All eight of Vista Grande’s second-floor restaurants earned Certified Green Restaurants status from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) last month, according to Campus Dining.
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Campus Dining surveying students on dining options with new HappyorNot Machine
In the middle of October, Campus Dining implemented the HappyorNot Machine in the Vista Grande Dining Hall to get feedback from students about their dining experiences. With a set of emoticon faces ranging from happy to sad, each participant who chose to do the survey could choose a face and provide written feedback.
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Vista Grande Express promotes sustainability through reusable containers
Vista Grande Express, a restaurant in the Vista Grande dining complex, has begun using reusable containers as of Oct. 20, sparing over 500,000 single-use containers from the waste stream each […]
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“Eating just to be alive”: Cal Poly students share meal situations in isolation
For students isolated in off-campus hotel rooms, it costs $30 a day to eat. Returning to on-campus from winter break resulted in a sudden omicron spike among Cal Poly students, […]
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Students with dietary restrictions ‘struggling to get a good meal’ at Cal Poly Dining
Cal Poly students with dietary restrictions have expressed dissatisfaction with the limited dining hall options, resulting in students compromising healthy meals to attend class and others facing food insecurity. Biochemistry […]
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Campus Dining wait times increase as school year begins
As the 2021-22 school year ramps up, so does the demand for Campus Dining. However, this demand has been met with complaints from students regarding long wait times through the […]
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New Vista Grande dining complex opening pushed back a fourth time
The long-awaited Vista Dining Complex opening has been pushed back again after continuous delays.
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Here are the restaurants opening in the new Vista Grande dining complex
Students will find six dining venues, including Balance Café, Hearth, Streets, Noodles, Brunch and a dessert location.
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New Vista Grande dining complex opening pushed back a third time
Cal Poly’s Vista Grande Dining Complex is set to open at the start of Spring 2020.
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New executive chef brings Las Vegas experience to Campus Dining
Marine Corps Veteran Rensford Abrigo is filling a position left by Chris Dunham and is now the new Campus Dining executive chef. Abrigo studied at the Culinary Institute of Las […]
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Despite rain delays, Campus Dining projects new Vista Grande dining complex will open in fall 2019
Cal Poly’s new Vista Grande dining complex is still under construction, leaving many wondering if it will still open by Fall 2019. The construction started nine months behind schedule in […]