UCLA DINING HALLS TOUR - #1 College Dining Hall in America!

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025

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  • @Shanulks
    @Shanulks 4 года назад +191

    As a senior at UCLA, I can say that this is spot on. Sucks that we can't enjoy it now during covid. Stay Healthy and Safe everyone! I miss campus so much, it was nice to see it again

  • @itstonycia
    @itstonycia 4 года назад +155

    the dining hall names sound so elegant

    • @sincerelyjen5182
      @sincerelyjen5182 2 года назад

      My sister goes there we live like 12 minutes away and it is really beautiful

  • @gladlock
    @gladlock 3 года назад +69

    I graduated 2005 and I just LOVE what they have done with the dorm food options. It was good then but now it is on a resort level. I also can't believe how much has been built or remodeled, I bet if I took a tour it would be like a completely different school

    • @ajitpai5205
      @ajitpai5205 Год назад

      @Shivansh Singh You pay for the food through the meal plan you pick while picking housing

  • @Bootsie08
    @Bootsie08 4 года назад +47

    I lived at Rieber Hall during my freshman and sophomore years at UCLA in the late 80s. We didn’t have food options like this. If anything, it left a lot to be desired. I am so jealous!

    • @gladlock
      @gladlock 3 года назад

      I lived at Rieber too! Aww, the memories. I graduated 2005 and it was pretty good but before they revamped the halls into having specific tastes, the best dining hall was Hedrick.

  • @justinvilla0
    @justinvilla0 4 года назад +275

    that’s dope, UCLA is in my top 5 dream schools🙏🏽

    • @luisgalarza7312
      @luisgalarza7312 4 года назад +16

      Same. It’s my top school

    • @jessduh5761
      @jessduh5761 3 года назад +2

      @@luisgalarza7312 same

    • @sofiarachel3009
      @sofiarachel3009 3 года назад +7

      @@luisgalarza7312 same but im only 12

    • @sanukisudamsa5151
      @sanukisudamsa5151 3 года назад +3

      Same i 13 years old

    • @kjax0630
      @kjax0630 3 года назад +3

      Enjoy borrowing hundreds of thousands of dollars lmfao and wasting 4-8 years. I make over 6 digits a year and invested my extra in 4-8 years annnnnnnd.....welp...they don't tell you that in school. Quit going to college. You're not learning, you're consuming what a business is selling. (Unless you're studying to be a lawyer or doctor)

  • @TheLingOtter
    @TheLingOtter 4 года назад +72

    I'm in incoming freshman! I can't wait to try the food 😭 It looks SOOO good

  • @Redwhiteblue-gr5em
    @Redwhiteblue-gr5em 2 года назад +5

    I lived in Dykstra Hall during the 1970s. All the other dorms (Reiber, Hedrick) served the same food. Food was overall pretty good but was cafeteria style with a few entries every meal, sides, salad bar, soup bar and desert bar. It was all you can eat. Entries rotated every few weeks and was basically traditional America food like meat loaf, pork chops (they were very tasty), Thanksgiving turkey with the trimmings, fried chicken, beef stew, chicken pot pies, white fish, tuna casserole, etc. They often had Italian entrees like lasagna, ravioli, backed macaroni. But once a week or so they served real steak and prime rib which was always a treat. Lunch time you could get burgers from the grill, fries along with the entrees. There was also a pasta bar but the sauces were limited to Mariana and Alfredo. And you can get slices of pizza for lunch or dinner. Don’t recall Asian food unless you count pepper steak over white rice. I think they served some Mexican but I wasn’t a big fan of it. Desert had tasty pies, cakes and a soft serve ice cream machine to make your own sundaes. Use to eat this ice cream just about daily. They also had self serve soda, milk, coffee and juice machines. Breakfast was traditional American and I remember a few friends that would only get about 10 slices of bacon. If you didn’t want to return to the dorm for lunch you could pick up a brown bag lunch in the morning consisting of a basic sandwich, fruit, bag of chips and a carton of milk or juice. Dorm cafeteria closed around 730 or 8 so late night food was limited to vending machines. We did have microwave ovens so burritos and awful tasting burgers and pizza could be nuked. I never did starve and enjoyed most of the food.

  • @emi.is.super.swaggy5001
    @emi.is.super.swaggy5001 Год назад +2

    UCLA is in my top 3 for colleges as a soccer player who has a dream of scholarship and this is the first time i’ve seen the food it looks so good!

  • @myrra.fzkfka
    @myrra.fzkfka 4 года назад +6

    I’m in sixth grade but am OBSESSED with UCLA!!

  • @collettedavis5909
    @collettedavis5909 4 года назад +11

    Dang! I graduated in 96. I know that was a looong time ago but dang! You weren't even born yet. The dining situation has improved big time! Cool Video! I love UCLA:)

  • @k.e.4462
    @k.e.4462 4 года назад +91

    as a recent commit this was super helpful for me!! can't wait to stuff my face lol

  • @jesusg.5356
    @jesusg.5356 3 года назад +8

    I'm a freshman and unfortunately I've been at home this school year, but I'm SO excited to try the food when we go back on campus!

  • @katress5268
    @katress5268 3 года назад +8

    I'm an incoming freshman and I'm so happy that I'll be living on campus this year! Can't wait to try all the food

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад +2

      congrats!! so exciting :')

    • @m_lisa-c5x
      @m_lisa-c5x 3 года назад +1

      how was it?!?

    • @katress5268
      @katress5268 3 года назад

      @@m_lisa-c5x really good! The Study and Rendezvous are some of my favorite places to eat

  • @anneho4845
    @anneho4845 4 года назад +27

    Ah, I miss UCLA food already. It's 4 am and I'm hungry again lol.
    Just going to put some of my tibbits to add on to yours:
    You forgot the omlette lines omg. I miss Covel and BPlate omlette so much. If you go to De Neve's breakfast, they serve RICE that you can eat with your omelette. Covel's pancakes are also really good imo.
    Feast is pretty good, but I personally tend to stay away from my country's food. I know a lot of people who like it, but as someone who grew up on them, it kind of disappoints. :( For a lot of the food though, you'd see people go and take seconds... And thirds... And fourths... All the time. It's kind of funny seeing people just automatically loop back in line after getting out of it.
    Covel is safe. This is the dining hall I went to the most due to the proximity to my dorm. I found that as midterms and finals close in, you care less about where you go and more of which one is closer lol.
    If you go to or ever visit, please don't use the trays. They'll also need to be washed and we need to conserve all the water we can get in drought riddened CA.
    On the unlikely but hopeful chance we meet, I'll be sure to say hi! You seem like a cool person to talk to. :3

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +6

      YES to everything you said haha 😂 makes me miss UCLA :'(

  • @Dr.Momodu
    @Dr.Momodu 3 года назад +30

    Seeing that dining hall make me want to apply for UCLA.

  • @yukalttheyogurt5489
    @yukalttheyogurt5489 4 года назад +41

    I'm only in 4th grade but- UCLA sounds so cool!

    • @kieslzt6707
      @kieslzt6707 4 года назад +16

      awh, I love that you're looking early :)

    • @yikesman72
      @yikesman72 4 года назад +34

      4th graders on youtube-

    • @yukalttheyogurt5489
      @yukalttheyogurt5489 4 года назад +11

      @@yikesman72 yes-
      edit: I'm in 5th grade now tho

    • @meghaprasad1821
      @meghaprasad1821 3 года назад +4

      My 4 year brother is on RUclips lmao

    • @asmrrobloxsofia8264
      @asmrrobloxsofia8264 3 года назад

      im in 7th and its the college im aiming for but i have lots of time lol

  • @bbbarrios8422
    @bbbarrios8422 4 года назад +10

    Omg so excited I start my first semester fall 2020 🐻🐻🐻

  • @sooko7332
    @sooko7332 3 года назад +1

    I'm sure it's #1 college dining hall in U.S~ everything is fresh and good, I looooved dining there! 😄

  • @natalie574
    @natalie574 4 года назад +74

    Thanks for making this video! I got accepted last week, and I’m still deciding where to go... How was your freshman experience at UCLA?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +25

      congrats, that's so exciting!! going to UCLA has seriously been one of the greatest experiences of my life and i wouldn't trade my time here for any other school :) I know college decisions can be tough, I'm here if you have any specific questions about UCLA!

    • @natalie574
      @natalie574 4 года назад +3

      lifeofmeili thank you so much! what is the best way to contact you for questions?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +4

      @@natalie574 feel free to leave them in the comments or DM me on Instagram! IG: @meili_zzz

  • @carolinetran8857
    @carolinetran8857 3 года назад +1

    I go to UMass amherst and we have #1 dining fir the past five years too!!! It’s sooo good I want to try UCLA’s 🥰

  • @greenthumb1523
    @greenthumb1523 2 года назад +3

    B plate is about making one unhealthy. I use to get bad periods when I tried going vegan for several years. Then I started to eat meat and my problems disappeared. My doctor asked what changed? I said I began to eat meat and dairy again.

  • @MadiIgnacia
    @MadiIgnacia 4 года назад +22

    UCLA is my dream school. I am transferring hopefully. If they let me in.

  • @cheapbouquets
    @cheapbouquets 3 года назад

    hi you’re so pretty and this video was so helpful!! this vid def made me more excited to go this fall :)

  • @bruinoneearouttheotherpodc9630
    @bruinoneearouttheotherpodc9630 4 года назад +5

    sooo hungry rn! Quarantine got me making grilled cheese and macaroni only.

  • @Nardos553
    @Nardos553 4 года назад +15

    I’m 11, my dream university is UCLA.

  • @christopheryoung6047
    @christopheryoung6047 2 года назад

    So much has changed but stayed the same! Best college ever! Go Bruins!

  • @pitchajoannasuthanthangjai7390
    @pitchajoannasuthanthangjai7390 4 года назад +3

    Such a great video 👏👏 also your eyes are gorgeous!!

  • @heavenly2665
    @heavenly2665 4 года назад +3

    I'm currently browsing around UCLA by RUclips and the food looks very appetizing, I should go here if I get accepted lol

  • @bargdaffy1535
    @bargdaffy1535 2 года назад

    I did dorms for two years at Ohio State (early 1980's) and I don't remember eating in the Dining Halls at all....lol. This looks a lot better than what we had and we used to get jobs for money to eat out.....

  • @crystalvu7371
    @crystalvu7371 4 года назад +4

    This is my motivation to study

  • @JohnAK72
    @JohnAK72 3 года назад

    You’re literally the best!

  • @allie6368
    @allie6368 3 года назад

    makes me feel a lil better abt ucla, i grew up as a usc child and still am haha!

  • @tyler.w123
    @tyler.w123 3 года назад +1

    Wait so you're telling me that Rende West used to have breakfast burritos!? That would be game changer if they brought that back!!

  • @olusakote4884
    @olusakote4884 4 года назад +7

    DREAM COLLEGE FOREVER😩😍😍

  • @Lia-yx6pc
    @Lia-yx6pc 4 года назад +2

    ucla is in my top 3 :)

  • @jadaslife841
    @jadaslife841 4 года назад +1

    I’m in 5th grade a UCLA is one of the top 5 colleges

  • @omarzowila
    @omarzowila Год назад

    In about a year or 2, I am gonna be transferring to UCLA because I want to see my friends in UCLA and I just want to live life in LA

  • @tal1589
    @tal1589 3 года назад

    Incoming freshman! I’m so excited!

  • @biagnekue9610
    @biagnekue9610 4 года назад

    i can't wait for ucla
    my dream college
    this is soinspirational

    • @Monarch_-fi1ei
      @Monarch_-fi1ei 4 года назад

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  • @Yankee4ever2
    @Yankee4ever2 3 года назад +1

    Attending this fall! so excited !!

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад

      congrats!!

    • @Bellehiek
      @Bellehiek 3 года назад

      Me too! As someone who doesn’t have much food at home this is honestly overwhelming

  • @laurenjackson2810
    @laurenjackson2810 10 месяцев назад

    I graduated in 2018 & I still dream about the food 🥲 lol

  • @rishabhswamy3255
    @rishabhswamy3255 4 года назад +1

    def applying to ucla now

  • @lincyaa
    @lincyaa 3 года назад

    Wait for me ... I will catch up to school there🥺❤️✨

  • @maddy__ix.1394
    @maddy__ix.1394 4 года назад +4

    Is there a good amount of diversity at ucla?

  • @halakk.jani30
    @halakk.jani30 Год назад

    Hey what Indian food they serve!?? Please tell that would be great help!!

  • @ashlynn1946
    @ashlynn1946 4 года назад +1

    Apple pizza? Woah this school is really the school of the future

  • @jonathantyner171
    @jonathantyner171 Год назад

    That’s why I want to go to UCLA.

  • @johanaresendiz9892
    @johanaresendiz9892 4 года назад +11

    Do you know the exact price difference between each meal plan?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +2

      If you look under the "meal plan portion" of this chart those are the prices! portal.housing.ucla.edu/my-housing/rate-contracts-rules/2019-2020-classic-residence-hall-triple-rates

    • @ClassicCoal1
      @ClassicCoal1 3 года назад

      @@lifeofmeili Looks so good! Can you also just get plain grilled cheese or plain pizza if don't want anything special? Or pb and j?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад +1

      @@ClassicCoal1 yes there's a lot of extra options!

  • @valexcx
    @valexcx 3 года назад +1

    It’s gonna be ova for me when I dorm this fall 😭

    • @Redwhiteblue-gr5em
      @Redwhiteblue-gr5em 2 года назад

      You are entering college with poor grammar? I guess colleges no longer have standards. No wonder the younger generation is becoming dumber every year.

  • @Maddie.Jessie
    @Maddie.Jessie 3 года назад +1

    Where is UCLA located because it is on my top 5 but I wanted to know where it’s located not exactly but the state anyone?

  • @jessduh5761
    @jessduh5761 3 года назад +1

    I'm currently in 7th grade nearly 8th, and UCLA is my dream school. But- I'm an international student which means that even if I get in, I may not be able to afford it:)

    • @sneakerhead6625
      @sneakerhead6625 3 года назад +1

      yeah try to sing up to programmes like crimson that will help you with everything and to get scholarships. you have a long while til you need to apply so get all your reasearch done early to find as many scholarships and financial aids as possible

    • @jessduh5761
      @jessduh5761 3 года назад

      @@sneakerhead6625 tysm! gonna try thaat one

  • @karankakkar4017
    @karankakkar4017 Год назад

    My sister is in UCLA!

  • @yutran3808
    @yutran3808 4 года назад +2

    very cool

  • @justusgreen8498
    @justusgreen8498 4 года назад +1

    Do they check your student id when you go in every time ? If you didn’t bring it you can still go in right ?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +1

      you need your student id to enter the dining halls, that's how you pay for the food!

  • @soupidfromstatefarm6815
    @soupidfromstatefarm6815 4 года назад +1

    I live in Pennsylvania, but I really want to go to UCLA. Do you think it’s worth it to go to it since it’s so far away?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +1

      yes!! I actually have a few friends at UCLA who are from Pennsylvania! There are students from all over the world that come here :)

    • @soupidfromstatefarm6815
      @soupidfromstatefarm6815 4 года назад +1

      @@lifeofmeili That makes me so happy 😊 Thank you! Also I really love your UCLA videos I’ve been watching a lot of them

  • @whoisthis8468
    @whoisthis8468 4 года назад +7

    Is their away where you can live with your parents but still get the food.
    I am in 7th grade and this is my dream school.💙💛💙💛

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +1

      yes, you can still eat at the dining halls even if you don't live on campus!

    • @whoisthis8468
      @whoisthis8468 4 года назад

      @@lifeofmeili thank for the answer

  • @amiepowder3945
    @amiepowder3945 3 года назад +1

    So dinning hall is free or do you have to pay?

  • @Mathememadness
    @Mathememadness 2 месяца назад

    Love your videoz

  • @christopherliu7604
    @christopherliu7604 3 года назад

    @lifeofmeili does feast still have anime themed days?

  • @lifewithcassie02
    @lifewithcassie02 3 года назад

    Wait what? Umass Amherst also claims to have #1 dining in America

  • @achilles01202
    @achilles01202 3 года назад

    Does your school have restaurants on campus just for students? Maybe that’s just Canadian schools. Here depending on the school we have Tim Hortons, Subway, Pizza places, etc

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад

      yes! there are a few options on the main part of campus!

  • @ellamaeaputen7033
    @ellamaeaputen7033 3 года назад +2

    Are your foods free? or included with your tuition ?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад

      there's a separate fee for housing & dining!

  • @betilaaliteb7781
    @betilaaliteb7781 3 года назад

    Do you get scholarship or like do they do any kind of financial aid?

  • @sunnybeach103
    @sunnybeach103 2 года назад

    What's the cost? Is this included with tuition? Or is it another cost?

    • @vriskakek
      @vriskakek Год назад

      the cost is included in housing prices. you can only get swipes to the dining hall if you’re living on campus.

  • @andrewsmith2609
    @andrewsmith2609 2 года назад

    My name is Andrew Smith and I work for Sodexo at Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington and I’m just wondering does Sodexo work there at UCLA

  • @sneakerhead6625
    @sneakerhead6625 3 года назад +2

    hi i’m a sophomore in high school (year 11 in the UK) and i was thinking of applying to UCLA. do you know if there are halal options? it’s one of the reasons i want to apply for syracuse lol i’ve just struggled to find US colleges that have halal food. thanks!

    • @danigroode9163
      @danigroode9163 2 года назад

      yes they definitely have halal options it says on the website

    • @danigroode9163
      @danigroode9163 2 года назад

      I believe they only serve halal food at Covel which was the second dining hall she mentioned

  • @rocketmannels
    @rocketmannels 3 года назад +1

    this is so conflicting!!! I can't choose between Cal and UCLA !!

    • @lolamallience8431
      @lolamallience8431 3 года назад +1

      Same here

    • @gladlock
      @gladlock 3 года назад +6

      I literally chose UCLA entirely based on the food. Cal's was appalling and I didn't want to struggle with that

    • @farida5810
      @farida5810 3 года назад

      Go for ucka

  • @saranglee4528
    @saranglee4528 3 года назад

    do you have to be a ucla student to be able to eat there? sorry if this is a stupid question

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад +2

      no it's open to anyone! But if you're not a student you have to buy a meal ticket, since students enter using their student ID

  • @melomelody3666
    @melomelody3666 6 месяцев назад

    Guys are they getting paid by us or are we gonna have it for free

  • @zewandehlatshwayo3575
    @zewandehlatshwayo3575 3 года назад

    Hey... Are u applicable for the meal plans there if you don't live in the dorms or campus?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  3 года назад

      yes! you can buy a non resident meal plan or pay per meal!

  • @preycook
    @preycook 4 года назад

    So Great 💓

  • @BlaBla-zm5uf
    @BlaBla-zm5uf 4 года назад

    Is the food free?

  • @tori-gp9um
    @tori-gp9um 3 года назад

    I really like your voice 🥺❤️

  • @rizzoli7
    @rizzoli7 3 года назад +1

    I got inn

  • @SuperRabbitPrincess
    @SuperRabbitPrincess 3 года назад

    Super helpful video! Thank you~~

  • @slaveyastoykova1531
    @slaveyastoykova1531 4 года назад +1

    Do you have to pay for all the food?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +1

      yes there are different meal plan options with different prices!

  • @marcain123
    @marcain123 4 года назад +2

    Cool video, but chipotle is not mexican food

  • @vnm6520
    @vnm6520 4 года назад +2

    Came here cause I'm missing UCLA food.

  • @nychris2258
    @nychris2258 2 года назад +1

    As academics become more basic, dining halls become more fancy... education in america is in serious trouble.

  • @georginacat7667
    @georginacat7667 4 года назад +1

    Boujee and Brussel sprouts... never been used in the same sentence before or ever again

  • @zewandehlatshwayo3575
    @zewandehlatshwayo3575 3 года назад

    I'm in Grade 9 I live in South Africa and UCLA is my dream school. You think I'm allowed to learn there?

  • @MikeTule-n9v
    @MikeTule-n9v Год назад

    Who guards the food wtf

  • @katiem.6135
    @katiem.6135 Год назад

    Bro I feel so sorry for these people getting duped. UCLA'S dining halls got trashed because of covid. Most of them are closed, there's super long lines, and the quality of food is nowhere near what I'm seeing in this video. It's not bad at all, but overall not more than a 6/10.

  • @sharkair2839
    @sharkair2839 2 года назад

    it looks like they serve nothing but carbohydrates. they should provide every student a blood glucose monitor.

  • @ahmed_hydrogen863
    @ahmed_hydrogen863 2 года назад

    are these food for free?

  • @ann2679
    @ann2679 4 года назад +1

    i hope i get accepted into ucla 😭😭😭

  • @DanielR1-MIDI
    @DanielR1-MIDI 3 года назад

    I got in this year :DDDDD

  • @naulilamaria7451
    @naulilamaria7451 4 года назад

    do you have to pay for the food

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад

      yes there are different meal plan options!

  • @paulhetherington3854
    @paulhetherington3854 3 года назад

    Yak! Pan--JPN!

  • @kimiak.ranjbar2418
    @kimiak.ranjbar2418 4 года назад +4

    Do they let you use swipes for family?

  • @罗ロナ纳ル德ド
    @罗ロナ纳ル德ド 2 года назад

    hey, im from gilroy,ca... went to irvine 2012-2020 and im here to say that the mexicans of the local high police are hating on me because of all dis food. -_-

    • @Redwhiteblue-gr5em
      @Redwhiteblue-gr5em 2 года назад

      Wow Irvine really did a great job teaching you basic English

  • @emazaxiix5177
    @emazaxiix5177 3 года назад +1

    o

  • @agannubgasi7548
    @agannubgasi7548 3 года назад

    So lil rae black still in college right now??hahahaha

  • @californianbrat8421
    @californianbrat8421 4 года назад

    is there a gym at ucla?

    • @lifeofmeili
      @lifeofmeili  4 года назад +2

      yes there are two! one on main campus and one near the dorms

    • @californianbrat8421
      @californianbrat8421 4 года назад

      @@lifeofmeili can you do a video on how to get into UCLA since its hard to be accepted :((

  • @chapaarma4827
    @chapaarma4827 4 года назад

    Don't got to go to college I'm a boxer

  • @sarahvasek4412
    @sarahvasek4412 4 года назад

    I’m jealous

  • @yuituri276
    @yuituri276 10 месяцев назад

    Ur so cute 😍😍😍

  • @paulhetherington3854
    @paulhetherington3854 3 года назад

    KOMRAD XPJN beef-- half Swede-- me! Oops, and JPN! DE NEV-- expited or did, or navigated!

  • @adellongino9413
    @adellongino9413 3 года назад

    This is definitely not the #1 dinning hall lol

  • @dotjai330
    @dotjai330 2 года назад +1

    work on your language.
    I like to eat like healthy foods like brown rice and like stir fried veggies.
    get rid of "like"

    • @Redwhiteblue-gr5em
      @Redwhiteblue-gr5em 2 года назад

      All universities today must teach their students to try to use the word “like” at least four times in every sentence. I also heard there is no longer a requirement to take English classes to graduate. Our graduates might be dumber these days but at least they eat well lol.

    • @dotjai330
      @dotjai330 2 года назад

      @@Redwhiteblue-gr5em uh hahaha