Great place to be, vibe, and eat Some times there's piano being played down stairs .. it's really nice
Toby Young
Let me begin by saying the staff of the North Star dining hall is not reflected by the food they serve. The staff is consistently patient and helpful, however nothing they can do to counteract the horrible experience in terms of food I had tonight. Boy oh boy did I have a delectable treat on the night of 8/27 at North Star Dining hall! As a freshman at Cornell University, I get unlimited meal swipes, essentially making dining hall food free. However, you could not pay me enough to eat the meal I just consumed for a second time. I waited in the longest line for food I’ve seen at Cornell just to be served the most diabolical dish I’ve ever seen. Let me begin by describing the vegetable options. I was offered an entire bush of broccoli (unchopped to edible size and hardly steamed) and half-cooked baby carrots (that I declined). I added some mashed potatoes to my plate with high hopes (soon to be dashed). After my third bite of the potatoes, my mouth began rejecting it frantically. I felt a slight burning sensation in my mouth as if it was spicy, but forced myself to continue as every other food facility on campus was closed due to the UAW strike. After I built up the courage, I took my chicken drumstick in my hand. It instantly went limp in my hand (bone and all) and all hopes I had for the meal vanished. I took a bite and sure enough, it felt as though I had taken a bite of a rubber tire. At that point, I resigned myself to being hungry. The UAW strike must come to a fair agreement with Cornell university as soon as possible for the sake of all the students.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Mike Catanzaro
Dining here felt like I was a farm animal. They would "dump" food into the bins and us animals would scurry over and fight each other until the bin was empty, then wandered away and lurked for the next feeding. Also, the food is so salty, I felt like I licked a block of salt for an hour. Come on Cornell, you can do better for our kids.
Gerry Ayers
Say it again, these kids eat really good. Food is very impressive.
DELETED USER Clinton Egeland
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Christopher Cole
Preferred Toni Morrison dinning hall.
Clinton Egeland
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Ernest Clark
Don't talk about the dinning room talk about that which support it the fish room and management when something needs too be fix is kids first or the equipment
Lora Phuong Tran
The price is reasonable while the food is high quality
Le Phuong Tran
The price is reasonable while the food is high quality
Great dining hall. They have some pretty good stuff most of the time to compensate for the occasionally mediocre options. Your service is entirely dependent on who's serving you, so if you want more food, you just gotta ask for more.
Max Garval
The food here is usually pretty good. I've only ever eaten here during the pandemic, so everything's socially distanced and all that. The tofu is never very good, so if you're a vegetarian that's pretty unfortunate, but the pork? Always amazing, whatever dish they serve. The people are friendly enough (it seems like everyone is here in Ithaca), and the service is good. Solid four stars.
The food is terrible, mix it up and offer more options for protein and carbs instead of just burgers and French fries for dinner almost every day and egg loaf and tater tots for breakfast. Make some bacon egg and cheeses or some scrambeled eggs with cheese or even offer cheese for burgers
Great place to be, vibe, and eat
Some times there's piano being played down stairs .. it's really nice
Let me begin by saying the staff of the North Star dining hall is not reflected by the food they serve. The staff is consistently patient and helpful, however nothing they can do to counteract the horrible experience in terms of food I had tonight. Boy oh boy did I have a delectable treat on the night of 8/27 at North Star Dining hall! As a freshman at Cornell University, I get unlimited meal swipes, essentially making dining hall food free. However, you could not pay me enough to eat the meal I just consumed for a second time. I waited in the longest line for food I’ve seen at Cornell just to be served the most diabolical dish I’ve ever seen. Let me begin by describing the vegetable options. I was offered an entire bush of broccoli (unchopped to edible size and hardly steamed) and half-cooked baby carrots (that I declined). I added some mashed potatoes to my plate with high hopes (soon to be dashed). After my third bite of the potatoes, my mouth began rejecting it frantically. I felt a slight burning sensation in my mouth as if it was spicy, but forced myself to continue as every other food facility on campus was closed due to the UAW strike. After I built up the courage, I took my chicken drumstick in my hand. It instantly went limp in my hand (bone and all) and all hopes I had for the meal vanished. I took a bite and sure enough, it felt as though I had taken a bite of a rubber tire. At that point, I resigned myself to being hungry. The UAW strike must come to a fair agreement with Cornell university as soon as possible for the sake of all the students.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Dining here felt like I was a farm animal. They would "dump" food into the bins and us animals would scurry over and fight each other until the bin was empty, then wandered away and lurked for the next feeding. Also, the food is so salty, I felt like I licked a block of salt for an hour. Come on Cornell, you can do better for our kids.
Say it again, these kids eat really good. Food is very impressive.
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Preferred Toni Morrison dinning hall.
Those who have experienced pre-renovation Appel may join me in commiserating the loss of a quaint and comfortable dining facility. While the food has remained almost entirely the same, the experience of dining at Appel (North Star) is now drastically different, and far less appealing.Appel was essential to my freshman year at Cornell. I would be up bright and early to have my morning omelette (still available) and watch the sun rise in the quiet leisure of the dining area. Even during my most challenging moments in the semester, in which I would drag myself to Appel in my pajamas, I still felt like I had a comfortable place to start my day and still feel like I was home.Now, the bright white lights, walls, and floors make the location less inviting. I no longer feel like I could be comfortable at Appel in my pajamas, which, while silly, I consider to be an important point to note when creating a space for students to engage with and feel at home in. And while yes, they have added some new amenities such as their "Bowl" station (think Chipotle with less), they have also drastically expanded the seating options (cramming the place to the brim) and completely removed the allergen-safe preparation area.I used to vehemently defend Appel as the best dining hall. The staff were kind, the food was good, and the place felt like home. The staff are still kind, and the food is still good, but the place no longer feels like home to me.
Don't talk about the dinning room talk about that which support it the fish room and management when something needs too be fix is kids first or the equipment
The price is reasonable while the food is high quality
The price is reasonable while the food is high quality
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$13 for non-meal plan admission. Great food.
Great dining hall. They have some pretty good stuff most of the time to compensate for the occasionally mediocre options. Your service is entirely dependent on who's serving you, so if you want more food, you just gotta ask for more.
The food here is usually pretty good. I've only ever eaten here during the pandemic, so everything's socially distanced and all that. The tofu is never very good, so if you're a vegetarian that's pretty unfortunate, but the pork? Always amazing, whatever dish they serve. The people are friendly enough (it seems like everyone is here in Ithaca), and the service is good. Solid four stars.
The food is terrible, mix it up and offer more options for protein and carbs instead of just burgers and French fries for dinner almost every day and egg loaf and tater tots for breakfast. Make some bacon egg and cheeses or some scrambeled eggs with cheese or even offer cheese for burgers
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