Dining Services
What's New?
We in Dining Services are so excited to welcome everyone back as we gear up for the year ahead! I wanted to take a moment to share exciting updates and changes to our dining operations.
New at Northstar Café
Northstar Café is proudly representing the scarlet and brown with a new paint job and a mini make over this summer! In addition to a fresh look, there are lots of exciting additions this semester!
We are introducing a new smoothie concept called Smoodi https://www.getsmoodi.com/ that will be a self-service area for a quick, refreshing and healthy option! Another great healthy option is our new Acai bowls that can be found on the GET app. We have expanded our gluten friendly station with a dedicated gluten free fryer and workstation and separate menu on the app, added F’real milkshakes and salads made to order! There are some great, fun new appetizers at the fryer station like our new funnel fries and raspberry cheesecake chimichangas! And those deep fried Oreos are now available all day! You will also find a self-serve mac & cheese and chili bar with your favorite toppings for a quick, warm meal, which will really hit the spot when those wintry winds move in! Check out our new Wing Wall that is packed with sauces and rubs so you can customize your own wings and tenders! We are now proudly Pepsi exclusive so have a look at some new beverages in our c-store!
Be sure to check out all of the new offerings, and your favorites, on the GET app by downloading the app or visiting https://get.cbord.com/stlawu/full/food_home.php to place your order online. Make sure to turn on notifications so we can notify you when your order is ready to be picked up!
Time Out Café
Time Out also had a mini makeover this summer! Stop by and check out our new look and options! As a guest, you will now enter Time Out and shop for your favorite sandwiches, snacks and more! We added a Smoodi smoothie machine, more grab & go items and will be opening for the breakfast hours to help our students and staff get a bite to eat after a work out or practice! Time Out will open on Monday, September 2nd and our hours will be Monday – Friday, 7:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (please note it will close for 15 minutes at 10 a.m. for staff breaks.)
New at Dana
Check out our new Made to Order station (MTO) located near the pizza area! At lunch we have a variety of options that will change daily like today’s chopped cobb salad, shrimp tacos, pulled pork poutine and more! At dinner this station will be either pasta or stir fry! This new addition allows you to customize your meal and is made fresh by one of our staff members!
Let your tastebuds take a trip around the world with our new International Flavor Station located just past the ice cream station. Here you will find a cooler filled with sauces hailing from different regions around the world, along with a variety of spices to enhance your favorite Dana creation. We will continue to build on our options and we welcome suggestions!
About the ice cream station…we are now partnering with Hershey Ice cream and have added a 12 tub ice cream freezer (yes, 12!!) Try out some new flavors and let us know what other ice cream flavors you want to see!
We have added lots of fun food bars to our brunches which include an avocado toast bar, a crepe bar and more! There will be smoothies or omelets made to order at brunch too!
Feel free to bring a reusable mug for coffee or tea and a reusable water bottle to fill up on water. And join our reusable container program if you need to eat on the run for a $5.00 buy in, just ask our cashiers if interested.
New for Catering and Concessions
We have updated the catering menu with new additions and options for all of your catering needs! You can find the menu online at https://stlawrencecatering.catertrax.com/ to place your order.
While cheering on our beloved Saints at Leckonby Stadium and in Appleton this year, stop by our concessions for some great food!
Stay Updated
Please visit our website to see our daily menus, hours of operation, catering information, contact information for the dining team and much more! https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/dining-and-conference-services
As always, we are grateful for your patronage and look forward to serving our community this year!
Marijo
St. Lawrence University is a four-year residential University, requiring its students to live and eat on campus during each semester. We operate our own dining service, one of the most student-oriented dining services in the country. Catering to your needs is our prime objective and we truly want to satisfy you. We offer wholesome, nutritious, home-style, traditional meals as well as fast food and convenience store items for those who prefer them.
Local Foods and Sustainable Products
Dining Services works in partnership with North Country Grown Cooperative and other local businesses to provide local foods on our menus. Some of our local products include maple syrup, milk, apple cider, spring water and local produce in season. We are proud to serve organic fair-trade coffee as well.
We also purchase biodegradable products such as napkins, disposable plates, and take-out containers.
Recipes from Home Program
We invite all incoming first-years and their parents to join our recipe program. We're always searching for new ideas for our dining hall menus. Often we hear students say, "My Mom makes the best spaghetti I've ever had!" or "Why can't you make barbecued chicken, as well as Dad, can?" For over 20 years we have invited parents and students to send recipes from home, and the results have been terrific!
Send us your family favorite, or a recipe that hits the spot with you. After converting it to serve 2,000 and testing the emerging recipe, we'll add it to the menu. We'll even spread your fame: Betty Smith's Mom's Spaghetti with Zucchini or Steve Carter's Dad's BBQ Chicken will bring rave reviews. The recipe form is available on the Recipes from Home page so that you can return it with all other FYP information.
Allergies
St. Lawrence University Dining Services makes every attempt to identify ingredients that might cause allergic reactions for those with food allergies. Food items with known allergens are identified with a card placed near the food item. Managers and cooks are certified by AllerTrain safe food handling procedures to provide customers with allergies and gluten intolerances allergy-friendly foods. Every effort is made to instruct our food production staff on the severity of food allergies. There is always a risk of contamination. There is also a possibility that manufacturers of the commercial foods we use could change or substitute at any time, without notice. Customers concerned with food allergies need to be aware of this risk. St. Lawrence University Dining Services will not assume any liability for adverse reactions to food consumed, or items one may come in contact with while eating at any University establishments. Students/customers with food allergies are encouraged to contact Dining Services at St. Lawrence University for additional information and/or support.
Awards
Our award-winning Dining Services program offers access to meals and snacks seven days a week, 7:30 am to 8:30 pm, in our traditional Dining Center. Our students have different options based first on your class year and then, for returning students, on the lifestyle choices that have developed in your campus experience.
All students who live in our residence halls are required to dine in our facilities; our staff and their creations are so good. The Daily Meal is a New York City-based magazine that covers restaurants, food trends, healthy dining, and cooking. It ranks St. Lawrence University as one of the Best Colleges for Food in America.
Dining locations include Dana Dining Center, Northstar Cafe, Time-Out Cafe (lunch only), Johnson Grab N Go (lunch only), and Spartacus Cafe (lunch only).
Sincerely,
Marijo Haggett
Director of Dining and Conference Services