Dining

            The Memorial Union has twelve different establishments for dining. These restaurants are mostly on the ground level. There is a Subway, a Burger King, and a Jamba Juice in the underground level. All of the restaurants here accept maroon and gold dollars. These are just like regular dollars but they come with students’ meal plans. It is beneficial for students to spend these instead of their money, because they are not charged tax when they spend M&G. The only restaurant that accepts the meals from students’ meal plans is Pitchforks. Pitchforks is a buffet style restaurant with a wide variety of food. They have the standard burgers, pizza, and salads served all day. From opening at seven in the morning, until eleven AM, they serve breakfast foods such as waffles, eggs, and sausage. In addition to the regular foods available, they have a different special every day of the week. A few years ago the MU got a convenient store added to it. This was the first of multiple P.O.D. markets now on campus. Produce on demand is a convenient store that stocks products specifically for college students. They have all of the junk food you might find at a gas station, as well as some canned and packaged food. They also stock the basic household products such as paper towels, trash bags, and cleaners. They are not a pharmacy of any kind, but they do stock the basic pain and cold medications sold at most stores.