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The Lafayette

Dining

With the new app, students can use Pard Dollars to pay for off-campus orders.

Dining debuts Grubhub ordering system

By Mary Romashchenko, Contributing Writer August 29, 2025

Don’t worry, it’s not just your Mobile Order that’s not working anymore: Lafayette College students looking to order a bite to eat, on or off campus, will now rely upon the Grubhub food delivery...

The former Miss Jackson's Kitchen underwent extensive renovations this summer, transforming into Cinco in time for the start of classes.

Dining updates debut at Lafayette

Student opinions on food vary
By Emma Li, Staff Writer August 30, 2024

Lafayette College unveiled changes at three dining locations earlier this month. Gilbert's Cafe underwent a complete remodeling and reopened with a full Starbucks menu, pop-up Cinco permanently opened...

A rendering of the new Gilbert's Cafe. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Dining)

Parkhurst announces dining changes

By Michala Dennis, Contributing Writer May 3, 2024

The student dining experience will see some changes at the start of the fall semester. Cinco, a Mexican restaurant, will open permanently, Gilbert's Cafe will see major renovations and Lower Farinon will...

Cinco Cantina is the first of multiple pop-up restaurants planned by the college's dining services.

Cinco Cantina opens for 3-day trial period

By Makenna McCall, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

Cinco Cantina, a pop-up restaurant designed by Lafayette Dining, opened for lunch from Tuesday to Thursday. Students were able to use a digital pass and eat for free as part of Lafayette's plan to formally...

The issues affected numerous students' weekly meal plans last week.

Meal swipes charged late after system outage

By Trebor Maitin, Managing Editor February 9, 2024

After technical difficulties downed the dining halls' meal swipe system two weeks ago, dining employees were forced to record with pen and paper the student ID numbers of those trying to get their meals...

Violations included hot water being unavailable in Farinon facilities for hand-washing.

Dining halls receive health code violations

By Jenny Davis, Staff Writer February 2, 2024

Upper and Lower Farinon, along with Eco Cafe, all faced health code violations, according to a late December issue of The Morning Call.  There were seven violations recorded in Farinon and two violations...

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