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Dining Centers

University Dining Service hopes that University Housing students think of their dining centers as a home-away-from-home. Just like home with great food, friendly faces, and a warm and caring atmosphere.

There are many similarities among the Dining Centers - such as unlimited access meal plans, great hours, menus with lots of variety, selections for vegetarians and vegans, special event meals, sack meals, nutrition information, and the list goes on and on. In addition to the commonalities among dining centers each also has signature features to make it unique - so, let's take a whirlwind tour of those signature areas.

Abel/Sandoz Dining Center

Need to eat lunch on the run - try Husker Hoagies in the Abel/Sandoz Snack Shack. The menu is served Monday - Friday from 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and includes hoagies, chips, fresh fruit, cookies, soup and a drink. Besides the yummy food, the great part about this lunch is students can take it with them. And remember - students from any of the residence hall dining services can enjoy Husker Hoagies as part of their unlimited access meal plans.

For those more relaxed lunches, Abel/Sandoz Dining Service also features a specialty Monday - Friday lunch line with a different theme each day. For example, to whet the appetite, Monday is Gourmet Hamburger Bar with all sorts of great toppings, Tuesday is Pasta Bar with a variety of pastas and sauce, Stir Fry Bar is sizzling on Wednesday, Thursday features a Burrito Bar with many different fillings and to end the week, Friday is Make-Your-Own Pizza Bar.

At dinner, students savor a variety of specialty bars that keep them coming back for more. Monday alternates between a Hot Sandwich Bar or Gyro Bar. Tuesday heralds in the always popular Taco Tuesday Bar and Wednesday features the Wing Ding Bar. To round out the week, students can savor The Philly Sandwich Bar with the traditional toppings that make Philly sandwiches so great.

Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 6:45 - 10:30am
Lunch: 10:30am - 2:00pm

Monday-Saturday
Dinner: 4:30 - 7:00pm

Saturday-Sunday
Brunch: 10:30am - 1:15pm

Husker Hoagies (Monday - Friday)
10:30am - 3:30pm


CPN Dining Services

Cather/Pound/Neihardt's special dinners and menu items prepared with food from local Nebraska farmers and producers is the hallmark of the GFL (Good, Fresh, Local) The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sustainable Food Project. Initiated in September 2005, GFL quickly became a popular program among students as they savored new menu items from small Nebraska family farmers while learning about sustainable agriculture practices.

The GFL project will continue with monthly special meals and individual GFL menu items served at breakfast, lunch and dinner. An overwhelmingly GFL breakfast favorite among the students is certified organic oatmeal from Marquette, Nebraska that will be served at Tuesday and Thursday breakfasts.

A 'special' lunch line features CPN's very own freshly baked pizza and a made-to-order sandwich line with a variety of breads and fillings. Students can create a sandwich as simple as cheese with tomatoes on a tortilla to a wild creation of roast beef, cucumbers, sprouts, jalapeno peppers and Dijon mustard on 100% whole wheat bread.

Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 6:45 - 10:30am
Lunch: 10:30am - 2:00pm

Monday - Thursday
Dinner: 4:30 - 7:00pm


HSS Dining Center

The grand opening for the newest renovated dining center was March 20, 2006 - the day the university was closed due to a blizzard. But the snow was a perfect setting for the beautiful corner fireplace and cozy setting for the diners coming in from the cold.

Harper heralds a market place design with many of the menu items being prepared in front of the students as they move through the dining serving areas. Watch your hamburgers being grilled, deli sandwiches prepared with your favorite mustard and cheese, pizzas dressed and baked as you watch, and even some display cooking of different "World's Fare" recipes. Another great addition to the dining center is the extended schedule of dining hours.

After making their meal selections, students can relax with friends - chatting in booths or seated on high stools watching the news or sports shows on one of the many suspended TVs. The dining center is also installed with wireless internet.

Monday - Thursday
Breakfast: 6:45am - 10:30am
Lunch: 10:30am - 2pm
Dinner: 3 - 8pm

Friday
Breakfast: 6:45am - 10:30am
Lunch: 10:30am - 2pm
Dinner: 3 - 7pm

Saturday - Sunday
Brunch: 10:30am - 2pm
Dinner: 4:30pm - 7pm


Guest Prices Adult Child
Breakfast $5.10 $2.70
Brunch (Sa/Su) $7.40
$3.70
Lunch $7.40 $3.70
Dinner $7.75 $3.90


Selleck Dining Center

Selleck's transformation to a market-place atmosphere was completed in October 2005 and welcomes students with its open design and varied dining experiences. These include stone-baked pizza, pasta and more, made-to-order deli and soup bar, ethnic cuisine, omelet bar where you select your favorite fillings, traditional fare to remind you of home, American grill, fabulous salad bar, breakfast station with many types of cereals, and a bakery case filled with sinful delights.

An exciting and unique addition to Selleck Dining is a creative wall design of handmade ceramic tiles representing different food themes. These tiles were created by 30 UNL students in Professor Gail Kendall's beginning and intermediate ceramic classes - Department of Art and Art History. The tile project was coordinated by Graduate assistant, Susan Dewsnap, and spotlights the many talents of our UNL art students.

Selleck is also a popular spot for students to meet because of the extended evening hours - whether for dinner or just a cup of cappuccino and time to unwind after a whirlwind day of classes, work and many activities.

Monday - Thursday
Breakfast: 6:45am - 10:30am
Lunch: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Dinner: 4:30pm - 8:30pm

Friday
Breakfast: 6:45am - 10:30pm
Lunch: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Dinner: 4:30pm - 8pm

Saturday
Brunch: 10:30am - 3:15pm
Dinner: 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Sunday
Brunch: 10:30am - 3:15pm
Dinner: 4:30pm - 8pm


Hungry For a Late-Night Snack and Fun Destinations


Gather with friends and check out the following snack shops and convenience stores.

The Snack Shack
Known for its famous smoothies, has many great late-night goodies to enjoy while playing pool, air hockey, foosball or watching TV with a seemingly endless number of program selections.
Sun - Thu: 9pm - 12:30am
Monday: 8pm - 12:30am (during Monday Night Football season)

The Lounge
(Managed by your CPN Dining Service Friends)

Join your friends for specialty burgers (vegetarian burgers too), smoothies, and a full menu of other great options to eat and drink. Along with yummy food, The Lounge has special event nights and a chance to play pool and other games. So visit The Lounge to play, study, or just hang out with friends. Come and see what's new.
Sun - Thu: 7pm - Midnight

Selleck Express
A Convenience Store with pizza, snacks and your favorite health and beauty items.
Daily: 8pm - 1am

Village Market
At Husker Village - brand new convenience store with lots of surprises.
Mon - Fri: 7am - 1am
Sat - Sun: 10am - 1am


East Campus Union Cafe & Grill

The trendy Corner Deli offers students a convenient Monday - Friday lunch-to-go "Meal Deal" from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. This deal features a made-to-order sandwich, small soup, fresh fruit, fountain drink and a dessert. If students are hungry for more than a sandwich at lunch, the East Campus Union Cafe features a variety of menu items located at different serving stations with one of the most popular being the East Campus Grill with hamburgers grilled to order.

East Campus Union Café joins CPN Dining Service in serving the wildly popular GFL (Good, Fresh, Local) monthly special meals. In addition to the monthly GFL meals, there are individual GFL menu items served on a daily basis - such as local honey and jam, free-range fried eggs, and seasonal corn-on-the-cob.

Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 6:45 - 9:30am
Lunch: 10:30am- 1:30pm
Dinner: 4:30 - 7:00pm

East Campus Corner Deli
Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 7:00 - 10:30am
Lunch (Meal Deal): 1:00 - 2:30pm

Saturday - Sunday
Brunch: 10:45am - 1:00pm
Dinner: 4:30 - 6:00pm



*Dining Service offerings are subject to change