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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Seriously (not really), I want to open a dining hall in a highly congested urban area where 22-25 yr olds live (Wrigleyville in Chicago for example). One could get a dining hall debit card and everything. It would be just like college. In fact, I would wager that SOME young 'uns would be able to convince theire parents to pay for it (I'll just cook Ramen instead mom - don't you want me to eat a balanced meal?). Chicken patties would be flowing. Unlimited soft-serve ice cream. There would be alternative (i.e., healthy) dishes as well. What busy young person wouldn't LOVE this? Let's see, should I cook, or walk across the street to the dining hall where the food is decent and other people my age are hanging out? Eat and socialize before going out on the town. And you get your vegetables. And chicken patties!
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I'm not seeing the allure of this. There are hundreds of restaurants around to eat in - many of them cheap.
With institutionalized food services these days (Sysco, Marriott (or whatever it is these days)), you're food is going to be consistently mediocre unless you want to spend big $$$ for higher level food prep.
Most dining halls and fraternities - or at least the classic notion of them - arose because in the towns where the colleges and universities were located, there was basically nothing else around to support the kids with. College towns serving schools like Dartmouth, Washington & Lee, Sewanee, and others simply didn't the restaurants/boarding houses to serve 1500 - 3000 kiddies on a daily basis. So, the fraternities and clubs stepped in.
While I'm not making a million a year, yet, the notion of returning to the days of daily soft-serve, make your own waffles, and cereal that comes out of 5 gallon dispensers does turn my stomach a little.
