I bite into my chicken burrito and can’t help but compare it to Rendezvous. I crunch into my avocado toast but it doesn’t have those thinly sliced watermelon radishes like the ones from Anderson Café. My grandma’s homemade banana bread just doesn’t hit the same as Bruin Plate’s vegan banana walnut bread… As much as I love to cook and eat out at restaurants, I’ll never forget the taste of UCLA’s dining halls. The food definitely lives up to the hype and proves that UCLA Dining deserves its ranking as the best in the nation.
Rendezvous
As a second year, I feel incredibly lucky to still be on the UCLA meal plan. It’s truly heartbreaking that this will be my last quarter of “free” Hill and campus food. It’s one thing for someone to tell you that UCLA has the #1 best public school dining halls, but it’s another thing to experience first-hand. From Bplate to The Study to Rendezvous, UCLA really does have it all. Between the dining halls, the food trucks, and the ASUCLA restaurants, I never feel like I’m lacking in variety. UCLA’s got Bplate for the health nuts, De Neve for the homey classics, and Epicuria for the fancy carbo-loading night. We don’t only have the dine-in dining halls, though. Take-out dining halls include The Study, Rendezvous, Spice Kitchen at Feast, The Drey, Bruin Café, and Café 1919. The food trucks add any extra dishes that the dining halls may lack: açaí bowls, poke, curry, Korean corn dogs, or of course, Creamy Boys. And if your appetite still isn’t satiated, the ASUCLA restaurants are always there for you on campus; my personal favorites being Northern Lights, Anderson Café, and Sambazon.
As a foodie myself, I’m grateful to not only be satisfied with the dining options here, but also craving them when I’m not here. I’m excited to make new friends who live on the Hill next year so they can swipe me in on occasion, but for now, I’ll just enjoy my swipes while they last!
Dina's Dumpling
Lu Valle Commons
Sambazon
Anderson Café