<p>what is the dorm food like at cornell? I'm almost thinking of making my decision on which university to attend based on how the food is.</p>
<p>I've visited UC Berkeley, and let me tell you while the surrounding campus food cafes were delicious (and very expensive), the food at the school dining halls were horrible and barely edible. I had a bitter salad with sour-tasting "organic" ranch dressing, and then some flavorless green beans and plain noodles. I definitely don't want to be stuck eating stuff like that again.</p>
<p>So for anybody who has been to Cornell, how would you rate and describe the food?</p>
<p>Cornell's food on campus is alright to decent, but the off-campus dining options are pretty horrendous. They are overpriced, and places that deliver treat the students like ****. I've definitely had to wait 3 hours for a pizza order to get here. It's either that or the hippy ass townies in Ithaca are too retarded to deliver food.</p>
<p>In comparison to most colleges that I have visited, and believe me they have been a lot, Cornell has amazing food. Its not food like home, but it sure is good..lol</p>
<p>The food on campus is excellent. Residence halls vary. I like Becker, Cook is okay,but it wasn't my favorite. Bethe, is okay. Most people like RPU and Appel. Off campus, if you like pizza you should check out The Nines, it's pretty cool =]</p>
<p>this thread made me think of my s's interview. the interviewer was so pleased that my s had some good questions and stated disbelief at how many kids ask if the food is good or if the dorms are new.</p>
<p>my lordie....you're choosing your uni that will shape the next four years of your life based on..........Food ???????
That's really the funniest way I've heard someone choose their uni.......</p>
<p>Food is pretty important, though. 4 years of crap food could turn me away from a university. In my opinion Cornell offers great food, if you don't like it you're probably just a very picky eater.</p>
<p>the food at Cornell is clearly among the very best in the nation for colleges. Cornell privately owns their dining services (most colleges just use the same mass supplier as their state prison system) and on top of that each individual dining hall is owned by different people, so a burger here isn't like a burger there.</p>
<p>In addition, roughly 25% of the food is grown locally so it's fresh and perfect. </p>
<p>In addition, the variety of food is fantastic. On any given night, Appel will have their fresh salad bar, a grill, the wood oven pizza place with pasta, a big sandwich place, an asian bar that rotates nightly (usually 4-5 options), and a spot that serves roughly 8-9 courses that change every night. I left out a ton of stuff (the kosher bar, the soup bar, the rotating specials from the grill, etc). </p>
<p>The only dining halls that can be hit or miss are on west campus. There's less variety, but I still always find something I like. </p>
<p>I understand the food questions, it's of massive importance to me as well. Cornell is perhaps the best choice for on campus food. Students who haven't eaten on another campus take it for granted, but trust me on this one. </p>
<p>And whoever said food in Ithaca is horrendous must be on crack. Olivia's, the heights, madeline's, moosewood, taste of thai ... incredible stuff!!!</p>
<p>since i never lived on north, i only ate there once. it was extremely good and with tons of options. i hear breakfast is unbelievable on the weekends. however, i did live on west and the food wasn't great. lunch is absolutely horrendous on west (cook, becker). there's no variety and the food is basically microwave dinners (nasty hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken patties). the salad bar is the only good thing. the dinners are pretty good though. there's some variety and the food itself is above average. breakfasts are just okay.</p>
<p>the points dining places (like ivy room, the sandwich place upstairs in the Straight) are usually very good.</p>