Welcome to UNC Dining Services!

new dinner hours for holmes

Beginning Monday, November 2nd, Holmes Dining Hall will open 15 minutes earlier for dinner. Join us between 4:45pm and 7:00pm, Monday through Thursday. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday dinner hours haven't changed.

Bear Plan meals running low?

Don't run out of meals! Purchase additional packages of meals now! Sign up on-line or in person at the UC Card Office, any dining room, or the Dining Services Office in Tobey-Kendel Hall. Remember, meal plans are good for one semester only... but Dining Dollars carry forward from Fall to Spring!

special events coming soon

November

December

Thanksgiving Holiday Break

Dining Rooms

The last meal served in the dining rooms before the Thanksgiving holiday is Lunch on Tuesday, November 24th. All dining rooms will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, November 30th.

Retail Dining

Our Retail Dining locations will have special hours due to the Thanksgiving Holiday Break. All Retail Dining locations will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, November 30th.

  • Monday, November 23rd
  • Tuesday, November 24th = Normal Hours
  • Wednesday, November 25th = All locations CLOSED except for the following:
    • Starbucks® = 7:00am - 2:00pm
    • Subway® = 10:30am - 3:00pm
  • Thursday, November 26th = All locations CLOSED
  • Friday, November 27th = All locations CLOSED
  • Saturday, November 28th = All locations CLOSED
  • Sunday, November 29th = All locations CLOSED except for the following:
    • Starbucks® = 6:00pm - 9:00pm
    • Subway® = 6:00pm - 9:00pm
    • Coffee Corner at Turner = 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Dining Services Office

The Dining Services Office will be open for normal business hours through Wednesday, November 25th, and will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, November 30th. UNC is closed Thursday, November 26th through Sunday, November 29th for the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.

Retail Dining open weekends

Do you know that several of our Retail Dining locations at the University Center are open on the weekends? Join us for a coffee, a bagel & shmear, or grab a quick sandwich!

Saturdays

  • Einstein Bros.® Bagels = 8:00am - 12:00pm (NEW HOURS!)
  • Subway® = 11:00am - 3:00pm

Sundays

  • Starbucks® = 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Subway® = 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Retail Dining Hours of Operation

Flu Information

UNC Dining Services cares about your health and safety. If you are sick and cannot make it to the dining room for a hot meal, please fill out a Bear Care form to have a friend get your meal for you.

Dining Dollars Information

Dining Dollars allows students to purchase food and beverage items at campus retail food using their UNC Card. Students who carry the 250, 200, 19, or 175 Traditional Meal Plan will automatically receive Dining Dollars. Any UNC student can purchase Dining Dollars in increments of $25 here.

your Meal Plan options

To purchase additional Dining Dollars or Guest Passes, please submit an additional online meal contract.

  • On-Campus Meal Plans
    • Available to students living in the residence halls
    • Deadline to make changes is Monday, 9/7/09!
  • Off-Campus Bear Plans
    • Available to students living off campus (includes upperclassmen living in Lawrenson Hall and the University Apartments)
  • Dining Dollars
    • Available to all registered UNC students

Team UNC Catering raises money for the 2009 relay for life

For the third year in a row, a group of employees from UNC Dining Services formed “Team UNC Catering” to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. Read the article here & see some pictures from this year's event.