Portland State is a huge commuter school, and when it comes to staying on campus for a majority of your day, students have to find somewhere to eat between classes. Fortunately for Vikings students, PSU has an immense diversity of food options all over campus.
So where should you go eat when you have little time before your next class?
Quick options include the food carts, which are located in a number of different places on campus:
Fourth Avenue Food Carts
These carts include a lot of different options and they can be extremely fast depending on how busy they are. People can get food from all different parts of the world on this one block. It is a very popular destination on a sunny day, but what food carts aren’t?
Park Blocks Food Carts
The food carts in the Park Blocks are adjacent to Smith Memorial Student Union and Neuberger Hall. There are a number of different options right as you walk out of class, and food can be ready in time for your next class.
Sit-down options on campus include pizza , burgers and a lot of places where one can sit down and have a drink.
Breakfast is always important to the early-rising college student:
Park Avenue Cafe
Park Avenue Cafe is open at 7 a.m. and has coffee and great bagel sandwiches for food.
Starbucks & Einstein Bros. Bagels
Whether they are known for their coffee or bagels, both Starbucks and Einstein are open early and are good options for a place to study when the library is full.
Lunchtime options when students have time to sit down and eat include:
HotLips Pizza
HotLips has a great happy hour option for PSU students that reduces slices of pizza to $2.50 each. The happy hour takes place from 2–5, and offers the cheapest, quality slice of pizza on campus. It also is a nice place to relax and have a beer.
Rogue Hall
This restaurant, across the street from the Science Research and Teaching Center, has a full bar and food available for all ages. It is a little more spendy than the other places on this list, but is the only bar pouring Portland State Pale Ale.
Food for Thought
One of the most popular places on campus to grab a bite to eat is currently closed down. It remains to be seen how that space will be used in the future, but if and when it reopens there is plenty of space to study.
Wherever you are on campus chances are that you are a block away from delicious food. One thing that our campus does not lack is diversity, and that comes to light when you struggle to decide what to eat on a daily basis. I’ve put more thought into picking a food cart on Fourth Avenue than I have in some classes. I can’t be the only one who walks up and down the block, until finally my mind settles on some delicious sounding meal that I may or may not be able to pronounce.
Eat well and eat a lot of different food. Take advantage of Portland’s diverse food community.
