Staying on campus for Thanksgiving? Here are USF’s dining hours for the week
As many students pack their bags and head home for Thanksgiving break, others will hunker down on campus for the holiday.
With the university closed on Thursday and Friday, USF dining locations will operate under modified hours.
If you’ll be spending the holiday at any of USF’s campuses, here’s where to find a snack or beverage.
Related: Celebrating Thanksgiving away from home
Tampa Campus
All on-campus dining locations will remain open as usual on Tuesday.
On-campus closures will begin on Wednesday, with the following dining locations closing completely for the rest of the week:
- Juniper Flip Kitchen
- Bay Coffee & Tea Company and BullsXpress
- Argos Food Lab
- Argos Flip Kitchen
- Local Restaurant Row at The WELL
- Bay Coffee & Tea Company at The WELL
- Café Connect
While most of the above will remain closed until Monday, Bay Coffee & Tea Company and BullsXpress will reopen on Sunday.
Other on-campus dining facilities, including the Cooper Hall Subway, Chick-fil-A at Sessums Mall, Pinnacle BurgerFi and P.O.D. Market in Engineering Building II will also close on Wednesday for the rest of the week.
Hours for open dining locations on Wednesday will vary with shortened hours of operation.
Related: Here’s why some MSC restaurants haven’t extended hours
As for the rest of the week, all remaining on-campus dining options, except for The Hub, will close on Thursday and Friday. Those include:
- All Marshall Student Center dining locations
- Juniper Dining
- Champion’s Choice
- Pinnacle and Library Starbucks
- Rocky’s Hideaway
- Buddy Brew Coffee
The Hub is the only dining location that will not close during Thanksgiving break. However, it will have shortened hours of operation.
The Hub will have a later-than-usual 10 a.m. opening from Thursday through Sunday. It will also have a 7 p.m. early closing time from Wednesday through Saturday.
The Library Starbucks will be the only location other than The Hub to open on Saturday, with operation hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The following dining locations will reopen on Sunday with regular Sunday hours:
- Juniper Dining
- The Corner Market: Juniper
- Argos: Bay Coffee & Tea Company and BullsXpress
The Library Starbucks will close an hour earlier than usual, at 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Every other dining location will reopen on Monday with regular hours.
St. Pete Campus
The Nest will have reduced hours of operations starting on Wednesday and lasting through Sunday.
The Bull Market Café and Blenz Bowls will be closed Wednesday through Sunday.
Kahwa Coffee, 727 Eats and the Local Restaurant Row will close on Thursday and won’t reopen until Monday.
Sarasota-Manatee Campus
Foodlab will have modified hours of operation from Wednesday through Saturday and resume regular hours on Sunday.
The Drop will be closed from Thursday to Sunday, while Quick Eats will be open 24 hours every day of the week.
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