Lower Farinon Commons
A Message to our Guests
Dining venues are expected to operate normally throughout the semester. Dining may alter hours or switch to grab and go for brief periods if the COVID-19 positive cases among students or staff have a significant impact on normal operational levels.
We anticipate again encountering continued challenges of supply chain and vendor labor shortages this semester, which may affect our daily offerings. Students will be advised of any changes through Lafayette Today and on the webpage.
Lower Farinon Commons
- Lunch Served from 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Dinner 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Late Night 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Weekly Schedule
- Breakfast Mon-Fri, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
- Lunch Mon-Sun, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Dinner Mon-Sun, 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Late Night Fri-Sun, 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Lower Farinon (located on the main floor), offers continental breakfast, grill comforts, paninis, quesadillas, and a robust wok menu. The cafe also features a convenience store with snacks, beverages, Express It! Grab 'n' Go items made daily and dorm room necessities. Lower accepts cash, credit cards, and Pard Card dollars, in addition to meal exchange for select items only.
Lunch
off the grill
- reg.5.99
- reg.6.29
grilled over greens
hard wok
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
quesadilla
fry
Dinner
off the grill
- reg.5.99
- reg.6.29
grilled over greens
hard wok
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
quesadilla
fry
Late Night
off the grill
- reg.5.99
- reg.6.29
grilled over greens
hard wok
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
- reg.6.99
quesadilla
fry
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Well-Being Indicator®
The Well-Being Indicator® represents more than just numbers. It’s an at-a-glance guide to help you navigate your food choices by comparing the nutritional value of one dish to another. The more full the arrow, the more healthful the dish is for you.
Because we care about your health, we offer a holistic nutrition program that makes it easy to find the healthful options in the café.
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Eat Right — For You
Wellness
We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.
Food Allergies
We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.
Sustainability
Wellness also includes the health of the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth. They’re all connected. Bon Appétit has been committed to “food service for a sustainable future” for decades, and we’ve led the food service industry in tackling many important issues, such as cage-free eggs, antibiotics in animal production, and farmworker rights.
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Turmeric, Potato, and Cauliflower Coconut Curry Soup
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Meal Plans
Dining is integral to the residential college experience and plays an important role in helping students make connections, form communities, and learn from their food and consumption. Lafayette Dining Services works to provide students with a variety of appealing, convenient, and healthy dining options for all palates, dietary restrictions, and allergy sensitivities. Lafayette Dining Services supports small, local farms with food cooked from scratch. That means no processed or canned foods, homemade dressing and sauces, including soups and stocks. Accomplishing this is a mouthful indeed, but the bottom line is that staff strive to cook delicious food that’s good for students, the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth — because they’re all connected