It's Hard To Believe These Gourmet Dishes Come From A College Dining Hall

Julie ZeveloffOct 22, 2014, 21:33 IST

Forget lukewarm meatloaf and limp salads. These days, college dining halls are serving high-quality, inventive food, much to students' delight.

And no school has taken campus dining more seriously than Virginia Tech. The university is regularly near the top of The Princeton Review's "best campus food" list, and was no. 1 in 2014.

VT students ("Hokies") have access to multiple dining centers from marketplace-style West End Market to Hokie Grill, home to Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut, Carvel, and Dunkin Donuts.

We scoured Instagram for a sampling of the gourmet food being served to students in Blacksburg, Virginia.

There are plenty of options for breakfast, like these eggs Benedict from D2, the largest dining hall on campus.

Or French toast and eggs from West End Market.

Dining services puts on special events, like "A Tribute To Local Ingredients."

And Thanksgiving dinner. Turner Place is home to a Hibachi grill: There's plenty of sushi. This chicken parm dish looks fantastic.

There are tons of healthy and vegan options on campus, as well.

And lobster! And brisket! Dining services includes popular chains, like Jamba Juice, Freshëns, and Q´doba Mexican Grill. Of course, there's plenty for dessert. Some of it even shows school pride.

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It's Hard To Believe These Gourmet Dishes Come From A College Dining Hall