During their first two weeks on campus, Freshpeople got the chance to try the Columbia dining halls for the very first time. New Bwogger Solomia Dzhaman rounded up some of their hottest dining takes for you to enjoy.

As NSOP wound down to a close, the long lines at outdoor dining tents abated, and huge racks of “Welcome to Columbia” cookies were put away, hundreds of first-years across Columbia and Barnard turned to the dining halls. After hearing the phrase “Number 1 Dining Halls in the US” thrown around by pamphlets and posters, we were ready to try it for ourselves. Now, after a little over a week of daily dining hall meals, first years give their fresh, unbiased, perhaps naive perspectives (read: hot takes) of the different establishments:

John Jay:
“Because of the salad selection, John Jay is vastly superior. I love spinach.”
“My least favorite is John Jay. I went in for breakfast once and the only thing they had was tater tots”
“If I eat at John Jay, it’s not for taste”
“John Jay is my favorite” – three different people

JJ’s Place:
“JJ’s is the best, but in order to prevent high cholesterol, you can’t go there every day…even though I kinda do”

Ferris:
“Their pasta sucks”
“The environment is the best, it’s very chill, very collegiate. Finding a spot sucks”
“Ferris is my favorite. They have the best of what I want, at least better than John Jay”

Diana:
“There was nothing there, it wasn’t worth a swipe to get a snack”
“You have to use real money if you want stuff from the sushi bar”

Hewitt:
“All trash. Except they have some good-ass frosted flakes”
“Hewitt has mini portions that are nonexistent”
“Hewitt is my least favorite” “Why?” “Because it fucking sucks”

Overall
“Ferris has good breakfast, John Jay has good lunch, and JJs has the best dinner”
“Honestly, I think they’re all great compared to high school food”

So after a week, first-years know what they like least (Hewitt), don’t quite know what they like best (Ferris? JJ’s?), and overall seem pretty confused and polarized by John Jay. Surely though, with enough trips across campus, we will all slowly divide ourselves along the harsh political lines of Columbarnard dining.

*pronounced like how an asshole pronounces Paris* Ferrís via Bwog Archives