SCampus Student Guidebook

Student Services

Dining

USC Hospitality
(213) 740-6285
hospitality.usc.edu

USC Hospitality provides a wide range of services at more than 32 venues situated throughout the University Park and Health Science campuses.

Meal Plans and Residential Dining

The dining program offers a wide range of options and facilities to ensure that your experience is an enjoyable one. If you are assigned to a building with a mandatory meal plan, you will be automatically enrolled in the appropriate plan or may, in certain cases, be able to select an optional upgrade. Regardless of where you live, all students are able to purchase a meal plan. Students living in apartments or commuting to campus may want to choose a convenient “Community Meal Plan.”

Kosher Foods

Kosher foods are available at the Parkside Restaurant. The SChalom Floor, located in the Parkside Apartment complex, facilitates kosher cooking in residents’ kitchens and the Hillel Jewish Center offers Friday evening Sabbath and holiday meals, including Passover. Additionally, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, located in the School of Cinematic Arts complex, is kosher certified.

Room Service

USC Hospitality offers a Web-based delivery service for students who crave pizza but are too busy studying to pick one up. You can place an order at 
www.uscroomservice.com and have a fresh hot pizza delivered. Room Service also offers a wide selection of finger foods and beverages ideal for study sessions or meetings. Log on to view the full menu or to place an order.

Vegetarian Foods

USC Hospitality residential dining facilities offer daily vegetarian entrees, side dishes and salads. Other retail facilities offer a variety of vegetarian options as well.

Dining Locations

Residential Dining

Parkside Restaurant, located in Parkside Residential College, serves international cuisine specialties from four exhibition stations and also offers vegetarian selections, kosher meals, sandwiches and salads.

Everybody’s Kitchen (EVK), located adjacent to Birnkrant and New Residential Colleges, offers American cuisine entrees, Mexican and vegetarian stations, sandwiches, salads and desserts.

The Lot

Located near the south side of Cromwell Field, The Lot is USC Hospitality’s latest creation. Consisting of seven different dining options and a retail store, The Lot is the largest single dining complex at USC. Options include popular brands such as Wolfgang Puck Express, Carl’s Jr., ZAO Noodle Bar and Submarina California Subs. The Lot also has five plasma screens, a contemporary sound system, coffee, desserts, ATMs and wireless capability. It is truly the dining and social gathering spot for all Trojans.

Café ‘84

Located adjacent to the Lyon Center, Café ‘84 features Jamba Juice smoothies; Starbucks coffee; Casa Italiana; Café ‘84 Pizza; Wahoo’s Fish Taco; The Grill; Wok Crazy Mongolian-style stir fry; Krispy Kreme doughnuts; as well as a variety of pastries, baked goods, sandwiches, salads and convenience items.

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at the School of Cinematic Arts is the ideal social gathering place, featuring a dual fireplace as well as outdoor seating overlooking the courtyard. Our skillful baristas will craft your coffee, tea or ice blended beverage to perfection on every visit.

Shop Café

The Shop Cafe features Kean fair trade coffee, Mighty Leaf tea, pastries from the local Homeboy Bakery and a terrific selection of panini sandwiches and Submarina salads. The café is located in Watt Hall.

Trojan Grounds

Located in Birnkrant Residential College and adjacent to McCarthy Quad, this coffee house features Starbucks Coffee and speciality beverages, pastries, baked goods, sandwiches, salads and convenience items.

Popovich Café

Popovich Café is located at the 
Marshall School of Business and 
serves fresh sandwiches, hot entrées and Starbucks coffee. The dining room 
is equipped with Ethernet connections.

Law School Café

Located in the basement level of the Law School. The café serves hot entrées, grab-and-go sandwiches and salads. It also offers baked goods, snacks, self-service yogurt, Peet’s coffee and fountain and bottled beverages.

LiteraTea

Located in the courtyard behind Doheny Library, LiteraTea serves Peet’s coffee, tea, grab-and-go snacks, sandwiches, salads and sushi.

Tutor Hall Café

Located in the Viterbi School of Engineering, Tutor Hall Café features global cuisine, Peet’s coffee, sandwiches, salads and beverages.

Town and Gown

Elegant Town and Gown, USC’s historic ballroom venue, offers a full range of banquet and catering services from wine and hors d’oeuvres receptions to the highly detailed gourmet affair. The spacious ballroom boasts cathedral ceilings and imported crystal chandeliers. Complementing the space is a large foyer with fireplace, period furnishings, an English garden courtyard and a quaint chapel.

Health Sciences Campus

The Plaza Marketplace offers a state-of-the-art food court, café and convenience store. Einstein Bagels serves made-to-order bagel sandwiches and coffee. The Edmondson Faculty Center, a membership-only club, offers a first-class lunch menu and is available for catering functions for every occasion, seven days a week. HSC Catering Services will cater any breakfast, lunch or dinner, meeting, reception or party at any location, on or off campus.

Vending Machines

Vending machines are also situated on campus for your convenience with a large concentration of machines located in the vending gazebo east of Seeley G. Mudd Hall.

Hours

All dining hours vary during the semester and holiday breaks. Refer to the published schedule available at the entrance of each dining facility and 
on the USC Hospitality Web site 
(hospitality.usc.edu).

Expanded dining options and locations will be available while the new Campus Center is under construction. For more information, visit hospitality.usc.edu.