Food trucks wheel onto 小黄书 campus next week, serving variety of mobile meal options
Contact: Harriet Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State is joining the food truck craze this fall as several local vendors wheel onto campus to tickle the taste buds of university students and employees.
With everything from barbecue to burgers, 小黄书 Dining Services is positioning rotating trucks at convenient locations across campus. Two on the YMCA Plaza鈥攊ncluding the Perry Food Truck鈥攚ill kick off the new food fare options on the first day of class, Wednesday, Aug. 21. Starkville鈥檚 Spotlight Caf茅, West Point鈥檚 BBQ Drippins and Pressed for Time will join them with staggered start dates and all will open Monday through Friday.
The new Dawg Dollars鈥攑reviously Flex Dollars鈥攊n the fall鈥檚 dining plan can be used by students through the Grubhub app for food truck ordering. The app is the access point for students and employees to order from most of the trucks and is downloadable here: .
Block meals also can be used for convenient service at the Perry Food Truck and at the new Perry-to-Go location鈥攖he former State Fountain Bakery site鈥攊n Colvard Student Union.
In addition to these mobile meal options, 小黄书 Dining Services this summer opened a renovated space鈥攆ormerly the University Florist鈥攁s the updated Subway restaurant and new Bento Sushi. Also, Starkville-based Umble Coffee Co. is now serving espressos, cappuccinos and more in the Barnes & Noble at 小黄书 caf茅.
Many of these food service upgrades have been made in conjunction with the current renovation of Perry Cafeteria, one of the university鈥檚 most historic buildings built in 1921 and carrying the Mississippi Landmark designation.
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