LSU Dining

New for Spring 2009!

The 459 Commons will be open 7:00am - 7:00pm Monday through Friday and 10:30am - 6:30pm Saturday and Sunday!  Because of this, Meal Transfers will no longer be available at the Tiger Lair Food Court on the weekends.

Meal Transfers will still be available at Outtakes Taco Bell and Pizza Hut Express at The 459 Commons anytime they are open.  Operating hours are 11:00am - 3:00am Monday through Thursday and 11:00am - 4:30pm on Friday.  Meal Plan students can swap a Meal Plan Meal for one of the Taco Bell or Pizza Hut Combos offered.  Please note the Outtakes store opens at 9:00am Monday through Friday.

Breakfast Meal Transfers will also be offered at the Tiger Lair Food Court from 7:00am - 10:00am Monday through Friday.  Meal Plan students can swap a Meal Plan Meal for one of the Meal Transfer Combos offered.  See location for details.

Late Night Meal Transfers will be offered at the Tiger Lair Pizza Hut Friday through Sunday from 7:00pm - 10:00pm. 

Your Spring 2009 Meal Plan is now active!  The 459 Commons is open beginning Monday, January 5th.

Until school starts on January 12, The 459 Commons will be open for limited hours and menus.

Monday thru Friday, January 5 - 9, 2009

8:00am - 2:00pm

4:00pm - 7:00pm

Please note that The 459  Commons is NOW OPEN on weekends!

Saturday and Sunday

10:30 am - 6:30pm

Enjoy Soup, Salad Bar, Deli Bar, Woodstone Pizza, featured Entree and Terra Ve (vegetarian) option plus Dessert! 

Meal Plan students SAVE!  Others don't.  Don't miss this opportunity to sign up for your Spring Meal Plan. 

• Enjoy the convenience of dining on campus! 
• Experience the variety of locations and menu options!
• You can't beat the value of our all-you-care-to-eat restaurant style dining and the flexibility to share your Meal Plan with family and friends!

Meal Plans are for everyone!  Save time and money and never have to leave campus.

Now, we're giving you even MORE value for your Meal Plan!  Receive additional Paw Points just for signing up.  Just choose the right plan for you and you will have even more Paw Points to spend like "dining dollars" all over campus!

• Resident Tiger - extra $75 in Paw Points
• Tiger Ultra - extra $50 in Paw Points
• Tiger Plus - extra $25 in Paw Points
• Tiger Lite - extra $20 in Paw Points
• Tiger Commuter - extra $15 in Paw Points

Select or change a Meal Plan on your PAWS account or contact the Tiger Card Office at 578-4300.  Additional Paw Points will be added after the 14th day of class.

Our third drawing of the Fall Semester was Thursday, December 4 for a $50 Target Gift Card and Project Green Thumb Mug.  We would like to congratulate our winner, Carol LeBlanc, a frequent guest of the Magnolia Room! 

Previous winners were Larry Hall in October and Joseph LeBlanc in November. 

To enter our monthly drawing, please make sure you fill out your completed Customer Appreciation card once you turn it in for your FREE Meal, Combo or Beverage (depending on location).

Visit the following participating LSU Dining locations:

• Tiger Lair Food Court
• The 459 Commons
• Highland Dining Hall
• CC's Coffeehouse - Law Center & Middleton Library
• Atrium Cafe
• Pierre's Landing

Save 10% on coffee or fountain drink refills, reduce waste and conserve landfill space!  Do your part with a Project Green Thumb Refill Mug.

Mugs are available at Mini Mart, the Tiger Lair Food Court, Pierre's Landing and Outtakes at The 459 Commons for only $7.00 plus tax.  FREE Project Green Thumb Carabineer included so you can clip it to your backpack. 

10% Refill Discount good at Tiger Lair Food Court, Mini Mart, Pierre's Landing, Outtakes at The 459 Commons, CC's Middleton Library, CC's Law Center and Atrium Cafe.

TigerCASH and Paw Points accepted!

We need your help to reduce waste with Project Clean Plate.  The goal is to bring back clean plates at The 459 Commons and Highland Dining Hall.  For every 10% reduction in waste we achieve, LSU Dining will make a donation to the GBR Food Bank and feature some cool prize giveaways, too!  Watch our progress and look for ways YOU can assist with our campus sustainability efforts!  Thanks for your help in making this a continuous effort at LSU! 

LOVE FOOD, HATE WASTE!!

Here are some things you can do:

• Exercise portion control.
• Ask for a sample if you are unsure.
• Eat with your stomach, not with your eyes.  You may always go back!
• The correct protein portion size for one meal is 3oz.  That is the size of a deck of cards.
• For added taste, use condiments found around the servery.
• Don't get dessert until you have finished.
• It takes 20 minutes for your brain to know you are full, so let your food digest before you get more.

According to the USDA, Americans waste almost 25% of all food produced in the US each year.

We have already gone trayless to conserve water and energy and reduce chemicals.  We also recycle our used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel.  Not to mention the fact that The 459 Commons was renovated with "green" initiatives in place.  We all need to do our part!!

Bus Schedules Don’t walk to your residence hall by yourself – STAY SAFE!  Note the following routes that cover both the west side of campus as well as Highland Dining Hall and The 459 Commons. 

Orange route runs from 7:00AM–6:00PM; Magenta route runs from 5:30PM–12:00AM

Click on the link below to view transit maps. 

Campus Transit

In addition, CAMPUS TRANSIT provides FREE door-to-door rides on campus 7 days a week between 5:30pm and 2:00am.  Just call 578-5555!

New this year, we will be offering Breakfast Meal Transfers Monday through Friday 7:00am - 9:30am at MINI MART on the west side of campus for those students who want to grab a bite to eat on the way to class. 

• Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit / Piece of Fresh Fruit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink
• Breakfast on a Bun / Piece of Fresh Fruit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink
• Sausage Kolache / Piece of Fresh Fruit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink
• Cereal Pack / Nutrigrain Bar / Piece of Fresh Fruit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink

Pick-3 Option:

• Poptart 2-Pack
• Nutri-Grain Bar
• Muffin
• Granola Pack
• Piece of Fresh Fruit
• choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink

Please note Meal Transfers are not an option for the UNLIMITED PLAN!

Click the link below for more details!

We also offer Breakfast Meal Transfer options at the TIGER LAIR FOOD COURT in the LSU Student Union 7:00am - 10:00pm! 

• Hot plate including Eggs / Hashbrowns or Grits / Ham, Bacon or Sausage / Biscuit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink
• Pizza Hut Breakfast Biscuit / Piece of Fresh Fruit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink
• Sausage Kolache / Piece of Fresh Fruit / choice of Milk, Juice, Coffee or Soft Drink
• Cereal / Piece of Fruit / Milk
• Pick-3 Option (see above)

Please note Meal Transfers are not an option for the UNLIMITED PLAN!

Go to the following link and see the Advoate article featuring The 459 Commons at LSU on June 26, 2008!

 http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/food/21582409.html

Spend Saturday Nights in Tiger Stadium!

LSU Concessions is now hiring energetic full-time and part-time workers and supervisors! Starting pay over $8.00 per hour with great benefits! Food service experience a plus but not required. Job requires a broad range of duties including stocking, cleaning, supervising groups of stands, fork lift operation, setting up and operating concession stands, light painting, etc.

Schedule includes some days and nights.  Flexible for students and a fun and casual environment! Contact Nathan Carter ncarter@lsu.edu or call 413-2444 / 578-6991.  EOE M/F/V/D.

Energetic individuals needed for on-campus Catering events.  Flexible scheduling and convenient location!  Positions also available in the Magnolia Room Restaurant located on the 3rd Floor of the LSU Student Union. 

Please contact Cheramie Gosnell, LSU Union Catering Director for more information at catering@lsu.edu or call 578-5952.