Dining
Your Campus Dining Experience
Idaho Eats’ mission is to make dining on campus a complementary experience to attending classes at the University of Idaho. With that in mind, the meal plans options are designed to provide students with access to the appropriate amount of meals to fit their busy college schedules. The options offer both value and convenience and provide students a clear path to success and a fulfilling Vandal experience.
Your dining experience is more than just food. It is a community experience and we take pride in crafting on-trend menus with local ingredients, authentic flavors, and fresh produce.
Residential dining plans are chosen while you are completing your Residence Hall Application. For more information about Idaho Eats please visit the dining website.
First Year Student Experience
Meal plans are required for all first-year students regardless of building chosen.
- The Idaho Experience: Unlimited meals in dining hall + $225 dining dollars + 4 weekly Gold Meals = $2,715/semester
- Joe's Choice: 14 meals/week in dining hall + $325 dining dollars + 3 weekly Gold Meals = $2,360/semester
- Vandal Fuel: 8 meals/week in dining hall + $425 dining dollars + 2 weekly Gold Meals = $1,980/semester
Returning Student Experience
Meal plans are required for all returning students living in McConnell Hall and Wallace Residence Center. Returning students living in a Living Learning Community are not required to purchase a meal plan; but are highly encouraged to explore the residential and community meal plan options.
- The Idaho Experience: Unlimited meals in dining hall + $225 dining dollars + 4 weekly Gold Meals = $2,715/semester
- Joe's Choice: 14 meals/week in dining hall + $325 dining dollars + 3 weekly Gold Meals = $2,360/semester
- Vandal Fuel: 8 meals/week in dining hall + $425 dining dollars + 2 weekly Gold Meals = $1,980/semester
- Social Plate: 3 meals/week in dining hall + $450 dining dollars + 1 weekly Gold Meals = $1,160/semester
Transfer Student Experience
Meal plans are required for all returning students living in McConnell Hall and Wallace Residence Center. Returning students living in a Living Learning Community are not required to purchase a meal plan; but are highly encouraged to explore the residential and community meal plan options.
- The Idaho Experience: Unlimited meals in dining hall + $225 dining dollars + 4 weekly Gold Meals = $2,715/semester
- Joe's Choice: 14 meals/week in dining hall + $325 dining dollars + 3 weekly Gold Meals = $2,360/semester
- Vandal Fuel: 8 meals/week in dining hall + $425 dining dollars + 2 weekly Gold Meals = $1,980/semester
- Social Plate: 3 meals/week in dining hall + $450 dining dollars + 1 weekly Gold Meals = $1,160/semester
General Dining Information
Visit the dining website to view dining locations and hours of operation.
View menus, nutritional information, specials, hours, Allergen ID card and more on your phone. Download the Dine on Campus App on Google Play or the App Store today!
Order your favorite meals straight from your phone and pick it up on the run! Text Boost to 99299 to download the Boost Ordering app and skip the line at all of your favorite campus restaurants!
Our robots are here to make life a little easier for you! Download the Starship Food Delivery App on Google Play or the App Store today!
Students living in the residence halls can change their meal plan through the first week of classes each semester. View dining and meal plan options.
To change your meal plan please log into your Housing Portal and click the “Change Meal Plan” button on "Forms" page.
We strive to accommodate the full-spectrum of dietary needs and restrictions by providing daily rotating vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options as well as an allergen friendly station that is dedicated to menu options prepared without eggs, wheat, peanuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, sesame, soy, milk, tree nuts and gluten. We offer an allergen self-identification tool where students can privately inform dining staff at any dining location of your dietary needs.
If you have a dietary accommodation you feel cannot be met in the dining hall, please complete our Dietary Accommodation Form
Unlimited Meals
Enter The Eatery as many times as you would like throughout the day.
Meals
A specific number of meals that can be used at The Eatery. One meal swipe equals one entry into The Eatery dining hall for an all-you-care-to-enjoy meal.
Dining Dollars
With the swipe of your VandalCard, you can conveniently enjoy food across campus. Dining Dollars provide the flexibility to eat at a variety of campus dining and market locations, including Chick-fil-A, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Qdoba!
Note: Unused dining dollars will roll over from fall to spring semester if the student purchases a residential meal plan through Housing & Residence Life for the spring semester. Dining dollars will not roll over if the student purchases an optional meal plan.
Gold Meals
Gold Meals (formerly Meal Exchange) allows you to use a select number of meal swipes a week at other Idaho Eats dining locations like Einstein Bros. Bagels, Cravings By Joe and more!
The meal will be deducted from your total number of meals, rather than from your Dining Dollar balance, based on how many Gold Meals come with your plan.
Visit the dining website to learn more about Gold Meals, including participating Idaho Eats dining locations, menus and pro-tips.