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Wednesday, May 29,2013
A tasty flair with “global” cuisine at
University of Portland
Thè came asada plate which
included Carman Ranch beef
with black beans, Spanish rice,
com tortillas, diced onions,
shredded cabbage, cilantro,
pico de gallo, sour cream and
cheese was shared and enjoyed
The search for perfect college by both o f us. The meat was well
food may have found its match, cooked, just a little flair from
not desperately far from our own the onion and cilantro. Brittany
campus. University of Portland’s usually doesn’t, like avocado but
superb quality can only be com thought that it went well in this
pared to PSU’s quantity. We, dish.
Brittany Home and Breanna
This meal came from the
Craine, have gone on our last off- “global” part of the cafeteria.
campus college dining adventure Every week, the chefs choose a
different global food menu for
this spring.
We decided to go to University lunch and dinner for students'
of Portland to check out their to try. The U of P students are
food options, rumored to be spec required to have a meal plan so
tacular. Pulling into the campus they try to keep the food options
was a beautiful sight, it truly open with a good selection.
looked like a university campus.
They offered several kinds
The parking spots were few and of drinks for students to pur
small. Most of the parking lots chase. Breanna tried a vitamin
required permits but we found the infused water called Activate.
visitor parking and walked into You twist the top to release the
the administration building to ask powdered vitamins to enhance
where the food was.
the flavor. The flavor I tried
We were sent to Bauccio was Very Berry which “enhances
Commons. Once we walked up beauty.” Obviously a bottle of
to the front doors, we noticed a water will not turn you into the
glass box. with what looked like most beautiful woman, but the
a real fireplace. The fireplace drink was tasty. The powder dis
was enclosed and was coming up solved pretty well, but some sips
from the ground, a line of flames had a grainy texture to it.
emerging from 1 a layer of beau
Brittany had a Double
tiful colored stones. Beautiful Chocolate milk from Nestlé, a
architecture covers the entire familiar drink although it isn’t
campus; its old looking buildings offered everywhere. This went
with some modem touches make well with the snickerdoodle and
this school intriguing to all.
orange white chocolate cookies
The cafeteria itself had a mod we got and decided to save for
em feel to it, something that you the drive back to CCC. We were Students at U o fP can get different cuisine every week from different points o f the world.
would never imagine on a cam too full to eat them right away,
pus. Then again this is a univer- after splitting three large meals
sity, compared to a community between the two of us.
During U of P ’s summer,
college, like we are used to. It
had a cozy feel to it that made us “The Cove” has a more limited
feel comfortable enough to leave selection: Stations such as the
our valuables at the table before taco-ría. and pizza bar are not
always available. This tasty and
browsing and ordering our food.
Brittany tried the chipotle cozy cafeteria seems to do a
zesty chicken breast burger bas great job of feeding its residents
ket with fries from the “grill” - there are 6,000 transactions
station for $6.75 and an extra a day from the 18,000 people
$1.25 for apple wood smoked that live on campus, according
bacon. It included two pieces to Kirk Mustain, who runs the
of chipotle seasoned chicken, a food services at U of P. He
delicious specialty bun, lettuce, stopped by our table to greet ‘
onion, tomato and house made us while we were enjoying our
food. Who even knows who runs
pickles.
The fries were absolutely deli the Cougar Station at CCC?
All this food means a lot
cious, sprinkled with a season
ing mix, prepared homestyle with of garbage and dishes as well.
the skin left on. They were just The Cove has a row of dif
the right amount of crispy on ferent waste disposal bins such
the outside, soft on the inside. as compost, waste, recyclables
The chicken burger was really and plastic as well as a rotating
good, an indulgence, but not the rack for the dishwasher. All you
kind that makes you feel entirely have to do is put your leftover
unhealthy. It was fresh and fill items in the correct bins and then
ing, seasoned with great chipotle place your plate on the rack. The
that packed some punch for this machine does the rest for you.
Our conclusion for U o f P is
chipotle connoisseur.
The cheeseburger with apple that it would be a fairly tasty
wood smoked bacon basket and convenient place to eat if we
included a 1/4 pound of beef, were living in the campus dorms
cheese, crispy lettuce, bacon, and decent on the pocketbook as
fries, onion, tomato, pickles and well. However, going just every
once in awhile serves as a won
the same specialty bun.
This giant bacon cheese burg derful treat. We would definitely
er was perfectly filling for some like to go there again, or even
one who is hungry. The bun itself better, have a program similar
was very fluffy which made the to theirs at Clackamas. If you
whole burger almost impossible are choosing your school based
to fit m your mouth for a bite. on the food alone - consider
This meal cost $6.70 which is a ing quality, quantity and value
decent amount, considering the - U of P would be the obvious
choice.
fries and added bacon.
BreannaCraine
& Brittany Horne
Arts & Culture Editor
and tyews Editor
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