If you live on campus at Boise State, washing dishes and cooking are optional! Flexible and good-value meal plans are available for all residents.
Residence Hall agreements include a meal plan that provides a combination of meals at Boise River Café (BRC) and "flex dollars" that can be used at any campus food outlet. Boise State Dining Services offers a great variety of nutritious and brand-name options: Subway, University Bread Company, Mai Thai, La Tapatia, Chick Fil-A, Moxie Java, Starbucks, Zoca, Dawson 4.0, Bene Pizza, Grille Works, C3 convenience stores, and Einstein's Bagels.
- Meal Plans for Residence Halls*:
Please visit CampusDish for up-to-date individual meal plan options. - Meal Plans for Apartments
There are 3 commuter plans currently priced as at CampusDish. - Current Meal Rates
Visit our rates page for the most current meal rates per year. - Hours
Please visit the Boise River Cafe website for operation hours.
PROCEDURES IN BRC**
- All students are required to present their Student ID card to the cashier prior to entering the dining room. This is for your protection in order to prevent others from trying to use your ID information to gain access to the dining room.
- Under no circumstances is anyone allowed access to the dining room through the back door. All individuals must enter through the front door and have either an ID with a meal plan or cash/credit card.
- All persons eating in BRC are expected to treat the food service staff with respect, as the staff is expected to treat guests with respect. Foul language and unruly behavior within the dining room will not be tolerated.
- University Dining Services provides “To Go” meals at BRC for those wanting to take a meal out of the building. Please speak with the cashier regarding this option.
- Under no circumstance may any food, dishes or utensils be taken from BRC. The only exception is an ice cream cone and a piece of fruit.
*The residence hall meal plan is billed per semester. Unused meals expire each week and unused flex dollars expire at the end of each semester. At the beginning of the spring semester, a new meal plan is issued.
Residents may change their meal plan before 10th day of classes though MyHousing 48 business hours after they have been assigned to a hall/rooms. Residents are allowed one meal plan change per semester up until 10th day of classes free of charge. Any subsequent meal plan changes will result in a $25 fee.
**Violations of policy/procedure may result in a referral to the student conduct program
