaurant?s site for cool old photos and WesWings history.?
Price: Points only, varies.
Hours: Every day, Lunch (11:30am-2pm), Dinner (5:30-8pm).
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Red & Black Caf?:
Also owned and run by Ed Thorndike, R&B offers awesome sandwiches, paninos, soups, and a whole lot more. The Caf? is located inside Broad Street Books, so you might try it out while getting all those books you?ll need (if you haven?t already bought them for cheap elsewhere, which we suggest you do). R&B is often a nice change of pace if you?re getting tired of Usdan and Summerfields food, though it can be a bit pricey.
Price: Points only, varies.
Hours:?Weekdays: 8am-8pm, Weekend: 9am-5pm. Sometimes randomly closed.
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Pi Caf?:
Your one-stop-shop for anything coffee- or pastry-related. Pi Caf? is located on the first floor of the Exley Science Tower, and is a popular place for breakfast and lunch (watch out for the line during those ten minutes between classes). Pi offers a variety of inventive coffee- and chocolate-related drinks, as well as bagels, pastries, sandwiches, and sushi if you get there quickly. Pi is fairly cheap (~3 points for a bagel and a hot chocolate) and a good place if you?re looking for midmorning or afternoon snack. Pi closes fairly early, though during Reading Period before exams it?s sometimes open from 9pm-midnight.
Price: Points only, varies.
Hours:?Mon ? Thu: 8am-9pm, Fri: 8am-5pm, Weekends: 1-6pm.
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Usdan Caf?:
Another fairly quick, fairly cheap place to grab a sandwich, sushi, coffee, or a drink. Usdan Caf? is located on the first floor of Usdan. Like the Marketplace upstairs, the line is a mile long between 11:55am and 12:20pm. This particular blogger has never been impressed with Usdan Caf??s food, but would recommend the sushi over the sandwiches and the salads. It is usually quick though, and it is cheap.
Price: points only, varies.
Hours: Every day, 8am-8pm.
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Espwesso Caf?:
Pronounced as if a baby was saying ?espresso,? Espwesso Caf? is fairly new to Wesleyan and is entirely student-run (they?ll be hiring for the spring semester, clarification in the comments). Espwesso runs late at night on week-nights (Sunday through Thursday) and offers free drip coffee, subsidized by still-absurdly-cheap fancier drinks. ?EDIT?12:15 PM by?Syed:?Espwesso now charges $0.25 for a cup, so if you want to pay nothing, bring your own reusable one. ?Espwesso?s atmosphere in the basement of Albritton also makes it a nice place to just relax and have a cup of coffee with a friend.
Price: Points and Middletown Cash, cheap or free.
Hours: Sun ? Thu, 9pm-1am.
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Weshop Essentials:
All-important for juniors and seniors. Still fairly critical for freshmen and sophomores. Weshop (pronounced Wes-Shop or bastardized to weh-shop, never wee-shop) is Wesleyan?s own mini-supermarket. You can get all sorts of packaged foods, milk, juices, meats, cooking supplies and utensils, cleaning supplies, hygiene products, candy, and a whole lot of other stuff. You can also get fresh food, including fresh fruits, veggies, and cheeses if you don?t sign up for the Fruit and Veggie Co-op or the Cheese Co-op. Prices tend to be way higher than at regular super-markets, but you spend your points. If you have a kitchen in your building, you might try your hand at cooking with some stuff from Weshop.
Price: points only, varies.
Hours: Sun ? Thu, noon-midnight, Fri ? Sat, 2-6pm.
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Daniel Family Commons:
The third and final food location in Usdan. The DFC is located on the third floor and is used by faculty and staff. The food is usually identical to the stuff in the Marketplace, but tastes better for some reason (I suspect the use of fancier plates/flatware). Students can only use the DFC if invited as the guest of a professor or administrator. There is, however, a lunch voucher program that allows a professor to get lunch with up to three students for free at the DFC. Each professor has at least one of these vouchers, and more are readily available at the office of Dean Mike Whaley. This particular blogger highly suggests that you take advantage of these opportunities as often as possible?just go chat with your favorite professor.
Price: points only (8), or free.
Hours: Weekdays, 11:30am-1:30pm.
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Farmers? Market:
pyrotechnics knows nothing about this. Perhaps DMZ will give a description about it in the Keeping Green post in a few days. Or some other kind soul can write about it in the comments.
EDIT 12:15 PM by?Syed:?The Wesleyan Farmers? Market describes itself as ?a student-run initiative committed to supporting local agriculture, providing fresh, affordable, nutritious food, and building community in Connecticut.? ?Local vendors sell fresh produce, cheese, baked goods, sandwiches, spreads, spices, and more. ?Bon App?tit also usually serves a meal at the market that can be paid for using your WesCard. ?Be sure to bring cash though, since the real world doesn?t accept points. ?The market takes place outside of Usdan every other Wednesday when it?s warm outside, but relocates to Beckham Hall if there?s inclement weather.
Price: ?For goods from vendors: varies. ?For Bon App?tit meal: same as a Usdan Marketplace meal.
Hours:?Every other Wednesday, 11:00am-2:00pm.
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Others:
Not listed or described here are Neon Deli, Marco?s Deli, Mamoun?s Falafel, and Whey Station. These are not formally part of the Wesleyan dining system and will be described later in this series during the Middletown Eating posts.
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We hope that the above helps refine your Wesleyan eatery knowledge; look for the next installment of the Wesleying Unofficial Orientation Series tomorrow!
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