University of California-Santa Cruz Top Questions

Tell us about the food and dining options.

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Inside

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The Stevenson Coffee House Open Mic Night is one of the biggest Open Mic Nights on campus.

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Oakes Café is a popular café for students from every college. There is a pool table and big screen TV there. Their food is okay, but it beats dining hall food any day. They sell Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, which is very popular among students. They also accept meals, so a student who has a 75 meal plan can trade in his meal to buy food at Oakes Café. Each meal is worth $8, so a meal can get you $8 worth of food at Oakes. Students who hate the dining halls will live off of Oakes Café and Owl’s Nest, which also accepts meals.

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Both Crown College and Merrill College share this dining hall, but its usually called Merrill dining hall.

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Both Crown College and Merrill College share this dining hall, but its usually called Merrill dining hall. This is the dining hall during lunch.

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The Hungry Slug is located next to the Porter Dining hall. It’s a popular restaurant and hangout.

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Taco Moreno is in Merrill College. Its not a popular hangout, but everyone goes there to eat. It has the best food on campus.

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Joe’s Pizza and Subs located in the The Quarry Plaza

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Owl's Nest

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Owl’s Nest