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This semester, Utica University has welcomed local restaurants to set up next to the Pioneer Cafe in the Strebel Student Center.
On Tuesdays, Grapevine will be stopping in, offering their Mediterranean cuisine for lunch or dinner. On Wednesdays and Fridays, Minar Fine Indian Cuisine will be on campus. And on Thursdays, Deli Tacos will soon be joining the rotation. In
the future, the school plans to bring It’s a Utica Thing into the mix of restaurants.
According to Sodexo General Manager Damian Boehlert, each restaurant has their own time slots reserved for those days, but they will not be there every week. They will set up on campus when they choose to.
In terms of payment options, students will be able to use their Utica University ID cards to pay.
“We could have had food trucks on campus, but I really wanted students to be able to use their Utica cards to pay,” Boehlert said.
