Food & Dining

MEAL PLANS

Student on-campus meal plan options include:

Unlimited: Unlimited meal swipes plus $100 dining dollars and 6 guest passes

Unlimited Plus: Unlimited meal swipes plus $300 dining dollars and 6 guest passes 175 Block Plan: 175 meal swipes plus $650 dining dollars 205 Block Plan: 205 meal swipes plus $525 dining dollars

Do you have allergies and/or a particular dietary need? Our Drake Dining team will work to accommodate your special dietary requirements.

WE HAVE YOUR CRAVINGS COVERED.

Choose when, where, what, and how you like to eat with four dining establishments on campus.

Hubbell Dining Hall Drake’s newly remodeled dining hall features all-you-care-to-eat stations with a variety of fresh salads, pizza, pasta, grille items, international foods, comfort foods, desserts, and more. Cowles Café The café offers Starbucks coffee, cold beverages, smoothies, and pastries; as well as Simply To Go sandwiches, wraps, salads, and snacks. Full-service Starbucks in Olmsted The Olmsted location provides Starbucks coffee drinks, refreshers, teas, and other beverages; as well as a range of sandwiches, pastries, snacks, and merchandise. Spike’s Spot C-Store Our campus convenience store, located in the lower level of Hubbell, is handy for picking up snacks, drinks, fresh and frozen groceries, and other items you can purchase with your meal plan’s flex dollars or reloadable Bulldog Bucks.

Special Dietary DiningOptions

Allergen-Free

Gluten-Free

Vegan

BULLDOG BUCKS

Bulldog Bucks are a flexible and convenient way to spend money both on and off campus. Simply load money onto your Drake ID Card and scan like you would a debit or credit card to pay for, well, whatever. Learn more at drake. edu/studentservices/bulldogbucks.

DINING OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS LINES

Des Moines is known for its eclectic eateries. Drake is located in the heart of Des Moines, so you will be minutes from the unique options in Dogtown (the area surrounding Drake) and everything else Des Moines offers. There’s Ingersoll and Grand Avenues, Court Avenue, East Village, the Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, and so much more. The Des Moines metro is a treasure trove of mainstream and unique dining options.

Your checklist for success

Select a meal plan

Select a meal plan at my.drake.edu. Under Campus Resources, select, “Housing & Meal Plans.”

Notify dietitian of special requests

If you have specific dietary needs, contact our Drake registered dietitian, Samantha Matt, at samantha.matt@drake.edu.

Find new restaurants

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