Student Reviews

• cameron

  As a vegan who has worked at different schools, eating Vegan at UT Austin is by far the best option I have witnessed. UT Austin does an amazing job of labeling every food item to see if it is vegetarian, vegan or other common food allergies. The dining hall has many fruit and vegetable options, with rotating vegan entrees.

  My only wish is that the dining hall had vegan desserts but honestly, I love eating on the campus as a vegan. I have been at schools where they have a very simple garden salad as the only option. This place has four different types of greens on hand for lunch and dinner

• Sofia

  I’ve noticed that every day UT has gotten more and more progressive. Definitely a lot of vegan food. The cafeterias now participate in meatless Monday’s and a few of them offer all-vegan stations! Even their little markets are becoming more vegan friendly; tofurkey, boca, and daiya are a literal staple now. We also have a small pop up farm stand every week in front of one of UT’s most popular buildings.

• Jacek

  University of Texas does do some good things on campus, by offering some vegan and vegetarian options throughout their dining halls, and using cage free eggs. But honestly it is very difficult to be a healthy vegan and even vegetarian on this campus. The meals that are offered are not nutritional, consistent and never a main entree (often hidden in some obscure place). The other half of the universities’ dining comes from corporate restaurants such as Wendys, Taco Cabana, Chick-Fil-A, etc. which offer pathetic options. The real issue is that UT has a pseudo-progressive image towards the environment and animals, but we need more fundamental change!

  My mission is to get some better options here so our students can live healthier and more convenient vegan/vegetarian lives!

• Jessie Norriss

  University of Texas at Austin does not make it very easy to be a vegan on campus. They believe by highlighting one option at each dining hall of steamed vegetables, or something of the like, they are vegan friendly. I believe there is a general lack of understanding for what vegans eat and that we need more than just some broccili. While yes, they do more than most schools, I just wish there was a little more innovation and options!

• Nadia

  There’s always a vegan option available, but we really do need some more variety! I’m starting to get sick of eating the same things over and over again! However, there’s soy milk available all the time as well as something with tofu and mostly good vegetables. It would be great to have a vegan station and participation and meatless mondays!