In continuation with my Part I of Ohhh What a Variety I am going to further describe and illustrate to you the other three main food courts that Purdue has to offer. Windsor is the third dining court and is located in the all girls dorm. It is known to be directed towards people that are vegan. It has more to offer in that sense and is more of a central food court rather than Hillenbrand and Earhart that are further away from campus. I have just eaten breakfast there and it was good. I made waffles that had the little boilermaker imprinted in them topped with strawberries and some eggs. I thought it was a clever idea with the waffle maker and how it makes them turn out, I was not expecting that.
Ford is the biggest and has the greatest selection every day. When you first walk in they have the salad bar on the right and pizza on the left followed by the desserts, international market, the sandwich line, legal grease, and potato potato they call it which basically has hardy wholesome food like ribs, potatoes, a vegetable, soup, and meatloaf. I have found that this food court is very nice and convenient on game days when you are walking back and you’re hungry and want to have something to eat. It is right on the way and is never disappointing and with it being two stories tall you can always find a seat.
The last and final food court is Tarkington which I am sad to say I have never been in or heard anything about it. Hopefully I will be there soon and can write about my experience later. You can always check ahead of time on the Purdue University website and it will list the menus for the whole week. I hope you have found this helpful if you have not visited or ate at any of these places. They all individual have pros and cons about them and allow you to try and experience new foods so you may not get sick of the same thing.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Ohhhh What a Variety! Part I
Have you ever gotten sick of eating the exact same food, day in and day out, but you just want a change? Well here at Purdue, the major five food courts each have their certain perks and expertise in a particular area that other ones may not offer. I am not saying that after a whole year you will never get sick of cafeteria food because of course at some point in time you will eventually and it is not the traditional home cooked meals that your mom makes but they do offer a good selection.
The food court that I go to the most is Earhart just because it is the most convenient and easiest to walk too. The bad thing about it is that you either have to go right at 5 of later around 7 unless you want to wait in a line that goes out the door and wraps around the sidewalk to the corner. Trust me you do not want to just stand there with your stomach growling waiting to just get inside, it is the worst feeling ever. The best part about Earhart in my opinion would be the ability to make your own pizza, pasta, and stir-fry. When you make a pizza, it only takes 5 to 6 minutes for them to cook it and they have a vast amount of toppings and sauce that you can put on it ranging from pepperoni, sausage, bacon, barbeque chicken, and lots of veggies. The pasta consists of a variety of noodles and pasta and two types of sauce. The place that gets me in the most trouble is the desserts and pastries area. They always have tons of trays of different kinds of cookies, cake, cheesecake, and basically everything you can think of! I am a big fan of the lemon bars they definitely hit the spot especially on a long day. If you haven’t been to Earhart yet it is worth the walk and wait to go and try it out. I would highly recommend it.
Hillenbrand is a smaller close knit food court that usually has a steak night every week. If you want it you just have to swipe your card twice and I have noticed that it draws a good number of guys usually. I have never personally tried it before but I have heard it is pretty tasty. The best section would be the quesadilla line where there are vegetables, some sauces, sour cream, and chicken and you fill up a little bowl and they cook it for you. Along with the salad bar, on certain days of the week, they offer a whole range of different fruits; I was quite amazed when I saw it. They had cantaloupe, watermelon, blueberries, raspberries, pineapple, grapes, and of course my favorite strawberries. It is always good to throw in a couple of vegetables and fruits here and there even though we tend to go for the greasy food and desserts because they taste so much better. Hillenbrand is tinier than the rest but never usually has any lines and you can get your food fast and is very practical. Here is just two out of the five that I have taken a look at so far. In a later blog, I will discuss the other three and what they are known for.
The food court that I go to the most is Earhart just because it is the most convenient and easiest to walk too. The bad thing about it is that you either have to go right at 5 of later around 7 unless you want to wait in a line that goes out the door and wraps around the sidewalk to the corner. Trust me you do not want to just stand there with your stomach growling waiting to just get inside, it is the worst feeling ever. The best part about Earhart in my opinion would be the ability to make your own pizza, pasta, and stir-fry. When you make a pizza, it only takes 5 to 6 minutes for them to cook it and they have a vast amount of toppings and sauce that you can put on it ranging from pepperoni, sausage, bacon, barbeque chicken, and lots of veggies. The pasta consists of a variety of noodles and pasta and two types of sauce. The place that gets me in the most trouble is the desserts and pastries area. They always have tons of trays of different kinds of cookies, cake, cheesecake, and basically everything you can think of! I am a big fan of the lemon bars they definitely hit the spot especially on a long day. If you haven’t been to Earhart yet it is worth the walk and wait to go and try it out. I would highly recommend it.
Hillenbrand is a smaller close knit food court that usually has a steak night every week. If you want it you just have to swipe your card twice and I have noticed that it draws a good number of guys usually. I have never personally tried it before but I have heard it is pretty tasty. The best section would be the quesadilla line where there are vegetables, some sauces, sour cream, and chicken and you fill up a little bowl and they cook it for you. Along with the salad bar, on certain days of the week, they offer a whole range of different fruits; I was quite amazed when I saw it. They had cantaloupe, watermelon, blueberries, raspberries, pineapple, grapes, and of course my favorite strawberries. It is always good to throw in a couple of vegetables and fruits here and there even though we tend to go for the greasy food and desserts because they taste so much better. Hillenbrand is tinier than the rest but never usually has any lines and you can get your food fast and is very practical. Here is just two out of the five that I have taken a look at so far. In a later blog, I will discuss the other three and what they are known for.
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