<p>Sadly, I feel that the quality/quantity of food at a university will be a huge factor in my decision in choosing a school. How's the food at UCLA (possibly compared to the other UCs)??</p>
<p>excellent - we've been ranked #2 in the country in the past.</p>
<p>Best in the UC system.</p>
<p>note how you said "How's the food at UCLA" not "how's the DORM food at ucla." okay maybe even that might be an understatement.</p>
<p>its really good. i went up to berkeley and my friends took me to The Den for dorm food and that was typical dorm food. afterward, i became much more appreciative of UCLA food. </p>
<p>i get okay reviews from my friends in SD and Irvine. I get horrible reviews from my friends in Riverside.</p>
<p>It only matters how good the beer is. :P</p>
<p>thats good too :)</p>
<p>UCLA food is incredible! It is not dorm food at all (to call it so would be an insult). They have different choices everyday. Fresh salal bar is always available. When I was there for the summer, I had shirmp pasta, sushi (vegetarian), and other things.</p>
<p>Hmmm I wonder what i costs for someone who won't live at the dorms. The reason I ask is because I will be spending a good deal of time at the campus, and it might be nice to just be able to swing on by and grab something reasonably healthy.</p>
<p>you can pay with money from your bruincard or purchase a stand-alone meal plan (i don't recommend this - you probably won't come up to the dining halls as much as you think you will)... but if you want, they have set prices for students for each meal. Something like $7 for lunch, etc. Not too bad for an all-you-can-eat setup.</p>
<p>Hmm I already eat more than I should...but I guess if I am bored I can swing by and try it...first I need to be accepted. :P</p>
<p>I'll put that on my appeal...let me go to UCLA and I will only eat at the student commissary.</p>
<p>A great place to eat at UCLA when you don't want to eat on campus is to go to Mr. Noodles in Westwood or have them deliver (it's free if you order $8.00 or more). The food is unbelievable good and relatively inexpensive. They offer Thai and Chinese food; both are relatively authentic, or at least resembling the Thai and Chinese food I've come to know (I'm Chinese-American with a Thai aunt, so I know about good food ;) )</p>
<p>Ditto on the Mr. Noodles endorsement. Mr. Noodles owns Noodle Planet in terms of authenticity and portions anyday, but sadly you won't find an authentic Chinese restaurant anywhere in Westwood.</p>
<p>Really? A place called "Mr. Noodles" has good Chinese food? Usually places like that have the cheapest, crappiest food anywhere. It tastes good, but I never really trust it, especially when I see the chefs in the back moving in fast forward and just splattering things together, maybe adding a little spit here and there.</p>
<p>mmm I love noodles...I may have to check it out. Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>I really shouldn't said "authentic." I should say relatively close to it. "Authentic" would be in Roland Heights, Monterey Park, and Chinatown. More places too.</p>
<p>YEAH ROWLAND HEIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>thats where im from!!! the food is SO GOOD here! no kidding!</p>
<p>Why's the food there so good, though?? Cornell's said to be the best school in terms of the quality of its food, but that's easily explainable because they have a major specifically for hotel management, so the food's gotta be good. What makes UCLA food number 1 in the UC system?</p>
<p>UCLA does not have a catering system from hotels. Instead, UCLA hires its own chefs to cook and has its own catering service (that is UCLA runs the catering system). The day's specialties are often cooked right in front of you, and are not brought in from another location.</p>
<p>The fact that UCLA cooks its own food and had professional chefs create the menu results in good food.</p>
<p>Is the catering system that UCLA has different from that of other UCs, then?</p>
<p>I'm unsure of what other UCs do for catering.</p>
<p>I do know that UCLA makes an effort to hire professional, well-trained chefs to prepare meals for students.</p>