FOOD!

Here is everything you will ever want to know about dining in State College!

On-Campus
For starters, there is campus dining. There is a dining commons in every residence hall area. The dining commons provides a variety of foods everyday—buffet style! Everyday you can find salads, veggies, soups, sandwiches, chicken, hamburgers, French fries, pasta, cereal, and deserts (including our own campus creamery ice cream). In addition to this, there is always a menu which changes everyday. This menu includes food such as: turkey, beef, mashed potatoes, fish, rice, sloppy joe sandwiches, and cheese steaks. You can see a sample menu here.

If you are a vegetarian, you will want to stop by the West Halls dining commons. You will find the best foods here for your diet. The vegetarian chili is very delicious!

In addition to the dining commons, you can also eat at one of the many eateries found in each residence hall area. For instance, in East Halls there is the Big Onion (pizza, burgers, cheese steaks, salads); Fresh Express (subs, wraps, sandwiches, salad bar and Asian stir fry); and Roxy’s (burgers, shakes). In East Halls you can also find Good 2 Go, a convenient store for when you want to grab sometime quick to eat!

There are other eateries throughout campus as well. In the HUB you can find the following eateries:
Nathans (hot dogs, fish sandwiches, fries);
Panda Express (Chinese cuisine);
Chick-fil-a (chicken sandwiches, fries, chicken tenders);
Chats (coffee, pastries, smoothies, deserts);
Sbarro (Pizza and other Italian cuisine);
Wild Cactus (Mexican cuisine);
Mixed Greens (salads and wraps)
and many others.

Also, there are a number of campus restaurants. To find locations and what’s on the menu at this link.

If you are in the mood for ice cream, make sure to stop by our campus creamery located on Curtain Road near Bigler Road. Over the year, you can find 100 different ice cream flavors offered. Some of them are seasonal (only offered at certain times of the year), but many of them are classics that you’ll want to enjoy again and again: vanilla, strawberry, chocolate! Be sure to try Peachy Paterno—named after our famous football coach!

Off-Campus
In down town state college there are plenty of delicious eateries and restaurants to keep you satisfied.

American Restaurants/Eateries: Chili’s, Allen Street Grill, The Corner Room, The Diner, Baby’s, The Deli, The Waffle Shop, The Gingerbread Man, Irving’s, Panera, Pita Pit, Fresh Harvest Café, Webster’s

International Restaurants: Cozi Thai Bistro, Indian Pavillion, Masala, Kaarma, Say Sushi, Chinese Wok, Chinese Kitchen Express, Kim Chi Korean Restaurant, Seoul Garden, Zola’s, Herwig’s, Qdoba, Uncle Chen’s, Belly Buster Burritos, Faccia Luna, Mad Mex, Viet Thai

Fast Food: MacDonald’s, Five Guys (burgers) , Jimmy Johns (subs); Dunkin Donuts, Subway, College Pizza, Canyon Pizza, Brothers Pizza, Belle’s Greek Pizza

Tea and Coffee: Starbucks, Irving’s, Webster’s

There are also a variety of markets if you live in an apartment and want to cook for yourself.

Super Markets: Wegman’s, Weis, Giant

Smaller Markets: Meyers Diary (fresh milk)

International Markets: Krishan Indian Grocery (a great place to find calling cards), East European Market, African Market, Far Corners Asian Market; International Market, That Oriental Store, Dragon Land

Farmer’s Market: Locate on Locust Lane (behind the HUB) every Friday till 5 pm from June to November. Here you can buy fresh fruits and vegetables, home made desserts, jam, and apple cider.

Convenient Stores: McClanahan’s, Uni-Mart, College Mart