The new food tent on the Medical Center plaza features hamburgers, hot dogs and other items. (photo by Susan Urmy)
Dining options plentiful across Vanderbilt’s campuses
Monday's closing of McDonald's has some Medical Center faculty, staff and visitors seeking alternatives during the interim period while construction takes place for Au Bon Pain.
Vanderbilt's campus holds options for just about every appetite and budget across both the Medical Center and University.
Preparations are under way for Au Bon Pain's June opening in the former McDonald’s location. But in early March, Au Bon Pain will open a temporary “grab and go” location in the North Lobby of Light Hall.
Until then, there are many other dining options for faculty, staff and visitors.
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
The Vanderbilt Clinic
Courtyard Café — The Courtyard Café serves hot meals, grilled and deli sandwiches, pizza, sushi, salads, soups, etc. There are also stations for Mexican and Chinese food. Hours: 6 -10 a.m., breakfast; 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., deli sandwiches; 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., grill; 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., hot entrees; 4 -6:30 p.m., dinner. For hours of other stations in Courtyard Café, visit http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=courtyardcafe&doc=18921
Commodore Cup/Courtyard Café serves coffee and grab-and-go salads and sandwiches — Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday-Friday
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Taco/Bell Pizza Hut — Hours: Open daily 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Subway — Hours: 7 a.m. – 11 p.m., Monday – Friday; 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday; 7 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sunday
Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream — Hours: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Monday – Friday; noon – 9 p.m., Saturday
Vanderbilt Café, a traditional 'meat 'n three' style restaurant — Hours: 6 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., daily; 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday-Friday
Suzie's Espresso serves coffee and baked goods — Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Champ's Grab-and-Go Service is located on the third floor of Children's Hospital and serves salads, sandwiches and more — Hours: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m, Monday – Friday
Medical Center Plaza
During February a heated hot dog and hamburger tent will be located on the Medical Center Plaza — Hours: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Medical Center North
Commodore Cup/Medical Center North Lobby features coffee, smoothies, grab-and-go sandwiches, salads and chili — Hours: 7 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Medical Center East
Vanderbilt Bistro on Eight/8th Floor Medical Center East outside the Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic — Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday
Oxford House
The Vandy Deli serves sandwiches and salads and is located on the lower level of the Oxford House — Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday; and 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday
Nutritional Services’ Billy Jennings, left, helps customers Michael O’Donnel and Monica Martin in the new food tent on the Medical Center plaza. (photo by Susan Urmy)
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Suzie's Espresso/Vanderbilt University Hospital Lobby serves coffee, sandwiches, wraps and baked goods — Hours: 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Medical Research Building III
Suzie's Espresso/MRB III serves coffee, sandwiches, wraps, baked goods — Hours: 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.. Monday-Friday
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
The Commons
The Food Gallery, the state-of-the-art dining facility, includes a salad bar with sizzle station, Chef's Table, specialty pizza oven, deli, wok, grill, and vegan/vegetarian food.
The Common Grounds offers coffee and grab-and-go food items.
Sarratt Student Center
Rand Dining Center offers salads, sandwiches, pasta, burgers, baked goods, Mexican, Mediterranean and Asian foods.
Last Drop Coffee Shop features paninis, soup, wraps, smoothies and coffee.
Chef James Bistro serves hot gourmet entrees and sides, soups, coffee, gourmet grab-and-go salads, sandwiches, entrees and sides.
The Pub at Overcup Oak, Third Floor Sarratt, is a casual dining restaurant serving al-a-carte lunch (burgers, paninis, salads, sandwiches, chicken fingers, beer and themed dinners (Mexican, BBQ, Italian, etc).
Branscomb
RoTiki/Varsity Marketplace is an island-themed quick-service restaurant serving soups, salads, paninis and pizzas.
Vanderbilt Student Life Center
Starbucks serves coffee, tea and baked goods
Vanderbilt Library
The brand new Library Café offers daily soup and paninis, coffee drinks, pastries and grab-and-go items.
Blair School of Music
Suzie's Espresso serves coffee, tea, baked items, salads and sandwiches.
Vanderbilt School of Engineering
Suzie's Espresso serves coffee, tea, baked items, salads and sandwiches.
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Suzie's Espresso serves coffee, tea, baked items, salads and sandwiches.
Schulman Center
Grins Vegetarian Café serves soups, salads and paninis.
Peabody Campus
The Iris Café, managed by Provence Breads, is on the ground floor of Peabody Library on Peabody Campus and serves coffee, salads, sandwiches and other items.
For a detailed list of hours for each of the University dining options, go to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/dining/hoursofoperation.php.
There is also a VU dining app, compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, that is free and available through Apple's iTunes app store. Go to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/dining/apps.php.