Sodexo plans four on-campus restaurants

At the end of this semester, Sodexo will begin making some highly anticipated changes to the Bobcat Food Court, which currently houses Chick-fil-A and Blimpie.

One of the biggest changes will be updating the current Blimpie sandwich line to a Subway restaurant.

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World of Wings, located in the lower level of Sanford Hall, will undergo an aesthetic transformation and receive the addition of a Papa John’s by Winter Break 2011.

“Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises,” Cullars said. “Subway has more consistency and is a little less expensive than Blimpie with their $5 footlong options. Students answered the surveys and said they would like a Subway on campus.”

Although the Subway is highly anticipated, it will not be finished until summer of 2012.

Freshman middle grades education major Maggie O’Shea agrees with Cullars.

“I would just really prefer a Subway to Blimpie. I’m very glad they are changing it,” O’Shea said.

In addition to the Subway change, Chick-fil-A will also be receiving a cosmetic facelift.   The word “Express” will be added to the location within the food court, and other changes will also take place to the layout.  These changes are to occur in November and December.

“Chick-fil-A normally requires that their chains get a cosmetic upgrade about every five years,” Cullars said. “We’re a little behind because the renovations won’t start on it until the Thanksgiving Break. We need the space open since the dining hall will not be available for Maymester.”

The addition to the Bobcat Food Court will be Mein Bowl, an Asian food chain which will be placed across from Chick-fil-A.

“It will offer sushi as well as other Chinese items,” Cullars said. “It was another thing students said they would be interested in seeing on campus.”

The Mein Bowl is scheduled to be completed in December.

Additional seating will also be added within the court, as well as more outdoor seating. According to Cullars, students said the ability to find somewhere to sit is difficult so they would like to see more seating options, especially during busy periods.

“We know that in peak times there is limited seating, so we are working on increasing that both indoors and outdoors,” Cullars said.

The fourth and final chain to be added to the on-campus list of eateries will be a Papa John’s, located next to World of Wings. There students will be able to order pizza and sit down to eat it in a newly renovated space, as well as place to-go orders for pick-up.

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