Residential Dining
Residential dining at the UW is refreshingly different from
the traditional meal plan programs you may find at other schools. We call it a dining account, and it works like a
prepaid debit card that you can use anytime at HFS dining
locations on campus. Students who live in most nine-month
residences are required to have a dining account and may
choose from one of several dining account levels.
If you are assigned to 2104 House, Mercer Court Building C or
Stevens Court, the dining account is optional.
With a Level 1–6 dining account plan, you are eligible to
receive a free drink each time you visit the residential dining
areas, Local Point and The 8, offering a significant savings
to overall meal costs. You’ll also receive a 10% off the purchase of a Husky Meal at Local Point and The 8. The new
Husky Meal provides a well-rounded lunch or dinner at a
residents-only discount to maximize your dining dollars.
With over 40 locations on campus, from our District Market grocery store to our numerous restaurants, cafés, food
trucks and even a food court, great food is never more than a
two-minute walk away!
DINING LEVEL
How Your Dining Account Works
Your dining account works like a prepaid debit card. You
choose the dining account level (Dining Level) that meets
your lifestyle needs, and the total amount you pay for your
Dining Level is loaded into your dining account at the beginning of each quarter.
Each time you make a purchase, the amount of your purchase is deducted from your dining account balance. Your
remaining balance is always displayed on the cash register
when you make a purchase, so you can easily keep track
of your balance. You can also manage your dining account
online.
Where Your Dining Account is Accepted
You can use your dining account at any HFS location and
most on-campus vending machines. There are no set meal
periods. If the place is open, you can eat there and use your
dining account to pay.
LEVEL 1
$82
per week
LEVEL 2
$92
per week
LEVEL 3
$104
per week
LEVEL 4
$114
per week
LEVEL 5
$139
per week
LEVEL 6
$185
per week
QUARTERLY PAYMENT
Level 1................................................ $867
Level 2................................................ $984
Level 3............................................. $1,103
Level 4............................................. $1,221
Level 5............................................. $1,447
Level 6............................................. $1,940
ACCOUNT BALANCE
Your unused account balance rolls over from quarter to quarter until the end of your agreement period (for nine-month
residences, this is the end of the academic school year).
Dining funds are nonrefundable and nontransferable. We
recommend you monitor and adjust your Dining Level each
quarter to avoid having balance left over at the end of the
year.
If you move out before the end of the agreement period, any
balance remaining on your account will be available for you
to use until the end of your agreement period.
CHOOSE YOUR DINING LEVEL
The scenarios shown are based upon average transactions
and typical customer behavior in UW Dining venues, and are
specifically intended as a guide to help you choose a dining
plan level. Your spending experience may vary slightly below
or above the weekly average depending on your buying
decisions.
= 1 Residential Dining Visit ($6.50)
= 1 Free Drink
= 1 District Market Visit ($38)
= 1 Coffee ($4)
= 1 Food Truck Visit ($6)
= 1 Cultivate Restaurant Visit ($12)
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