<p>Bites</a> - Appetite for learning? Top 6 universities for food lovers</p>
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<li>Wash U</li>
<li>MIT
3. Northwestern</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Penn</li>
<li>Vanderbilt</li>
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<p>Though it feels good to read this, NU Cuisine is not known for great food options for vegetarians :-(</p>
<p>Just in 2011, Northwestern was named the top vegan-friendly college in the nation…[The</a> 10 Most Vegan Friendly Colleges](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>The 10 Most Vegan Friendly Colleges | HuffPost College)</p>
<p>Has your child checked out Allison or Hinman?</p>
<p>^it probably just means even the best is still not that good. there’s no “great” dorm food probably; some are just more acceptable than others.</p>
<p>but it’s nice to know that we are actually that good when compared to others.</p>
<p>the best campus food i’ve ever had by far was when i was in hong kong, doing summer research at hong kong university of science and technology.</p>
<p>thanks much for this info, wildcatalum. Will let S know. He lives in the North campus, so I doubt whether he dines out on the south side; since he hasn’t lost weight or anything, I presume his overall happiness at NU must have played a role ;-)</p>
<p>Historically, North Campus=meat-eaters. I don’t know why that is but the dining halls respond by offering mostly meat options up there. It makes sense why he finds few vegetarian options there. It’s definitely a good idea to check out the South Campus dining halls. They’re so vegetarian-friendly that carnivores actually complain about the lack of meat options, particularly in Allison.</p>
<p>That is really good to know!!! Thanks again.</p>
<p>This is really interesting. My son lives in Willard which has a beautifully made-over dining hall, but the food is pretty dreadful. I think he has branched out to other dorms on South campus, but there’s nothing like being able to get from your room to your dorm’s dining hall in 30 seconds.</p>
<p>My son had a serious interest in 5 of the 6! I just brought it up, but he says “No correlation dad - I didn’t know about the food”. Smart $#@!</p>
<p>Well, the rankings were based on an incomplete sample (only top 6 of the USNEWS Top 20).</p>
<p>If you got into a good amount of the Top 20 schools, then it’s likely some of your schools showed up on here.</p>
<p>That said, I got into 4 of the schools on the top 6! And food was one of my secondary selection criteria when choosing which program to attend :P</p>
<p>We were pleasantly surprised to see NU ranked #3…we can attest to WashU being #1 (oldest son, class of '11)…it’s a “slam-dunk” there…but, very happy to see NU high up on this list!</p>
<p>My S has lived in Hinman for 2 years and is a vegetarian. He thinks their food is generally really good. He’s tried a few other dining halls but likes his the best. The vegetarian offerings seem to satisfy him.</p>
<p>Our only data point is that D will live off campus next year but still wants a meal plan. Knowing how much she loves to eat out, NU dorm food must not be TOO bad. ;-D</p>