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Dining

Dining Services provides a variety of fresh options at every meal. You’ll also find Grab and Go items if you’re on the run and frozen meals to microwave back at your house. Depending on the meal plan you choose, you’ll be covered for all meals in the main Dining Room, along with food, drinks, and snacks in the Piasa Pub and College Store.

Sample Grab and Go Items
  • Naked Juice and Smoothies
  • Clif Bars and Luna Bars
  • Uncrustables
  • Billy Goat Chips
  • Homemade wraps
Frozen Meal Brands
  • Amy's Kitchen (vegetarian and vegan meals)
  • Evol (burritos and frozen meals)
Every Day in the Dining Room
  • Vegetarian entrées
  • Salad bar
  • Grill options (toasted sandwiches, quesadillas, etc.)
  • Make-your-own panini
Popular Food Choices
  • Pasta Your Way
  • Eggs Benedict
  • Sizzling Salads


100% of food waste is composted by Dining Services

We're Golden

Principia is one of only 14 institutions (businesses, colleges, and universities) in Illinois to achieve IFSC (Illinois Food Scrap Coalition) “Gold Partner” status for 100% pre- and post-consumer composting.

“The Pub serves awesome breakfast sandwiches, and there are tons of options. I also love their cinnamon toast!”

—a 2016 grad

Home Cooking on Campus

Got a favorite recipe from home? Dining Services will try to add it to their lineup.

Food Options Nearby

The riverside towns of Alton and Grafton offer a range of dining options from independent cafes and restaurants to familiar chains.

Here are a few student favorites:

  • Pearl Café (Thai)
  • Riviera Maya (Mexican)
  • Maeva’s Coffee Shop
  • Elsah General Store
  • St. Louis Bread Company
  • The Ragin’ Cajun Piano Bar
  • My Just Desserts
  • Steak ’n Shake
  • International House of Pancakes
  • Mister Donut

Or if you’re in the mood for a more urban scene, St. Louis is less than an hour away with an abundance of restaurants ranging from 24-hour diners to South Grand’s ethnic eateries.

Pssst …

Share this link with your parents so they can send you treats—a birthday cake, for example, or a goodie basket for finals week!

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