UCI Dining

Today, we pause to honor Juneteenth — a day of reflection, education, and celebration of Black freedom and history.

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🎓The celebration continues! 🐜🍽️

Congrats to our newest grads from Bren Concessions, Java City Kiosk, Marketing and Catering!

🍿Bren: Manny, Denise, Chloe, and Natalia
☕️JCK: Kimberly, and Josh
📱Marketing: Jacqueline
🥗Catering: Ocean

We’re grateful to have been a part of your collegiate and professional journeys. We appreciate all you’ve done to support our department and wish you all the best! 💙💛

This year, we made big strides toward becoming a greener campus! 🌱

✨ Added a new hydration station in West Food Court
♻️ Introduced triple waste stream bins at The Green Room
📊 Lowered average food waste from 122 lbs to 98 lbs at our Wiping Out Waste events
📝 350+ students filled out our Love Your Food, Don’t Waste It surveys
🎉 New record! 500+ students showed up to our Sustainable Food Fair

Together, we’re building a more sustainable future! ♻️🍽️

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Photo 1: A Green Captain student intern smiles while filling a reusable water bottle at a hydration station.

Photo 2: A Green Captain intern poses in front of the triple waste bins at The Green Room.

Photo 3: Students stand at a table as they hand their empty dishes to Green Captain interns.

Photo 4: A student smiles after completing a survey and receiving a prize from a Green Captain intern.

Photo 5: Green Captain interns and a UC Irvine Dining employee smile together at the Sustainable Food Fair event.

Congratulations to all 2026 graduates!

We're so proud to have been a part of your collegiate journey and wish you all the best; your futures are filled with endless possibilities! 🐜🎓

A special congrats to our UC Irvine Dining grads:
Zot N Go: Gavin, Natasha, Juniper, Cristian, and Faith
Starbucks team: Sammy & Nicole,
B+F : Laura & Logan
Green Room: Lexi & Nera
Anteatery: Brennan
Einstein's: Jordan
Jamba: Melanie & Elianne
Panda Express: Nathan & Adriana

Thanks for all you've done to support our dining program! It's been a pleasure working with all of you, and we can't wait to see what you accomplish next! 💙💛

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Photo 1: Three Zot N Go employees smiling and 1 Zot N Go employee posing on the floor in front of the Zot N Go Market sign.

Photo 2: Two smiling Starbucks baristas in front of trees.

Photo 3: Two smiling B+F employees, posing with a Zot sign in front of two blue doors.

Photo 4: Two smiling Green Room baristas, posing with a Zot sign in front of Green Room.

Photo 5: Two smiling employees. The employee on the left is in a graduation cap and gown in front of a grey wall. The employee on the right is wearing her Einstein's apron in front of a tree.

Photo 6: Two smiling employees outside East Food Court, in front of some flowers.

Photo 7: Two smiling Panda Express employees smiling outside, in front of the Anteater.

Photo 8: One Zot N Go employee smiling in front of the Zot N Go Market sign.

Same unmatched energy since Day 1🔥
 
From our Back to School Cookout at The Anteatery 🍴 to Antzookies at Brandywine 🍪🍦. You showed up, brought the energy, and made every event one to remember. 👏 Thanks for a great year, Anteaters! 🐜
 
Let us know your favorite memory from this year! ⬇️
 
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Photo 1: Three students smiling in The Anteatery dining hall.
Photo 2: Two students smiling in The Anteatery dining hall.
Photo 3: Two students holding up the Zot hand gesture in Brandywine dining hall.
Photo 4: Two students holding up the Zot hand gesture in Brandywine dining hall.

UC Irvine Dining Wrapped 😍📽️

Thank you, Anteaters, for an amazing 2025!

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Photo 1: White background, with checkered graphic and text overlay “UC Irvine Dining Wrapped 2025-2026”.

Photo 2: White background with a circle, a picture of Halal Shack rice bowls, and the quick eats location. Text overlay states “2025 We opened two new locations” with the Halal Shack and Quick Eats logos.

Photo 3: Polka-dot background, with 3 students holding their plates and smiling. Text overlay states “1,800,000+ meals served at The Anteatery and Brandywine”.

Photo 4: Sunflower background with student holding their plate and smiling, and text overlay “This school year we celebrated... 44 spiritlifters, 26 athletic spirit days, 16 theme meals, 8 limited-time offers, 7 vendor spotlights. “

Photo 5: White background, with 5 food photos, and text overlay “Our Top Events 1. Anime day, The Anteatery, 2. Birthday Milkshake Brandywine, 3. Back-To-School Cookout The Anteatery, 4. National Taco Day Brandywine, 5. Taste Of Hawaii Brandywine.”

Photo 6: White background, with 5 location photos, and text overlay “Top Retail Locations, 1. Zot N Go Market Student Center, 2. Starbucks Student Center, 3. Starbucks Biological Sciences, 4. Panda Express West Food Court, 5. Starbucks Paul Merage.”

Photo 7: Background with a lot of circles, photo of an iced matcha, text overlay “1 Drink of the school year...Iced Matcha, 325,000+ Starbucks orders this year!”

Photo 8: White background with star shapes and 4 smiling students holding their ice cream sandwiches, text overlay “Thank you for the amazing memories, Anteaters!”

BYO Cereal Mix Bar!📚🥣

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Exam Cram at The Anteatery, and make sure to catch us today at Brandywine! We've got Pops, Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, Crave Churro-flavor, and more! Grab a bag and fill it up until 2 PM!

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Photo 1: A student smiling with his cereal mix.

Photo 2: A table with a variety of cereals.

Photo 3: A student smiling with her bag of cereal mix.

Photo 4: A student at the table filling their bag with cereal.

Photo 5: A student posing with her cereal mix.

“You miss 100% of the FlexDine you don’t use. - Wayne Gretzky - Michael Scott” - UC Irvine Dining.

These are your last few days to use up your remaining FlexDine! Treat yourself, treat your friends, treat everyone. Spend it before it’s too late.

Housing and Anteater Meal Plans purchased for the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year are valid from September 22nd, 2025, to June 12th, 2026. All meal swipes and FlexDine will expire on June 12th, 2026, at the close of business.

 
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Antzookies are back! 🎉🍪🍦
 
Come grab a plate of everyone's favorite dessert: a big cookie topped with rich, creamy ice cream, chocolate syrup, and M&Ms. Today at Brandywine until 3 PM. 🍪

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Photo 1: A cookie, ice cream, M&Ms, and chocolate syrup on a plate.

Photo 2: Two students smile in Brandywine dining hall with Antzookies.