Food is just OK. Many times the people here don’t know how to cook chicken. The chicken is always too raw and pink. Besides that sometimes they don’t cook food all the way through. However, I’ve had a decent experience with the food and generally I like it. Just stay away from the pizza, not too great. Good value for your dollar as well, and the drinks are great. Lots of options and great + diverse seating, although they fill up quickly.
P.S. their dole whip is delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Emmanuel Adjei
Being an international student, campus dining never felt like home to me, but this place truly resonates with that comforting vibe. The food here is nourishment for the soul.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gonzalo Ricardez
The food was very mediocre tonight. The menu was fried rice and kung pao pork. It was unacceptable. As a first generation asian, i believe the food to almost be a disgrace. Earlier today was pesto pasta. At first i was excited but to my surprise, the pasta was not al dente and the pesto had a strange herbal taste to it. Overall, would not recommend. From a UCI student to another, save your meals and just go to Anteatery.
Frog Blogs
I enjoyed the food and all cooks were very nice, however the girl at the register named Bunnie, will greet you when she feels like it or doesn’t say anything at all making it super awkward and will be on her phone the entire time not acknowledging her coworkers or students.
Malibu Racoon (Mali)
So many different things to eat here. The space to eat outside is small.
sarthak kshatriya
Really good place to have breakfast and lunch. Dinner seems same as lunch
Keith Loritz
Fast, clean, well organized, excellent variety, full-menu cafeteria at a VERY reasonable price.
Heather Wilson
Great food and service!
Taesung Hwang
Food is alright with decent variety, but the layout of the dining hall is a bit poorly designed where if the lines get long, they crowd into the tables and dining areas. The place is also a bit dark in general since there is not much natural lighting besides some sky holes.
Mingjie Xu (徐明杰)
Overall very good and and healthy place to eat. However I noticed that some pork dishes (especially those dishes with big chunks of meat such like pork lions) are somewhat smelly. May need some additional rinsing before cooking.
Vegetarian options: There is always at least one dedicated vegan meal. Other vegan products are also labeled.
Kid-friendliness: Some chairs and tables are suitable for kids.
It's my first time at this cafeteria. The food is better than I thought it would be. The tables and chairs were clean when we say down, although we were early to lunch. It has enough variety to choose from and the quality was alright. It's a convenient location for anyone on campus and there is seating indoors and outdoors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
TIAN XIA
UC Irwin’s Middle earth eatery, all you can eat including burger, Thai, Mexican food, cherry on top ice cream!
Michael Shaneman
Mostly friendly staff despite bureaucratic and pandemic headaches. Second best dining hall in menu options and execution.
david yim
Not bad for college cafeteria.
Madhumathi Sakthivel
Vegetarian options: There was tofu options which tasted pretty good
Food is just OK. Many times the people here don’t know how to cook chicken. The chicken is always too raw and pink. Besides that sometimes they don’t cook food all the way through. However, I’ve had a decent experience with the food and generally I like it. Just stay away from the pizza, not too great. Good value for your dollar as well, and the drinks are great. Lots of options and great + diverse seating, although they fill up quickly.
P.S. their dole whip is delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Being an international student, campus dining never felt like home to me, but this place truly resonates with that comforting vibe. The food here is nourishment for the soul.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was very mediocre tonight. The menu was fried rice and kung pao pork. It was unacceptable. As a first generation asian, i believe the food to almost be a disgrace. Earlier today was pesto pasta. At first i was excited but to my surprise, the pasta was not al dente and the pesto had a strange herbal taste to it. Overall, would not recommend. From a UCI student to another, save your meals and just go to Anteatery.
I enjoyed the food and all cooks were very nice, however the girl at the register named Bunnie, will greet you when she feels like it or doesn’t say anything at all making it super awkward and will be on her phone the entire time not acknowledging her coworkers or students.
So many different things to eat here. The space to eat outside is small.
Really good place to have breakfast and lunch. Dinner seems same as lunch
Fast, clean, well organized, excellent variety, full-menu cafeteria at a VERY reasonable price.
Great food and service!
Food is alright with decent variety, but the layout of the dining hall is a bit poorly designed where if the lines get long, they crowd into the tables and dining areas. The place is also a bit dark in general since there is not much natural lighting besides some sky holes.
Overall very good and and healthy place to eat. However I noticed that some pork dishes (especially those dishes with big chunks of meat such like pork lions) are somewhat smelly. May need some additional rinsing before cooking.
Vegetarian options: There is always at least one dedicated vegan meal. Other vegan products are also labeled.
Kid-friendliness: Some chairs and tables are suitable for kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
It's my first time at this cafeteria. The food is better than I thought it would be. The tables and chairs were clean when we say down, although we were early to lunch. It has enough variety to choose from and the quality was alright. It's a convenient location for anyone on campus and there is seating indoors and outdoors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
UC Irwin’s Middle earth eatery, all you can eat including burger, Thai, Mexican food, cherry on top ice cream!
Mostly friendly staff despite bureaucratic and pandemic headaches. Second best dining hall in menu options and execution.
Not bad for college cafeteria.
Vegetarian options: There was tofu options which tasted pretty good
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